College of Science News

Florida Atlantic University ’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of America Division to support a novel research project...

Gianni Sims had her stellar research on one of the most mysterious objects in the observable universe—supermassive black holes—featured in Nature, as part of Black Space Week 2025.

This summer, Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (CMBB) piloted a new program to introduce high school students and their teachers to advanced...

The Department of Biological Sciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science received a $780,000 gift to establish the W. William Stewart Science Scholarship Fund. The endowed fund will support undergraduate students.

Welcome to our inaugural WLW-School of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) Professor in Residence, Gabriela Rodríguez-Fuentes, Ph.D., from the Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad...

To identify ways to boost social engagement in older adults with ADRD, Florida Atlantic University researchers observed virtual group sessions led by FAU’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, a nurse-led adult...

Daphney McCoy, B.S. ’23, designed and assembled a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet that supports NASA’s Artemis mission during her 10-week internship on the Space Coast this summer.

Congratulations to Alejandra Coronel-Zegarra who was recently awarded a 2025 Microscopy and Microanalysis Student Award for her research on "Multiscale Chemistry and Structure of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Lesions."

Eric Vandernoot, Astronomy and Physics Lab Coordinator, and Observatory Manager, was a guest teacher for a full day packed with learning, demonstrations and the chance to view the Sun safely through a solar telescope. 

Chris Malinowski, Ph.D., M.S. ’11, a leading marine biologist and affiliate scientist in the Schmidt College of Science, dove deep to capture first place in this shark-positive, globe-trotting race, packed with stunning...