Announcing the School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Scientific Excellence and Discovery
Through its academic departments and research centers, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science provides outstanding opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate science majors.
In addition to the eight academic departments in the College, there is a group of strong interdisciplinary and sub-disciplinary research centers engaged in cutting-edge research.
The education and research programs of our College span the sciences and mathematics with major efforts in many fields ranging from biotechnology, bioinformatics, and brain science to cryptology, developmental systems, dynamical systems, environmental sciences, exercise sciences, geo-information science, marine science, and space-time physics. The College's programs are offered at FAU's campuses in Boca Raton, Davie, Jupiter, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Spotlight Stories
New Graduate Alexis Surtel, B.S. ’23, Lands Position with National Institutes of Health
Spring 2023 Schmidt College of Science graduate Alexis Surtel will begin working with the National Institutes of Health this September, as a postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award trainee. More specifically, Surtel will be housed in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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A State-of-the-Art AI Sandbox Gives Ph.D. Student a Boost With Neuroscience Research
Jennifer Giordano, a second year Ph.D. student in the Graduate Neuroscience Training Program and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, greatly relies on the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox’s transformative technology
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Newly Launched Soar-in-4 Medical School Pathway Program
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Schmidt College of Medicine are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative pathway program for outstanding Schmidt College of Science Soar-in-4 Scholars.
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Soaring High: Senior Daphney McCoy
Senior Daphney McCoy is taking the scientific world by storm. During her undergraduate studies as a Biology major in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, she has built a foundation of academic and personal accomplishments,...
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Schmidt College of Science Hosts Annual Science Sophomore Social
More than 200 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science students attended the Science Sophomore Social on Oct. 26 at the Sanson Life Sciences Patio on the Boca Raton campus. This year marked a historical first for the program....
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CONGRATULATIONS, KAYLIA COOPER, 2023 FAU STUDENT TALON LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER
This year’s Student Talon Leadership Award was presented to Kaylia Cooper, an undergraduate researcher in the Honors in Biological Sciences program within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Cooper is the founding...
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CBS12: 'Identify, Understand and Rectify our Environmental Challenges': New FAU School Focusing on Environmental Sustainability
FAU has created a brand new school focusing solely on those concerns; the ‘ECOS’ school is dedicated solely to Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS). Watch now.
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Department of Exercise Science Launches New Graduate and Professional Pathway Agreement with FIU
The Schmidt College of Science’s Department of Exercise and Health Promotion is pleased to announce the launch of a new graduate and professional pathway agreement between Florida Atlantic and Florida International University....
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Psychology
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Biology
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