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·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Names New Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

By | November 16, 2021

Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., a leading neurosurgeon and physician scientist, will assume this role in February 2022.

Community Health Center Honored for Services Assisting Minority Women

By | October 21, 2021

FAU/Northwest Community Health Alliance's Community Health Center, operated by FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and the West Palm Beach YWCA received the "2021 Community Collaborators Award."

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Among Three Finalists for National Degree Completion Award

By | October 21, 2021

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) selected ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ to be one of three finalists for its national Degree Completion Award.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering in Top Three Fastest Improving Colleges in the U.S.

By | October 8, 2021

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is rapidly rising and is ranked by 'U.S. News & World Report' (2020 to 2022) as one of the top three fastest improving engineering colleges in the U.S.

Two New ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Board of Trustees' Members Appointed

By | September 15, 2021

The Florida Board of Governors recently appointed Earnie Ellison Jr. to the ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Board of Trustees. Former BOT member, Anthony Barbar, returned to service with appointment by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Research Park at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Â® to Celebrate 2021 Awards

By | August 30, 2021

The Research Park at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Â® recently named the recipients of its 2021 Research Park Distinguished Awards.

SBDC at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives $500K in Funding from Citi Foundation

By | July 29, 2021

The SBDC at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥recently received $500,000 from the Citi Foundation to support their continued work in providing technical assistance to small businesses owned by people of color.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Reveals its Ninth Venture Class

By | June 10, 2021

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® recently hosted its annual Launch Competition, revealing its ninth class, "Venture Class 9."

$10 Million Gift to Name the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

By | June 8, 2021

A near-$10 million to ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ from David J. S. Nicholson will welcome an era of unprecedented research, education and discovery at FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

FAU's Ruth Tappen Named '2021 Alliance World Class Faculty' Honoree

By | June 7, 2021

Ruth M. Tappen, Ed.D., RN, FAAN, in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, was recently recognized as the "2021 Alliance World Class Faculty" honoree by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

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