NEWS ARCHIVE


State Farm Grant to Provide Financial Literacy Education

By | April 28, 2016

FAU's Center for Economic Education within the College of Business has received $5,000 from State Farm to supply financial literacy educational materials and workshops for local area educators.

That’s Amoré: Ocean Drone Identifies Grouper Mating Calls

By | April 27, 2016

Just as the sun sets, hundreds of groupers gather at their favorite hangouts along the shelf breaks in the southeast U.S., Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Basin to spawn – and they’re pretty vocal about it.

Nursing Students, Faculty Offer Helping Hand to Feet in Need

By | April 26, 2016

Among the many health issues that negatively impact the homeless, issues related to their feet are ever present and often left untreated resulting in significant health risks and decreased quality of life.

Words To Assure Protection for Whistleblowers Can Evoke Fear

By | April 26, 2016

New study finds that vivid language intended to assure potential whistleblowers they will be protected from retaliation is instead likely to evoke fear and make them less likely to report misconduct.

FAU Jupiter's LLS Awards $11,000 in Scholarships

By | April 25, 2016

FAU Jupiter's LLS awarded 11 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students.

FAU Wave Competition Announces Winners

By | April 25, 2016

Florida Atlantic University's Division of Research recently hosted a celebratory event for the inaugural FAU Wave Competition, an undergraduate research and entrepreneurial contest.

Senator Joe Negron Visits FAU's College of Business

By | April 22, 2016

Florida's incoming Senate President Joe Negron visited Florida Atlantic University's College of Business on the last day of his four-day tour of the state university system.

FAU Preschoolers to Rally for Earth Day

By | April 21, 2016

Preschool students from FAU's Karen Slattery Educational Research Center for Child Development will stage their support for the environment as part of FAU's annual Earth Day celebration.

FAU Hosts First U.S. Clinical Trial for Lewy Body Dementia

By | April 21, 2016

There are currently no medications available to specifically treat Lewy Body dementia (LBD). FAU's College of Medicine is spearheading the South Florida site for the first U.S. clinical trial for LBD.

Steven D. Roper Named Founding Executive Director

By | April 20, 2016

Steven D. Roper, Ph.D., has been appointed as the founding executive director of the Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.