NEWS ARCHIVE


Osher LLI at FAU Announces Summer Lecture Series

By | June 8, 2021

The Osher LLI at FAU in Jupiter has announced a lecture series for the summer semester, which begins Wednesday, June 16.

FAU's Ruth Tappen Named '2021 Alliance World Class Faculty' Honoree

By | June 7, 2021

Ruth M. Tappen, Ed.D., RN, FAAN, in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, was recently recognized as the "2021 Alliance World Class Faculty" honoree by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

Mangrove Root Model May Hold the Key to Preventing Coastal Erosion

By | June 3, 2021

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers are the first to quantify the optimal mangrove root hydrodynamic with a predictive model, providing insight into the erosion processes of shorelines.

Index Spotlights Where Home Prices are Rising the Fastest

By | June 3, 2021

Home prices are escalating quickly in Dallas and a handful of other U.S. cities where consumers would be better off by renting and reinvesting the money they would otherwise have spent on homeownership.

Future Pandemic? Consider Altering Animal Agriculture Practices

By | June 2, 2021

FAU bioethicist Justin Bernstein, Ph.D., offers three plausible solutions to mitigate zoonotic risk associated with intensive animal agriculture for public health.

Consumers Feeling the Effects of Materials Shortages

By | June 1, 2021

Consumers looking for new and used cars and other big-ticket items or even small conveniences such as ketchup packets will have to be patient in the coming months.

FAU Unveils WWII Army Airfield Historical Marker

By | May 27, 2021

FAU unveiled an Army Airfield Historical Marker today to honor nine U.S. Army Air Corps personnel who lost their lives in a U.S. Army Air Corps Lockheed B-34 Lexington bomber crash during World War II.

FL SBDC at FAU Expands Outreach to Underserved Communities in 2021

By | May 27, 2021

The Florida SBDC at FAU is known for the resources it provides to small and medium sized businesses in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

Sargassum Now World's Largest Harmful Algal Bloom Due to Nitrogen

By | May 24, 2021

FAU Harbor Branch scientists have discovered that a surge in nitrogen worldwide has dramatically changed the chemistry and composition of Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, turning it into a toxic "dead zone."

FAU Study: South Florida Homes Overvalued by 13 Percent in May

By | May 24, 2021

Southeast Florida homes became even more overvalued in May, further fueling concerns of a market correction, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.