College of Science News

SECOND ANNUAL FAU RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2019
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.
THEODORA LEVENTOURI, PH.D., ELECTED A 2019 FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
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.
NOVEL STUDY IDENTIFIES THREE TYPES OF DISTINCT TEEN POPULARITY
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...
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September 23, 2019
FAU sea turtle conservation research is featured at the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) Turtle Trackers exhibit.
MACHINE PERCEPTION AND COGNITIVE ROBOTICS LAB SHORT COURSE SUCCESS!
September 12, 2019
The Deep Learning Short Course offered by the Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Lab was a week packed full of hands-on experiences.
YOUNG CRYPTOGRAPHERS CYBERCAMP 2019
September 12, 2019
The first Young CryptograpHers Cybersecurity Summer Camp took place at FAU’s Boca Raton campus on July 29 to August 2, 2019.
MEET ASTRO, FAU'S SMART ROBODOG!
August 19, 2019
Using deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI), scientists from Florida Atlantic University ’s Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory ( MPCR ) in the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences ...
Teens ‘mocked’ by Parents at Greater Risk for Bullying, Victimization
July 09, 2019
Many bullies have parents who are hostile, punitive and rejecting. Derisive parenting precipitates a cycle of negative affect and anger between parents and adolescents, which ultimately leads to greater adolescent bullying...
DEPARTMENT OF EXERCISE SCIENCE AND HEALTH PROMOTION JOINS THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
June 20, 2019
I would like to welcome the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion (ESHP) to the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. The department comes to us from the College of Education and is led by Dr. Michael Whitehurst,...
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April 03, 2019
First-year Integrative Biology Ph.D. student, Kerriann Badal, was published in the journal Cell Reports for her research on mitochondrial movements within cells. The research study is titled, “Synapse Formation Activates...
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