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Florida SBDC at FAU Receives International Program Excellence Award
The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FAU recently received the prestigious "NASBITE International 2023 Program Excellence Award" for helping to develop and promote international trade.
![Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, CPAWW, Research, Award](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/vets-walking-pets-newsdesk.jpg)
Nursing Professor to Receive International Recognition for Research
FAU's Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., is among 22 honorees worldwide who will be inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing's "2023 International Nurse Research Hall of Fame."
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FAU Gets $6 Million to Increase Mental Health Counselors in Schools
FAU College of Education researchers received a U.S. Department of Education grant to partner with five Florida school districts to increase the number of mental health service providers in high-need schools.
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FAU, Virtual Planet and City of West Palm Beach Unveil VR Experience
A revolutionary new virtual reality (VR) experience, "Sea Level Rise (SLR) Explorer WPB," is a simulation of the devastation that a Category 5 hurricane and sea level rise could have on West Palm Beach.
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'Antibiotic Culture' Permeates Intensive Care Units in U.S. Hospitals
A study by a researcher from FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters examined how ICU physicians use antibiotic therapies and the factors that influence their decision-making.
![Hispanic Consumers Less Optimistic at start of 2023](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/hispanics-consumer-confidence-deteriorates-july-2018-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Poll: Hispanic Consumers Wary at Start of 2023
Hispanic consumers less optimistic at the beginning of 2023, concerned about the U.S. economy in the short and long term, according to a new poll from the FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative.
![COVID-19, Vaccines, College Students](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/covid-vaccine-college-newsdesk.jpg)
Study Compares COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among College Students
A cross-cultural study is the first to examine factors that influenced the decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine in an international sample of college students from the U.S., Israel and the Czech Republic.
![From left, FAU President Stacy Volnick, FAU Board of Trustees Chair Brad Levine, philanthropist Eleanor Baldwin, Head Basketball Coach Dusty May](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/faupresidentgala2023.jpg)
FAU President's Gala Celebrates FAU Health, Men's Basketball Team
Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated its 2023 President's Gala at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on the Boca Raton campus.
![FAU Softball Stadium](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/fausoftballstadium.jpg)
FAU to Host 'Owls in the Outfield' Event for Community
"Owls in the Outfield," a carnival-style outdoor block party, will take place on Saturday, April 29 in the Florida Atlantic University Athletic Complex Parking Lot (No. 14).
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FAU Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation
FAU recently hosted the University's 54th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Boca Raton campus.