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Feb. 05, 2020
Protecting Your Research-Driven Ideas

Have you ever thought about where your research can lead you? How about how to protect your unique innovations?

FAU's Office of Technology Development can help you secure your research-driven ideas by bringing them out of the lab and into the world.To learn more, WATCH HERE.
More Genetic Testing Needed

Research found there's a need to highlight the importance of performing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic testing for minority women, according to a recent study by Tarsha Jones , Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing .

Results of the study, published in the  Journal of Cancer Education , s howed that among diverse young breast cancer patients, less than half completed hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic testing. READ MORE.
Deadline Extended for Seed Funding

The Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) and the College of Engineering and Computer Science have extended the deadline to apply for a joint seed funding competition. 
 
The program is open to all full-time university faculty. Proposals are sought to support the establishment of multidisciplinary collaborations that lead to externally funded research programs.

For more details, click here.
Research Excursion Boat Tour

Have you heard? FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has a new boat tour. This 36-passenger pontoon tour boat travels through the Indian River Lagoon educating the public on wildlife and the research conducted at the institute.

The tour runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Reservations are required. READ MORE.
Ivy League Foreign Interference Uncovered

FAU continuously monitors developments related to foreign government interfering in research-related matters. In a recent case that garnered national media attention, the U.S. Department of Justice accused a Harvard University chair of lying about his ties to a Chinese government program, which includes recruiting foreign scientists and researchers . READ MORE.

FAU's Division of Research offers security guidelines related to international research collaborations. For details, click here.
Success Never Stops

In half a decade,Tech Runway became a major player in South Florida’s startup scene. Their main goal was to allow innovative winners of the long-running business competition to reach the next level of potential. But they didn't stop there. In just five years, Tech Runway helped launch some of the area’s most successful startups, which catapulted to near-instant success. They graduated 93 companies, which created hundreds of jobs, raised capital and generated millions in revenue. READ MORE.
Time to Celebrate Our Technicians
 
Join us in celebrating International Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) week, now through Feb. 8. This annual recognition, organized through the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science , honors the technicians who work with and care for the research animals as vital parts of the research team .

Here’s a look at FAU’s technicians and their length of service.

Nick Matt – senior technician, 13 years and two months
Karina Concha – six years
Colleen Neiner – three years and three months
Enrique Reynoso – two years and 11 months (and years at other institutions)
Luis Torres – one year
Ashley Gordon – four months
Jeffrey Herr – currently a student assistant who also worked as a LAT before starting grad school.
 
Be sure to thank them for all that they do to support FAU research.
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   HERE.
Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub

Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding.

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11 a.m. to noon, TODAY , Board of Trustees, AD 305, Boca Raton Campus
4 and 7 p.m. TODAY,  Johnson Education Center, Fort Pierce, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
11 a.m. to noon, Feb. 6, Engineering East Building, EE-96, Room 303, Boca Raton Campus
4 to 6:30 p.m., Feb. 7, General Classroom North, 102
2 and 6 p.m., Feb. 9, University Theatre, Boca Raton Campus
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 12, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boca Raton Campus
4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Feb. 18, Schmidt Center Art Gallery, Boca Raton Campus
11 a.m. to noon, Feb. 20, Engineering East Building, EE-96, Room 303, Boca Raton Campus
Javad Hashemi, Ph.D.
2019-2020 Hybrid Motor High Powered Rocket Competition 
$1,000
University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
Deborah D'Avolio
A Stress Reduction and Nutrition Telehealth Coaching Intervention for Older Adults with Dementia and their Family Caregivers: A dyad approach 
$27,764 
McLean Hospital Corporation
John Renne, Ph.D.
Engaging the Business and Tourism Industry in Visualizing Sea Level Rise Impacts to Transportation Infrastructure in Waikiki, Hawaii 
$51,000 
Louisiana State University
Carmen Varela, Ph.D.
Thalamocortical Dynamics Underlying Flexible Memory Consolidation 
$75,000 
Whitehall Foundation Inc.
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.  

Questions about the limited submissions process? Email  limited@fau.edu  

Internal application due date: Feb. 7, 2020

Internal application due date: Feb. 17, 2020

Internal application due date:  Feb. 17, 2020

Internal application due date: Feb. 23, 2020

Internal application due date:  Feb. 27, 2020


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