As we navigate this unprecedented situation and seek to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak, Florida Atlantic University is coming together and will come out stronger than before.
For the most recent FAU related coronavirus (COVID-19) updates,
visit here.
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The State University System of Florida Board of Governors directed state universities to suspend in-person instruction and transition to a remote-learning experience. This is a difficult, yet necessary step to protect our students, faculty, staff and community.
Alumni and friends of FAU are asking how they can support our students during this difficult time. Right now, students are trying to meet the unexpected needs resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. To help our students, FAU has set up the FAU Cares Emergency Fund to ensure that our students can continue their studies. All donations will be used to provide emergency support for students through this unprecedented period.
Contributions of any size are welcome and appreciated. If you would like to help, please
make a gift online.
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Wilkes Honors College Goes Virtual
Check out how FAU's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Professor Kevin Lanning and the students in his psychology and data science lab are transitioning to online instruction. We are so proud of our students, faculty and staff that are making the best of the situation.
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Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute, in partnership with the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation, is addressing the national shortage in STEM (science-technology-engineering and math) career-oriented students with
ASCEND (Advancing STEM: Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery)
, an innovative education platform targeting middle and high school students in Palm Beach County.
During these unprecedented times, the ASCEND team is eager to boost its virtual education content to ignite curiosity about brain science.
Last week, ASCEND
leaders, Paula Gajewski-Kurdziel, Ph.D. and David Cinalli, led an experiment and discussion online on how fruit flies can be used to study the aging brain and neurodegenerative disorders.
ASCEND program
content will also be available through the new,
Palm Beach County Virtual STEM Collaborative, a comprehensive digital resource for PBC educators moving to the virtual learning space launching Friday. The Collaborative will include STEM lessons, livestream demonstrations, etc. from STEM organizations in PBC.
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OLLI at FAU Jupiter is now offering the following lectures and courses online. To register for these lectures and courses,
click here
.
Please check the
OLLI website
as new lectures and courses will become available online.
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Magician Extraordinaire- Howard Thurston (one-time) S1T2
Lecturer: Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.
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Walking the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Tri-border (one-time) S1R9
Lecturer: Robert Rabil, Ph.D.
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Women in Islam (4 weeks) S4M1
Lecturer: Robert Rabil, Ph.D.
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The Arthurian Legend (4 weeks) S1T2
Lecturer: Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.
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Nine Elections That Changed America and One That Might (4 weeks) S4T1
Lecturer: Ralph Nurnberger, Ph.D.
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merican Foreign Policy (6 weeks) S6W1/S6W2
Lecturer: Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D.
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OBJECTION! Current Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles (4 weeks) S4R1
Lecturer: Irving Labovitz
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The Week in Review (6 weeks) S6F1
Lecturer: Frank Cerabino
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm and disrupted so many aspects of life in the United States and around the world. School districts across America are now providing K-12 education online, and an increasing number will not resume face-to-face classes until the fall. As a result, cyberbullying expert, Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., a professor in FAU's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice cautions that there will likely be some unintended consequences that merit attention and response from both educators and parents. Among these unintended consequences: a possible increase in cyberbullying among youth...
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As the world prioritizes social distancing, new FAU research shows that a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest method of caring for a baby, can positively benefit full-term infants and their mothers. Results from the study indicate that Kangaroo Care training and level of use by caregivers during infancy can favorably influence both neurodevelopmental trajectories and infant neurobiological functioning.
“We wanted to know if exposure to extended tactile stimulation using the Kangaroo Care method would increase peripheral basal oxytocin and suppress cortisol reactivity in the babies in our study,” said Nancy Aaron Jones, Ph.D., senior author, an associate professor, and director of the FAU WAVES Emotion Laboratory in the Department of Psychology in FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and a member of the FAU Brain Institute (I-BRAIN)...
