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FAU Launches New School Dedicated to Environmental Sustainability

FAU has launched its new School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS), creating a comprehensive environmental hub at the university.

Floridians Believe in Climate Change and Want Government Action

Floridians are more convinced that climate change is happening than Americans as a whole and strongly support steps to address its impact, according to a new ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ôº survey.

FAU Appoints Leader to New 'Biotech Bridge' Program

Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of 'Conscious Awareness'

FAU researchers provide the first quantified observations of the "birth" of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.

FAU Makes Large Jump in 'U.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities

ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ôº made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.

Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings

FAU researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.

FAU Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study

FAU researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ôº Tidal Flats Over 31 Years

FAU researchers provide the first big picture nationwide of a 'coastal squeeze' in the contiguous U.S. from 1985 to 2015, which has resulted in degeneration of tidal flats due to urban expansion.

FAU Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award

ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ôº's chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was recently honored with the inaugural Chapter of Excellence Award during the NAI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

FAU Study Reveals Common Wristbands 'Hotbed' for Harmful Bacteria

A study tested various textures of wristbands to determine if they harbor pathogenic bacteria. E. coli was prevalent on 60 percent of wristbands and Staphylococcus was prevalent on 85 percent of wristbands.