·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease
Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.
Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child's Friendships
An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study is the first to use longitudinal data to examine the interplay between being nice, being mean and friendship quality and experiences among children in fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥will confer more than 3,400 degrees for the spring 2020 semester. The new graduates will join more than 175,000 alumni who have graduated from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥since the University opened its doors in 1964.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥to Host Events for Women's History Month
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ will host events at Boca Raton, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, and Jupiter campuses to celebrate Women's History Month.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥to Host Events in Honor of Black/African American History Month
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ will celebrate Black/African American History Month with a series of events throughout the month of February at its Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward campuses.
Partnership Will Help 6,000 Students Have a Smoother College Commute
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has received $375,000 from The Kresge Foundation to lead a first-time transportation collaboration to improve southeast Florida's transit ecosystem for college students.
To Learn English, Bilingual Children Need Robust Vocabulary
A study is the first to examine parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of English. The quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency.
Novel Study Identifies Three Distinct Types of Teen Popularity
A new study finds three distinct types of teen popularity: prosocial popular; aggressive popular; and bistrategic popular or Machiavellian. Loved and feared, Machiavellian-like teens were the most popular.
Safiya George, Ph.D., Named Dean of the College of Nursing
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has named Safiya George, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. George is a leading scholar in the fields of HIV research, spirituality, religion and health.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Launches New Second-degree, Part-Time BSN Track
A new second-degree part-time track in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will prepare working professionals with a bachelor's degree or higher in another discipline for licensure as registered nurses.