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![FAU Awarded $2.4 Million NSF Grant to Train Data Scientists](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/furht-grant-newsdesk.jpg)
September 10, 2020
Researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team at FAU will train graduate students in data science technologies and applications.
![Mindfulness with Paced Breathing and Lowering Blood Pressure](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/breathing-bloodpressure-newsdesk.jpg)
September 09, 2020
Increased stress may adversely affect health and well-being. FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators explore the possibility that mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure.
![Guilt by Dissociation: Study Sheds Light on Serotonin in Autism](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/autism-serotonin.jpg)
September 02, 2020
A study by a leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators on serotonin, a mood-regulating molecule in the brain that regulates many brain synapses, is helping to unravel a neurotransmitter puzzle.
![COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/covid-ajm-hennekens-newsdesk.jpg)
August 20, 2020
In a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine," researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States.
![FAU's New Medical Students Pledge to Combat Healthcare Disparities](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/white-coat-congrats.jpg)
August 13, 2020
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine recently welcomed the incoming class of 2020 with a virtual White Coat Ceremony and White Coats-4-Care Donor event.
![New Study on Development of Parkinson's Disease is 'On the Nose'](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/quanning.jpg)
August 03, 2020
The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an FAU neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.
![Back to School? FAU Pandemic Expert Answers Most FAQs about COVID-19](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/back-to-school-newsdesk.jpg)
July 21, 2020
Dr. Terry Adirim in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 and return to school for school-age children.
![FAU Resident Physicians Vital to Region's Healthcare Workforce](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/residency-graduation-newsdesk.jpg)
June 25, 2020
FAU residents physicians graduate 'virtually' from emergency medicine, internal medicine, general surgery and fellowship programs, creating a critical pipeline for South Florida's healthcare workforce.
![FAU Medicine Ushers in New Research Phase to Prevent Dementia](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/alzheimer-moore-newsdesk.jpg)
June 17, 2020
The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation $3 million grant extension will enable the launch of the new "FAU Center for Brain Health" and will support precision medicine approaches to prevent dementia.