FAU Jupiter News



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.

Boca Raton rendering

Board of Governors Approves New Student Housing for FAU

By | March 28, 2019

Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus and John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter will soon offer two new state-of-the-art student housing facilities.

President John Kelly

FLBOG Unanimously Confirms Reappointment of FAU President

By | March 28, 2019

The Florida State University System's Board of Governors today unanimously confirmed the reappointment of Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly.

Gov. DeSantis enjoys a 54 percent approval rating, up six points from last month’s BEPI survey, with 19 percent disapproval and 27 percent of voters unsure about the new governor.

FAU Poll Finds Gov. Ron DeSantis Riding a Wave of Popularity

By | March 28, 2019

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to ride a wave of popularity among Florida voters, who support many of his public policy priorities, according to a survey by FAU's Business & Economics Polling Initiative.

Meet the Angels event

FAU Tech Runway to Host Annual 'Meet the Angels' Event

By | March 28, 2019

FAU Tech Runway® and Prototype House will host the annual "Meet the Angels" event on Friday, March 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at FAU Tech Runway, 901 NW 35th St., Boca Raton.

National Academy of Sciences, Neuroscience, Kavli Fellow, Alex Keene

National Academy of Sciences Names Alex Keene Kavli Fellow

By | March 22, 2019

Alex Keene, Ph.D., a leading neuroscientist, has been named a Kavli Fellow by The National Academy of Sciences. He is only the second faculty member at FAU to receive this recognition.

School-age Children, Guns, Firearms, Firearm-related Deaths, United States, Study, Dr. Charles Hennekens, FAU Schmidt College of Medicine

Alarming Surges of Firearm Deaths in School-age Children

By | March 21, 2019

Researchers in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine examined trends of deaths from firearms among U.S. schoolchildren from 1999 to 2017, and found that 38,942 firearm-related deaths occurred in 5 to 18 year olds.

Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotions, Facial Emotion Recognition, Research Study, FAU WAVES Laboratory

Children with Autism Are 'In-tune' With Mom's Feelings

By | March 20, 2019

A study assessing the ability of children with and without autism spectrum disorder to recognize facial emotions in familiar faces shows no differences in these two groups of children.

Evacuation, Emergency Planning, Resilience, Transportation, NSF CAREER Award, Engineering and Computer Science

NSF CAREER Award Aimed at Key Information in Emergencies

By | March 20, 2019

A $500,011 NSF grant awarded to a researcher in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science will focus on evacuation route planning, resource assignment, and transportation resilience.