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May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global crisis that has multiple ramifications and impacts, particularly for those who are most vulnerable, and for those who are still recovering from past disasters. Individuals...

Historic Preservation in Pearl City
April 27, 2020

Retired planner Charles Graves is leading a historic preservation project in the 100-year-old community of Pearl City in Boca Raton.

Neighborhood Features and Genetic Risk Interact to Affect Cognition
March 19, 2020

The neighborhood environment may positively or negatively influence one’s ability to maintain cognitive function with age.

Close Encounters of an FAU Research Kind
March 19, 2020

More than 300 people attended FAU’s inaugural Research Encounter in mid-February.

Important College Update: Exciting Changes Coming Soon!
March 03, 2020

We are pleased to announce that, beginning in Fall 2020:

Responding to Sea-Level Rise
February 03, 2020

The measurable changes in sea-level rise – and the scientific projections of its increase within the next 30 years – present immense challenges to our notions of living and continuing to develop in South Florida’s flood...

New App to Identify Cheaper, Easier Commuting Options
January 29, 2020

Florida Atlantic University wants to make it easier for students to get to and from campus.

ARE SOME URBAN SETTINGS RISKIER FOR TRAFFIC INJURY OR DEATH?
November 22, 2019

How dangerous is travel in the United States? It depends on how you frame the question.

$1.7M Watershed Planning Initiative
November 22, 2019

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.

VIDEO: Master’s Students Propose El Rio Trail Enhancements
November 20, 2019

On Nov. 18, 2019, students from Dr. Louis Merlin’s Planning Workshop, the School of Urban and Regional Planning’s graduate capstone course, proposed enhancements to El Rio Trail to the City of Boca Raton Pedestrian and...