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The FAU programs listed in the 2021 “Best Graduate Programs” include the part-time MBA (No. 138); overall education (No. 158); overall engineering (No. 152-200); computer engineering (No. 127); electrical engineering (No. 155); mechanical engineering (No. 160); overall fine arts (No. 178); medical school research (No. 94-122); medical school primary care (No. 94-122); nursing master’s (No. 47), which is the top-ranked program for public schools in Florida; nursing doctorate (No. 62); public affairs (No. 90); and speech-language pathology (No. 146)....
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Jack Scott, Ph.D., BCBA-D, executive director of FAU’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities has a new book titled,
“Safeguarding Your Child with Autism: Strategies and Tools to Reduce Risks.” Even though both parents and teachers consider safety to be their highest priority for their child(ren) with autism, statistics show shocking numbers on their autistic child’s vulnerability. The book focuses on what parents can do to control “unintentional injuries,” or injuries that could have been averted. Dr. Scott offers many mechanisms, devices, structures and partnerships that parents can put in place that could serve as a child’s lifesaver. Woodbine House published the book.
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With the recent launch of the FAU chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), we turn the spotlight on some of the transformational work that is being carried out by women researchers at the university and efforts being made to recruit and retain women faculty, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, is co-principal investigator of a study that recently won a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further position the blind Mexican cavefish as a research model for understanding evolution and human disease.
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Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of biology in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and manager of the Laboratory of Integrative Marine and Coastal Ecology at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. She has been awarded a 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowship by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Her research focuses on improving the management of marine ecosystems by determining how ecological interactions are altered by anthropogenic activities and global impacts such as climate change and pollution.
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FAU’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Alumni
FAU’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Alumni Roberto Hernandez and Rubens Tavora, are celebrating successful applications to highly selective doctoral graduate programs. Both are currently conducting neurophysiological research in the Macleod laboratory on FAU’s Jupiter campus. Roberto has accepted an admission offer to the International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain & Behavior, and picked up the title of “IMPRS Fellow”, a title reserved for the top recruits. Rubens has accepted an admission offer to the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical & Biological Sciences at Scripps Research, FAU Jupiter Campus.
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Deep Dive Into the Brain, developed with the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, FAU Brain Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Intervoke, will receive an award at this year’s Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas, NV.
Finalists were picked from a field of 115 entrants representing 19 countries. Deep Dive Into the Brain is a finalist in the Educational Environments category at the
Awards Ceremony...
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We celebrated Florida Atlantic University at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on March 11 during FAU Day! Our very own Owlsley did a great job throwing out the first pitch during the Miami Marlins versus the New York Yankees game. Members of FAU Admissions and Marketing were on-site greeting guests and sharing all FAU has to offer. We can’t wait to do it again next year.
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Lunch and Learn with Els Center
It’s Brain Awareness Week’s 25th anniversary! Prior to event postponements, FAU Brain hosted a Lunch and Learn with the Els Center of Excellence on the FAU Jupiter campus. The event was part of Brainy Day’s, a month long celebration of neuroscience typically held throughout March.
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Watch FAU's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Professor of Biology Jon Moore, Ph.D., recent talk on the BP oil spill given at the Florida Oceanographic Society's Coastal Science Lecture Series earlier this month.
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Virtual Exhibit Tour - Journey Through the Human Brain
Enjoy this tour of the newest permanent exhibit, "Journey Through the Human Brain," created in partnership with FAU's Brain Institute.
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www.youtube.com
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March 27, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
March 28, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach
March 30, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
April 3, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Due to our unwavering commitment to the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff, we have decided to cancel the 2020 Honors Convocation Ceremony scheduled for April 15. It is with regret that we cannot personally recognize those deserving individuals who have worked so hard on those achievements, publicly. However, a digital program will be developed and distributed to acknowledge our award winners. We ask kindly that you please join us in sharing your congratulations with our awardees once announced. All awardees will continue to receive a certificate for their achievement, as well as any plaque, medal, or monetary payments associated with their award. We will be sure to personally notify the awardees of their achievements in the coming weeks. We will also be notifying all those working on the event as soon as possible. For questions or concerns regarding Honors Convocation, please contact
Michael Turtz.
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POSTPONED: Medallion Ceremony
May 7, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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