NEWS ARCHIVE


Common Myths and Truths About Alzheimer's Disease

By | June 4, 2018

One of the country's leading neuroscientists has developed eight myths and truths about Alzheimer's disease to shed light on this form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.

Alumna's Gift Establishes Women in Leadership Program at FAU

By | May 30, 2018

Kathleen E. Brush, who earned an M.B.A. from FAU in 1980, has donated more than $1.3 million to the College of Business to establish the Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership.

Research Park at FAU to Celebrate 2018 Awards

By | May 29, 2018

The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University® recently named the recipients of its fourth annual Research Park Annual Awards.

Lack of Paid Sick Leave Increases Poverty

By | May 24, 2018

Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the United States.

Gift Will Establish 'Gangal Family Endowed Scholarship Fund'

By | May 24, 2018

FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $500,000 gift from the Gangal family's nonprofit foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for engineering graduate students.

FAU Architecture Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

By | May 24, 2018

Jean Martin Caldieron, Ph.D., associate professor in the FAU School of Architecture, has been selected for the J. William Fulbright Scholarship award to conduct research in Mozambique.

FAU Awarded $1.25 Million by United States Navy

By | May 23, 2018

FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a $1.25 million grant by the United States Navy for research on autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms.

FAU Statement Regarding Inaccurate Palm Beach Post Story

By | May 18, 2018

Today, Florida Atlantic University issued the following statement in direct response to what it considers inaccurate and misleading reporting by the Palm Beach Post.

New Method Proposes to Diagnose Dopamine-Linked Disorders

By | May 17, 2018

If the "eyes are the window to the soul," then new studies suggest that they may also be a window into diagnosing and treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other dopamine-linked disorders.

Predicting Who Seeks, Stays in Substance-use Treatment

By | May 16, 2018

In a new study, FAU researchers investigated treatment readiness, or the characteristics that are likely to promote treatment engagement, to predict who seeks and who stays in substance-use treatment.