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FAU researchers have discovered how the toxic protein behind Huntington's disease spreads between brain cells through tiny tunnels, revealing a promising target to slow or halt disease progression.

FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.

Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., recipient of FAU's Innovation Pilot Award, has developed a pioneering shark deterrent device that uses a galvanic electric field that cuts bycatch by up to 69%.

FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.

FAU's Supplemental Instruction Program, within the Center for Learning and Student Success, recently earned accreditation from the International Center for Supplemental Instruction for the first time.

Florida Atlantic University has risen to an "A" grade from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on its 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card.

FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will host "Insights VIII: Creativity and the Bipolar Brain" at the Ritter Art Gallery, Boca Raton campus.

Florida Atlantic presents the 2026 Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency, "Capturing the American Presidency" with Doug Mills, the Pulitzer Prize-winning senior photographer for "The New York Times.

The University Galleries at Florida Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters presents, "America 250: We Hold These Truths: We Walk These Grounds."

Florida Atlantic University and Palm Beach County have entered into a collaborative partnership designed to align academic excellence with the workforce needs of the public sector.

Florida Atlantic University's College of Business is launching a new MBA in Artificial Intelligence that will focus on preparing future business leaders to thrive in an economy transformed by AI.

FAU's College of Business recently joined regional partners at the Research Park at Florida Atlantic for a South Florida economic outlook conference featuring College of Business faculty experts.