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FAU Receives Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program Grant

By | December 9, 2015

FAU's Tech Runway, FAU COB Dept. of Management Programs, FAU Military and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Development Center at PBSC received $135,000 from the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurial Program.

Several U.S. Housing Markets Near Pricing Bubble Territory

By | December 8, 2015

The latest national housing market index produced by FAU and FIU faculty indicates the housing market in several cities -- including Dallas, Denver and Houston -- is nearing pricing bubble territory.

Therapy Dog Returns to FAU to Support Students During Finals

By | December 7, 2015

FAU will welcome back Kol, a certified therapy dog, on Monday, Dec. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Kol will provide comfort to students studying for final exams in the Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.

Competition Sponsored by Hoot/Wisdom Recordings'

By | December 7, 2015

The commercial music program recently hosted the Miklós Rózsa Film Scoring Competition, presenting awards in the form of scholarships.

FAU Receives $1 Million Gift from Walter and Lalita Janke

By | December 3, 2015

Florida Atlantic University recently received a $1 million gift from Dr. Walter and Lalita Janke to establish the Walter and Lalita Janke Innovations in Sustainability Science Research Fund.

'Your Friends Were Right! Dating Has Changed You'

By | December 2, 2015

Results of a five-year study by FAU researchers tested the hypothesis that adolescents become less similar to their friends and more similar to romantic partners after they start a new romantic relationship.

FAU Ranks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate

By | December 1, 2015

FAU faculty rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top peer-reviewed journals, according to the Journal of Real Estate Literature.

Study Shows 45 Percent Increase in Death by Law Enforcement

By | December 1, 2015

An FAU analyses of nationwide data on individuals who were killed as a result of legal intervention or law enforcement in the U.S. between 1999 and 2013, shows a 45 percent increase mostly among non-whites.

MBA Program Ranks Fifth in the U.S. for Return on Investment

By | November 30, 2015

FAU's MBA program ranks fifth in the United States in terms of a student's return on investment, according to the new best business school rankings published by SoFi, a San Francisco-based marketplace lender.

FAU and SK Telecom Sign Cybersecurity Research Agreement

By | November 30, 2015

FAU and SK Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea, have entered into a research and education agreement to collaborate on the development of secure communications using quantum physics.