College of Science News

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.

This recognition places Florida Atlantic and its research and academics in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science among an elite group of institutions nationwide that have demonstrated a sustained commitment to cutting-edge...

Jennifer Chastant, Ph.D. '16, M.S. '15, has been hooked on saving waterways since she was a student. Learn how she is safeguarding this unique natural resource in South Florida.

During Florida Atlantic’s 56th annual Honors Convocation, several College of Science students and faculty received some of the University's highest honors.

Florida Atlantic and the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine have announced a Guaranteed Interview Program for pre-health track students and alumni.

In an unprecedented underwater encounter, a nurse shark equipped with a camera tag had a “shark’s eye view” of a great white shark off the coast of Boynton Beach. This stunning find has delighted marine biologists from...

Researchers from the Charles. E Schmidt College of Science dove deep into the biomechanical properties of the carapaces of three common sea turtle species from the North Atlantic. Their findings have revealed surprising new...

Florida Atlantic University has been ranked among the 2025 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report, including the psychology program in the Schmidt College of Science.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) for standardization in its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project. After a thorough...

A new partnership between the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovation Center (CCF) is poised to enhance advanced workforce training in South Florida’s burgeoning biotechnology...