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![Neuroscience, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Randy Blakely, National Award, Science Educator Award, Society for Neuroscience, Award](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/randy-blakely-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU's Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Receives National Science Educator Award
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience's (SfN) 2022 prestigious Science Educator Award.
![Sea Turtles, Hatchlings, Sex Determination, Environment, Incubation, Sex Ratios, Thermal Fluctuations, Climate Change, Loggerheads, Southeast Florida, Nesting Beaches](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/sea-turtle-missing-link-newsdesk.jpg)
New Critical Period of Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Identified
A new study by FAU and collaborators finds the missing link between temperature of the incubation environment and sea turtle sex ratios for temperature-dependent embryonic sex determination.
![Education, Department of Education, Grants, Awards, Kindergarten, pre-k,
School District of Osceola County, English Proficiency, Immigrants, English, Language, Second Language](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/praise-grant-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Awarded $1.8 Million Grant to Improve Pre-K English Proficiency
FAU's College of Education in collaboration with the School District of Osceola County is one of 44 institutions nationwide selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive this grant in 2022.
![Northeast Brazil, Archeological Site, Ancient DNA, Genomic Analyses, South America, Migration, Algorithms](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/ancient-dna-newsdesk.jpg)
Ancient DNA Analysis Unravels the Early Peopling of South America
Using DNA from two ancient humans unearthed in two archaeological sites in northeast Brazil and powerful algorithms and genomic analyses, a study unravels the deep demographic history of South America.
![Research, Equipment, Electron Microscopy, Grant, Department of Defense, Nanoscale Structures, Imaging, High Resolution](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/electron-microscopy-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Lands U.S. Department of Defense Grant for Powerful Imaging Tool
Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.
![Nursing, Community Health Center, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Grants, Medically Underserved Populations, Rural Regions, Health Disparities](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/community-health-center-newsdesk.jpg)
Nurse-led Mobile Health Unit Will Bring 'CARE' Where It's Needed Most
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $3.9 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to create healthier populations in rural and medically underserved regions.
![Keep Memories Alive, Walk-a-thon, Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, Philanthropy, Fundraising, Alzheimer](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/keep-memories-alive.jpg)
FAU's 'Keep Memories Alive' Walk to Honor Former Mayor Susan Whelchel
The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center of FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing seeks sponsors and walkers for the 16th annual Walk-in-the-mall event at the Town Center at Boca Raton.
![Prosthetic Hand, Artificial Hands, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Hand Control Machine Learning, Amputees, Dexterity, Automated Training, Reinforcement Learning, Sensing Technology, Grasp Function](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/prosthetic-biosensor-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Lands $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Transform Prosthetic Hand Control
The College of Engineering and Computer Science project combines AI, machine learning, biosensors and automated training to empower amputees to control the full dexterity of artificial hands.
![Florida, Climate Change, Public Opinion, Floridians, Politics, Surveys, Elections, November Election, Consensus, Republicans, Democrats](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/climate-change-poll-newsdesk.jpg)
Climate Change Consensus Endures in Florida
Seven sequenced FAU surveys since October 2019 paint a comprehensive picture of Floridians' climate resilience attitudes during a period of particularly dynamic political, economic and environmental events.
![COVID-19, Pandemic, Boosters, Vaccines, Public Health, FDA, CDC, Omicron, Variants, BA.4, BA.5, Health Care, Herd Immunity](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/covid-boosters-newsdesk.jpg)
Needs, Challenges for COVID-19 Boosters and Other Vaccines in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers have published a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine" to provide the most updated guidance to health care providers on boosters and vaccines.