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Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Medications in Youths
A study led by a researcher at FAU is the first to use gold-standard measures to show that antipsychotic medication use in youths adversely affects body fat and insulin sensitivity.
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FAU Teams Win Top Awards at SeaPerch Competition
Six teams from Florida Atlantic University High School and A.D. Henderson University School (ADHUS) recently competed in the 2018 International SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Championship at the University of Massachusett... More
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Renters Create More Wealth than Home Buyers in Many Markets
Renters who reinvest their money have an increasingly better chance at creating wealth than individuals who purchase a home, according to the latest national index produced by FAU and FIU faculty.
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Common Myths and Truths About Alzheimer's Disease
One of the country's leading neuroscientists has developed eight myths and truths about Alzheimer's disease to shed light on this form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.
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Alumna's Gift Establishes Women in Leadership Program at FAU
Kathleen E. Brush, who earned an M.B.A. from FAU in 1980, has donated more than $1.3 million to the College of Business to establish the Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership.
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Research Park at FAU to Celebrate 2018 Awards
The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University® recently named the recipients of its fourth annual Research Park Annual Awards.
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Lack of Paid Sick Leave Increases Poverty
Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the United States.
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Gift Will Establish 'Gangal Family Endowed Scholarship Fund'
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $500,000 gift from the Gangal family's nonprofit foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for engineering graduate students.
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FAU Architecture Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Jean Martin Caldieron, Ph.D., associate professor in the FAU School of Architecture, has been selected for the J. William Fulbright Scholarship award to conduct research in Mozambique.
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FAU Awarded $1.25 Million by United States Navy
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a $1.25 million grant by the United States Navy for research on autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms.