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FAU to Celebrate 2019 President's Gala

By | February 27, 2019

Florida Atlantic University is set to celebrate its ninth annual gala on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.

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FAU Opens its First University-run Primary Care Practice

By | February 27, 2019

FAU Medicine is now open to serve the community and offers adult primary care and preventive health services. The practice is located in the Galen Medical Building near Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

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Microbiologist Gets Creative Using Instagram

By | February 27, 2019

Hunter Hines is using Instagram at a global scale to engage audiences in scientific exchange. He has come up with the right formula for success and is encouraging other scientists to follow suit.

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They're Back! Scientists Now Have Intimate Shark 'Diaries'

By | February 26, 2019

Annual blacktip shark migration is in full force as thousands of them head south. A radio and satellite sensor is capturing detailed information and providing data from these "shark diaries."

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FAU Brain Institute Announces 'Brainy Days 2019'

By | February 25, 2019

Florida Atlantic University's Brain Institute is proud to announce "Brainy Days 2019," a celebration of neuroscience throughout the month of March sponsored by Palm Health Foundation.

Partnering with the 1909 Palm Beach County Entrepreneurship Initiative and local governments, the Adams Center will offer an eight-week Train-the-Trainer program in the spring, in which 1909 staff members and others in Palm Beach County are taught to effectively deliver the FAU boot camp program.

Knight Foundation Awards Grant to FAU's Adams Center

By | February 21, 2019

The $110,000 grant enables center to expand its Entrepreneur Boot Camp, Business Plan Competition and other activities that will contribute to the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Palm Beach County.

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Radio-tracking Dolphins Reveals Details About Their Behavior

By | February 21, 2019

The most extensive radio-tracking effort of Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins, reveals new information about how they use their habitats, spend their time, and interact with their own species.

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Goliath Groupers May Be Key to Undersea National Security

By | February 20, 2019

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded FAU's Harbor Branch up to $5 million to detect undersea threats. The stealthy and exceptionally large Goliath grouper is the focus of this project.

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FAU Hosts Live Earth-to-Space Call with NASA Astronaut

By | February 20, 2019

FAU recently hosted more than 200 local high school and college students to experience an Earth-to-space call with NASA astronaut Anne McClain.

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FAU Awarded $450,000 from NSF for Quantum Computer Security

By | February 15, 2019

FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science is collaborating with George Mason University and the University of South Florida to thwart attacks on quantum computers.