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About 100 faculty and staff attended a town hall, this past Friday, lead by FBI Special Agent David P. Fernicola, Jr., covering foreign government efforts to illicitly acquire university-created intellectual property.
Fernicola talked about the tradecraft other countries use to obtain advanced research, cutting-edge technology and insightful scholarship from university researchers. Foreign states, in particular U.S. adversaries, often illegitimately obtain academic research and information to bolster their scientific, economic and military development goals. The FBI produced
The Risk to Academia
for more information.
Fernicola visited FAU as part of the FBI and federal funding agencies initiatives to educate academic institutions about the risks and best practices to prevent IP theft by other countries. Their efforts made the front
page
of Monday’s
New York Times
.
FAU Vice President for Research Dan Flynn, Ph.D., and Fernicola offered to visit individual colleges, faculty assemblies or other interested groups to address the threats and preventive steps. Request a speaker
here
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FAU offers the following
guidelines
for international research collaborations.
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Survey Shows that Floridians Consider Climate Change a Threat
Two-thirds of Floridians are concerned about climate change and feel as though the government is not doing enough to address the problem, according to the first Florida Climate Resilience Survey. The survey was conducted by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science's Center for Environmental Studies and the Business and Economics Polling Initiative in the College of Business.
READ MORE.
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Sensor Algorithms Detect Tremors
FAU researchers and their collaborators have developed machine-learning algorithms combined with wearable sensors that can continuously monitor Parkinson's disease patients' tremors. The information can be used to more effectively manage and treat the tremors.
Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was the senior author of the study published in the journal
Sensors.
READ MORE.
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Join the Grants Conference Live
The Fall 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference Webcast will be live Nov. 18 and 19. NSF program officers will provide key insights into a wide range of current issues. Topics include:
- State of current funding
- Proposal preparation
- Merit review policies and procedures
- Pertinent administrative issues
For more information and to RSVP, click
here
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Book of the Week
Louis Ari Merlin, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning in the College for Design and Social Inquiry, recently authored the book, "From Mobility to Accessibility Transforming Urban Transportation and Land-Use Planning." This book was published by Cornell University Press and addresses the topic of using the concept of accessibility to define success in transportation planning.
Have You Recently Published a Book?
The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after June 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information
HERE.
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Ask a Scientist:
Sleep Behavior and Health Promotion
Be sure to catch Christina Spadola, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Harvey Sandler School of Social Work, as she discusses how sleep can impact our health and behavior, and how alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine may impact your night of sleep on
the podcast,
Ask a Scientist.
The podcast is hosted by Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
LISTEN HERE.
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Recent Sponsored Research Awards
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Investigator Name and Project
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Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
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Maria Ordonez, DNP
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Community
Outreach Grant
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Florida Atlantic University Foundation - Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation
$
55,000
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Dan Flynn, Ph.D.
Children Services Council
Capacity Building Mini Grant and Learning Together
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Children Services Council
$
37,669
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4 to 5 p.m.,
TOMORROW
, GELB Auditorium, College of Medicine, Boca Raton
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6 to 8:30 p.m.,
TOMORROW
, FAU Tech Runway
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4 p.m., Nov. 8, MC-17, Room 119, Jupiter Campus
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6:30 p.m., Nov. 15, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boca Raton Campus
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10 a.m., Nov. 21, Jupiter Campus
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4 to 5 p.m., Nov. 14, Board of Trustees Room, 3rd Floor, ADM bldg., Boca Raton
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SAVE THE DATES: April. 13-18
: 2020 Graduate Research Week

April 13 to 15, Grand Palm Room, Student Union, Boca Raton Campus
April 17, Grand Palm Room, Student Union, Boca Raton Campus
April 17, Carole & Barry Kaye Auditorium, Boca Raton Campus
April 17 to 18, Florida International University, Miami
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Early Career Academy Workshop
The Division of Research will launch its inaugural Early Career Academy (ECA) 10 a.m. Fri., Nov. 22. The goal of the academy is to provide structured planning, writing, and resource support for early career researchers, and to support them through a cohort approach that builds strong collegial relationships. The ECA is open to all assistant professors at FAU. The kickoff will be held in the administration building (ADM-10), third floor, board of trustees room
. Refreshments will be served and DOR leaders will give opening remarks. RSVP to
proposaldevelopment@fau.edu
Spotlight on NIH Dissertation Grants
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports a number of fellowships and grant mechanisms to support doctoral research and training. One of these is the R36 mechanism. R36s support the dissertation research costs of students in accredited research doctoral programs in the U.S.
The deadline is Feb. 16.
*Please be advised that FastLane and Research.gov will be unavailable from 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Nov. 8 through 6 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
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