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FAU Students Support Haiti with Relief Effort
The FAU community came together to start a Help for Haiti relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
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Can a Toothpaste Save Your Life?
A study on a plaque identifying toothpaste has shown significant reductions in dental plaque and inflammation throughout the body. These findings support the premise of reductions in heart attacks and strokes.
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Harbor Branch Scientists Assess Sharks and Rays in Lagoon
Two FAU Harbor Branch scientists, along with collaborators, are assessing the health and abundance of sharks and rays in the Indian River Lagoon.
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Owls Racing Takes First Place at Formula SAE Match Race
The 黑料社app Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team won first place in the 3rd Annual Formula SAE Match Race at the Lamar County Speedway in Barnesville, Georgia.
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Boynton Beach High Students Train at FAU Simulation Center
Students from Boynton Beach High School had the opportunity to experience what it's like to be a physician for the day as they learned how to respond to medical emergencies using simulation technology.
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Worm Holds Key to Treating Epilepsy and Rapid Drug Discovery
Researchers from FAU, in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute, have opened up the possibilities for rapid drug screens to treat seizures in the near future by using a microscopic nematode worm.
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Max Planck-FAU Premier Doctoral Program
The nation's first International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Brain and Behavior via FAU collaboration launched this fall semester with five students from FAU.
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NSF Funds Design of Holographic Underwater Microscope
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a multi-year grant to a group of FAU Harbor Branch scientists to pursue work on an underwater holographic imaging system.
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Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Announced
Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., a leading astronomer and researcher, has been named as the dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science effective January 2017. He comes to FAU from the University of Florida.
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FAU Student Group Celebrates Women in Computing
ACM-W has more than 100 chapters worldwide, and supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field.