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Online Graduate Nursing Program Soars to No. 7 in National Rankings
'U.S. News & World Report' has ranked FAU's online graduate nursing program No. 7 in 2020. FAU's online MBA, master's business, master's education and overall bachelor's programs also made the list.
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FAU Partners with Palm Beach County School District for Ethics Bowl
FAU's LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy has partnered with The School District of Palm Beach County to host the annual Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl.
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Calculated Surprise Leads to Groundbreaking Neuroscience Discovery
Neuroscientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging to provide insights into the role of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex as a component network of brain regions that support motivated behavior.
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Hispanics' Consumer Confidence Weakens Entering 2020
Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. was weaker in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Immersive Simulator Tests 'Trust' Between Humans and Self-driving Cars
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed a unique immersive simulator that provides a convincingly lifelike virtual reality simulation to test trust between humans and self-driving cars.
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Osher LLI at FAU Presents Dana Weiss
The Osher LLI at FAU in Jupiter will present a lecture by Dana Weiss, Israel's Channel 2 chief political analyst and host of the "Saturday Evening News with Dana Weiss," on Thurs., Jan. 23 at 12 p.m.
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Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
FAU has received $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation to lead a first-time transportation collaboration to improve southeast Florida's transit ecosystem for college students.
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Study Examines Fish Consumption and Mercury Exposure in Pregnant Women
A study by FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute evaluated fish consumption, sources, risk, knowledge and hair mercury concentrations in pregnant women in coastal Florida.
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Taggart Named FAU Head Football Coach
Florida Atlantic University has named Willie Taggart the Owls' head football coach, FAU Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White announced Wednesday evening.
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FAU Celebrates Fall 2019 Commencement
Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,600 degrees today and tomorrow during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.