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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s renowned Research Vessel (R/V) Falkor (too)  sailing in Caribbean
Uncharted Waters
FAU Harbor Branch Researcher Joins Landmark Ocean Exploration Cruise in Trinidad and Tobago
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s renowned Research Vessel (R/V) Falkor (too)  sailing in Caribbean
Uncharted Waters
FAU Harbor Branch Researcher Joins Landmark Ocean Exploration Cruise in Trinidad and Tobago
2026 By Chelsey Matheson hboi, n/a
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Umbrellas and chairs on a beach
FAU Study: Melanoma Rates Highest in Older Floridians
Research reveals sharp disparities between age, sex, race and ethnicity.
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Umbrellas and chairs on a beach
FAU Study: Melanoma Rates Highest in Older Floridians
Research reveals sharp disparities between age, sex, race and ethnicity.
2026 By Gisele Galoustian false, n/a
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Terrance Tarver, Ph.D., left, with student-athletes
Florida Atlantic: More Than the Game
Turning a Career-Ending Diagnosis into a Calling to Help Students
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Terrance Tarver, Ph.D., left, with student-athletes
Florida Atlantic: More Than the Game
Turning a Career-Ending Diagnosis into a Calling to Help Students
2026 By Katrina McCormack fau-magazine, n/a
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.

$75.9M
Value of Research Awards Received
608
Proposals Submitted
408
Awards Received

* Fiscal Year 2023-2024


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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HBOI
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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SNBI
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
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I-Health
Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention
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I-SENSE
Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering

News
FAU I-SENSE Evolves to Reflect Decade of Impact Across Cities, Spaces
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Out of Darkness, Blind Cavefish Illuminate Brain Evolution
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FAU Queen Conch Mobile Lab Debuts in The Bahamas with First Hatch
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Events