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Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems
A prior study by a researcher at FAU and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.
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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.
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FAU Makes Big Jump in Entrepreneurship Rankings
Florida Atlantic University's College of Business dramatically improved its standing among the top 50 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship studies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.