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FAU Medical Students Inducted into AOA Honor Society
Ten students from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine were recently inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA), a national medical honor society.
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FAU Brain Institute Commemorates 'Brain Awareness Week'
Headed by molecular neuroscientist Randy Blakely, Ph.D., FAU's Brain Institute is commemorating "Brain Awareness Week" (March 13-19) to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research.
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FAU Launches New Intercampus Shuttle Route
Need a ride to Florida Atlantic University's Jupiter campus from the Boca Raton campus? Have no fear - there is now a free mode of transportation to get you there.
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Rising Rents Making This a Good Time to Buy a Home in U.S.
Rising rents and narrowing spreads between the cost of ownership and the cost of renting are making this a good time to buy a home in most cities in the U.S., according to national index by FAU and FIU faculty.
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New Study Shows How Eyewitness Testimonies Go Wrong
Beyond a reasonable doubt? A psychology study gives new meaning to "guilt by association" and shows how human memory as well as police use of mugshots and subtle innuendo can contaminate eyewitness testimonies.
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FAU Joins Collaboration to Create Veterans' Action Leagues
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has joined forces with powerhouse teams of researchers as well as committed veteran leaders to improve health outcomes of military veterans.
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Americans Are Having Less Sex than Ever Before Study Shows
Across the board, Americans are less sexually active than ever with the sharpest decline among people in their 50s, people with a college degree, people with school-aged children, and people in the South.
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FAU to Host Events in Honor of Women's History Month
Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Women's History Month with a series of events throughout the month of March at its Boca Raton, Jupiter, and Davie campuses.
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Owls Racing Takes Second at Formula South Invitational
Owls Racing, Florida Atlantic University's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team, recently took home second place at the fifth annual Formula South Invitational.
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FAU's 11th Annual Global Shemin Trialogue
The Trialogue was founded to encourage communication and understanding between the three Abrahamic faiths.