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What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Not Enough.

By | August 24, 2022

A first-of-its-kind study by FAU researchers reveals only marginal improvements with respect to evacuation planning in America's 50 largest cities following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

FAU Hosts Afghan Scholar for Fall Semester

By | August 24, 2022

Mujib Mehrdad will be housed within the Department of English as a research scholar through the Scholars at Risk Network.

Study First to Link Weed Killer Roundup® to Convulsions in Animals

By | August 23, 2022

FAU and NSU researchers are the first to link the use of the herbicide Roundup®, the world's most commonly used herbicide by volume and by land-area treated, to convulsions in animals.

Study First to Explore 'Walking' Shark Movements in Early Life Stages

By | August 18, 2022

A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of the first study to explore differences in walking and swimming in these neonate (newly-hatched) and juvenile sharks.

FAU Survey: Firms Expect Supply Chain Woes to Wane

By | August 16, 2022

Supply-chain delays and shortages that have hampered deliveries since the COVID-19 pandemic could soon be easing, according to a business survey by a researcher at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Seeks Older Participants for Aging and Memory Study

By | August 16, 2022

FAU researchers are conducting a study in adults 60 and older to improve public health by providing information about how human memory changes with age - and you can help.

New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes

By | August 10, 2022

FAU has landed a major National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center with Columbia University, Rutgers University, the University of Central Florida, and Lehman College.

Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems

By | August 9, 2022

Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by FAU Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.

FAU Celebrates Summer 2022 Commencement

By | August 9, 2022

Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 1,800 degrees on Tuesday, Aug. 9 during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education Honors Educators

By | August 8, 2022

The Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU recently announced the Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã for 2022.

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