FAU Jupiter News



Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at FAU

By | September 26, 2018

Kennedy is an American environmental attorney, author and activist.

Philanthropy, Sharks, Shark Research, Collaboration, Student Exchange, Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Shark Researcher Receives Leon H. Charney Foundation Gift

By | September 25, 2018

An internationally renowned scientist at FAU will collaborate with researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel on shark research in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents Lien-Hang Nguyen, Ph.D.

By | September 21, 2018

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter presents Lien-Hang Nguyen, Ph.D., the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University.

The new study, published by the Journal of Financial Intermediation, examines the effects on IPO uncertainty created by an alternative going public mechanism – the two-stage IPO, where a firm first gets quoted on the over-the-counter (OTC) stock market, and then upgrades to a national exchange where it first issues public equity.

Firms Going Public Reduce Underpricing with a Two-Stage IPO

By | September 20, 2018

Firms that are planning to go public may want to consider a two-stage Initial Public Offering to reduce underpricing and volatility of the stock, according to research by faculty at FAU's College of Business.

Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Fall Schedule

By | September 19, 2018

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Oct. 16.

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Events in Honor of 2018 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

By | September 13, 2018

FAU will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage with a series of events for students and staff beginning Friday, Sept. 14 through Monday, Oct. 15, at its Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward campuses.

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ED Awards FAU Federal Assistance for Displaced Students

By | September 7, 2018

FAU was recently awarded $88,400 in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education to assist in the continued cost of educating students displaced by the 2017 hurricanes.

EEG, Neuroscience, Working Memory, Neurological Disorders, Intelligence

Past Memory Cues Help People Juggle Pieces of Information

By | September 6, 2018

A study using EEG suggests that the brain has several different mechanisms to help boost memory performance following a sudden change in the priority or relevance of a given piece of information.

Alexander Hamilton: Blood, Honor and Politics

By | September 4, 2018

The lecture will examine what drove U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr to fatally shoot his fellow revolutionary, Alexander Hamilton, on the banks of the Hudson River in 1804.

Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, Mangrove Trees, Coastal Areas, Tropics and Subtropics, Mangrove Tree Roots

Manmade Mangroves Could Address Threats to Coastal Areas

By | August 29, 2018

With threats of sea level rise and other natural disasters, researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to create bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees.