
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Officially Opens Schmidt Family Complex
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾celebrated the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence yesterday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting to mark a major milestone for the transformational facility.

Richard S. Isaacson, M.D., to Lead Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
A world-renowned clinician-researcher has joined the Schmidt College of Medicine to direct the ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Center for Brain Health to focus on Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative dementia prevention.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Seeks Study Subjects for Health Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾has received a grant from the Florida Department of Health to continue a first-of-its-kind study of the short-term and potential long-term health effects of harmful algal blooms among Florida residents.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Names New Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., a leading neurosurgeon and physician scientist, will assume this role in February 2022.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾High School Student Working to Change Florida's State Bird
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾High School student Anya Cane thought the scrub-jay would make a much better state bird for our unique state and decided to act, launching a petition effort to do just that.

Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: M.O.M. to the Rescue
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received $250,000 from the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program to address unmet healthcare needs in veterans with traumatic brain injury.

Special Bond: Leading ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Geriatrician and World War II Hero
A leading geriatrician and advocate for seniors and a 98-year-old World War II veteran and hero have a common bond: to improve care and quality of life for Americans and people throughout the world.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Expert on COVID-19 Boosters and Vaccines for Children Ages 5-11
Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 boosters and vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.

Community Health Center Honored for Services Assisting Minority Women
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."

Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Receives $1 Million for New Program
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute announced today it has received $1 million from the Palm Health Foundation to launch and support its new Program in Computational Brain Science and Health (PCBSH).