Researchers Identify Most Efficient Reinforced Concrete Beam Design
An FAU engineering professor and international collaborators from Metallurgical Institute in Ukraine and Ariel University in Israel, have identified the most efficient design for reinforced concrete beams.
FAU Launches Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine launched it's sixth fellowship to strengthen emergency care through Boca Raton Regional Hospital - part of Baptist Health - and fire-rescue partnerships.
FAU Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction
With this grant, the FAU research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.
FAU's Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., Awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D., received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to study Germany's research and education systems in the academic year 2025-26, focusing on funding and university support for research.
FAU Receives $1M Grant to Study Gulf's Mesophotic Coral Habitats
FAU Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators will study how ocean currents and river nutrients affect deep coral ecosystems on the West Florida Shelf - one of the gulf's largest and least-studied habitats.
AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function
A new FAU study shows astrocytes help neurons fire in sync, shaping brain rhythms key for attention, memory and sleep - guiding how groups of neurons work together during high-focus or restful states.
FAU Researcher to Make Big 'Splash' in NatGeo's SharkFest
Shark fanatics, science buffs and ocean advocates won't want to miss a thrilling new episode of NatGeo's "Florida's Bite Capital," with FAU professor Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D. on National Geographic.
Hope for Brain Cancer: FAU Awarded Grants for Glioblastoma Treatment
FAU researchers are pioneering a new approach to treating glioblastoma - a highly aggressive brain cancer with one of the highest mortality rates - by targeting the gene MBLAC1 for the first time.
Chef José Andrés' Longer Tables Fund Will Expand FAU Queen Conch Lab
The grant awarded to FAU Harbor Branch supports the expansion of its queen conch aquaculture lab and is part of a global philanthropic effort to tackle urgent challenges through the power of food.
FAU Gets $1M to Prevent Medication-related Harm, Falls in Older Adults
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers will develop a targeted approach to eliminate the guesswork in medication management to reduce the risk of adverse drug events - particularly dangerous falls.