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President John Kelly Receives Award of Excellence
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly recently received the Gaeta Chairman’s Award of Excellence by the Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce.
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Poll Finds Hispanics Favor Clinton Over Trump by 23 Percent
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 23 percent among Hispanics, who see her as better prepared for improving the economy and keeping them safe from terrorism, according to a new national survey by FAU.
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Professor Receives International 'Humanity in Science Award'
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D. received the award for his work on developing a new diagnostic biosensing platform that could be used to remotely detect and determine treatment options for HIV and other diseases.
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Major Shift in Americans' Attitudes About Same-sex Behavior
A new study shows that since the 1990s, the percentage of adults who accept same-sex behavior has quadrupled, and those who have participated in same-sex experiences has doubled.
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Festival Rep at FAU
Professional actors join FAU students to present a musical and a comedy in this summer festival.
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FAU Presented With Higher Education Leadership Award
Florida Gov. Rick Scott recently presented Florida Atlantic University with the Governor's Higher Education Leadership Award for Most Improved University in Performance Funding.
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Summer May be the Hottest Season to Buy and Sell a Home
While spring is traditionally the busiest time for real estate sales, this summer could prove to be the hottest time for buying or selling a home, according to a real estate economist at FAU.
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Paintings of Award-Winning Artist Helen Salzberg on Display
The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts is currently hosting "Dialogue Revisited," an exhibition of works by award-winning artist and poet Helen M. Salzburg.
FAU Tech Runway Announces Fourth Class of Companies
Florida Atlantic University's Tech Runway® has selected its fourth Venture Vintage class of startup and early-stage companies to participate in its business accelerator program.
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Study Documents African Monkeys Eating Bats
Interactions between primates and bats have poorly documented, and detailed reports have been rare, until now. An FAU study is the first to report implications for animal-human disease transmission.