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FAU Economist: Buyers Beware of Peaking U.S. Housing Market

Motivated by mortgage rates near historic lows and a persistent shortage of homes for sale that’s steadily driving up prices, many middle-income consumers want to buy before values escalate out of reach.... more

FAU Business

Study: Nonprofits Must Connect with Donors During Pandemic

A team of researchers, including Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., of Florida Atlantic University, says nonprofits need to implement several key strategies to successfully reach prospective donors during the pandemic. The strategies must envision and seize on bold new opportunities and emphasize empathy, solidarity and hope.... more

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FAU Announces Largest Gift in School’s History

Florida Atlantic University officially announced today that it has received its largest gift in school history – a $20 million gift from benefactors Kurt and Marilyn Wallach. This transformational gift will create the Kurt and Marilyn Wallach Institute for Holocaust and Jewish Studies housed in FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.... more

 

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FAU Economist: Buyers Beware of Peaking U.S. Housing Market

Motivated by mortgage rates near historic lows and a persistent shortage of homes for sale that's steadily driving up prices, many middle-income consumers want to buy before values escalate out of reach.

FAU Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Social Engagement in Older Adults

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.

Study: Nonprofits Must Connect with Donors During Pandemic

Despite the economic hardship brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, philanthropic giving has increased substantially nationwide. But how do nonprofits connect with potential donors?

ACADEMIC CAMPUS LIFE

FAU Announces Largest Gift in School's History

Florida Atlantic University officially announced today that it has received its largest gift in school history - a $20 million gift from benefactors Kurt and Marilyn Wallach.

FAU Again Rates Among Nation's Best Programs for Entrepreneur Studies

Florida Atlantic University's College of Business improved its standing among top programs for entrepreneurship studies, according to the latest rankings from The Princeton Review.

It's Not Too Late to Cast Your Vote...For Best FAU Research Images

FAU is giving everyone the chance to cast their votes (again), but this time for the best images captured by its researchers in a contest that highlights work from across all of FAU's 10 colleges.

ARTS & CULTURE

FAU Lecture "Mascots: Native American Representation in Sports"

The controversy over Indigenous mascots has been a part of U.S. cultural conversations for decades and now it looms ever larger in our public consciousness.

The Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Winter Course Schedule

The Osher LLI at FAU in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the winter semester, which begins Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

Mitch Albom in Virtual FAU/Palm Beach Book Festival Event

Mitch Albom will discuss his book "Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake and the Making of a Family."

UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES

FAU Hospitality Summit to Address Coronavirus Concerns for 2021

The immediate future of the hospitality industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of a summit hosted by the Florida Atlantic University College of Business this month.

Research Park at Florida Atlantic University® Companies Named Honorees

GrowFL has announced that 4ocean, PBC, Aventusoft and MPLT Healthcare, all companies within the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University®, are "2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees."

FAU Tech Runway to Celebrate Virtual Maverick Reception

FAU Tech Runway® will host the 2020 Maverick Reception virtually on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Which face masks provide best protection

Bandanas and loosely folded masks still allow droplets to travel in the air, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University.... more

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