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WHAT’S
WHAT’S
NEW
NEW
APRIL 2020
Sponsored report
An Illuminating Find
Alex Keene, Ph.D., Charles E. Schmidt College
of Science, and his collaborators, Johanna
Kowalko, Ph.D., and Erik Duboué, Ph.D., both
from Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, are
helping FAU emerge as a hub for the growing
field of cavefish research. Together, these
scientists are teasing out fish secrets and
establishing it as an unconventional sort of lab
rat, a subject for routine use in studies intended
to shed light on human biology.
Deep Dive Into the Brain APEX Award
Finalist
Deep Dive Into the Brain, developed with the
FAU Makes ‘U.S. News & World Report’ South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, FAU
Lists for Best Graduate Programs Brain Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute
The FAU programs listed in the 2021 “Best for Neuroscience and Intervoke, will receive an
Graduate Programs” include the part-time MBA award at this year’s Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in
(No. 138); overall education (No. 158); overall Las Vegas, NV. Finalists were picked from a field
engineering (No. 152-200); computer engineering of 115 entrants representing 19 countries. Deep
(No. 127); electrical engineering (No. 155); Dive Into the Brain is a finalist in the Educational
mechanical engineering (No. 160); overall fine Environments category at the Awards Ceremony.
arts (No. 178); medical school research (No. 94-
122); medical school primary care (No. 94-122); The Royal Treatment
nursing master’s (No. 47), which is the top-ranked A Division of Research’s FAU Wave program’s
program for public schools in Florida; nursing project, called Princesses Against Cancer,
doctorate (No. 62); public affairs (No. 90); and recently received the 2020 Kenan Social
speech-language pathology (No. 146). Engagement Grant for $10,000. Members of the
local nonprofit organization dress as princesses
and spent time in hospitals with children who
are facing life threatening illnesses. Elizabeth
STAY CONNECTED Pino, executive director, and Sarah Hemmen,
vice president, of the nonprofit, are both
students at the FAU’s Wilkes Honors College.
FAU Day at Roger Dean Chevrolet
Stadium
We celebrated Florida Atlantic University at
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on March 11
during FAU Day! Our very own Owlsley did
a great job throwing out the first pitch during
@FAUJupiter the Miami Marlins versus the New York Yankees
game. Members of FAU Admissions and
www.fau.edu/jupiter Marketing were on-site greeting guests and
sharing all FAU has to offer. We can’t wait to do
it again next year.
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 FAU Brain Institute “Neurosquad”
Supports Autism Speaks
Phone: 561.799.8500 Florida Atlantic University’s Brain Institute
participated in the Autism Speaks walk to raise
money for autism research. Nearly 20 FAU
neuroscientists joined the “Neurosquad” team
to support the organization and brain science. The
“Neurosquad” raised nearly $1,000 for the cause.
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