College of Science News

Although the Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended, Floridians’ woes over severe weather and soaring homeowners’ insurance costs still linger. A new Florida Atlantic University survey finds hurricanes and other...

Dean Valery Forbes, Ph.D., Ines Haberle, Ph.D., a biological sciences postdoctoral fellow, and undergraduate student Lorena Martins attended the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America Annual...

To reduce hazards during bird migration periods, our Owl family can help by turning off lights and closing blinds at night.

Assistant Professor Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D., together with College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers, received $22,500 in SEED Funding to better understand the circuit-level deficits that underlie early cognitive...

Elasmo Lab graduate students teamed up with undergraduate students from the University of South Florida for "the ultimate lab experience" — a four-day shark research trip in Tampa Bay.

Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science used drones and field surveys to study how environmental and human factors affect loggerhead sea turtle nest site selection on a high-density beach in Boca Raton.

The project is led by Michelle L. Petersen, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and director of the Environmental Science Program in the School...

The Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology’s Biotech Hackathon initiative was named one of three 2025 University Economic Development Association Awards of Excellence Talent finalists.

Nearly 70 faculty members from Florida Atlantic University have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists, including 17 experts from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science whose research spans psychology,...

The college’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics is home to the largest cryptography team in the nation devoted exclusively to the mathematical exploration of post-quantum cryptographic solutions