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FAU Receives Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification

By | January 31, 2020

The Carnegie Foundation has announced that Florida Atlantic University is one of the 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for 2020.

FAU College of Business Honors Rita and Rick Case

By | January 31, 2020

FAU's College of Business recently honored Rita and Rick Case of the Rick Case Automotive Group at its 28th annual Business Leaders of the Year breakfast at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

FAU Tech Runway® Celebrates 5 Years, Releases Economic Impact Report

By | January 24, 2020

FAU Tech Runway® recently celebrated its five-year anniversary and released the results of its fifth annual economic impact report.

Poll Finds Biden Widening Lead in FL, Where Trump Has Fallen Behind

By | January 15, 2020

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has widened his lead to 26 points among Florida voters in the race for the Democratic party's nomination for president in 2020.

FAU Partners with Palm Beach County School District for Ethics Bowl

By | January 13, 2020

FAU's LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy has partnered with The School District of Palm Beach County to host the annual Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl.

Hispanics' Consumer Confidence Weakens Entering 2020

By | January 10, 2020

Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. was weaker in the fourth quarter of 2019.

BH&J Buy vs. Rent Index Shows Property Appreciation Slowing

By | December 10, 2019

Property appreciation is slowing in housing markets across the country as upward pressure on the demand for homeownership declines, according to the latest national index produced by FAU and FIU faculty.

FAU Receives University of Distinction Approval

By | November 22, 2019

FAU's "University of Distinction" plan for applied artificial intelligence and big data analytics was officially approved today by the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System.

Groundbreaking Marks 20th Anniversary of John D. MacArthur Campus

By | November 21, 2019

FAU faculty, staff and students came together with local officials and community partners today to celebrate the 20th anniversary of FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

FAU Launches Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate

By | November 21, 2019

The Schmidt College of Medicine program is one of only two in Florida's State University System to train future clinicians and scientists in this emerging field to understand and improve human health.