College of Science News
March 25, 2020
For the study, babies were fitted with a stretch Lycra cap to measure EEG activity during a five-minute quiet-alert state at three-months. Oxytocin was measured by collecting maternal and infant urine, and infant cortisol...
January 30, 2020
I’m Alexandra DeCesare, I’m pursuing a B.S. in Physics and I am part of the Quantum Optics Lab with Professor Warner Miller, Ph.D. I’m also working alongside Associate Professor, Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., in the Machine...
January 13, 2020
The orange section shown in the fMRI image of the brain is the region in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) researchers identified in their study. Activity in the dACC signals surprising events during motivated behav...
January 07, 2020
I am working towards a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, with a Developmental Concentration. I am in my second year of a five-year program, earning my master's along the way.
January 07, 2020
Morgan is pursuing his doctorate in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience. Morgan works with Assistant Professor, Rindy Anderson, Ph.D., in the Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab.
November 06, 2019
To address the shortage of geoscience students in the workforce, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Palm Beach State College (PBSC) were awarded $314,841 through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geopaths Improving...
October 28, 2019
My name is Kaitlin Grell and I earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an Environmental Science certificate from FAU in May of 2019. About a month after I graduated from FAU, I started work with the Walt Disney World Company...
October 03, 2019
The second annual FAU Research Showcase, hosted by the FAU Division of Research, celebrated a wide range of research and scholarly activities by both faculty and students.
October 02, 2019
Professor of Medical Physics, Theodora Leventouri, Ph.D., was elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). APS recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.
September 30, 2019
Results from this study with collaboration from Dr. Brett Laursen Professor of Psychology, have identified three distinct groups of popular adolescents: prosocial popular; aggressive popular; and bistrategic popular or Machia...