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Ruppia maritima, a relatively uncommon native seagrass in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Reshaping Coastal Restoration
A Resilient Seagrass Species Could Help
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Ruppia maritima, a relatively uncommon native seagrass in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Reshaping Coastal Restoration
A Resilient Seagrass Species Could Help
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Florida Atlantic Ranked Among Best Value Public Universities
No. 32 among the nation’s best-value public universities in SmartAsset’s 2026 “America’s Best Value Public Universities” data study.
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Florida Atlantic Ranked Among Best Value Public Universities
No. 32 among the nation’s best-value public universities in SmartAsset’s 2026 “America’s Best Value Public Universities” data study.
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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
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Researchers track a scarred dolphin to study recovery and promote safe boating.
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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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