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FAU Students to Host Events for 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Hispanic/Latina/o/x Heritage with a series of student-run events beginning Friday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 15.
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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
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FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
FAU Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.
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Study: Home Prices are Re-Accelerating, But for How Long?
Home prices are picking up in some parts of the country, though it is doubtful prices will jump significantly in the future, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and another school.
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Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings
FAU researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.
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Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.
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FAU Names New Director of Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise
Florida Atlantic University has named Andrew Garrison as the new director of the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise in the College of Business.
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FAU Rises in 'Washington Monthly's' Rankings
Florida Atlantic University has jumped in Washington Monthly's annual College Guide over its 2022 rankings.
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STUDY: These Rental Markets Are Most Favorable Based on Pricing Trends
With renters waiting for the rental crisis to ebb, some markets might be more favorable based on long-term pricing trends, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.
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Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
A new FAU study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.