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March 20, 2020
For the most recent coronavirus (COVID-19) updates, visit the University's dedicated web page at www.fau.edu/coronavirus.

Please check the Covid-19 FAQs Related to Research for new guidance on research with human subjects, including advice on when you’re required to pause studies involving direct in-person contact and when study procedures need to be amended and approved by the IRB. In addition, they are adding guidelines from federal funding agencies related to the coronavirus crisis as they become available. Email fau.research@fau.edu with any questions.

Commencement
The State University System of Florida Board of Governors has directed state universities to cancel the traditional on-campus commencement ceremonies scheduled to be held in May. Instead, each university will develop alternate schedules or methods of delivery for these commencement ceremonies.

The FAU Jupiter Police Department will lock all FAU buildings on the Jupiter Campus at 5 p.m. on weekdays. Faculty and staff will be able to use their FAU swipe cards to enter a building if needed. All FAU Jupiter buildings will be locked on the weekends. If access is required, a FAU Jupiter Police Officer can be reached at 561-339-0015.

During this time Florida Atlantic University Libraries is encouraging users to utilize the many online resources and services available online. Florida Atlantic University Libraries launched Lib2Go, an online listing of what online resources and services are available. In Jupiter, the study space (room LIB 105A) adjacent to the John D. MacArthur Campus Library is available 24 hours a day via card swipe. Twenty-six computers are available.

Our dining halls have adjusted operations. To promote social distancing, the dining halls will only serve take-out meals. In-dining seating is no longer available until further notice. Dining Hall hours on the Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses are as follows: Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 10 a.m. for breakfast; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch; 4 to 8 p.m. for dinner. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for brunch and 3 to 8 p.m. for dinner.
Reminder: Share Your Stories!
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Don't forget the FAU Jupiter Communications Team is here and ready to share your accomplishments, stories, and research! We are looking for any content that you can contribute at this time. Show us how you are working from home, how research is continuing, or how you are finding new ways to work together while keeping your social distance. We want to feature your research. What are you working on? Did you receive a grant, or were you recently published? Do you have a fun fact or interesting activity that we can share on social with parents and community members? Do you want to join us on Facebook live to discuss an interesting topic or provide a lesson? We are here, so please share! Please email LFigueredo@fau.edu with any updates that you would like shared through our social channels, website and newsletter.
News

The FAU programs listed in the 2021 “Best Graduate Programs” include the part-time MBA (No. 138); overall education (No. 158); overall engineering (No. 152-200); computer engineering (No. 127); electrical engineering (No. 155); mechanical engineering (No. 160); overall fine arts (No. 178); medical school research (No. 94-122); medical school primary care (No. 94-122); nursing master’s (No. 47), which is the top-ranked program for public schools in Florida; nursing doctorate (No. 62); public affairs (No. 90); and speech-language pathology (No. 146).... Read More

Deep Dive Into the Brain, developed with the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, FAU Brain Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Intervoke, will receive an award at this year’s Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas, NV. Finalists were picked from a field of 115 entrants representing 19 countries.  Deep Dive Into the Brain is a finalist in the Educational Environments category at the Awards Ceremony... Read More 

We celebrated Florida Atlantic University at Roger Dean
Chevrolet Stadium on March 11 during FAU Day! Our very own Owlsley did a great job throwing out the first pitch during the Miami Marlins versus the New York Yankees game. Members of FAU Admissions and Marketing were on-site greeting guests and sharing all FAU has to offer. We can’t wait to do it again next year.

📸 Photos
Lunch and Learn with Els Center

It’s Brain Awareness Week’s 25th anniversary! Prior to event postponements, FAU Brain hosted a Lunch and Learn with the Els Center of Excellence on the FAU Jupiter campus. The event was part of Brainy Day’s, a month long celebration of neuroscience typically held throughout March.
Spotlight

With the recent launch of the FAU chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), we turn the spotlight on some of the transformational work that is being carried out by women researchers at the university and efforts being made to recruit and retain women faculty, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Johanna Kowalko, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, is co-principal investigator of a study that recently won a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further position the blind Mexican cavefish as a research model for understanding evolution and human disease. 
Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of biology in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and manager of the Laboratory of Integrative Marine and Coastal Ecology at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. She has been awarded a 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowship by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Her research focuses on improving the management of marine ecosystems by determining how ecological interactions are altered by anthropogenic activities and global impacts such as climate change and pollution.
Events Cancelled/Postponed
Due to our unwavering commitment to the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff, we have decided to cancel the 2020 Honors Convocation Ceremony scheduled for April 15th. It is with regret that we cannot personally recognize those deserving individuals who have worked so hard on those achievements, publicly. However, a digital program will be developed and distributed to acknowledge our award winners. We ask kindly that you please join us in sharing your congratulations with our awardees once announced. All awardees will continue to receive a certificate for their achievement, as well as any plaque, medal, or monetary payments associated with their award. We will be sure to personally notify the awardees of their achievements in the coming weeks. We will also be notifying all those working on the event as soon as possible. For questions or concerns regarding Honors Convocation, please contact Michael Turtz.
April 18, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

POSTPONED: Alumni Reunion

CANCELED: Medallion Ceremony
May 7, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College


  • Kothari - Piano Music by American Masters SNS1 - Saturday, March 14, 2:00-3:30 PM
  • Sarajedini - The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies S1M1 - Monday, March 16, 12:00-1:30 PM
  • Weiner - The Politics of Sports Business S1R2 - Thursday, March 19, 12:00-1:30 PM
  • Hagood - Magician Extraordinaire: Howard Thurston S1T2 - Tuesday, March 31, 2:30-4:00 PM
  • Rabil - Walking the Israel-Lebanon-Syria Tri-border S1R9 - Thursday, April 16, 2:30-4:00 PM

Courses
  • Rabil - Women in Islam (4 weeks) S4M1 - Mondays, 9:30-11:00 AM
  • Hagood - The Arthurian Legend (4 weeks) S1T2 - Mondays, 2:30-4:00 PM
  • Nurnberger - Nine Elections That Changed America and One That Might (4 weeks) S4T1 - Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00 AM
  • Morton - American Foreign Policy (6 weeks) S6W1/S6W2 - Wednesdays, 9:00-10:30 AM AND 12:00-1:30 PM
  • Labovitz - OBJECTION! Current Contentious and Confusing Legal Battles (4 weeks) S4R1 - Thursdays, 2:30-4:00 PM
  • Cerabino - The Week in Review (6 weeks) S6F1 - Fridays, 9:00-10:30 AM