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Climate Change Increasingly a Bipartisan Issue in Florida

By | December 1, 2021

Belief in climate change among Florida Republicans has climbed to nearly 9 out of 10 adults, apparently trending upwards, according to a new analysis of five sequenced FAU surveys since 2019.

Richard S. Isaacson, M.D., to Lead Alzheimer's Disease Prevention

By | November 29, 2021

A world-renowned clinician-researcher has joined the Schmidt College of Medicine to direct the FAU Center for Brain Health to focus on Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative dementia prevention.

FAU Seeks Study Subjects for Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

By | November 18, 2021

FAU has received a grant from the Florida Department of Health to continue a first-of-its-kind study of the short-term and potential long-term health effects of harmful algal blooms among Florida residents.

FAU Names New Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

By | November 16, 2021

Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., a leading neurosurgeon and physician scientist, will assume this role in February 2022.

FAU Receives $1 Million NSF Grant for First Networked-AI Testbed

By | November 8, 2021

Researchers in FAU's Center for Connected Autonomy and AI have developed the nation's first platform to connect autonomous robots using millimeter waves to advance team AI learning and operations.

Novel Tag Provides First Detailed Look into Goliath Grouper Behavior

By | November 4, 2021

A study by FAU researchers is the first to reveal detailed behavior of massive goliath groupers in the wild using a custom-built multi-sensor tag combined with artificial intelligence.

FAU Expert on COVID-19 Boosters and Vaccines for Children Ages 5-11

By | November 3, 2021

Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 boosters and vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.

New Index Provides Insight into Possibility of Housing Crash

By | November 2, 2021

Florida Atlantic University's College of Business launched a new, free website tool to help consumers, lenders and real estate professionals make more informed home buying decisions.

Cat's Meow: Robotic Pet Boosts Mood, Cognition in Adults with Dementia

By | October 27, 2021

FAU nursing researchers tested the effectiveness of affordable, interactive robotic pet cats to improve mood, behavior and cognition in older adults with mild to moderate dementia.

Report Shows Home Prices Across U.S. Rising at Near-record Rates

By | October 26, 2021

Rising premiums in many of the nation's most overvalued metropolitan areas suggest that homebuying remains red hot even as signs point to a looming price correction.