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MasterMinds: Augmented Anatomy
ASCEND Introduces State-of-the-Art Educational Tool to Grade School Outreach Programs
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MasterMinds: Augmented Anatomy
ASCEND Introduces State-of-the-Art Educational Tool to Grade School Outreach Programs
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A child wearing a red cap and orange T-shirt stands at a table facing a seated man in a teal “Neuro Squad” shirt, who has a white sensor headband on his forehead. Between them is a small device with buttons and upright components. In the background, several people gather around a booth with a “Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience” banner, along with microscopes and science materials.
Sparking Curiosity
Grant Expands Flagship Neuroscience Event
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Sparking Curiosity
Grant Expands Flagship Neuroscience Event
2026 brain-institute-news, n/a
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Research Takes Center Stage
Annual Event Focused on Collaboration Across Disciplines
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Research Takes Center Stage
Annual Event Focused on Collaboration Across Disciplines
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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.

$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

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