College of Science News

NEWLY LAUNCHED SOAR-IN-4 MEDICAL SCHOOL PATHWAY PROGRAM
July 07, 2023
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Schmidt College of Medicine are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative pathway program for outstanding Schmidt College of Science Soar-in-4 Scholars.
PRESERVING EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK: PEAT SOILS AS A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SAVING ‘RIVER OF GRASS’
July 06, 2023
Shockingly, the Everglades is half the size it used to be 100 years ago. It is one of the most diverse wetlands in the world and is home to more than 2,000 species of plants and animals, including 78 that are threatened or...
SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS
June 19, 2023
To ensure a brighter future for our students, the field of science, and society, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has invested $1.52 million in 2023 to place tomorrow’s scientists on a path to success, across all...
SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TO HOST YOUNG CRYPTOGRAPHERS SUMMER CAMP 2023
June 13, 2023
FAU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences is gearing up to welcome approximately 50 talented female students, ages 14 to 18, to the third annual Young CryptograpHers Summer Camp on July 24-28. The week-long program will...
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: EXPLORING THE EARTH’S NATURAL LABORATORY
June 13, 2023
Fieldwork allows students to expand their knowledge of earth sciences by experiencing the subject in its natural laboratory.
FAU HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL FLORIDA SUMMER INSTITUTE IN BIOSTATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE
June 13, 2023
The second cohort of the prestigious Florida Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Data Science (SIBDS) is already half-way through its intensive program at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus.
OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER: COLIN POLSKY, PH.D.
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
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
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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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.
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