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FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease

By | April 15, 2021

Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.

FAU Celebrates 2021 Wave Competition

By | April 14, 2021

Florida Atlantic University has announced the winners of the annual FAU Wave Competition, an undergraduate applied research competition organized by FAU's Division of Research.

'Mindfulness' in Summer Camp Benefits Campers and Counselors Alike

By | April 13, 2021

FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing researchers show how a mindfulness program in a summer camp setting decreases emotional distress in school age children and empowers campers and counselors alike.

Early Cardiac Events Pose Major and Diverse Risks in Close Relatives

By | April 12, 2021

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators show that family history of early onset cardiac events including heart attacks is a major and independent risk factor in close relatives.

How Did 500 of a Species Form in a Lake? Very Different Body Clocks

By | April 8, 2021

How fish exploit different times of day has not been studied systematically. FAU scientists have discovered the first nocturnal cichlid species from Lake Malawi, offering clues into the evolution of sleep.

FAU Expert Answers Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines

By | March 31, 2021

The Schmidt College of Medicine's Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

FAU Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious 'Blaise Pascal Medal'

By | March 29, 2021

Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received the coveted "Blaise Pascal Medal" for engineering from the European Academy of Sciences.

Researchers Urge Starting Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients

By | March 25, 2021

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators say that starting smoking cessation in hospitalized patients would reduce many premature deaths.

These Baby Great White Sharks Love to Hang Out Near New York

By | March 23, 2021

FAU Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators provide the first-ever glimpse into 3D movements of young great white sharks in the New York Bight using cutting-edge satellite technology.

Study Aims to (re)Define Latino Manhood and Masculinity

By | March 22, 2021

FAU College of Education researchers and collaborators delve deep into how Latino undergraduate male students' concepts of masculinity and family shape their leadership roles.