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Study Looks Beyond Peer Influence on Teen Substance Use
Parents spend a lot of time worrying about the influence of peers on teen substance use. A new study examines if there is a genetic component that drives their desire for risk taking and novelty.
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Engineering Colleges Showcase High-Tech Talent Pipeline
The deans of 10 engineering colleges throughout Florida have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership in an effort to demonstrate the impact their colleges have on the state's and the nation's innovation economy.
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FAU School of Architecture Wins National AIA Honor Award
The FAU School of Architecture's design research project, "Salty Urbanism: A Sea Level Rise Adaptation Design Framework for South Florida," recently won a 2018 AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design.
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FAU High Student Places First at 2018 State Science Fair
Vithulan Suthakaran, 17, a junior at Florida Atlantic University High School, recently placed first in the environmental engineering category at the 2018 State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida.
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Monkeys See, Monkeys Do Cross Species Boundary
A study is the first to provide genetic evidence of two distinct species of guenon monkeys in Gombe National Park that have been mating and producing hybrid offspring for hundreds maybe even thousands of years.
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FAU Tech Runway and ARI Release Report on Angel Investing
The Angel Resource Institute and FAU's Tech Runway have released the 2017 HALO Report analyzing investment activities of angel investors in the U.S.
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FAU Wave Competition Celebrates Innovative Student Research
Florida Atlantic University has announced the winners of the annual Wave Competition, an undergraduate research competition organized by FAU Tech Runway and the Division of Research.
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AACSB Extends Accreditation for FAU College of Business
Following an extensive peer-review process, FAU's College of Business has earned an extension of its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
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FAU Hosts 49th Annual Honors Convocation
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University's 49th annual Honors Convocation.
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Daniel and Debra Cane Donate $1 Million to ADHUS & FAU High
A.D. Henderson University School and Florida Atlantic University High School announced a $1 million gift today from Daniel Cane, CEO and co-founder of Modernizing Medicine, and his wife, Debra Cane. The gift will establ... More