Alarming Rates of Teen Suicide Continue to Increase in the U.S.
A study explored suicide rate trends among 13 to 14 year olds from 1999 to 2018. Findings show rates more than doubled from 2008 to 2018 and suggest key roles of social media, school stress and firearms.
FAU Among 'U.S. News'' 2023-24 'Best Graduate Programs'
Several Florida Atlantic University graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Programs" for 2023-24.
FAU's Ken Johnson, Ph.D., Honored for Housing Market Indices
Ken. H. Johnson, Ph.D., associate dean in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business, has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Ratcliff Award by the American Real Estate Society (ARES).
Florida SBDC at FAU Receives International Program Excellence Award
The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FAU recently received the prestigious "NASBITE International 2023 Program Excellence Award" for helping to develop and promote international trade.
Weinberg Family Gift to Expand Jewish Studies, Human Rights Education
FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has received a $1 million gift from Marilyn and Jay Weinberg that will support Holocaust, Jewish studies and human rights educational programs.
Nursing Professor to Receive International Recognition for Research
FAU's Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., is among 22 honorees worldwide who will be inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing's "2023 International Nurse Research Hall of Fame."
Venture for Athletes Wins FAU Business Pitch Competition
Venture for Athletes won the $10,000 first prize in the 15th annual Business Pitch Competition sponsored by Florida Atlantic University's College of Business and the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.
FAU, Virtual Planet and City of West Palm Beach Unveil VR Experience
A revolutionary new virtual reality (VR) experience, "Sea Level Rise (SLR) Explorer WPB," is a simulation of the devastation that a Category 5 hurricane and sea level rise could have on West Palm Beach.
FAU Gets $6 Million to Increase Mental Health Counselors in Schools
FAU College of Education researchers received a U.S. Department of Education grant to partner with five Florida school districts to increase the number of mental health service providers in high-need schools.
‘Antibiotic Culture’ Permeates Intensive Care Units in U.S. Hospitals
A study by a researcher from FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters examined how ICU physicians use antibiotic therapies and the factors that influence their decision-making.