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November 7, 2018
Exporter Lands Top Honor
From working out of a garage to having his products in more than 10,000 household name stores to receiving the top export honor, one Small Business Development Center at FAU client knows that building ideas with others can magnify results a thousandfold. READ MORE.
NSF I-Corps Grant Awarded to FAU Tech Runway
The National Science Foundation awarded FAU a $255,000 Innovation Corps grant to help entrepreneurs commercialize innovations. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch came to FAU Tech Runway last week to announce the award. Tech Runway is incorporating I-Corps into its entrepreneurship training program. READ MORE .
Paid Leave Important Factor for Financial Worries
A study published in the Journal of Social Service Research is the first to investigate the relationship between paid sick leave and financial worry. Results show that Americans without paid sick leave were more likely to worry about financial issues, leading them to work while sick – which has serious public health implications. READ MORE .
Mentoring Program Awards Announced
The Division of Research announced the faculty awarded pilot funding as part of the junior faculty research mentoring program. To learn more about the program and the awardees, click here.
Opioid Risk Predictor Study Makes Headline News
WNDU News (Ch. 16-Indiana) recently interviewed Janet Robishaw, Ph.D., the College of Medicine's senior associate dean for research, for her work on a predictor tool to help determine who is at a higher risk for opioid addiction to ultimately avoid prescribing them opioids. To watch her interview, click here.
Recent Sponsored Research Awards
Investigator Name and Project
Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
Erik Duboue
Functional Dissection of Brain-wide Circuits Modulating Recovery from Stress
National Institutes of Health
$445,794
Reza Azarderakhsh
Countermeasures Against Side-Channels Attacks Targeting Hardware and Embedded System Implementations of Post-Quantum
Cryptographic Algorithms
National Science Foundation
$450,000
James Galvin
Multicultural Community Dementia Screening 
National Institutes of Health
$477,428
EVENTS
10 a.m. - noon TODAY , CM-22 Room 146
Boca Raton Campus
11 a.m. - noon TOMORROW , EE-96 Room 303
Boca Raton Campus
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13
Boca Raton Innovation Campus
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13
Alumni Center, Boca Raton Campus

Noon - 1 p.m. Nov. 15, ME-104 Room 319
Boca Raton Campus
1 - 2 p.m. Nov. 15 CU-97 Room 321
Boca Raton Campus
2 - 3 p.m. Nov. 15, BC-71 Gelb Auditorium
Boca Raton Campus
2 - 3 p.m. Nov. 16, EE-96 Room 303
Boca Raton Campus
4 p.m. Nov. 27, MC-17 Room 119
Jupiter Campus
Video conferencing locations available
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nov. 30, FAU Tech Runway
Boca Raton Campus
Limited Submission
Internal deadline: Nov. 15 and May 15
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Letter of intent due Jan. 4, full proposals by Feb. 4
Letter of intent due Feb. 8, full proposals by March 8
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