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Study Finds Why Baby Leatherback Marine Turtles Can't 'See the Sea'
For most sea turtles, finding the ocean is pretty straightforward. However, baby leatherbacks often crawl around in circles during "seafinding." FAU researchers uncover why this happens by turning to the moon.
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FAU Economist: Few Markets, if Any, to Avoid U.S. Housing Crisis
The following is an analysis of the U.S. housing and rental markets by Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business:
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Three Cane Institute SECME Teams Place First at Nationals
The Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies at A.D. Henderson University School (ADHUS) and FAU High School SECME teams recently took home top awards in the online 2022 SECME National Competition.
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FAU to Offer 2022 Summer Camps
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, and the Department of Athletics will host summer camps for summer 2022.
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FAU Receives $28 Million Scholarship Gift to Support Medical Education
FAU has received the largest scholarship gift in its history from John and Ann Wood in memory of their son, Robert A. Wood, to support students in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
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New Oral Antiviral Drug Reduces Death in Early COVID-19
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine have published a commentary in the "American Journal of Medicine" on the first oral antiviral drug for high-risk, newly-infected patients with COVID-19.
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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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COVID-19 Severity Influences Prevention More than Fear of Getting It
A study by FAU researchers explored the influence of perceptions of COVID-19 on prevention practices early in the pandemic in 719 members of a public social-media focused group.
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FAU Honors 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee along with Distinguished Alumni
The FAUAA hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni ceremony and reception recently.
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FAU Celebrates Spring 2022 Commencement
Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 3,200 degrees on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 during six commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium