College of Science News

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,...

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...

Sarah Hoffman, a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Biology, was published in Biology Open for her research titled “Three-dimensional movements of the pectoral fin during yaw turns in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi...

Proton therapy may sound like a medical procedure of the future that will become available when there are flying cars, however you might be surprised to find that it is offered at select locations across the United States,...

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science held its inaugural Data Science and Analytics Conference Saturday, October 13, attracting 138 participants from 40 local companies, five colleges and numerous departments across the...

This week, I was invited to see The Meg at the AutoNation IMAX Theater with a reception in the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, home of a 50 foot Megalodon model.

Dr. Maria Fadiman is an Associate Professor of Geosciences and National Geographic Emerging Explorer who was invited to speak at the National Geographic Explorer’s Festival in June 2018 at the organization’s headquarters...

FAU’s College of Science recently launched the Science Intensive Orientation for Students (ScIOS) to help freshman Biology and Psychology students succeed in science! Prior to the start of the semester, freshman can get...

A neuroscientist from Florida Atlantic University’s Jupiter Life Science Initiative (JLSI) and collaborators from the University of Minnesota and Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently received a four-year, $1.68...