FAU's Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Receives National Science Educator Award
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience's (SfN) 2022 prestigious Science Educator Award.
FAU-MAX PLANCK JOINT PROGRAM CREATES NEW M.D./PH.D. DUAL DEGREE
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and the Schmidt College of Science, along with the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, signed the new M.D./Ph.D. joint neuroscience program into effect.
Rare Human Gene Variant in ADHD, Autism Exposes Vital Sex Differences
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers have uncovered key differences in the molecular dopamine synapses in the brains of male and female mice that support attention, movement, motivation and pleasure.
FAU, Israel Scientists 'Team Up' to Tackle AD-related Mood Disorders
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers in collaboration with Tel Aviv University have received a two-year, $379,177 NIH grant to study mood-disorders changes in Alzheimer's disease.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Jupiter Announces Fall Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Study First to Link Weed Killer Roundup® to Convulsions in Animals
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and NSU researchers are the first to link the use of the herbicide Roundup®, the world's most commonly used herbicide by volume and by land-area treated, to convulsions in animals.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Seeks Older Participants for Aging and Memory Study
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers are conducting a study in adults 60 and older to improve public health by providing information about how human memory changes with age - and you can help.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates Summer 2022 Commencement
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ will confer more than 1,800 degrees on Tuesday, Aug. 9 during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying
A study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researcher Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is the first to explore empathy types in early adolescents and its relationship to race-based and religion-based online bullying.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Student Named Udall Scholar
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ student Bernard Harrigan has been named a 2022 Udall Scholar, marking the first time in the University's history that one of its students was presented with this scholarship.