College of Science News
![OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER: COLIN POLSKY, PH.D.](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/colin-polsky-climate-change-story-1.jpg)
June 06, 2023
About 25 years ago, Colin Polsky, Ph.D., professor of Geosciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and director of FAU’s Center for Environmental Studies (CES), chose to become an environmental advocate —...
![ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: JACKIE KINGSTON, M.S. ‘06 FOUNDER, SEA TURTLE ADVENTURES](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/jackie-kingston-beach-1.jpg)
June 05, 2023
Jackie Kingston earned an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Florida Atlantic in 2006 and used the skills she learned at FAU to form an organization called Sea Turtle Adventures that could contribute to conservation efforts.
![FAU’S CENTER FOR URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/fau-2023-05-17-cues-50th-1.jpg)
May 31, 2023
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 17 at the Lake Pavilion in downtown West Palm Beach.
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May 30, 2023
First-year Biological Sciences master’s degree student Hayley Knapp placed second overall in the state-wide Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted at the University of Miami on April 19.
![SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE CELEBRATES FUTURE DOCTORS](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/fdr-group-news.jpg)
May 30, 2023
Dean Valery Forbes, Ph.D., hosted the 20th Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Future Doctors’ Reception on May 3, in the FAU Student Union, on the Boca Raton campus.
![ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: SEA TURTLE SCIENTIST JEFF GUERTIN](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/jeff-guertin-header.jpg)
May 18, 2023
Schmidt College of Science alumnus Jeff Guertin, M.S. ’10, has been a biologist with Inwater Research Group in Jensen Beach since a mere few days after successfully defending his thesis.
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May 18, 2023
The Schmidt College of Science’s Professional Science Master in Medical Physics (PSMMP) degree program provides students with a strong foundation in radiological and applied physics training within the medical physics profession...
![New Model Based on Psychology Predicts Who Will Buy Trendy Products](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/trendy-products-newsdesk.jpg)
May 08, 2023
A study by FAU researcher and collaborators shows customers’ adoption of new products is centered around four groups of people.
![SCIENCE FEST CELEBRATES DIVERSITY AND STUDENT RESEARCH](/science/images/frontpagehighlights/science-fest-2023-header.jpg)
May 03, 2023
On April 14, Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science hosted the inaugural Science Fest throughout the Breezeway on the Boca Raton campus.