![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/bullshark-newsdesk.jpg)
Harmful Algal Toxins Found in Bull Sharks in the Indian River Lagoon
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to measure multiple baseline concentrations of phycotoxins from harmful algal blooms in bull sharks from Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/slumberlandmovie.jpg)
See the Comics That Inspired the New Netflix Movie 'Slumberland'
What do the new Netflix movie "Slumberland" and FAU Libraries' Jaffe Center for Book Arts have in common?
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/weinerlibrariesgift2022.jpg)
FAU Announces Estate Gift Commitments from Longtime FAU Benefactors
FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and the S. E. Wimberly Library recently announced significant estate gift commitments from longtime FAU benefactors Howard Weiner, M.D. and Judith Weiner.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/baldwingiftarena.jpg)
FAU Receives $7.5 Million Gift to Name Arena
Eleanor R. Baldwin has made a $7.5 million gift commitment to Florida Atlantic University Athletics.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/nsf-coral-reef-fish-newsdesk.jpg)
Scientists Land $3 Million NSF Grant to Empower Coral Reef Monitoring
FAU researchers and collaborators have received a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to uncover complex biological systems and develop tools to globally document coral reef health changes.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/trubinksynursingendowedchair.jpg)
FAU Receives $10 Million Gift to Establish Eminent Dean in Nursing
Florida Atlantic University received an estate pledge of $10 million from Holli Rockwell Trubinsky and her husband Joseph Trubinsky to establish the Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent Dean in Nursing.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/sea-turtle-missing-link-newsdesk.jpg)
New Critical Period of Sex Determination in Sea Turtles Identified
A new study by FAU and collaborators finds the missing link between temperature of the incubation environment and sea turtle sex ratios for temperature-dependent embryonic sex determination.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/randy-blakely-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU's Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Receives National Science Educator Award
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience's (SfN) 2022 prestigious Science Educator Award.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/price-rent.jpg)
Study: Markets in Texas, Washington are Best for Renters
All 100 of the largest U.S. housing markets favor renting over buying, but metros in Texas, Washington, Tennessee and North Carolina are the nation's most renter-friendly.
![](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/praise-grant-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Awarded $1.8 Million Grant to Improve Pre-K English Proficiency
FAU's College of Education in collaboration with the School District of Osceola County is one of 44 institutions nationwide selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive this grant in 2022.