College of Science
Scientific Excellence and Discovery
Our primary mission is to be a source of academic support for students. The Schmidt College of Science Advising Services Office assists science majors in the following ways:
- New transfer student advising
- Freshman advising for students planning a career in the health professions
- Advising for course selection and degree completion, advising for students encountering academic difficulty
- Referrals for helpful on-campus support services
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Schmidt College of Science Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative
The Schmidt College of Science is undertaking a major strategic hiring initiative to recruit 16 new faculty members across the College’s eight academic departments that will build on our areas of strength in Environment, Health, and Computational and Data-Driven Science.
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A State-of-the-Art AI Sandbox Gives Ph.D. Student a Boost With Neuroscience Research
Jennifer Giordano, a second year Ph.D. student in the Graduate Neuroscience Training Program and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, greatly relies on the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox’s transformative technology
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FAU New Home to Award-winning Website 'The Invading Sea'
The Invading Sea, an award-winning website featuring content on climate change in Florida, now has a new home at Florida Atlantic University.
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Zariah Walker Named 2024 Student Talon Award Winner
Congratulations to senior health sciences major Zariah Walker! She received the Student Talon Award during Florida Atlantic’s Alumni and Community Engagement Talon Leadership Awards ceremony as part of Homecoming 2024.
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FAU Named 2024 Fulbright HSI Leader by the US Department of State
Florida Atlantic University has been named as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Leader for 2024. Schmidt College of Science student Allison Centeno Chaves from Heredia, Costa Rica, is one of the university’s...
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Is AI Learning Biology? New York Times Columnist Carl Zimmer to Speak at Florida Atlantic Community Science Lecture Series
Join award-winning New York Times columnist and author Carl Zimmer for a riveting journey into the not-so-distant future, when computers and artificial intelligence (AI) can discover how to make new kinds of cells, and maybe...
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