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Florida Atlantic University's
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College welcomed new students. The college held
SOAR (Student Orientation, Academic, and Registration) for nearly 90 incoming owls and their families on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29. WHC SOAR is a holistic experience that introduces future owls to the Wilkes Honors College faculty, staff, and current students. Students attended informational sessions, participated in activities, and developed relationships with other new students. The Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Corey A. King, Ph.D., and the Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Larry Faerman, Ph.D., shared tips with parents on how to be supportive, challenging, and nurturing as their student begins their college journey. FAU President John Kelly, Ph.D., provided words of encouragement to prepare the students for a successful start to their academic career at FAU.
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Florida Atlantic University named
Sarah Milton, Ph.D., the interim chair of the department of biological sciences beginning July 13. "She is one of the leaders of our faculty and will provide an important bridge to the future of the department," said Rod Murphey, Ph.D., associate vice president for academic affairs of FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus. "Her research focuses on conservation biology and the physiology of environmental stress. News publications such as the New York Times and National Geographic often features her work. During the past 13 years, she has demonstrated excellence in research, teaching, mentoring students, as well as administering the Marine Science Graduate program and the Integrative Biology Ph.D. program. We look forward to her leadership of the department."
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Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in FAU’s
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and a member of the
FAU Brain Institute (I-BRAIN) recently provided a special guest seminar at the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Dawson-Scully discussed his current research in a talk titled, "Protein Kinase G modulates seizure duration in C. elegans using a novel electroconvulsion assay.” Dawson-Scully also presented seminars at Hebrew University and Ariel University. During the historic trip to Israel with Governor Ron Desantis, FAU signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with universities and organizations to further strengthen the university’s ties with higher education and research in Israel.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
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2019 Osher LLI Fall Catalog
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Saturday, September 7
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach
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Florida Atlantic University
serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida.
FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus
, located in downtown Abacoa offers a variety of upper-division and graduate course. The campus houses the
Academy for Community Inclusion
,
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
,
College of Education
,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
,
John D. MacArthur Campus Library
and the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
, the largest lifelong learning program in the nation. FAU Jupiter unites scientists and students in research and training programs and leverages FAU’s close affiliations with
Scripps Florida
and the
Max Planck Florida Institute
, also located on the campus. As part of this effort, the university-wide
Brain Institute
launched in 2016 and is a hub of cutting-edge, multidisciplinary neuroscience activity that builds on existing neuroscience centers and programs within the
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
and
Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
offers research and training programs in molecular biology and biotechnology and serves as a link between FAU and other institutions and industries in this field.
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