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Expert: COVID-19 Decisions Based on Potentially Misleading Statistic
Florida's COVID-19 daily percent positive rate, a key metric driving economic and public policy decisions, offers a distorted snapshot of the effect the virus is having across the state.
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Four FAU Researchers Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Four researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received the coveted National Science Foundation Early Career (CAREER) award.
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High Levels of Toxic Pollutants Found in Stranded Dolphins and Whales
A study led by FAU's Harbor Branch examined 83 stranded dolphins and whales in North Carolina and Florida. Researchers looked at 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances.
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FAU's ACI Receives $1.5M Grant from The Taft Foundation
FAU's Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) within the Department of Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education recently received a $1.5 million grant from The Taft Foundation.
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FAU Expert: Strike 'Small Bigot Exemption' from Fair Housing Law
Lawmakers should eliminate a key exemption in the federal Fair Housing Act, according to Ken. H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in FAU's College of Business.
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Entangled Dolphin Calf Only Lived Two Years Following Rescue
FAU Harbor Branch researchers examined the outcome of a bottlenose dolphin calf in the Indian River Lagoon entangled in fishing line wrapped tightly around its upper jaw and found severe, long-term damage.
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New Study on Development of Parkinson's Disease is 'On the Nose'
The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an FAU neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.
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FAU Theatre Lab Offers Free Virtual Educational Programming for Youth
Theatre Lab's fall Educational Outreach program will provide these students with the opportunity to experience theater and writing in a new way.
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The Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Fall Course Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Thursday, Oct. 8.
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FAU Announces Laptop Loaner Program for First-Gen, Low Income Students
When FAU transitioned to remote learning, the FAU Libraries partnered with FAU's Office of Financial Aid to assist students in need of access to educational materials and did not have a capable laptop.