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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 Student's Healthy Food Venture Wins Business Pitch Competition
An FAU management major who wants to create a company offering restaurant-quality healthy meals from a vending machine won the $10,000 first prize in the 14th annual Business Pitch Competition.
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Pain in the Neck? New Surgical Method Could be Game-changing
FAU and Marcus Neuroscience Institute researchers have developed a technique to improve anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, which shows promise for patients with degenerative cervical spine disease.
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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.
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FAU Diplomacy Program Places First in the Nation
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University recently competed in the annual diplomacy competition in New York City.
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Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
FAU Harbor Branch researcher Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., has received a $1,103,081 NSF CAREER grant for a project that will unravel marine predator-prey interactions using novel "crunch-meter" technology.
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FAU's Yufei Tang, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Yufei Tang, Ph.D., has received the coveted National Science Foundation Early CAREER award for a project that will help to improve energy systems and accelerate progress in the blue economy.
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FAU Second in Florida on List of Best Value Colleges and Universities
Florida Atlantic University ranked second in Florida in the College Consensus "2022 Best Value Colleges and Universities" and ranked No. 24 out of 100 overall.
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New FAU Degree Programs Target Working Professionals
Florida Atlantic University is launching four new master's degree programs for working professionals, including an expansion of the state's first Master of Science with Major in Artificial Intelligence.
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FAU Poll: Consumer Confidence Rising Among U.S. Hispanics
Despite a higher cost of living from rising inflation, the Hispanic population in the United States was more optimistic about its finances heading into the new year than it was at the end of 2021.