
FAU Presented With Higher Education Leadership Award
Florida Gov. Rick Scott recently presented 91ÒùĸÊÓÆµ with the Governor's Higher Education Leadership Award for Most Improved University in Performance Funding.
FAU Tech Runway Announces Fourth Class of Companies
91ÒùĸÊÓÆµ's Tech Runway® has selected its fourth Venture Vintage class of startup and early-stage companies to participate in its business accelerator program.

Study Documents African Monkeys Eating Bats
Interactions between primates and bats have poorly documented, and detailed reports have been rare, until now. An FAU study is the first to report implications for animal-human disease transmission.

FAU Approved for Surgery, Emergency Medicine Residencies
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation for residency programs in general surgery and emergency medicine, in collaboration with its member teaching hospitals.

Gov. Scott Visits FAU to Sign College Affordability Bill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott visited 91ÒùĸÊÓÆµ to sign HB 7019, a bill that will offer more affordable higher education in the state.

New FAU Board of Trustees Appointments
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Malcolm J. Dorman, M.D. and reappointed Abdol Moabery to the FAU Board of Trustees.

'Virtual Partner' Elicits Emotional Responses from a Human
"How does it 'feel' to interact behaviorally with a machine?" To answer that question, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner in real-time.

FAU's Theatre Lab Celebrates Successful First Season
Since its grand opening in August 2015, more than 1,500 people have attended a Theatre Lab event.

Alumna Honored at White House Correspondents' Dinner
91ÒùĸÊÓÆµ alumna Emiliana Molina recently received the Deborah Orin Scholarship from the White House Correspondents' Association.

Fulbright Scholar Olga Bakina Graduates
Olga Bakina, a Fulbright scholar from the Ukraine, received her M.S. in biomedical science at FAU's graduation ceremony this morning. Bakina will be pursuing a Ph.D. at Helmholtz Zentrum in Munich, Germany.