![FAU Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study](https://science.fau.edu/images/frontpagehighlights/sugarcane-burn-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU researchers have received a five-year, $4.2 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with the University of Miami, Colorado State University and Washington...
![NSF Grant Awarded to Challenge Response for Sea Level Rise Along Gulf of Mexico](https://www.fau.edu/science/departments/urban-regional-planning/images/mitsova-nsf-sea-level-web-header.jpg)
The National Science Foundation awarded a team of researchers from Florida Atlantic University, University of Miami, Texas A&M, and Louisiana State University $149,577 to create an interdisciplinary research network to address...
![Older African Americans More Physically Active in Green Neighborhoods](https://science.fau.edu/departments/urban-regional-planning/images/greenspace-walking-newsdesk-design-update.jpg)
Researchers from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning are first to explore whether greater amounts of neighborhood open space and forest are associated with neighborhood-based walking in older adults.
![Diana Mitsova Eminent Scholar](https://science.fau.edu/departments/urban-regional-planning/news/spotlight-mitsova-degrove.jpg)
Associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Diana Mitsova, Ph.D. , was appointed the John DeGrove Eminent Scholar Chair in Growth Management and Development.
![$1.7M Watershed Planning Initiative](/science/departments/urban-regional-planning/images/news/watershed-planning-initiative-880x400.jpg)
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM)’s Bureau of Mitigation prioritizes flood risk management as a means to protect people and property during flood events.
![Geospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning](/science/departments/urban-regional-planning/images/news/geospatial-applications-for-climate-adaptation-planning-880x400.png)
Climate adaptation is a timely yet complex topic that does not fit squarely into any one disciplinary realm.
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A collaborative project between Lehigh University, Florida Atlantic University and Georgia State University funded by the National Science Foundation. Read more.