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FAU Approved for Neurology Residency Program
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received approval for a University-sponsored residency program in neurology, in collaboration with Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Delray Medical Center.
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Floridians Support Dreamers and are Split on Building a Wall
Floridians support permanent legal status for children who were brought illegally to the United States, but Florida voters are split on whether a wall should be built on the U.S. border with Mexico.
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FAU Appoints New Ethics Commissioner
Peter L. Cruise, Ph.D., executive director of the Public Ethics Academy, was appointed by FAU President John Kelly to the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics for a four-year term.
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Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia
A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.
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New FAU Board of Trustees Appointments
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Brent Burns and Brad Levine and reappointed Mary Beth McDonald to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees.
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FAU to Host Events in Honor of Black History Month
Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events throughout the month of February.
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FAU Tech Runway & GCVCA to Host 'Meet the Angels' Event
FAU Tech Runway® and Gold Coast Venture Capital Association will host the annual "Meet The Angels" event on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at FAU Tech Runway.
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FAU Honors JM Family's Brown as Business Leader of the Year
FAU's College of Business honored Colin Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., on Friday as its 2017 Business Leader of the Year.
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Leading Addiction Researcher Joins FAU
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., a renowned scientist whose research focuses on the management of pain and drug addiction through pharmacology and new drug discovery, recently joined FAU.
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FAU's Schools Receives U.S. Department of Education Grant
Florida Atlantic University Schools (FAUS) recently received the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Grant to study, enhance and replicate FAUS' highly successful early college model.