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Toxic Algae Blooms: Study Assesses Possible Health Hazards to Humans

By | January 11, 2024

FAU Harbor Branch researchers collected and tested water samples from 20 sites within Florida's Indian River Lagoon and found unique patterns of cytotoxicity associated with toxins in the lagoon.

Dramatic Decline in Cigarette Use Among U.S. Teens Over Three Decades

By | January 10, 2024

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers explored overall trends in cigarette smoking in a large sample of U.S. adolescents by gender and ethnicity (grades nine to 12) from 1991 to 2021.

FAU Harbor Branch Announces 2024 Ocean Science Lecture Series

By | December 19, 2023

FAU Harbor Branch announced the lineup for the 2024 "John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series," which begins Wednesday, Jan. 10.

FAU Celebrates Fall 2023 Graduates

By | December 15, 2023

Florida Atlantic University conferred more than 2,700 degrees for the fall semester, during five in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

Camera Traps Uncover Mysterious Lesula Monkey's 'Business'

By | December 14, 2023

Just like Ring home security cameras capture both mundane and extraordinary events, strategically placed camera traps in the Congo Basin reveal the behavior of an elusive African monkey known as the "lesula."

New AI Method Counts Manatee Clusters in Real Time

By | December 13, 2023

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers are among the first to use a deep learning-based crowd counting approach that could help endangered species in complex environments.

FAU Receives USDA $1 Million Grant for Microbiome Innovation Center

By | December 12, 2023

South Florida's first-of-its-kind center will help address complex challenges facing traditional agriculture and declining interest of the next generation in food, agriculture and natural resources careers.

Comparing Mental Illness, Gun Violence in the U.S., Australia and U.K.

By | December 11, 2023

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers found similar rates of mental illness in the U.S., Australia and the U.K., yet significantly higher gun violence deaths in the U.S.

FAU Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

By | December 7, 2023

FAU researchers are seeking additional participants in Cape Coral for a study evaluating the potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms.

College of Business Launches Supply Chain Competition for Students

By | December 7, 2023

Registration has started for a new case study competition open to Florida Atlantic University students across all majors, including business analytics and supply chain management.