By virtue of its location in South Florida, located within minutes of the Everglades, the Atlantic Ocean, and the largest metropolitan area in the state, Florida Atlantic offers tremendous professional and educational opportunities in environmental science and related disciplines. 

The Schmidt College of Science's health research aims to protect and improve human health as one of our strategic areas of research interest. Health related research in the College reflects a diverse range of interests and expertise that align with existing strengths and priority areas of the University and region. 

Data-intensive, computational methods have emerged as a key enabler of scientific discovery. The Schmidt College of Science Computational and Data Science Initiative leverages the transdisciplinary efforts of a vibrant and growing community of FAU scholar-educators to meet the opportunities and challenges posed by the scientific data revolution.