Construction of the new 58,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Neuroscience Research Building on FAU’s Jupiter campus is underway. The $35 million building will provide laboratory, lecture and small meeting space to support research, the hiring of new faculty, and rich educational experiences for trainees in neuroscience and its partner fields of biotechnology, bioengineering, bioinformatics/computer science, biochemistry and psychology. The building will also further facilitate collaborations with FAU’s renowned research neighbors, Scripps Research Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. For more information, visit here.
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Florida Atlantic University’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College received a $500,000 challenge gift to launch the Morton Research Forum, named in honor of Jeffrey S. Morton, Ph.D., professor of political science in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and Foreign Policy Association fellow. Congratulations to Angelo Ybarra, Alice Brossard, Caitlyn Helber, Michael Berg and Rishiraj Bandi for being selected into the program. They will receive merit-based scholarships underwritten by the challenge gift and matching donations to participate in a community-based, research-intensive fellowship or a diplomacy research project. .. Read More
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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 19th annual Symposium is the Chastain keynote lecture presented by Dr. Charisse L’Pree, Assistant Professor of Communications at Syracuse University... Read More
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Anna M. Ewing and Kadeem Ricketts recently joined the Advisory Council of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. Ewing is a senior technology executive, board member, angel investor and the former CIO of Nasdaq. Ewing serves on a number of boards, including RIMES, Orchid Insurance, the New York Hall of Science, and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. Ricketts is an attorney in Shutts and Bowen’s West Palm Beach Office. Ricketts is also a member of the Wilkes Honors College Alumni Network Board... Advisory Board
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Three FAU researchers were recently featured in the 2020 National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) annual activities report for their research-related innovations. Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D., professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Megan Davis, Ph.D., professor in the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and executive director of the FAU Brain Institute... Read More
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Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College assistant professor of Philosophy Nicholas Baima and co-author Tyler Paytas of Australian Catholic University recently published "Plato's Pragmatism: Rethinking the Relationship between Ethics and Epistemology." Plato’s Pragmatism offers the first comprehensive defense of a pragmatist reading of Plato... Read More
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Guerrilla Science presents a discussion featuring Susan Schneider, Ph.D., director for the Center for the Future Mind at FAU, exploring how artificial intelligence is driving change in the worlds of big data, innovation and healthcare... Listen
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Lina Crisostomo is a Biological Sciences major and Health Administration minor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, who is on the pre-health track student, aiming to go to medical school and become a physician. She is a participant of the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) program funded by the National Institutes of Health on FAU Jupiter's campus... Read More
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Cody Jackson, Ph.D., the first FAU student to complete a doctorate through the joint medical and doctorate program with FAU and Scripps Research, collaborated on gene therapy research published in the open access journal Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development... Read More
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Did you know FAU's College of Education offers Secondary Teacher Degree Programs in Science Education for grades 6-12 on FAU Jupiter's campus? The programs are focused on Biology, Chemistry and Physics Science Education and offered in partnership with the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. These programs are Florida Department of Education (DOE) and Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) approved... Learn More
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Robert Mino, JD, MBA, MS, has worked in biotech, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and life science tools. As an economic developer who works with many local life science companies, he discusses his career paths and experiences as a life science entrepreneur... Read More
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Register now for the ASCEND (Advancing STEM-Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery) NeuroExplorers program. The program provides a semester-long virtual neuroscience learning opportunity for kids grades 6-8 made possible by the Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute and Stiles-Nicholson Foundation... Register
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Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the NeuroExplorers program. 20 middle schoolers completed the program during the fall semester. The Palm Beach County students learned from Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute neuroscientists about neuron anatomy to neuron communication, brain anatomy, how scientists study the brain, and brain disorders. Students also received a monthly Brain Box filled with hands-on activities geared towards the program’s topics. Students enjoyed a virtual science classroom two Wednesdays every month where they participated in hands-on activities and had the opportunity to ask questions live... Read More
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Registration for lectures and courses for the 2021 Winter Semester is now open. To view upcoming lectures, click here. Lectures and courses will be available in a live Zoom session or a pre-recorded format.
James Patterson — Live Zoom Webinar
Join us for an afternoon with James Patterson, an American author, philanthropist and one of the world’s bestselling authors and storyteller.
Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Time: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Harry Chernotsky, Ph.D. & Jeffrey S. Morton, Ph.D. — Live Zoom Webinar
Join Foreign Policy Association Fellow Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., and his professor, Harry Chernotsky, Ph.D., for this exciting one- time Zoom session to explore the foreign policy implications of the 2020 presidential election.
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2021
Time: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Jon Meacham — Live Zoom Webinar
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Jon Meacham is one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals.
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021
Time: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
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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
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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
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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!
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Take look at the fall 2020 line-up for FAU Brain Institute’s Neuroscience Seminar Series... Register
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