Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Medications in Youths
A study led by a researcher at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥is the first to use gold-standard measures to show that antipsychotic medication use in youths adversely affects body fat and insulin sensitivity.
Alumna's Gift Establishes Women in Leadership Program at FAU
Kathleen E. Brush, who earned an M.B.A. from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥in 1980, has donated more than $1.3 million to the College of Business to establish the Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership.
Gift Will Establish 'Gangal Family Endowed Scholarship Fund'
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $500,000 gift from the Gangal family's nonprofit foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for engineering graduate students.
Lack of Paid Sick Leave Increases Poverty
Research conducted by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the lack of paid sick leave and poverty in the United States.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Awarded $1.25 Million by United States Navy
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a $1.25 million grant by the United States Navy for research on autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Reveals its Largest Class
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® held its 2018 Launch Competition and Demo Day, revealing its sixth and largest class. The top seven winners each received a $15,000 check, totaling $105,000 in cash investments.
How Parents Cause Children's Friendships to End
A new study reveals why childhood friendships fall apart and is the first to demonstrate that parents are an important source of these breakups.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Poll Finds Florida U.S. Senate Race Remains Close
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has opened a four-point lead on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, 44 to 40 percent, with 16 percent undecided, according to a statewide survey by FAU's Business and Economics Polling Initiative.
New Physicians Will Serve in U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force
Red, blue, and now white, brought new meaning for FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine as five members of its graduating class proudly represented three branches of the U.S. military during graduation.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Max Planck Team Up on First Joint Position
As of May 1, Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., will be newly appointed to the role of associate vice president for strategic initiatives and head of institutional partnerships for ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Max Planck.