College of Science News

A new Florida Atlantic University study provides the first quantified evidence that free-swimming sharks can detect and respond to underwater sounds from distances extending nearly 250 feet.

Learn how this transformative program connects university researchers with government agencies to accelerate the development and implementation of environmental solutions to improve Southeast Florida's communities.

Learn how Federica Fragomeno, Ph.D., aims to use quantum computing to revolutionize research across physics, chemistry and biology and unlock new possibilities for simulation and discovery.

Discover how Chrishera Smith’s WLW-ECOS summer externship at Friday Harbor Laboratories in the stunning San Juan Islands helped to unlock the secrets of eelgrass sediment.

Florida Atlantic University presents “Path of the Panther: A Visual Journey to Preserve Wild Florida,” with National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward, Jr. as part of the WLW Visiting Fellows Lecture Program and will...

Edward De La Uz received a prestigious scholarship at this summer's Microscopy and Microanalysis conference for his research that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of widespread drug-induced or degenerative bone...

Florida Atlantic's ECOS program proudly welcomed its newest cohort of WLW-ECOS graduate and postdoctoral fellows at an inspiring orientation and reception, launching their journeys as future environmental leaders.

A 19-member team from FAU’s ECOS attended and helped sponsor the 2026 Ecological Society of America’s annual meeting to explore emerging challenges and spark multidisciplinary solutions to maintain resilience.

As among the first researchers granted observatory time on the newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, Professor Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., hopes his project will revolutionize our understanding of how the Andromeda and Triangulum...

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science examined sediment from 40 sites across eight ecological zones at Spruce Bluff Preserve, a 97-acre freshwater wetland along Florida’s...