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FAU Board of Trustees Announces New Chair
Brad Levine is the new chair of the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees.
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LeaAnne DeRigne Cited in '2022 Economic Report of President Biden'
FAU's LeaAnne DeRigne, Ph.D., has been cited in the U.S. "2022 Economic Report of the President" for her research and contributions on paid sick leave benefits.
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FAU Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
FAU Harbor Branch's Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., an ocean explorer, aquanaut and marine biotechnologist, will receive the Society for In Vitro Biology's highest award - the 2022 "Lifetime Achievement Award."
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FAU to Offer Spanish-language Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs
Florida Atlantic University's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship will offer its second Entrepreneur Boot Camp in Spanish following a recent successful pilot program.
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Florida Dominates List of 25 Most Overvalued U.S. Rental Markets
Rental rates for homes and apartments have spiked across the nation, and Florida is the center of the surge, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.
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It's Official, They're Doctors!
The 64 members of the Schmidt College of Medicine's class of 2022 are among the nation's newest physicians. They received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees at the eighth commencement ceremony.
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AI Could Predict Ideal Patients for Spinal Cord Stimulation
A study led by Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., is the first to use machine-learning algorithms in the neuromodulation field to predict long-term response to spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain.
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Strong Demand for Homes Bolsters Prices, Forcing Buyers to Overpay
Home prices in the overwhelming majority of the nation's largest housing markets continue to rise despite the Federal Reserve's move to raise mortgage rates in hopes of curtailing runaway demand.
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When it Comes to Preventing Alzheimer's, Women Respond Better Than Men
A study headed by FAU's Richard Isaacson, M.D., is the first to examine if sex significantly affects cognitive outcomes in people who follow individually-tailored, multi-domain clinical interventions.
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FAU Celebrates 2022 Employee Service Awards
Florida Atlantic University recently honored faculty and staff at the Employee Service Award Ceremony at its Boca Raton campus.