Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser.
April 12, 2019
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College held its 17th Annual Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Research on March 5. More than 50 students gave oral presentations and fielded questions from the audience. Thirty-five students presented their visual arts creative research, and about 50 students showcased their research and collaborations with Honors College faculty during the poster presentations. David Sun Kong, Ph.D., director of MIT Media Lab's  Community Biotechnology Initiative presented, "Can Hip Hop Save Biotech?” as part of the Chastain Honors Symposium Lecture Series. 
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter will present a one-time lecture by James Sullivan, Ph.D., executive director of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU, on Tuesday, April 16 at 9:30 a.m.

“The State of Harmful Algal Blooms in South Florida and the Indian River Lagoon” will examine the recurrent large scale harmful algal bloom events that have seriously threatened both the ecological and economic stability/value of the Indian River Lagoon, as well as many other ecosystems in South Florida. 
Research
 Many older adults live in ethnically diverse rural settings where they face a higher burden of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as delayed detection due to health inequities. Furthermore, cultural perceptions about aging could add to disparities in recognizing and treating AD in these populations. Researchers from  Florida Atlantic University’s  Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and Brain Institute have addressed this need by developing a novel tool called the “Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease” (BKAD).
Student Spotlight
First-year Integrative Biology Ph.D. student, Kerriann Badal, was published in the journal Cell Reports for her research on mitochondrial movements within cells. The research study is titled, “Synapse Formation Activates a Transcriptional Program for Persistent Enhancement in the Bi-directional Transport of Mitochondria.” Kerriann is first author alongside Sathya Puthanveettil, Ph.D., an associate professor at Scripps Research and senior author of the study.
Florida Atlantic University at Jupiter

Congrats Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU Senior Abageal Roland! The Florida Academy of Sciences awarded Roland, Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation, during the 83rd Annual...

Read more
www.facebook.com
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, April 17, 4 p.m.
University Theatre, Boca Raton Campus
Tuesday, April 16, 4 p.m.
FAU Jupiter, MC-17, Room 119
Thursday, April 18, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
FAU Jupiter, AD 119
Friday, April 26, 12 - 3 p.m.
FAU Jupiter, EC 101 & 102
Florida Atlantic University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus , located in downtown Abacoa offers a variety of upper-division and graduate course. The campus houses the Academy for Community Inclusion , Center for Autism and Related Disabilities , College of Education , Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College , John D. MacArthur Campus Library and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute , the largest lifelong learning program in the nation. FAU Jupiter unites scientists and students in research and training programs and leverages FAU’s close affiliations with Scripps Florida and the Max Planck Florida Institute , also located on the campus. As part of this effort, the university-wide Brain Institute launched in 2016 and is a hub of cutting-edge, multidisciplinary neuroscience activity that builds on existing neuroscience centers and programs within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine , Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology offers research and training programs in molecular biology and biotechnology and serves as a link between FAU and other institutions and industries in this field.