College of Science News

Distinguished National Geographic Emerging Explorer and longtime Schmidt College of Science Professor Maria Fadiman, Ph.D, is teaching young learners through a new toy, the National Geographic Kids Amazon Rainforest Tonie.

A new study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and collaborators, has uncovered a surprising ability of brain cells in the hippocampus to process and encode and respond to information from multiple brain rhythms...

Read how Erin Williams, Ph.D., picked up where her former undergraduate advisor Daniel Huchital, Ph.D., left off when he retired from teaching chemistry at Florida Atlantic for over 20 years.

New research from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science shows that when it comes to building muscle and gaining strength, less might actually be more.

Learn how Brynne Alcorta Ordonez, a neurobiology and behavior major, is using non-invasive methods like drone footage and AI to study blacktip sharks in motion this summer.

Learn how undergraduate biological sciences student Claire Brunk is caring for Florida’s wide range of wildlife as an intern at the South Florida Wildlife Center and her ambition to pursue a doctorate in veterinary medicine...

The Florida Atlantic University Gruber AI Sandbox, established by a generous gift from Rubin and Cindy Gruber in 2019, has developed into an artificial intelligence (AI) makerspace, where students can explore AI-based projects...

X-ray powder diffraction is a non-destructive technique for characterizing solid materials like minerals or metals, and Dr. Vivian Merk is eager to use it to better understand biological crystal growth in complex organic...

Several Florida Atlantic University faculty experts are available to discuss a range of hurricane-related topics such as preparedness, evacuation planning, storm impacts and post-disaster recovery.

The College of Education, in collaboration with the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, has been awarded a 2025 Capacity-Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI).