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Seventh Annual Art of Science Gallery - Opening Night
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Effects of Paid Time Off
Effects of Paid Time Off
FAU/CSU Study: More Paid Time Off Keeps U.S. Workers From Quitting
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FAU/CSU Study: More Paid Time Off Keeps U.S. Workers From Quitting
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Deciphering Dissected Fruit
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Playful MRI Scans Highlight the Unexpected Power of Medical Imaging
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Florida Atlantic: Small-town Roots to National Impact
Alumnus Reflects on the Pivotal Role Florida Atlantic Played in His Journey
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Florida Atlantic: Small-town Roots to National Impact
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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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