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July 17, 2019
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., and FAU’s Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., credit similar childhoods, filled with investigating the natural world and encouragement from supportive parents, that lead to their successful careers as scientists. READ MORE .
World's Largest Seaweed spans from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico

Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., a research professor at FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is part of a team that has discovered the world's largest macro-algae bloom. Lapointe has studied Sargassum, a floating tropical brown seaweed, for more than four decades. READ MORE .
Changes in IACUC Leadership

Tim Theisen, Ph.D., is now chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Theisen is a senior instructor in the department of biological sciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. He is taking over for Robert Stackman, Ph.D., who has served as chair since 2015. Stackman was recently appointed dean of the Graduate College. READ MORE .
Treating Pregnant Women With an Opioid Use Disorder

The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology recently published an article by Heather Howard, Ph.D., and Katherine Freeman, DrPH., called the U.S. Survey of factors associated with adherence to standard of care in treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder. Howard is an assistant professor in the Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work, and Freeman is a biostatistics collaborative core leader.

Individual fellowship awards provide research training opportunities to trainees at the predoctoral, graduate and postdoctoral levels. Listen to the next installment of the NIH’s All About Grants podcast series, to hear NIH’s Research Training Policy Officer discuss the application process, and share tips and best practices for developing a strong application.
Reminders
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Connect, collaborate and find research funding by joining the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub.

The hub is a new web and mobile platform that connects researchers with students, collaborators and funding opportunities. Investigators are encouraged to post projects in just minutes. LEARN MORE.
Have You Recently Published a Book?

The Division of Research communications team wants to share the news about your recently published book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming Owl Research & Innovation magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information  here.
Recent Sponsored Research Awards
Investigator Name and Project
Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
Joel Herbst
Title II, Part A
IDEA, Preschool
IDEA, Part B
Title I, Part A
Florida Department of Education
$62,941
$8,598
$388,598
$451,698
Tricia Meredith
FAU High Research Program
FAU Foundation (The Batchelor Foundation)
$ 125,000
Michael Harris
Florida Public Archaeology Network
University of West Florida
$ 315,000
Elias Bou-Harb
Devising Data-driven Methodologies by Employing Large-scale Empirical Data to Fingerprint, Attribute, Remediate and Analyze Internet-scal IoT Maliciousness
National Science Foundation
$ 496,898
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