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Jan. 9, 2019

State Awards More Than $1.1 million for Alzheimer's Research The Florida Department of Health’s  Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Research Program awarded FAU Brain Institute r esearch fellows $1.1 million to support research that could lead to the prevention and possible cure for AD and better prevention, diagnosis and treatment. READ MORE .

Government Shutdown Impact on FAU Research The Division of Research is closely monitoring the ongoing partial federal government shutdown and its potential impact to your research. The division's Office of Sponsored Programs has provided guidance to researchers, answers to frequently answered questions and a list of effected agencies and departments. Read more details here.

Researchers Unveil Winner of 'Toughest' Sharks Collaborators from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science  and the   National Marine Fisheries Service , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recently discovered that the younger sharks are stiffer (able to resist compression) and tougher (able to absorb more energy) than older sharks. Results from the research, called “Mechanical Behavior of Shark Vertebral Centra at Biologically Relevant Strains,” were recently published in the  Journal of Experimental Biology . READ MORE.

Investigators Partner on National Study The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute recently awarded Cheryl A. Krause-Parello , Ph.D., of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and colleague Dr. Linda Flynn, Rutgers University, a $250,000 research grant to study “Veterans Action League 2.0: Developing a National Veteran-centered Chronic Pain Research Agenda.”

Company Supports Nursing Research Keryx BioPharmaceuticals recently awarded Debra Hain, Ph.D., of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing , $ 176,300 for her study "Cognitive Support Strategies to Improve Medication in Older Adults Undergoing Hemodialysis." I nvestigator collaborators include Ruth Tappen , Ed.D., David Newman , Ph.D., both of Christine E, Lynn College of Nursing, and Monica Rosselli , Ph.D., of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science .

Recent Sponsored Research Awards

Investigator Name and Project

Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding

Rainer Steinwandt Quantum-Safe Authenticated Group Key Establishment

Slovak University of Technology $100,001

Jeffrey Schilit Administrative Services Project

Florida Department of Education $818,146

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FBC 101: The ABCs of Form-Based Codes   Jan. 14, Town of Jupiter Community Center, 200 Military Trail, Jupiter  I-SENSE Seminar Series  11 a.m. - noon Jan. 17, EE-96 room 303 Boca Raton Campus Research in Action   2 - 3 p.m. Jan. 17, Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave., Boca Raton

Neuroscience Seminar Series   3:30 p.m. Jan. 22, BC-71 room 126 Postdoc Career Talk   Jan. 25, Board of Trustees Conference Room, ADM-10, room 305 More events here

Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 Letter of intent due Feb. 8, preliminary proposals by March 11, full proposals due by Aug. 2 Gulf Research Program: Early-Career Research Fellowships  Due: Feb. 20 Documenting Endangered Languages Due: Sept. 16  Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences Due: June 4 Smart and Autonomous Systems Due: June 30 More funding opportunities here

Connect, Collaborate, Find Research Funding  Join the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub, a new web and mobile platform that connects researchers with students, collaborators and funding opportunities. Investigators are encouraged to post projects in just minutes.  LEARN MORE.

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