The Comforts recently made a gift to establish the Pierrepont Comfort Chair in Political Science at Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College. The Honors College’s first endowed chair honors Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., foreign policy association fellow and professor of political science in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and will provide support of his work in the field of political science and the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program... Read More

As a scientist and counseling psychologist, Justin Perry, Ph.D., has dedicated his career to advocating for youth, their mental health and education. He plans to continue that effort as the new dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College. Perry comes to FAU with extensive experience in academic leadership, research and grant funding. Hear more about his vision for the college... Read More

Keith Jakee, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at the Harriett L. Wilkes Honors College, has won a prestigious appointment in his field, being recently selected as a Senior Visiting Research Scholar at Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy (HOPE). The Center for the History of Political Economy's mission is to promote and support research in, and the teaching of, the history of economics... Read More

FAU has named philosopher Susan Schneider, Ph.D., to lead the new Center for the Future Mind and to the position of William F. Dietrich Chair in Philosophy in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, in collaboration with FAU’s Brain Institute. Schneider studies the nature of the mind, with an interest in emerging technologies and how they will shape the future of humanity... Read More

A research partnership formed just last year by Memorial Healthcare System and Florida Atlantic University is already being recognized for quality care, results, and advances in research, and that’s great news for patients fighting cancer in South Florida. The alliance between Memorial’s Cancer Institute and FAU (MCIFAU) has been recognized by the state’s Department of Health as a “Florida Cancer Center of Excellence.”... Read More

Mexican Tetra cavefish have long been of interest in understanding adaptation to severe environmental change. In the study published in the international journal, Nature Communications, Alex Keene, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological sciences in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and director of the Program in Neurogenetics, together with Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., co-principal investigator and an assistant professor of biology in FAU’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Bethany Stanhope, Ph.D., executive director for academic operations of FAU's Jupiter campus along with Itzel Sifuentes-Romero, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in Kowalko Lab, Estephany Ferrufino, Kowalko lab manager, Sunishka Thakur, Kowalko lab tech and collaborators present a chromosome-level genome for the proxy-ancestral surface fish, and use CRISPR gene-editing to show the role of the rx3 gene in eye size... Journal

An FAU study is the first to explore the relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in children, revealing a way to ease negative emotions using a computerized and remote training program... Read More

The 2021 issue of MasterMinds, the FAU Brain Institute’s annual report, provides an update on the research and educational activities of more than 100 faculty-level neuroscience investigators who seek to unlock the secrets of brain development and function, as well as devastating brain disorders. Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director and his hard-working staff are driving FAU’s Brain Institute to be at the front line of understanding and treating disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer’s disease, while preparing the next generation of researchers for success, and educating our community on mental health.

Click here to read the MasterMinds 2021 Annual Report.

Thanks to a generous $35 million investment from the state — the largest public investment in a research facility in university history — the FAU Neuroscience Building will add 58,000 square feet of critically needed laboratory space to accommodate our rapid growth in Jupiter. For a sneak peek at the new facility, including regularly updated construction photos, visit here.

Faculty, staff and community partners joined us for FAU Day at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on March 17. Thanks to everyone who showed their support during the game! We look forward to next year.

The STEM Training Hub and Campus Life at FAU Jupiter recently held Wonder Women of STEM. A mixed in-person and virtual symposium celebrating women that pioneered with immense success in STEM fields!

Saturday, March 27, 9 to 11 a.m.

Brain Blitz: Neuroscience Fun for Kids

South Florida Science Center and Museum

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Do you want to help Florida Atlantic University formulate the first older driver in-vehicle sensors to detect cognitive change? To achieve this goal, the research team at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing in collaboration with FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science needs 750 older drivers... Learn More

Congratulations to the FAU Brain Institute's ASCEND Program for being selected as a finalist for a Impact the Palm Beaches Grant Award! Our neuroscientists are driving Mobile Minds, a program impacting the Middle School STEM Gap in Northern Palm Beach County. The 6th Annual Impact Awards will be held on April 29... Read More

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Professor Mark Tunick, Ph.D., led a discussion on First Amendment cases on Monday, February 22 at the Palm Beach County Library as part of the “Life, Liberty, and Libraries” series. Dr. Tunick, a professor of political science who teaches political theory and constitutional law at the Honors College led the discussion of Kim Wehle’s “How to Read the Constitution and Why.” Dr. Tunick is the author of “Balancing Privacy and Free Speech: Unwanted Attention in the Age of Social Media” and “Texting, Suicide, and the Law.”

Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director of the FAU Brain Institute was featured on 100.3 Legends Radio Community Focus program Sunday, February 28. Host Mike McGann talked to Dr. Blakely about the FAU Neuroscience Building currently under construction on FAU's Jupiter campus, "Brainy Days," and how the FAU Brain Institute is training the next generation of brain scientists.

FAU Thrive hosts an open conversation with Licensed Mental Health Counselor Natasha Watkinson, LMHC, NCC, M.Ed. on mental health, substance abuse, and mindful ways to cope with depression and anxiety.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the spring semester, which begins Thursday, March 25. Taught by FAU professors and distinguished guest lecturers, course offerings include such varied subjects as foreign policy, political science, film, music, art history and literature... Schedule

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter will present a lecture by Kelly Mills, M.D., the director of the movement disorders division and the Johns Hopkins Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, on Monday, March 29 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director of the FAU Brain Institute, will moderate the lecture.

The 19^th annual Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Symposium celebrates honors students and their research and creative activities in a one-day event that includes a series of concurrent talks, a poster session, a visual arts presentation, as well as a keynote address. With this unique event, the Wilkes Honors College showcases the diverse academic achievements of our students, and particularly those students in the Class of 2021. One of the highlights of this year’s 19^th annual Symposium is the Chastain keynote lecture presented by Dr. Charisse L’Pree, Assistant Professor of Communications at Syracuse University... Read More 

Located on Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter, FAU High School - Jupiter Campus in partnership with Max Planck Academy is the premier early university entrance high school experience in North America for STEM-focused juniors and seniors in high school... Apply

Explore key Jupiter campus locations and learn about life as a Wilkes Honors College student without leaving your home! Our new virtual tour takes visitors throughout the John D. MacArthur Campus, our world-class research facilities and the beautiful Jupiter community with nearby beaches... Tour

FAU Brain Institute’s ASCEND Program recently launched Lab Bench Lessons: Directly from the lab bench, scientists bring you short, fun lessons with downloadable, hands-on activities to spark your interest in neuroscience!... Watch

Take look at the fall 2021 line-up for FAU Brain Institute’s Neuroscience Seminar Series... Register