Collage of colorful scientific images including microscopic and underwater visuals in organic shapes.
Seventh Annual Art of Science at the Ritter Art Gallery through April 20
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Crossing Wires
MasterMinds: Crossing Wires
Finding Molecules That Shape Memory
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Crossing Wires
MasterMinds: Crossing Wires
Finding Molecules That Shape Memory
2026 By Judy Gelman Myers masterminds, n/a
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Class of 2025
MasterMinds: Class of 2025
Neuroscience Graduate Program Fosters New Talent in Scientific Research
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Class of 2025
MasterMinds: Class of 2025
Neuroscience Graduate Program Fosters New Talent in Scientific Research
2026 By Chelsey Matheson masterminds, n/a
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Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity
Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity
1 in 5 U.S. adolescents is now classified as obese, a trend that carries serious risks.
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Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity
Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity
1 in 5 U.S. adolescents is now classified as obese, a trend that carries serious risks.
2026 By Gisele Galoustian false, n/a
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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