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April 3, 2020

FAU Jupiter wants to thank all our graduates who are now doctors working in the medical field. Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of FAU Alumna Sabrine Semoin, M.D. is a general surgeon at Jackson North Hospital in North Miami. She is making a difference in South Florida. Dr. Semoin came back home to help serve in her disadvantaged community by breaking down racial barriers and creating connections in North Miami. She has become a role model for women in her community... Read More

In a new study using eye-tracking technology, FAU Brain Institute researchers, Elan Barenholz, Ph.D., and Michael J. Kleiman, Ph.D. investigate the association between eye movement and perceived live vs. recorded communication. Timely now that we are either recording lectures or giving them live online to deal with social distancing. Check out their work!... Read More
Resources
Laura Vernon, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and provost fellow of student mental health, and Jenny Bloom, Ph.D., professor of higher education leadership and provost fellow for leadership and professional development, discuss coping and workflow changes in the time of COVID-19. Take-home messages include: 1) create a new routine and try to embrace it; 2) try adjusting your workspace and even move it outside; and 3) experiment to find what works best for you.
Virtual Backgrounds

Save these FAU backgrounds for your virtual meetings.


The FAU Marketing Team has updated the PowerPoint templates available on the Public Affairs website and the Operations Manual to include an “About FAU” slide. Their hope is that faculty and staff presenting to outside groups will use this slide to first tell them about FAU and help spread the FAU story.
Calling All Visual Artists and Poets!

In this age of uncertainty and isolation, it is important for us to reach out to each other and express ourselves. We encourage you to create a piece of confinement poetry or quarantine art to share with our community. A committee of faculty, students, and staff will award prizes for excellent submissions. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, April 15, by 5:00 p.m. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.


Outreach

Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute ASCEND (Advancing STEM: Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery) Program is an innovative education platform targeting middle and high school students in Palm Beach County. During these unprecedented times, the ASCEND team is eager to boost its virtual education content to ignite curiosity about brain science. ASCEND released the following Brain Bites podcast to talk about physical senses such as Sight, Touch and Hearing.


The FAU Brain Institute is thrilled to announce the release of the inaugural issue of "Masterminds" magazine, the Annual Report of the FAU Brain Institute. Generated in partnership with the Division of Research’s Communication and Advancement Offices, "Masterminds" will now be an annual magazine for those here and around the country who follow the work of our FAU neuroscience community. Check out "Masterminds 2020"!


Florida Atlantic University has established the “FAU Cares Emergency Fund” for currently registered, degree-seeking students who are experiencing financial hardship.
“More than 65 percent of all FAU students work to put themselves through school,” said FAU President John Kelly. “During these unprecedented times, we want our Owls to know we are here for them.”... Read More
Updates
Events
POSTPONED: Honors Convocation
April 17, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College


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