
Bio-inspired Robotics Lands Professor $500,000 NSF Award
Using the knifefish for inspiration, a researcher from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed bio-inspired flexible structures for underwater vehicles and robotic systems.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾School of Architecture Wins National AIA Honor Award
The ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾School of Architecture's design research project, "Salty Urbanism: A Sea Level Rise Adaptation Design Framework for South Florida," recently won a 2018 AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾High Student Places First at 2018 State Science Fair
Vithulan Suthakaran, 17, a junior at ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ High School, recently placed first in the environmental engineering category at the 2018 State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Wave Competition Celebrates Innovative Student Research
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ has announced the winners of the annual Wave Competition, an undergraduate research competition organized by ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Tech Runway and the Division of Research.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Hosts 49th Annual Honors Convocation
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University's 49th annual Honors Convocation.

FAU's OwlThon Continues to Break Fundraising Record
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s annual dance marathon fundraiser, known as OwlThon, recently raised $244,654.90 for charity.

Hispanics in U.S. Optimistic about their Personal Finances
Hispanics in the U.S. are more optimistic about their financial situation and their economic conditions have generally improved in the first three months of 2018, according to a national index conducted by FAU.

Finalists Compete April 20 in ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Business Plan Competition
The competition encourages ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾students, faculty, staff and recent graduates to pitch their game-changing ideas for a chance to obtain funding for their new ventures.

ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Hosts Third Annual Women's Leadership Institute
More than 80 aspiring women leaders recently attended ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾'s third annual Women's Leadership Institute.

Diplomacy Program Receives Distinguished Delegation Award
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City.