FAU Jupiter News



Compared with the peak of the last real estate cycle in the summer of 2006, Palm Beach County is not nearly as overheated in terms of pricing and is experiencing far less downward pressure on the demand for home ownership. In July 2006, the county was 66 percent above its long-term pricing trend.

Palm Beach County Real Estate Cycle May Be Nearing Its Peak

By | January 22, 2019

The housing market in Palm Beach County is 19.76 percent above its long-term pricing trend, according to a new study from faculty at FAU College of Business.

MLK Day 2019

FAU to Host Social Justice Week 2019

By | January 18, 2019

Florida Atlantic University will commemorate the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by hosting Social Justice Week.

Neuroscience, Genetically Engineered Mice, Serotonin, Dopamine, Hyperactivity, Brain

Born to Run: Just Not on Cocaine

By | January 16, 2019

FAU neuroscientists and collaborators found a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice - they failed to show hyperactivity seen in normal mice when given cocaine and didn't run around.

Overall, 71 percent of Hispanics said they are financially better off today than a year ago, up nine points from the third quarter of 2018 (62 percent). Looking at the year ahead, 74 percent of Hispanics indicated they will be better off over the next year, up slightly from 72 percent in the third quarter.

Hispanics' Consumer Confidence is Strong Going into 2019

By | January 14, 2019

Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. improved in the fourth quarter of 2018 as optimism grew about their financial situation as well as the nation's economic outlook, a new FAU index says.

FAU College of Science

2019 'Frontiers in Science' Public Lecture Series

By | January 11, 2019

FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will host its 2019 "Frontiers in Science" series with seven different lectures, on Fridays from Jan. 11 through April 5.

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Computers, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Research

Florida's First NSF-funded AI and Deep Learning Laboratory

By | January 10, 2019

Led by researchers in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, FAU will establish Florida's first NSF-funded Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Training and Research Laboratory.

Osteoarthritis, Knee OA, Research, Arthritis, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, X-ray

Study First to Examine Osteoarthritis and Risk of Death

By | January 8, 2019

Researchers are the first to study the differences in the risk of death associated with osteoarthritis involving 51,983 Americans who were followed for up to 20 years and reveals some unexpected results.

For comparison, at the peak of the last housing cycle, prices were 31 percent above their long-term pricing trend. Johnson’s BH&J Index was nearing a score of 1 (the highest possible score) in the summer of 2006, indicating extreme downward pressure on the demand for home ownership. Today, that score stands at .039.

U.S. Housing Cycle Nears Peak as Property Appreciation Slows

By | January 3, 2019

Housing prices are slightly overheated and residential real estate markets are experiencing minimal downward pressure on the demand for home ownership, a new FAU study says.

Great White Shark, Sharks, Marine Science

Who's Tougher? Baby Sharks or Daddy Sharks?

By | January 3, 2019

One would assume that since humans and many animals tend to get stiffer and perhaps tougher as they reach adulthood, the same would be true for sharks. FAU and NOAA scientists set out to test this hypothesis.

Clifton Truman Daniel

Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents Clifton Truman Daniel

By | December 20, 2018

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter will present a one-man show by Clifton Truman Daniel, an author and the grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman.