FAU Jupiter News
![Cannabis, Marijuana, Synthetic Cannabis, Florida, Death, Cannabis Use, Medical Marijuana](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/cannabis-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Study First to Show Statewide Cannabis-related Deaths in Florida
Using data from 2014 to 2020, researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing analyzed deaths in Florida associated with cannabis and synthetic cannabis use.
![Children, Youth, Adolescents, Friendship, Conformity, Middle School](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/copy-cat-newsdesk.jpg)
Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children with Few Friends
What gives one friend influence over another and why? FAU researchers tested the theory that children with few friends protect these friendships through conformity to stay in a friend's "good graces."
![Increase in rents](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/rent2023web2.jpg)
U.S. Rents Moderating, but Affordability Issues Linger
December 2022 rents fell in 71 of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas even as markets in Florida remain overvalued and unaffordable for many consumers
![Sleep, Pain, Insomnia, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Research, Study](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/pain-sleep-spinal-cord-newsdesk.jpg)
Interplay Between Sleep, Pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine have unraveled the interplay between chronic pain, sleep and spinal cord stimulation, a treatment that uses low levels of electricity to relieve pain.
![FAU, Broward Health, Partnership, Collaboration, Academic Medicine](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/fau-broward-health-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU, Broward Health to Partner on Academic Medicine
FAU and Broward Health have announced a partnership to provide academic medicine to Broward County, and to collaborate on education, clinical training and practice, health services administration, and research.
![Ribbon Cutting, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, FAU Jupiter Campus, Neuroscience, Education](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/neuroscience-ribbon-cutting-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Opens in Jupiter
FAU celebrated the opening of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter, heralding a new era in neuroscience and education.
![Hate Crimes, Legislation, United States, 50 U.S. States, Justice](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/hate-crime-legislation-newsdesk.jpg)
Hate Crime Legislation Vague and Inconsistent Among 50 U.S. States
FAU researchers analyzed 271 statutes from all 50 U.S. states and found that every state legislates hate crimes differently, resulting in differential justice in these cases.
![Bicep Curl, Exercise, Older Adults, Benefits of Exercise, Resistance Training, Study, Research](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/exercise-older-bicep-curl-newsdesk.jpg)
Effects of Resistance Training in Older Adults at the Cellular Level
FAU researchers conducted a study to explore the effects of resistance training in older adults, taking research one step further in helping to elucidate the benefits of exercise in this population.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Presents CNN's John Avlon
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University presents, "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace," with author and CNN anchor, John Avlon.
![Zebra Finch, Songbird, Urban Noise, Development, Cognitive Performance, Beak Color, Social Interactions, Mate Choice](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/songbird-newsdesk-2023.jpg)
Noise from Urban Environments Affects the Color of Songbirds' Beaks
A study on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebra finch suggests exposure to urban noise may affect their structural traits, such as beak color, which influence social interactions and mate choice.