ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾to Host Alumnus, Retired NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson
Swanson will deliver an interactive lecture about his time as an astronaut in the NASA space program, including a 30-minute presentation of his journey to the International Space Station.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Tech Runway's First 'Venture Vintage 1' Graduation
One year after receiving $25,000 in seed funding, the inaugural class of FAU's Tech Runway recently participated in the "Venture Vintage 1" graduation, a special ceremony to commemorate their accomplishments.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Holds Expo for High School Students
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s Fall Expo for high school students will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Receives $620,000 NSF Grant for STEM Retention Program
STEM jobs are rapidly growing and technology companies alone will need to fill more than 650,000 new jobs by 2018. ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾is directly addressing the national need to increase the number of STEM undergraduates.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Wins Second Place at Waste Design Competition
A group of ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ civil engineering students won second place at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) inaugural National Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC).
Bioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics Technology
Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't look lifelike. Inspired by nature and biology, a robotic finger designed at ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾looks, feels and works like the real thing.
Scientists Study Phytoplankton in the Pacific
A team of researchers from ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Harbor Branch conducted experiments to better understand phytoplankton in the Pacific Ocean.
New Technology to Monitor Blood Disorder With a Smart Phone
A researcher has a unique way to monitor sickle cell disease using a smart phone, and will develop a portable smart sensor and a phone application for patients to analyze and store their blood test results.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Harbor Branch Installs Water Quality Monitoring Network
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Harbor Branch recently installed the world's largest network of land ocean biogeochemical observatory units in the Indian River Lagoon.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Receives Florida Department of Transportation Grant
The task of inspecting and maintaining Florida's 11,450 bridges is arduous, espcially since so many of them span rivers, canals and saltwater areas. Researchers at ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾have received a grant from the Florida Department o... More