FAU Jupiter News



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FAU's Newest Medical Students Receive First Doctor's White Coat

By | August 9, 2019

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine welcomed the incoming class of 2023 during its ninth White Coat Ceremony, which took place in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

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FAU Pine Jog Selected as 2019 ULIEA Grand Prize Winner

By | August 8, 2019

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) recently selected Pine Jog Environmental Education Center as the 2019 UL Innovative Education Award (ULIEA) grand prize winner.

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FAU, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish

By | August 7, 2019

The USDA and FAU Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.

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Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Fall Course Schedule

By | August 6, 2019

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Tuesday, Oct. 15.

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Sleep Interrupted: What's Keeping Us Up at Night?

By | August 6, 2019

A researcher from FAU and collaborators conducted one of the largest longitudinal sleep studies on evening use of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine in an African-American cohort.

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FAU Undergraduate Admissions Joins the Common Application

By | August 1, 2019

Florida Atlantic University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions has joined the Common Application.

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Parents' Mental Illness and Suicide Risk in Adults with Tinnitus

By | July 31, 2019

A study is the first to examine childhood parental mental illness and the link to suicide and self-harm in adults with tinnitus, noise or ringing in the ears, and hyperacusis, extreme sensitivity to noise.

Currently, housing in Palm Beach County, based on data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is 18.11 percent above its long-term pricing trend.

Palm Beach County Housing Market Approaching Peak in Cycle

By | July 30, 2019

Palm Beach County appears to be approaching the peak of its current housing market cycle according to a market analysis of Palm Beach County housing from faculty at FAU and FIU.

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FAU Medicine, Florida Blue Team Up to Offer Free Wellness Programs

By | July 25, 2019

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Florida Blue have teamed up to offer free community wellness programs and activities as part of an initiative - the "FAU Medicine Wellness Hub" in Boca Raton.

Training healthcare professionals to work as interdisciplinary teams to understand, assess, and make use of patient ecosystems could improve patients

Connecting Patients With Their Community Could Transform Healthcare

By | July 25, 2019

Engaging a wider range of resources to connect patients with organizations within their community can help transform healthcare and improve overall well-being, according to research published by FAU faculty.