NEWS ARCHIVE


FAU Celebrates Fall 2019 Commencement

By | December 12, 2019

Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,600 degrees today and tomorrow during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

First-Generation Graduate, 18, Earns Degree in Neuroscience/Behavior

By | December 12, 2019

At just 18 years old, Jessica Baran is the first person in her family to be born in the United States and will be the first to earn a college degree.

Quadriplegic Veteran, Paralympic Athlete Earns Engineering Degree

By | December 12, 2019

From serving for the military in Iraq to a traumatic accident that left him quadriplegic, Carlos Leon has faced adversity time after time and powered through these major challenges only to meet success.

Bea Weiser, 98, Volunteers to Help People with Alzheimer's

By | December 11, 2019

For more than 14 years, Bea Weiser, 98, has volunteered at FAU's Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center to help attendees who are struggling with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias.

FAU and GSU Partner to Help Families Affected by Addiction

By | December 10, 2019

FAU and Georgia State University have partnered on a program to assist children and families affected by addiction and have received a $2.64 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

BH&J Buy vs. Rent Index Shows Property Appreciation Slowing

By | December 10, 2019

Property appreciation is slowing in housing markets across the country as upward pressure on the demand for homeownership declines, according to the latest national index produced by FAU and FIU faculty.

Migraine Headaches? Consider Aspirin for Treatment and Prevention

By | December 3, 2019

A review from researchers in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine supports the use of high dose aspirin to treat acute migraine as well as low dose daily aspirin to prevent recurrent attacks.

FAU Awarded $1.68 Million from Florida Division of Emergency Management

By | November 25, 2019

FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and Florida Division of Emergency Management project will create a framework for flood risk management.

FAU Professor Appointed Member of Prestigious Academia Europaea

By | November 25, 2019

Borivoje "Borko" Furht, Ph.D., a professor in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science was recently appointed as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea founded in 1988.

FAU Receives University of Distinction Approval

By | November 22, 2019

FAU's "University of Distinction" plan for applied artificial intelligence and big data analytics was officially approved today by the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System.