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Osher LLI at FAU Announces Winter Course Schedule
November 19, 2019
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the winter semester, which begins Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.
Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year
November 07, 2019
A study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea by using simulated sunlight to explore removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface.
Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement Book Cover
November 06, 2019
Christopher Strain, Ph.D., a professor of History & American Studies in FAU’s Wilkes Honors College has contributed a chapter to a new book on the civil rights movement. Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement...
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November 01, 2019
Florida Atlantic University and St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) recently collaborated to develop the Social, Wellness, and Emotional Learning Leaders (S.W.E.L.L.) program designed to increase the number of school counselors...
Machine-learning Algorithms Track Tremors in Parkinson's Patients
October 30, 2019
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, can continuously monitor the severity of tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Teens with Autism Can Master Living Skills When Parents Use iPads
October 29, 2019
A study finds that video prompting using an iPad produces immediate and lasting effects for teens with autism and that parents can be powerful delivery agents to increase independence in their children.
Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents 2020 Presidential Election Lectures
October 22, 2019
Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter will present two lectures by Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., a professor of political science, on Tues., Nov. 5 at noon and Thurs. Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m., in the Osher LLI complex at FAU Jupiter.
James W Forgan book cover
October 18, 2019
James W Forgan, Ph.D., an associate professor in Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education on the FAU Jupiter campus, recently released The ADHD Empowerment Guide. The book helps parents identify their child's...
Jacqueline H. Fewkes book cover
October 18, 2019
Jacqueline H. Fewkes, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College recently edited, Anthropological Perspectives on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps. The edited volume deploys digital...
Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass book cover
October 17, 2019
Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University’s Jupiter campus recently published Parent Involvement for Motivated Learners: Encouraging...