All the Single Turtles
Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have discovered that 75 percent of female sea turtles from Sanibel Island, in southeastern Florida, were monogamous due to stored sperm. The study examined paternity patterns in a sample of nesting loggerhead female sea turtles after mating once and fertilizing multiple eggs. Their research provides insights into the relative numbers of males turtles present in the breeding population.
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Four Decades Honored
Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., a research professor at FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, was recently honored with the Stan Blum Award for his Lifetime Service to the Indian River Lagoon. Hanisak's lifelong work focused on marine plants and water quality in the Indian River Lagoon. He also initiated and directed the Indian River Lagoon Observatory and its network of environmental sensors that provide high-resolution water quality and weather data through a dedicated interactive website.
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An Illuminating Find
Alex Keene, Ph.D., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and his collaborators, Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., and Erik Duboué, Ph.D., both from Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, are helping FAU emerge as a hub for the growing field of cavefish research. Together, these scientists are teasing out fish secrets and establishing it as an unconventional sort of lab rat, a subject for routine use in studies intended to shed light on human biology.
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The Royal Treatment
A Division of Research's FAU Wave program's project, called Princesses Against Cancer, recently received the 2020 Kenan Social Engagement Grant for $10,000.
Members of the local nonprofit organization dress as princesses and spent time in hospitals with children who are facing life threatening illnesses.
Elizabeth Pino, executive director, and Sarah Hemmen, vice president, of the nonprofit, are both students at the FAU's Wilkes Honors College.
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Monkey Business at the Library

Almost 70 community members recently gathered at the Boca Raton Public Library to listen to Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters.
Detwiler's talk, which focused on her research on species hybridization, particularly in primates in Africa, was a part of the monthly Research in Action series.
Next up: Colin Polsky, Ph.D., director for the Center for Environmental Studies, and a professor of geosciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will discuss climate change and sea-level rise, at 1 p.m. March 19 at the Downtown Boca Raton Public Library.
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Have You Recently Published a Book?

The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after November 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the Fall 2020
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine and/or newsletter.
Submit your information
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Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub
Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding.
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11 a.m.
TODAY,
Elmore Auditorium, Max Planck Florida Institute, 1 Max Planck Way, Jupiter Campus
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11 a.m. to noon March 5, Engineering East, EE 300, Boca Raton Campus
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3 to 4 p.m. March 6, Ocean Discovery Visitors Center, Fort Pierce
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Registration opens noon March 17, Minneapolis Marriott City Center
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2 to 6 p.m. March 19, FAU Tech Runway, Boca Raton Campus
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1 to 2 p.m. March 19, Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW Second Ave.
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FAU Tech Runway, Deadline: March 20
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1 to 5 p.m. March 27, Rodney B. Fink Auditorium, Building B, Jupiter Campus
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Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.
REU Site: CNS: Sensing and Smart Systems
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$379,808
National Science Foundation
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Steve Burton
HBOI's Florida Whales Stranding and Population Assessment Program
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$96,157
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
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Annie Page-Karjian, Ph.D.
Marine mammal pathology, tissue archives, and database - PWD
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$37,878
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
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Annie Page-Karjian, Ph.D.
Marine mammal pathology, tissue archives, and database - PFW
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$12,625
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
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Limited Submissions
Featured, upcoming limited submissions are listed below (with internal application due dates). To access a full list of limited submission funding opportunities and instructions for submitting an internal application, click
here.
Internal application due date:
March 18, 2020
Internal application due date:
March 25, 2020
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