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Dolphin fin in ocean with inlaid map of Florida coastline. STKR NOAA NMFS #29340
Fin of the Month: STKR
Researchers track a scarred dolphin to study recovery and promote safe boating.
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Dolphin fin in ocean with inlaid map of Florida coastline. STKR NOAA NMFS #29340
Fin of the Month: STKR
Researchers track a scarred dolphin to study recovery and promote safe boating.
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Group of people standing in front of building with name 'Baird Sky View Terrace'
FAU ECOS Team Wins Award
FAU ECOS Team Showcases Solution Based Research, Wins Award at Prestigious Conservation Biology Conference
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Group of people standing in front of building with name 'Baird Sky View Terrace'
FAU ECOS Team Wins Award
FAU ECOS Team Showcases Solution Based Research, Wins Award at Prestigious Conservation Biology Conference
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For the Research Daily news page
diver working underwater with seagrass restoration
Seagrass Restoration
FAU Harbor Branch completes largest seagrass restoration project in Indian River Lagoon
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diver working underwater with seagrass restoration
Seagrass Restoration
FAU Harbor Branch completes largest seagrass restoration project in Indian River Lagoon
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Research Metrics *
Florida Atlantic researchers are rising to meet some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to a global pandemic, from neurodegenerative diseases to cancer and more.

$93.1M
Value of Research Awards Received
657
Proposals Submitted
381
Awards Received

* Fiscal Year 2025-2026


Research Institutes

To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, Florida Atlantic established four university-wide research institutes focused on its strengths. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.


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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
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Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health

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