Get a glimpse of FAU's Jupiter campus in this highlights video as the Admissions team shares the many unique aspects of the Wilkes Honors College. Learn about our all-honors academics and close-knit residential community, as well as some of the fun clubs and activities that make life on the Jupiter campus a special experience. For more information, please visit honorscollege.edu or contact our Admissions Office at
hcadmissions@fau.edu.
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Findings from a groundbreaking study will help scientists and clinicians to develop more tailored treatments and therapies for people who struggle with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression.
Ning Quan
, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical science in FAU’s
Schmidt College of Medicine
, and a member of the FAU Brain Institute (
I-BRAIN
) led the study published in the journal
Molecular Psychiatry
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Dr. Moore holds a freshly caught eel larva during a recent cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.
Photo Credit: Isabel Romero, Ph.D., USF, College of Marine Sciences
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter will bring together Johns Hopkins Medicine experts for a virtual lectures series, “Healthy Aging and Your Brain Series,” via Zoom webinars.
- Monday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m., “Stroke, Dementia, Motor Learning & Brain Recovery: The Mystery of the Human Brain”
- Wednesday, July 15 at 1:30 p.m., “Taking Care of Yourself: During COVID and Beyond”
- Friday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m., “The Mind-Gut Connection”
Tickets are $30 for one lecture and $75 for three or more lectures...
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One in 59 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or, ASD. The cost of care is expected to exceed 400 billion dollars by 2025. Ivanhoe Productions recently featured FAU Brain Institute's groundbreaking research involving a brain chemical is showing great promise in the lab!...
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Three Florida Atlantic University Path To College Science Scholars took center stage as tomorrow's future leaders in a "TED Talk" inspired competition on June 4. FAU's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is proud to partner with
Path to College to bring science to high school students and guide them on independent projects.
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Kenneth Kalczuk, a Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College student at FAU, was accepted to the
2020 Hoover Institution's Public Policy Boot Camp. "Participating in this program will provide an invaluable experience for my future career," said Kalczuk. "I will have the opportunity to learn from former White House officials as well as acclaimed authors and scholars."
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14 middle school students graduated as Jr. Neuroscientists on May 20, following their completion of the ASCEND (Advancing STEM-Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery) "NeuroExplorers" program. The kids participated in a semester-long neuroscience learning opportunity at STEM Studio in Jupiter for kids grades 6-8 made possible by the
Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute, South Florida Science Center, and Stiles-Nicholson Foundation.
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Laura Vernon, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, provost fellow of student mental health, and founder of
FAU Thrive, hosts Alexia Betances, a second year student in Social Work and founding member of FAU
Keep Moving, an initiative that won the FAU Division of Research's COVID-19 Challenge. Alexia leads the mental health arm of Keep Moving and is an intern for FAU Thrive. Dr. Vernon and Alexia discuss Keep Moving and Alexia’s experiences of being bullied and the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and how these experiences motivate her to help others.
For those struggling after trauma, FAU students can contact FAU’s
Counseling and Psychological Services, and immediate support is available by calling 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
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