NEWS ARCHIVE


Events in Honor of 2018 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

By | September 13, 2018

FAU will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage with a series of events for students and staff beginning Friday, Sept. 14 through Monday, Oct. 15, at its Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward campuses.

Past Memory Cues Help People Juggle Pieces of Information

By | September 6, 2018

A study using EEG suggests that the brain has several different mechanisms to help boost memory performance following a sudden change in the priority or relevance of a given piece of information.

U.S. Housing Markets As a Whole Moving into Rent Territory

By | August 30, 2018

U.S. housing markets are now in rent territory, meaning renting and reinvesting, on average, will outperform owning and building equity in terms of wealth creation, according to latest index from FAU and FIU.

Manmade Mangroves Could Address Threats to Coastal Areas

By | August 29, 2018

With threats of sea level rise and other natural disasters, researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to create bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees.

New Indexes Evaluate College Football Kickers and Punters

By | August 29, 2018

The on-the-field performance of two of the most often overlooked positions in college football - kicker and punter - are the focus of new indexes developed by a FAU College of Business instructor.

Researcher Examines Bilingual Development in Children

By | August 23, 2018

Bilingual children from immigrant families should not be expected to be two monolinguals in one. It takes them longer to learn two languages at once compared to just one, but a researcher says, "Don't worry."

DeSantis and Putnam Tied, Graham Leads Pack in Governor Race

By | August 22, 2018

In the race for Florida's next governor, Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam are in a statistical tie on the Republican side and Gwen Graham has opened up a 12-point lead on Philip Levine among the Democrats.

Annual Pap Test a 'Thing of the Past?'

By | August 21, 2018

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 2012 guidelines for cervical cancer screening. A leading OB/GYN physician provides an important review of these new guidelines in an editorial in "JAMA."

Women in Leadership Program Tackles Gender Bias in Workplace

By | August 21, 2018

With women continuing to be underrepresented at all levels in corporate America, FAU launches new program to provide highly driven professionals with the skills to succeed in executive management positions.

In Teen Friendships, Misery Does Love Company

By | August 20, 2018

A study that examined anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, and submissiveness found that teens with similar levels of anxiety and depression are more likely to remain friends from one year to the next.