
Having Former Politicians on Board Helps Complete Mergers
Study finds appointing former politicians and regulators to boards of directors or management teams influences corporate mergers and acquisitions and improves the financial performance of acquiring companies.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾and Neuro Pharmalogics Enter into Licensing Agreement
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾has entered into a licensing agreement with Neuro Pharmalogics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for patients with rare neurological diseases.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Jupiter's LLS Announces Winter Schedule
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the winter semester, which begins Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾alumnus Eduardo Padrón Receives Medal from Obama
Eduardo Padrón, president of Miami Dade College and an alumnus of ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ College of Business, was one of 21 people to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday at the White House.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Foundation Board Appoints Three New Members
The ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ Foundation Board of Directors has welcomed three new members: Marny Glasser; Michael L. Miller; and Bernard Paul-Hus.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Tech Runway® Graduates 'Venture Class III' Entrepreneurs
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s Tech Runway® recently celebrated the graduation of "Venture Class III", a special ceremony to commemorate the third class of companies to complete the ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Tech Runway® program.

Climate Warming and Melting Sea Ice Impacts on Arctic Whales
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Harbor Branch study shows the relationship between changing sea ice and beluga whale migration and habitat patterns of several populations over two decades of dramatic sea ice changes in the Pacific Arctic.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Diplomacy Team Earns Top Honors at National Model United Nations Competition
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s Diplomacy Program recently received three awards for academic excellence at the National Model United Nations simulation in Washington, D.C.

Hispanics More Cautious about Holiday Spending and Economy
Hispanics are more cautious about their holiday spending this year with 1 in 5 saying they will not be shopping at all, according to a national survey by the ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Business and Economics Polling Initiative.

Former NBA Player Inducted into Halls of Fame
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine's advisory board member and donor Jack Laub was recently inducted into the James P. Kelly University of Cincinnati Athletics Hall of Fame and the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame.