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Michael Twardowski
First Endowed Professorship at FAU Harbor Branch
Michael Twardowski named the Edwin A. Link Ocean Technology and Defense Endowed Professor
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Michael Twardowski
First Endowed Professorship at FAU Harbor Branch
Michael Twardowski named the Edwin A. Link Ocean Technology and Defense Endowed Professor
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Left: Bethany A. Stanhope, Ph.D., right: Allison Walsh, in lab setting (Photo by Alex Dolce)
FAU Wins $400K Grant for STEM Careers
The three-year NSF project aims to boost biotech workforce readiness for undergraduate students.
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Left: Bethany A. Stanhope, Ph.D., right: Allison Walsh, in lab setting (Photo by Alex Dolce)
FAU Wins $400K Grant for STEM Careers
The three-year NSF project aims to boost biotech workforce readiness for undergraduate students.
2026 By Gisele Galoustian false, n/a
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From left: Aly Paz, David Cinalli, Nicole Baganz, Randy Blakely
STEM Champions
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s MobileMinds Wins Education Prize
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From left: Aly Paz, David Cinalli, Nicole Baganz, Randy Blakely
STEM Champions
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s MobileMinds Wins Education Prize
2026 By Chelsey Matheson brain-institute-news, 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.

$93.1M
Value of Research Awards Received
657
Proposals Submitted
381
Awards Received

* Fiscal Year 2025-2026


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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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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