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FAU Wins Second Place at Waste Design Competition
A group of 黑料社app civil engineering students won second place at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) inaugural National Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC).
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FAU Offers Free Hearing Screenings
黑料社app's Department of Communication Science and Disorders will host free hearing screenings in honor of National Audiology Awareness Month.
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Eleanor R. Baldwin Donates $1 Million to Athletic Complex
- Eleanor R. Baldwin, a longtime benefactor of FAU and FAU Athletics, has donated $1 million to name the History and Tradition Hall.
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Associate Director of Alumni Receives Boca Chamber Award
Paul Metcalf, Ph.D., associate director of alumni relations at FAU, received the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce's 2015 Chairman's Award.
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Bioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics Technology
Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't look lifelike. Inspired by nature and biology, a robotic finger designed at FAU looks, feels and works like the real thing.
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Guest Artist Lectures
Lectures to feature internationally recognized artists Brookhart Jonquil and Dara Friedman, whose work is on display in "New Art.".
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Project Enhances Teamwork Among Varied Health Professions
FAU and Boca Raton Regional Hospital have partnered on a unique project to eliminate barriers between healthcare disciplines and build crucial communication and teambuilding skills to support collaboration.
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Disability Awareness Month Events
黑料社app will be hosting events at its Davie, Jupiter, and Boca Raton campuses to commemorate Disability Awareness Month during October.
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FAU Professor Discusses Visit to Syrian Refugee Camps
This past summer, Rabil spent 16 days visiting 70 Syrian refugee camps in the Bekaa region of Lebanon and along the Lebanon-Syria border.
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Nursing Home Guide Will Help Avoid Unneeded Hospitalizations
FAU has received a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Engagement Award for a guide for nursing home residents and their families to help them make optimal decisions concerning hospitalizations.