NEWS ARCHIVE


Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Presents 'Insights at the Institute'

By | March 5, 2024

FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will host "Insights at the Institute," a juried art exhibition designed to bring awareness to bipolar disorder, from March 14 through March 19.

FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Presents 'Brainy Days'

By | February 21, 2024

Florida Atlantic University's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate its efforts to advance brain science and health with events throughout the month of March throughout Palm Beach County.

Does Your Community Have a Personality Type?

By | February 7, 2024

U.S. counties and regions differ in political ideology. But do they differ in personality as well? An FAU study explores a new approach to measuring the personality of communities.

Palm Health Foundation Computational Brain Health Graduate Fellows

By | November 30, 2023

Five FAU Ph.D. students have been selected to receive the "Computational Brain Science and Health Graduate Fellowships," through a generous gift of $1 million from the Palm Health Foundation in 2022.

Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction

By | September 7, 2023

An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.

FAU Awarded Teaching Grant for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

By | June 12, 2023

FAU's College of Education has received a $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion to provide employment training for students with intellectual disabilities.

Running Throughout Middle Age Keeps 'Old' Adult-born Neurons 'Wired'

By | May 25, 2023

A new study provides novel insight into the benefits of exercise, which should motivate adults to keep moving throughout their lifetime, especially during middle age.

'Pathogen' Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Marine Debris

By | May 18, 2023

As summer kicks off and efforts are underway to find solutions to repurpose Sargassum, could the interplay between this seaweed, Vibrio bacteria and plastic marine debris pose a triple threat to public health?

'New Horizons in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias' Awardees

By | March 31, 2023

In recognition of the quality of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research at FAU, the university launched the "New Horizons in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)" Pilot Funding Program.