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College of Medicine Researcher Receives Grant of Over $430,000

Vijaya Iragavarpu-Charyulu, Ph.D., associate professor of Biomedical Science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine received a $433,500 grant to continue her research on the recurrent rate of breast cancer metastasis in patients with asthma. Previous studies conducted by Iragavarpu-Charyulu show that the rate of recurrent breast cancer is significantly higher if there is preexisting lung inflammation such as asthma. With this grant, the researchers hope to determine if changes in pulmonary tissue due to inflammation provide the necessary environment for circulating breast tumor cells.

FAU to Host 11th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications

FAU will host the 11th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA). It is expected to host researchers from around the world including the U.K., Bulgaria, Germany, Singapore, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Spain, India, Japan, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand and Macedonia. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers working in the areas of machine learning and its applications.

FAU Professor Receives Achievement Award from the Florida Commission on the Status of Women

Josephine Beoku-Betts, FAU professor and director of the FAU Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (CWGSS) in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, recently received the 2012 Florida Commission on the Status of Women Florida Achievement Award. Recognized for outstanding contributions and service to their communities in improving the lives of women, Beoku-Betts was one of eight Florida women who received the award during a ceremony in Tallahassee.

FAU 'Make Waves on the 50' Gala Raises More Than $400,000

FAU recently hosted "Make Waves on the 50," a gala event, with proceeds benefitting the President's Scholarship Fund. Highlights included a "half time" show on the field featuring a video montage; performances by Fioravante and the FAU marching band; a spectacular fireworks display; and a silent auction featuring a ride in the Goodyear Blimp, private cooking class, sports memorabilia, vacations, rounds of golf, tickets to local attractions and more.

FAU Honored by Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

FAU has been named a 2012 Education and Workforce Development honoree by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce (GFLCC) at its recent annual Salute to Business Awards ceremony. The event recognizes organizations, institutions and individuals that bring opportunity and economic prosperity to the community through diversity, education, entrepreneurship, hospitality, personal achievement, philanthropy and trade.

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David J. Lewkowicz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Dr. David J. Lewkowicz is an internationally known expert on infant perceptual development. He is past president of the International Society on Infant Studies, as well as an elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association. At FAU, Lewkowicz is the director of the Child Development Laboratory, where he and his team investigate the development of audio-visual perception and integration, temporal perception and sequence learning in human infants. Their goal is to discover the perceptual underpinnings of the development of attention, speech, language and social understanding in human infancy and, potentially, to provide insights into the causes of developmental disabilities. Lewkowicz's research is funded by NSF and NIH grants. A recent award totaling more than $1.5 million will allow him to study perceptual narrowing and the development of perceptual expertise in infancy.

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Faculty/Staff Highlights

• Dr. Leonard Berry, environmental studies, has been selected as a co-author on the National Climate Assessment (NCA)...
• Dr. Oge Marques, engineering, recently released his textbook, Practical Image and Video Processing Using MATLAB...
• Carol Prusa, visual arts and art history, was recently awarded the Herbert Ubertalli Award for Visual Arts from the Palm Beach County Cultural Council...
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