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FAU Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Outreach in Broward

By | September 20, 2023

FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative to advance health equity and quality of life.

FAU Indexes Rank College Football Kickers and Punters

By | September 19, 2023

Over the past five years, researchers at Florida Atlantic University have gathered data and created formulas to evaluate kickers and punters, two of the most underappreciated positions in football.

FAU Makes Large Jump in 'U.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities

By | September 18, 2023

Florida Atlantic University made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.

FAU Receives $750,000 Philanthropic Grant for Alzheimer's Disease

By | September 18, 2023

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation, which will transform the care of neurodegenerative diseases.

Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of 'Conscious Awareness'

By | September 18, 2023

FAU researchers provide the first quantified observations of the "birth" of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.

FAU Professor Awarded Top Honors from Management Journal

By | September 18, 2023

Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business, was awarded top honors for a paper published in a leading management policy journal.

FAU Students to Host Events for 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month

By | September 14, 2023

Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Hispanic/Latina/o/x Heritage with a series of student-run events beginning Friday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 15.

U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020

By | September 12, 2023

Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.

FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device

By | September 11, 2023

FAU Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.

Study: Home Prices are Re-Accelerating, But for How Long?

By | September 7, 2023

Home prices are picking up in some parts of the country, though it is doubtful prices will jump significantly in the future, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and another school.