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Wilkes Honors College Professor to aid Remembrance of the Ocoee Election Day Massacre of 1920 

By | February 24, 2021

William O’Brien, Ph.D., has been invited to serve as a member of the Ocoee Election Day Riots Historical Review and Dedication Committee. Formed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the committee’s mandate is to name/rename state park facilities and other potential sites...

Pictured: Raquel Tatar, Ph.D., Wilkes Honors College alumnae and Alyssa Payne, senior and Flagler scholar, Wilkes Honors College

Virtual Alumni Mentoring Program

By | February 24, 2021

The Wilkes Honors College Alumni Network is spearheading a program that fostered 54 alumni-student mentoring pairings spanning shared academic concentrations in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Brainy Days 2021

FAU Brain Institute Announces ‘Brainy Days 2021,’ a Celebration of Neuroscience Sponsored by Palm Health Foundation

By | February 19, 2021

Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute is proud to announce “Brainy Days 2021,” a monthlong virtual celebration of neuroscience to engage, empower and educate the public about brain diseases and ultimately reduce the stigma associated with brain disorders.

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New Additions to the Wilkes Honors FAU Advisory Council

By | January 19, 2021

Anna M. Ewing and Kadeem Ricketts recently joined the Advisory Council of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.   Ewing is a senior technology executive, board member, angel investor and the former CIO of Nasdaq. Specializing in Financial Services technology solutions,...

Lawrence Toll

FAU’S LAWRENCE TOLL AMONG WORLD’S MOST ‘HIGHLY CITED RESEARCHERS’

By | December 9, 2020

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named by The Web of Science(TM) among its most Highly Cited Researchers(TM). His publications rank in the top 1 percent by citations according to Clarivate(TM).

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FAU RECEIVES NIH GRANT TO ENHANCE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IN OLDER ADULTS

By | December 1, 2020

FAU neuroscience, physics and nursing researchers have received a grant from the National Institute of Aging to test a mathematical model designed to optimize social and physical engagement in older adults.

Lorena B. Areal, Ph.D.

FAU Brain Postdoctoral Fellow Receives Pilot Grant to Study Behavioral Changes in Mice Related to Autism and ADHD

By | November 18, 2020

Lorena B. Areal, Ph.D., a FAU Brain postdoctoral fellow, received a pilot grant to evaluate, through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), network-level changes in the brain that might underlie behavioral changes observed in genetically engineered mice expressing the DAT Val559 mutation.

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DIPLOMACY TEAM WINS SECOND NATIONAL TITLE AT MODEL U.N.

By | November 9, 2020

The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at FAU recently competed in the virtual National Model United Nations competition and finished first overall out of 43 competing universities and received seven awards.

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Unzipping Genes

By | November 4, 2020

Students in Florida Atlantic University’s first course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) recently explored unlocking the genetic puzzles of one of nature’s unique creatures: Mexican cavefish.