College of Science News

Warner A. Miller, Ph.D., co-author and a professor in the Department of Physics at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and collaborators, found that light’s polarization – the direction...

Dr. Steven Vollmer will be joining Florida Atlantic University as the next director of our School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science suspected that parasite levels in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) would be affected by environmental...

During BioBlitz—a high-energy nature scavenger hunt—students, scientists and nature lovers from the community teamed up on April 8 to find and identify as many plant and animal species as possible in just a few hours.

Learn more about Carsten Grupstra, Ph.D., a new assistant professor of biology, who explores oceans around the world to better understand these vibrant animals and their highly complex marine habitats.

Congratulations to four outstanding Schmidt College of Science, Department of Physics, Professional Science Master in Medical Physics (PSMMP) graduate students who were admitted to medical physics residencies this year.

More than 80 people from the Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute’s ECOS came together for the first-ever retreat and student poster competition.

Stellar senior Joel Edouard reflects on how being a part of Florida Atlantic’s Microbiome Innovation Cluster served as a springboard to more opportunities, including a summer internship at Johns Hopkins University.

The Invading Sea’s Florida Climate Survey also found that most Floridians – 54% – are worried about being able to afford and maintain homeowners insurance due to climate change.

Medical biology major and Soar-in-4 Scholar Rachel Rubenzahl discovered an unexpected passion for research in the medical field, thanks to her undergraduate Owl experiences.