FAU Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Outreach in Broward
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative to advance health equity and quality of life.
FAU Indexes Rank College Football Kickers and Punters
Over the past five years, researchers at Florida Atlantic University have gathered data and created formulas to evaluate kickers and punters, two of the most underappreciated positions in football.
Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of 'Conscious Awareness'
FAU researchers provide the first quantified observations of the "birth" of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.
FAU Receives $750,000 Philanthropic Grant for Alzheimer's Disease
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation, which will transform the care of neurodegenerative diseases.
FAU Makes Large Jump in 'U.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities
Florida Atlantic University made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.
FAU Professor Awarded Top Honors from Management Journal
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business, was awarded top honors for a paper published in a leading management policy journal.
FAU Students to Host Events for 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Hispanic/Latina/o/x Heritage with a series of student-run events beginning Friday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 15.
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
FAU Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.
Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings
FAU researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.