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Student Leads Published Mental Health And Nature- founder of the John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter, who
Letter In American Academy Inspired ‘Thriving Outside In passed away in December 2018. The arboretum is planted
with Florida native plants, including typical species found
Of Dermatology The Arboretum’ Pilot Program in pine flatwoods, tropical hardwood hammocks, mixed
hardwood swamps and oak hammocks.
FAU High School – Jupiter To Begin At FAU Jupiter For more information on the program and event details
Campus in partnership with and registration, visit www.ces.fau.edu/arboretum/thriving-
Max Planck Academy students Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental outside-fall-2021.php .
are exploring the next frontiers Studies (CES), in partnership with FAU Thrive, is hosting
in science. Kate Maier, 16, multiple mental health and wellness events as part of the new
served as the lead author on “Thriving Outside in the Arboretum” program this fall at the
a recently published research Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum. The arboretum is located
letter titled, “Image Quality on the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.
Issues in Teledermatology: Thriving Outside in the Arboretum offers participants a
A Comparative Analysis of mix of live and virtual events during the remainder of the fall
AI Solutions,” in the Journal semester. The purpose of the program is to provide students,
of the American Academy of faculty and community members with a nature-based avenue
Dermatology. Maier, with to help alleviate the impact of daily stressors and promote a
assistance from her mentor, Oge Marques, Ph.D., professor, sense of community well-being.
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, and Luiz Events include nature walks, FAU Counseling and
Zaniolo, a graduate student with the Department of Electrical Psychological Services led meditation, Pet-a-Pup dog Stiles-Nicholson Brain
Engineering and Computer Science, collaborated on this piece therapy, virtual art exhibits and nature-inspired photo Institute Receives $1 Million
that investigates the behavior of artificial intelligence models and scavenger hunt for social media users. Funding for the pilot
the capabilities of classifying imperfect images of skin lesions, Thriving Outside in the Arboretum program is provided by For New Program
with accuracy, as benign or malignant. The Chastain Charitable Foundation.
“Her accomplishment of publishing in an academic journal “It is such an exciting opportunity to be able to provide the Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
at such a young age is truly remarkable, if not unheard of,” said FAU Jupiter community with the chance to celebrate wellness announced today it has received $1 million from the Palm
Justin Perry, Ph.D., dean of Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College. alongside others in the beautiful arboretum. This past year Health Foundation to launch and support its new Program in
“Kate’s spectacular achievement represents what makes our and a half have been unlike any other in our lifetime,” said Computational Brain Science and Health (PCBSH). The gift
college’s partnership with the FAU High School in Jupiter so Alana Edwards, education and training coordinator for is awarded through Palm Health Foundation’s Brain Health
special. When I tell people that big dreams happen here on the FAU’s CES. “The timing for this program gives us a perfect Innovation Fund, supporting new technologies, treatments,
Jupiter campus, this is the kind of stuff that makes me smile as outlet to offer students opportunities for self-care and relief resources and educational tools to advance brain health in the
dean of the Wilkes Honors College.” from the emotional challenges experienced daily, especially community.
Maier is currently set to graduate in 2022 from FAU High throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.” “Palm Health Foundation’s gift supporting the launch of
School’s dual enrollment program – a program that allows The Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum was named to honor
her to earn credit toward high school graduation and future the service and legacy of FAU’s vice president emeritus and FAU Features on page 15
college degree programs simultaneously. Her current focus is
neuroscience and behavior with career aspirations of becoming
a computational neuroscientist.

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