College of Science News

To investigate how large, long-lasting plumes of murky water coincide with the annual blacktip shark migration, Florida Atlantic University researchers tracked the size, duration and timing of turbidity events during the...

Maria Jasin, Ph.D., who is acclaimed for her groundbreaking research on the repair of damaged DNA in cells, will be inducted into the FAU Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame on April 10.

Physician, entrepreneur and health care advocate Jose E. Garcia Jr., M.D., ’25, has been named the 2026 Distinguished Alumni from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.

Learn how two-time FAU alumnus and postdoctoral researcher Juan Lopez, Ph.D., is helping push the boundaries of computational neuroscience using fruit fly connectomes.

Don't miss the free WLW-ECOS Undergraduate Expo on April 7—come connect with environmental student researchers and professionals, discover internship opportunities, and get personalized resume insights from FAU's Career...

This year’s $15,000 award has been granted to Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., a professor of biological sciences within FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, for his pioneering work on a patent-pending shark deterrent...

ESHP students and faculty from the SHINE and Muscle Labs enjoyed sharing interactive games and live demos with over 13,000 visitors at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale.

In a major breakthrough, researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators have identified a previously unknown cellular pathway that allows brain cells to pass toxic material directly to their neighbors through...

To fill this gap, Florida Atlantic University researchers and their collaborators studied free-living Northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), a common territorial songbird, to examine how everyday challenges affect gut...

Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.5 million estate gift from Leif Carlsson, Ph.D., and Seija Carlsson to provide scholarships and programmatic support for students studying ocean and mechanical engineering and...