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Florida Atlantic University Alumni and Community Engagement hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception. In attendance were, front row, from left, Katie Burke, Ph.D., assistant vice president of alumni and community engagement; Woody De Othello; Rigaud Joseph, Ph.D.; Pablo Paez; Ted Toomer, Ed.D.; Jean Seaver; and Justine Avila, chair of the FAU Alumni Association Board. Back row, from left, Carly Yoost; Daniel Chauss, Ph.D.; Phillip Parker; FAU President Stacy Volnick, Ph.D.; Angela S. Prestia, Ph.D.; Edward Fulton, M.D.; Mihai Fonoage, Ph.D.; and David Green, interim vice president of institutional advancement.

FAU Honors 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni

Florida Atlantic University Alumni and Community Engagement recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception. more

A trio of Florida Atlantic University students has been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars, the third consecutive year FAU students have earned this honor.

Three FAU Students Recognized as 2024 Goldwater Scholars

A trio of Florida Atlantic University students has been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars, the third consecutive year FAU students have earned this honor. more

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Study Explores Severe Hurricanes and Coral Reef Sponge Recolonization

A study by FAU researchers and colleagues is the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S. Virgin Islands after two catastrophic storms using genetic analyses. more

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Does Your Community Have a Personality Type?

U.S. counties and regions differ in political ideology. But do they differ in personality as well? An FAU study explores a new approach to measuring the personality of communities. more

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'Pathogen' Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Marine Debris

As summer kicks off and efforts are underway to find solutions to repurpose Sargassum, could the interplay between this seaweed, Vibrio bacteria and plastic marine debris pose a triple threat to public health? more

 
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Jannatul Begum
Jannatul Begum

Jannatul Begum graduated from Lake Worth Community High School and came to the Wilkes Honors College with an interest in Neuroscience. As Jannatul explains, “I chose the HC because of the small, interactive class sizes.... Read More

Michael Berg
Michael Berg

Michael Berg came to the Wilkes Honors College from Anclote High School in Holiday, Florida. A Flager Scholar, Michael chose this concentration so that he would the opportunity to pursue a career in either education or foreign... Read More

Alumni
Morgan Cable
Morgan Cable '05

Dr. Morgan Cable is a research scientist and group supervisor in the Astrobiology and Oceans Worlds Group at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. She worked on the Cassini Mission as a Project Science... Read More

Olivia Ducram
Olivia Ducram '20

Olivia began her freshman year attending the Harriet Wilkes Honors College. After receiving an invitation to attend Scholar’s Day, Olivia was awarded the Henry Morrison Flagler scholarship, which provides her with internship... Read More

Faculty
DR. CAÑETE QUESADA
DR. CAÑETE QUESADA RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GRANT FOR WORK WITH ROMANI PEOPLE IN THE HOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY DURING THE 1960S AND 1970S.

Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Cañete Quesada for being awarded the Franklin Grant from the American Philosophical Society! With these funds, Dr. Cañete Quesada recently traveled to Madrid and Almería, Spain to visit archives... Read More

jacqueline fewkes
Professor Receives Presidential Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

Jacqueline Fewkes, Ph.D., is the recipient of a Florida Atlantic University Presidential Award for Outstanding Faculty-Led Community Engagement for Engaged Teaching. Dr. Fewkes is one of the three faculty members awarded... Read More