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![gala fireworks](/president/images/2021galastd.jpg)
April 12, 2021
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the FAU President’s Gala will be back in 2022!
![owl head on silver background](/president/images/2021owlheadsilverbackground.jpg)
April 05, 2021
FAU joins more than 100 other organizations around the state in supporting Florida Food Waste Prevention Week.
![president kelly and howard schnellenberger](/president/images/blog/2021schnellenberger.jpg)
March 29, 2021
This weekend, we learned the sad news that the founding father of FAU’s football program and the team’s first head coach, Howard Schnellenberger, passed away.
![student Michelle Wilson](/president/images/blog/2021matchday.jpg)
March 22, 2021
The Schmidt College of Medicine Class of 2021 celebrated Match Day, joining soon-to-be-physicians nationwide in finding out where they will be going for their next phase of training – medical residency.
![rendering of neuroscience building](/president/images/blog/2021jupiterneurobldg.jpg)
March 18, 2021
Construction is underway on the new FAU Neuroscience Building which will add 58,000 square feet of critically needed laboratory space to accommodate our rapid growth in Jupiter.
![owl head on blue background](/president/images/2020owlheadbluebackground650.jpg)
March 09, 2021
FAU is planning a full in-person instruction and campus experience for the Fall 2021 semester.
![female student](/president/images/blog/2021womenshistory.jpg)
March 08, 2021
From its earliest days, FAU has proudly maintained a commitment to fostering inclusivity and ensuring that all women receive the highest quality education to help them succeed in their careers.
![cancer research](/president/images/blog/2021cancerexcellence625.jpg)
March 05, 2021
The alliance between Memorial Healthcare Systems' Cancer Institute and FAU (MCIFAU) has been recognized by the state's Department of Health as a "Florida Cancer Center of Excellence."
![FAU administration building](/president/images/2020-recent-events.jpg)
March 02, 2021
FAU will host two outdoor commencement ceremonies for our Spring 2021 graduates on Thursday, April 29, at FAU Stadium.
![child learning about the brain](/president/images/blog/2021-brainy-days.jpg)
February 24, 2021
Next week kicks off Brainy Days 2021, a monthlong virtual celebration of neuroscience sponsored by the FAU Brain Institute and Palm Health Foundation.