Expanding Waistlines and Link to Metabolic Syndrome
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers make the case that metabolic syndrome is the new silent killer and that the "love handle" can be fatal.
Course Prepares Students with Disabilities to Join Workforce
An innovative FAU college course improves the chances of college students with disabilities finding employment and succeeding in the workforce.
FAU Celebrates 2017 President's Gala
Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated its seventh annual gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.
Does the Smart Songbird Always Get the Girl?
If the early bird catches the worm, then does the smart songbird get the girl? FAU study tests the links between cognition, sexiness and male songbirds' ability to serenade.
FAU Teams Place in Top Three at Hybrid Rocket Competition
Florida Atlantic University's Technology and Aerospace Club (TAC) recently placed third in two categories at the 2016-17 Hybrid Motor High-Powered Rocket Competition.
Smoking Risks and Need for Wider Use of Varenicline to Quit
More than 35 million Americans are trying to quit smoking. Experts reassure clinicians that varenicline is a safe and effective way to stop smoking and that not using this drug has caused needless deaths.
FAU Named 'Voter-Friendly Campus'
Florida Atlantic University is one of 83 campuses nationwide to be designated as a "Voter-Friendly Campus."
FAU Places in Top Five at 2017 ASCE SE Student Conference
Florida Atlantic University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team placed fifth overall in the 2017 ASCE Southeast Student Conference, hosted by FAU.
And the Envelope Please...It's a Match!
The soon-to-be graduates of FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine participated in a "rite of passage" during Match Day to learn where they will spend the next years of medical training as residents.
Nursing Programs Ranked in Latest 'U.S. News & World Report'
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is ranked for its Doctor of Nursing program and for its Master of Science Nursing program by the 'U.S. News & World Report' 2018 Best Graduate Schools Guidebook.