NEWS ARCHIVE


Alumna's Gift Establishes Women in Leadership Program at FAU

By | May 30, 2018

Kathleen E. Brush, who earned an M.B.A. from FAU in 1980, has donated more than $1.3 million to the College of Business to establish the Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership.

FAU Tech Runway® Reveals its Largest Class

By | May 11, 2018

FAU Tech Runway® held its 2018 Launch Competition and Demo Day, revealing its sixth and largest class. The top seven winners each received a $15,000 check, totaling $105,000 in cash investments.

FAU Poll Finds Florida U.S. Senate Race Remains Close

By | May 9, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has opened a four-point lead on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, 44 to 40 percent, with 16 percent undecided, according to a statewide survey by FAU's Business and Economics Polling Initiative.

Lock It Plates Wins First Place in Business Plan Competition

By | April 30, 2018

Lock It Plates, a product devised as a more convenient way to transport food, won first place and $12,000 in prize money at the FAU Business Plan Competition, hosted by FAU's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.

FAU Tech Runway and ARI Release Report on Angel Investing

By | April 20, 2018

The Angel Resource Institute and FAU's Tech Runway have released the 2017 HALO Report analyzing investment activities of angel investors in the U.S.

Finalists Compete April 20 in FAU Business Plan Competition

By | April 12, 2018

The competition encourages FAU students, faculty, staff and recent graduates to pitch their game-changing ideas for a chance to obtain funding for their new ventures.

Hispanics in U.S. Optimistic about their Personal Finances

By | April 12, 2018

Hispanics in the U.S. are more optimistic about their financial situation and their economic conditions have generally improved in the first three months of 2018, according to a national index conducted by FAU.

Charisma Trumped Narcissism for Voters in 2016 Election

By | April 10, 2018

New FAU study suggests charisma counterbalances the negative effects of a narcissistic personality in people's perceptions of a leader and may have helped push U.S. President Donald Trump to victory in 2016.

Personality Has a Big Impact on How Well Expatriates Adjust

By | April 3, 2018

FAU study shows that expatriates' personality characteristics have a lot to do with how well they adjust and whether they succeed and provide a return on a company's considerable investment in an individual.

Steve Forbes Visits FAU to Deliver First Phil Smith Lecture

By | March 16, 2018

Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes Media and a two-time candidate for President of the United States, delivered a lecture and met with members of the university community.