NEWS ARCHIVE


FAU Celebrates Spring 2019 Commencement

By | May 2, 2019

FAU will confer more than 3,200 degrees during six commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

FAU Reunites Long Lost Second Cousins

By | May 2, 2019

Not only did the two of them discover that they were cousins both attending FAU, but they were both studying engineering.

FAU Grad is a Real Life "Science Mermaid"

By | May 2, 2019

While spending more than 400 hours underwater studying octopus behavior, she learned how two octopus species utilize different resources to allow coexistence, something that had previously never been studied.

FAU Receives First Forward Designation

By | May 1, 2019

FAU's Office of First-Generation Student Success was recently named a "First Forward Institution."

Diplomacy Team Awarded 2019 Distinguished Delegation

By | April 26, 2019

The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University recently received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City.

It's Official, They're Doctors!

By | April 26, 2019

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated its fifth commencement ceremony as it conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees to 55 members of the class of 2019.

Safiya George, Ph.D., Named Dean of the College of Nursing

By | April 24, 2019

FAU has named Safiya George, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. George is a leading scholar in the fields of HIV research, spirituality, religion and health.

FAU High Team Named Academic Challenge Champions

By | April 23, 2019

A team of Florida Atlantic University High School students were recently named Division III state champions in the State Commissioner’s Academic Challenge at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Osher LLI at FAU Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

By | April 23, 2019

The Osher LLI at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter awarded 10 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students at the Northern Campus Achievement Awards.

Scientists Offer New Alzheimer's, Amyloid Connection Theory

By | April 23, 2019

In a new study, FAU Brain Institute researchers sought to answer a fundamental question -- "Is amyloid precursor protein the mastermind behind Alzheimer's disease or is it just an accomplice?"