Common Antibiotic Effective in Healing Coral Disease Lesions
FAU Harbor Branch scientists have found that amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in humans, has a 95 percent success rate at healing individual disease lesions in stony corals.
FAU Student's Boating App Wins Business Plan Competition
A Florida Atlantic University undergraduate who created an app for the marine industry won the $10,000 first prize in the 13th annual Business Plan Competition.
Picture Perfect: Camera Traps Find Endangered Dryas Monkeys
FAU scientists developed a non-invasive camera-trap technique that confirms the existence of mysterious and endangered dryas monkeys in new locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Flushing a Public Toilet? Don't Linger, Since Aerosolized Droplets Do
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers explored the flushing power of toilets and urinals in a public restroom to test the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Florida COVID-19 Infection Rate for Young People Among Highest in 2020
Florida ranked among the states with the highest COVID-19 infection rates for younger residents in 2020.
FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.
FAUAA Board Appoints New Executive Committee, Welcomes Members
The Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association (FAUAA) Board recently announced its 2021-22 roster, including six members of its executive committee.
FAU Celebrates 2021 Wave Competition
Florida Atlantic University has announced the winners of the annual FAU Wave Competition, an undergraduate applied research competition organized by FAU's Division of Research.
FAU Celebrates 52nd Annual Honors Convocation Awardees
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz today announced the recipients of the 52nd annual Honors Convocation awards.
'Mindfulness' in Summer Camp Benefits Campers and Counselors Alike
FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing researchers show how a mindfulness program in a summer camp setting decreases emotional distress in school age children and empowers campers and counselors alike.