College of Science News

All Work, No Independent Play Cause of Youth Declining Mental Health
March 09, 2023
Risky play, such as climbing high into a tree, helps protect children from developing phobias and reduces future anxiety by boosting self-confidence to deal with emergencies.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOSTS, JOINS ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FORUMS
February 21, 2023
In January, the Schmidt College of Science held a Faculty Teaching Forum on Academic Integrity that provided a platform for faculty to exchange best practice ideas.
Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children With Few Friends
February 07, 2023
Study findings reveal that the total number of friends that a child has is not the issue. What matters is whether or not the child has fewer friends than the partner.
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January 27, 2023
Two-time Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumni Nate Shanok most recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2020, with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology and a focus in behavioral neuroscience.
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November 14, 2022
Last summer, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumna Maria S. Altieri, M.S., M.D., became Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania.
SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOSTS INAUGURAL FAU PRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONS SUMMIT
October 25, 2022
FAU’s Pre-Health Professions Office hosted an inaugural Pre-Health Professions Summit on Oct. 6 to 8, on the Boca Raton campus as well as virtually.
PRE-HEALTH STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: DODLEE MOSILME
October 21, 2022
This Summer 2022, Dodlee Mosilme, a first-year Biological Sciences student, was the first FAU participant to join the 2022 Yale Summer Enrichment Medical Academy (YSEMA) in New Haven, Connecticut.
SUPPORTING STUDENT RESEARCH AND SMART STREETSCAPES: $26 MILLION NSF ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER
September 27, 2022
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is serving as a key partner for a major National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) at Florida Atlantic University.
TIFFANY ROBERTS BRIGGS, PH.D., NAMED DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM
August 18, 2022
Congratulations to Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Ph.D., on her new role as director of the Environmental Science Program in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Dr. Briggs began her new role on August 2.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MASTER’S STUDENT WINS SECOND RUNNER UP AT 2022 THREE MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION
July 25, 2022
Haley Davis, a Charles E. Schmidt College of Science student in the Biological Sciences Master’s degree program, tied for the second runner up award in the 2022 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) for her presentation...
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