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Osher LLI at FAU Announces Summer Course Schedule

By | April 10, 2019

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the summer semester, which begins Tuesday, May 7.

Overall, 67 percent of Hispanics said they are financially better off today than a year ago, down four points from the fourth quarter of 2018.

FAU Index Shows Slight Drop in Hispanic Consumer Confidence

By | April 10, 2019

Consumer confidence among Hispanics dropped slightly in the first quarter of 2019 as political divisions became apparent in their economic outlook for the U.S., according to a national index conducted by FAU.

Along with prize money, teams compete for legal and business services, space at FAU’s Tech Runway and the opportunity to present their business plan to local angel investors, venture capital groups and more.

Finalists Compete Friday in Business Plan Competition Finals

By | April 10, 2019

The competition encourages FAU students, faculty, staff and recent graduates to pitch their game-changing ideas for a chance to obtain funding for their new ventures.

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It's Safer to be a Cop in the U.S. Today than 50 Years Ago

By | April 10, 2019

A study analyzing police officer deaths from 1970 to 2016 shows that despite more violent crimes, the hazards of policing have dramatically declined since 1970 with a 75 percent drop in line-of-duty deaths.

Festival of Nations

FAU Celebrates 25th Annual Festival of Nations

By | April 9, 2019

FAU's Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education, and Advocacy will host the 25th annual Festival of Nations.

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New Tool Gauges Rural, Older Adults' Alzheimer's Knowledge

By | April 8, 2019

Researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing have developed the "Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease" survey to measure and assess Alzheimer's knowledge in rural and underserved communities

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FAU Celebrates 'Stellar' 2019 President's Gala

By | April 8, 2019

Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated its ninth annual President's Gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.

James Sullivan, Ph.D.

Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents James Sullivan, Ph.D.

By | April 8, 2019

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter presents a one-time lecture by James Sullivan, Ph.D., executive director of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU, on Tuesday, April 16 at 9:30 a.m.

When I Stutter screening

FAU Hosts Award Winning Documentary Screening

By | April 5, 2019

Florida Atlantic University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Education recently hosted a movie screening of "When I Stutter."

Dr. John Wu, Dr. Brian Snelling, FAU

Researchers Join Forces to Treat Stroke

By | April 1, 2019

Researchers from FAU and Boca Raton Regional Hospital have joined forces to take treatment options for stroke to the next level by combining a breakthrough interventional procedure with a novel drug compound.