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WHAT’S
WHAT’S
NEW
NEW
NOVEMBER 2021 John D. MacArthur Campus
at Jupiter
Florida Atlantic University
Sponsored report
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Receives
$1 Million from Palm Health Foundation
to Launch Program Merging Brain
and Computational Sciences
FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute recently
announced it has received $1 million from the
Palm Health Foundation to launch and support its
new Program in Computational Brain Science and
Health (PCBSH). The gift is awarded through Palm
Health Foundation’s Brain Health Innovation Fund,
supporting new technologies, treatments, resources
and educational tools to advance brain health in
the community. This gift will accelerate FAU Stiles-
FAU STILES-NICHOLSON BRAIN Nicholson Brain Institute’s drive toward a new era of
neuroscience research, education and community
INSTITUTE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE engagement.
Construction continues to progress on the new, cutting- FAU Owl Advocates Have Another
edge, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute on the Jupiter Successful “FAU Day” at the Capitol
campus. Once completed, this building will provide current Students, faculty, administrators, and trustees were
and future generations of scientists with a state-of-the-art, recently in Tallahassee for FAU Day at the Florida
Capitol. The event provides an opportunity for FAU to
research and education facility. share its successes, engage lawmakers, and increase
Current building progress includes the continuation of awareness and understanding of the University’s
air conditioning and ventilation product installation; pad 2022 legislative priorities. FAU Day participants
met with leadership in both chambers, legislators,
construction for the building’s generators; second floor and professional staff and toured the House of
paint preparation and priming. For more information, visit Representatives and Senate chambers. Highlights
www.fau.edu/ibrain from the event included hearing from FAU alumnus,
Representative Mike Giallombardo, District 77 and
Marshall Criser III, chancellor of the State University
System of Florida.
FAU Inventor Recognized
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., associate professor of
biomedical sciences at the Charles E. Schmidt College
of Medicine and FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute,
is among four faculty members recently selected for
induction into FAU Chapter of the National Academy
of Inventors (NAI). The FAU Chapter of the NAI is
open to all members of the university community,
including faculty, staff, alumni and affiliates, who
have received an issued patent from the U.S. Patent
WHC ALUMUS LANDS ULTIMATE & Trademark Office. The NAI is a 501(c)(3) non-
DREAM JOB WITH LEGOLAND, BOSTON profit member organization comprising U.S. and
international universities, and governmental and non-
profit research institutions, with over 4,000 individual
FAU Wilkes Honors College recent alumnus, Sean Martin, inventor members and fellows spanning more than
landed his ultimate dream job – a master model builder 250 institutions worldwide.
at LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Boston, MA. One of
just over 20 in the world, Martin excitedly entered the The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at FAU Jupiter Announces Winter
building competition-style audition for the role this year and Course Schedule
successfully landed the job of a lifetime. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at FAU
in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the
“If you would have asked me 20 years ago if I would be in winter semester, which begins Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
a position like this, kid me would have even laughed,” said Registration for the winter semester begins Monday,
Martin. “Looking back, there’s no doubt in my mind that Nov. 1, 2021. Course offerings include such varied
my experiences at FAU have translated to my success here subjects as foreign policy, political science, film, music,
– studying physics allowed me to think about structure and art history and literature. The OLLI provides seasoned
stability; my focus on creative writing helps me tell a story adults the opportunity to enrich their lives through
non-credit, university-level courses with no homework
every day.” or tests.
NEXT GENERATION TRAINING IN SCIENCE ON FAU’S JUPITER CAMPUS
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College • Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Jupiter • FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute • I-HEALTH • FAST Labs
• FAU High School in Partnership with Max Planck Academy • FAU-Max Planck Joint Programs • College of Education Teacher Training
STAY CONNECTED www.fau.edu/jupiter
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458 | phone: 561.799.8500 @FAUJUPITER
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