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·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives Grant to Fund New Mentoring Project

By | July 6, 2015

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s Division of Student Affairs and Division of Academic Affairs has received an anonymous grant for more than $764,000 to fund a new, comprehensive mentoring program called "The Mentoring Project at FAU," designed to assist with improving student success.

Think Millennials Are the 'Hookup Generation?'

By | August 2, 2016

You're wrong, according to a new sex study that really contradicts the widespread notion that Millennials are the "hookup" generation, which is popularized by dating apps like "Tinder" and others.

FAU's OwlThon Raises Record Amount for Charity

By | April 3, 2016

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s annual Dance Marathon fundraiser raised a record $188,234.16 for the Children's Miracle Network (CMN).

NIH Awards $2.8 Million to ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Researchers and Collaborators

By | February 4, 2016

Researchers will work to define the mechanisms governing how cells decide whether to become a mature cell or whether to die. Their work will shed light on how to make transplantable tissues to cure diseases.

$1.3 Million Grant for New Alzheimer's and Dementia Project

By | December 14, 2015

The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center in FAU's Lynn College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

#OscarSoWhite Boycott Unlikely to Affect Academy Awards

By | February 25, 2016

A boycott of the Academy Awards to protest the lack of racial diversity among the nominees is unlikely to create the change many hoped for, says an ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥professor who has studied boycotts for almost 20 years.

'·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Guardian' to Enhance Student Safety

By | August 22, 2016

FAU's Police Department is launching "·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Guardian," a free mobile app that turns any smartphone into a personal safety device.

'Your Friends Were Right! Dating Has Changed You'

By | December 2, 2015

Results of a five-year study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers tested the hypothesis that adolescents become less similar to their friends and more similar to romantic partners after they start a new romantic relationship.

Study Shows Americans More Politically Polarized than Ever

By | September 7, 2016

Results of a study using nationally representative surveys of 10 million U.S. residents show that Americans are not only more politically polarized than ever but that more people identify as independent.

Poll Finds Hispanics Favor Clinton Over Trump by 23 Percent

By | June 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 23 percent among Hispanics, who see her as better prepared for improving the economy and keeping them safe from terrorism, according to a new national survey by FAU.

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