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July 15, 2020
Get Your Daily Dose of Research

Start your mornings with your new favorite website - Research Daily, a site solely dedicated to research-related news happening at FAU. You'll find news, upcoming events, recently published books, award announcements and more. What are you waiting for? Go check it out now,  here !
NSF RAPID Grant Funds Big Data Project

Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science are teaming up with Lexis Nexis to develop a model of how COVID-19 spreads using big data analytics. 
 
The National Science Foundation recently awarded the team a rapid research or RAPID grant for the project. 
Research Park's Newest Tenant

The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University recently announced that Diowave Laser System, which focuses on aiding people with different pathologies using micro-pulse lasers, will move its headquarters into the park.

The company will partner with FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science on a variety of research projects that focus will focus on using its technology in a variety of diseases.
NEXT: Protecting Our Environment & COVID-19 Impacts

Almost 200 people tuned in to last week's virtual Research in Action as Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, talked about Jane Goodall's legacy and the 60th anniversary of her work in Gombe. Watch her presentation here.

Join us this week as Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D., discusses COVID-19 impacts and the protection of our environment. Meeroff, is an associate chair and professor, in the department of civil, environmental and geomatics engineering, at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Register here.
COVID-19 Change Challenge Update

The Division of Research recently announced the winners of the COVID-19 Change Challenge, an opportunity for FAU students to earn up to $2,000 to help implement their idea to combat COVID-19-related issues. to submit ideas on how to meet the demands of COVID-19 related issues.

One of the winning projects was Keep Moving, an online platform that engages the community and students with at-home challenges, virtual hours, mental health check-ins and motivational segments. To check out their website, click here.



Where do you Want Your Magazine Delivered?

Due to Covid-19, the newest edition of Owl Research & Innovation will be mailed directly to you — even if you're working at home .

The upcoming issue covers all FAU’s colleges, including a behind-the-scenes look at continuing research, scholarship and creative activity during the global pandemic.

To get your magazine delivered to your mailbox, click here.
Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub

Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding.

Post a project.
Recruit students.
Connect to colleagues.
Find funding.

Call for Presentations

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science invites researchers to submit presentation proposals for the third annual Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Conference.

The 30-minute presentations should be original research, or conversation topics, that help users of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in south Florida. (Student poster presentations are also accepted for consideration.)

The deadline to submit is Aug. 17. Submit your presentations, here.

The virtual conference, which will address challenges and issues local leaders face with big data, is slated for Nov. 14. To register, click here.
Have You Recently Published a Book?

The Research Communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after January 2020) book, chapter or co-authored book or chapter, for possible inclusion in an upcoming issue of Owl Research & Innovation  magazine and/or newsletter.

Submit your information   HERE.
1 to 2 p.m., July 23, Zoom

2 to 3 p.m., July 23, Webex
Meeting number (access code): 160 085 2228
Meeting password: PEhR3PU3EX5
*Have your resume/CV handy for the workshop
Due to COVID-19, most FAU events are canceled, postponed or moved to an online platform.
Annie Page-Karjian, Ph.D.
Green turtle health, biotoxin exposure, and foraging ecology in Lake Worth Lagoon, Fla.
$23,040
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Lilah Besser, Ph.D.
Longitudnial associations neighborhood greenspace and brain aging in cognitively normal older adults
$632,070
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Adam Schaefer, Ph.D.
Spatiotemporal variation in Perfluoroalkyl Compounds and emerging environmental contaminants from Florida dolphins
$104,462
FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute PFW SLP
Brain Benscoter, Ph.D
Intergovernmental Personnel Act IPA appointment at U.S. Department of Energy
$113,097
U.S. Department of Energy
Funding Opportunity Announcements




Limited Submissions

For details on these opportunities and to access a full list of limited submission funding opportunities, click here.  

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