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James M. Sullivan, Ph.D., to Lead FAU's Harbor Branch
James M. Sullivan, Ph.D., an internationally renowned researcher and a leading oceanographer, has been named executive director of FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
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Graduate, 81, Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Receives Degree
If you looked at Nicoletta Sorice’s bucket list, you would find “Receive my Degree” written at the very top.
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FAU and Sheba Medical Center Partner on Emergency Management
In this collaboration, Sheba's world-class experts will work with FAU to develop and deliver educational programs, conduct research and build additional response and leadership capabilities in Florida.
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Scientist Receives Grant for Cancer Metastasis Research
A leading FAU scientist has received $708,044 from the Florida Department of Health to identify what contributes to the ability of tumor cells to move through the body and find other places to "set up shop."
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FAU Graduate Looking To Revolutionize Oil Spill Clean Up
A disabled veteran with an entrepreneurial spirit, Frederick Brunn always dreamed of being a successful mechanical engineer.
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FAU Celebrates Summer 2018 Commencement
FAU will confer more than 1,800 degrees today during three commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
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FAU Places No. 1 in Florida for R.N. Licensure Exam
The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing placed No. 1 in Florida for the graduates of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing who had a 100 percent passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination.
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Wilkes Honors College of FAU Joins The Common Application
Students applying to the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for 2018-2019 will have the ability to do so through The Common Application.
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NSF Grant Will Support Health Care Delivery Network Systems
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $599,983 NSF research grant for data mining models and algorithms for complex dynamic information networks for health care delivery.
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FAU $1.8 Million NIH Grant Will Address Pain, Addiction
A scientist's ground-breaking work on the basic mechanisms and biochemical basis of chronic pain and drug addiction have opened new avenues of research and identified novel drug targets for these disorders.