NEWS ARCHIVE


New FAU Poll Finds Floridians Support Stricter Gun Laws

By | February 28, 2018

A vast majority of Floridians support stricter gun laws, including a ban on assault-style rifles, universal background checks and raising the minimum age for gun purchasers, according to a statewide survey.

FAU Announces Winners of 'IOT Hardware Hackathon'

By | February 26, 2018

Three teams of students from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took home a cash prize for winning FAU's IoT Hardware Hackathon, Make FAU 2018.

FAU Brain Institute Awarded $780,000 to Launch ASCEND

By | February 22, 2018

FAU's Brain Institute has received a $780,000 grant from the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation to launch an innovative STEM program targeted at middle and high school students in Palm Beach County.

FAU Hosts 11th Regional Competition for Science Olympiad

By | February 19, 2018

Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science hosted its 11th annual southeast Florida regional competition for the Science Olympiad on Saturday, Feb. 17.

FAU to Celebrate National Engineers Week

By | February 14, 2018

Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate "Engineers Week 2018: Engineering Reality, From Imagination to Realization" from Monday, Feb. 19 to Friday, Feb. 23.

Who's Your Daddy? Good News for Threatened Sea Turtles

By | February 8, 2018

FAU researchers are the first to document multiple paternity in sea turtle nests and hatchlings to uncover "who are your daddies?" Results of the study are very good news for this female-biased species.

FAU Approved for Neurology Residency Program

By | February 7, 2018

FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received approval for a University-sponsored residency program in neurology, in collaboration with Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Delray Medical Center.

Floridians Support Dreamers and are Split on Building a Wall

By | February 7, 2018

Floridians support permanent legal status for children who were brought illegally to the United States, but Florida voters are split on whether a wall should be built on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia

By | February 6, 2018

A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.

FAU to Host Events in Honor of Black History Month

By | January 31, 2018

Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events throughout the month of February.