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Seventh Annual Art of Science Gallery - Opening Night
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Stronger by Nature
Florida Atlantic: Stronger by Nature
Engineers Reinforce Wood with Eco-friendly Nano-iron
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Florida Atlantic: Stronger by Nature
Engineers Reinforce Wood with Eco-friendly Nano-iron
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Science in Seconds: Watch AI Translate Sign Language Instantly
A real-time American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation system that uses AI, hand tracking and deep learning
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Science in Seconds: Watch AI Translate Sign Language Instantly
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Florida Atlantic: 'Shelf'lessly Devoted
How the Dean of Libraries Found Purpose in Boundless Curiosity and Joy of Helping Others
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Florida Atlantic: 'Shelf'lessly Devoted
How the Dean of Libraries Found Purpose in Boundless Curiosity and Joy of Helping Others
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Research Metrics *
Florida Atlantic researchers are rising to meet some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to a global pandemic, from neurodegenerative diseases to cancer and more.

$75.9M
Value of Research Awards Received
608
Proposals Submitted
408
Awards Received

* Fiscal Year 2023-2024


Research Institutes

To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, Florida Atlantic established four university-wide research institutes focused on its strengths. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.


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HBOI
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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SNBI
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
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I-Health
Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention
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I-SENSE
Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering

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