FEBRUARY 2024

Community Personalities

A study by Florida Atlantic University’s Kevin Lanning, Ph.D., senior author and a professor of psychology and data science in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and collaborators explored the possibility of defining communities based on "personality."

Using data from the Synthetic Aperture Personality Assessment, they investigated the impact of person-community fit on education, health and well-being. The results showed clear personalities differences among some communities and indications that having like-minded people in one's community is associated with positive outcomes. 

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Posters at the Capitol

Four students from Florida Atlantic participated in the third annual Florida Undergraduate Research Posters at the Capitol event in Tallahassee, organized by the Florida Undergraduate Research Association.

Danny Alice, Seymour Haque, Numana Luqman and August Stone earned their spots through a competitive selection process that included research entries from universities across the state. In addition to presenting their research, the students had the opportunity to meet with legislators and learn more about the political process.

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Around Campus

MacLeads Institute

Jupiter Campus Life hosted the MacLeads Institute. The institute is a free program available to all Florida Atlantic students that focuses on leadership, communication, financial literacy and career development.

Speakers included Justin Perry, Ph.D., dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and Bethany Stanhope, Ph.D., executive director for Academic Operations at the John D. MacArthur Campus.

QEP Kickoff

Florida Atlantic's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is an initiative to change the culture of teaching and learning at the university by investing in and supporting student-centered education. Guided by the principles of the Learning Assistant (LA) program model, courses are designed by faculty to foster active, collaborative learning experiences facilitated by trained undergraduate LAs.

A QEP kick-off event was held on the Jupiter campus where members of the campus community were invited to learn about the LA model from faculty and students who have been part of a pilot program on campus. The event included a visit to see the Honors Calculus I LA class in action.

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Announcements

Continuing Education Courses

Application Preparation for Pre-med Students (APPS)

March 4 through 8

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Davie campus

This is a five-day, intense application preparation program for pre-medical and pre-dental students who will be applying in the current cycle. APPS is designed to help highly motivated students learn how to showcase their abilities, skills, and motivation throughout the application process to medical or dental school.

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Community

Featured Events

Brainy Days 2024

Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate its efforts to advance brain science and health with Brainy Days events throughout the month of March throughout Palm Beach County.

Brainy Days includes free community events and educational lectures with world-renowned experts to promote brain health, share neuroscience discoveries, and reduce the stigma associated with brain disorders.

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Brainy Days Speakers

Brainy Days Special Events

Insights at the Institute

An art exhibition of creativity and the bipolar brain, presented by the Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation and Palm Health Foundation at the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute in Jupiter.

Reception for

FAU John D. MacArthur Campus

community:

March 15: 5 to 8 p.m.

Free public admission hours:

March 16: Noon to 5 p.m.

March 18 and 19: 5 to 8 p.m.

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Brain Sparks

Unlock the secrets of the brain with neuroscientists as your guides, featuring dozens of hands-on STEM activities designed to introduce young minds to neuroscience. Held at the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach.

Presented in partnership with Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute

March 16: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participation is free with regular admission to the Cox Science Center.

Events

Resources

The latest issue of Florida Atlantic University Magazine is now available.

NEW! Masterminds

The new issue of Masterminds is here. Read all the latest news from

FAU Stiles-Nicholson

Brain Institute.

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Campus Virtual Tour 

Explore key Jupiter campus locations and learn about life as a Wilkes Honors College student without leaving your home.

The virtual tour takes visitors through the John D. MacArthur Campus, world-class research facilities and the Jupiter community with nearby beaches.

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Research Rising

FAU's Division of Research’s 2023 Annual Momentum Report underscores the university's meteoric growth in research over the last five years, driven by faculty expertise, best-in-class facilities and innovative collaborations with premier partners.

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