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March 15, 2019

The Florida Atlantic University Tech Runway is now open for business in Jupiter. The FAU business incubator officially expanded its' services to the FAU Jupiter campus this month.

Rhys Williams, the managing director of FAU Tech Runway made the announcement during a BioFlorida Palm Beach and Treasure Coast chapter event held March 12 on the John D. MacArthur Campus. Williams hopes the expansion will help catapult dozens of technology startups and companies in the early stages of business in the Jupiter area. 
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Brain Exhibit Ribbon Cutting
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium’s Journey Through the Human Brain , a $2.5 million, 2,500-square-foot permanent exhibit is now open after three years of development.

The exhibit is a partnership between the South Florida Science Center and Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute. Major portions of the exhibit also feature significant hands-on participation from the Max Plank Florida Institute of Neuroscience and Scripps Research Institute of Florida. 

The exhibit opening also coincides with Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute’s “ Brainy Days 2019,” a celebration of neuroscience throughout the month of March. 
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present a lecture by Jeremy Richman, Ph.D., a neuro-pharmacologist and CEO of the Avielle Foundation on Tuesday, March 19 at 4 p.m.

“The Neuroscience of Being Human(e)” will examine recent brain research that provides insights that can help everyday citizens to identify the signs and symptoms of someone troubled or in crisis, to responsibly advocate for those at risk of violence to themselves or to others, and, most importantly, to foster kind, healthy and compassionate individuals and communities.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will host the  LUNAFEST® Film Festival on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m.

LUNAFEST® is a traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for and about women. This season, the program of eight films – filled with stories of reflection, hope and humor – will travel to more than 175 cities and screen in front of 25,000 people. 
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m - 4 p.m.
Great Hall at FAU Forkas Alumni Center
“The Neuroscience of Violence and Compassion: Being Human(e)”
Dr. Jeremy Richman, Avielle Foundation
Tuesday, March 19, 4-5 p.m.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, FAU Jupiter Campus 
Thursday, March 21, Gates open at 11 a.m.
1:05 p.m. Game Start
St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
Monday, March 25, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Wilkes Honors College at FAU Jupiter Campus
Friday, March 29, 4-5:30 p.m.
Els Center of Excellence, Jupiter 
Saturday, March 30, 9-1 p.m.
South Florida Science Center & Aquarium
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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.