Page 24 - Southern Exposure - January '22

Page 24, Southern Exposure

WHAT’S
WHAT’S

NEW
NEW

JANUARY 2022 John D. MacArthur Campus
at Jupiter
Florida Atlantic University
Sponsored report

Leadership Palm Beach County
Visits Campus

FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute recently
hosted Leadership Palm Beach County for an
event themed, Health Across the Lifespan:
Birth to 100. This was part of a full day
focused on health, healing and resilience.
Participants heard remarks from FAU
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive
director, Randy Blakely, Ph.D., and
director of community engagement and
programming, Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., and had
an exclusive tour of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson
Brain Institute.
WHERE DISCOVERY COMES TO MIND:
FAU STILES-NICHOLSON BRAIN INSTITUTE FAU Names New Dean of the Charles
E. Schmidt College of Medicine
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute researchers are seeding FAU has named Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D.,
expansive discovery in the state-of-the-art environment. With as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt
the support of community champions and investments, you College of Medicine. Pilitsis, who currently
can help fuel the development of the new, innovative re- serves as division chief of functional
search and education facility, opening Fall 2022; focus-specif- neurosurgery and chair and professor of
ic research centers; and cutting-edge laboratory technology. the basic neuroscience department at
Albany Medical College (AMC) in New
Learn more about FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at York, will assume her role as dean effective
fau.edu/ibrain. February 2022.

FORMER WHC ART OLLI Presents Thomas L. Friedman,
STUDENT AMONG Foreign Affairs Columnist
BRIGHTEST RISING Tickets are still available for the one-time
CHANGE-MAKERS lecture, The American Presidency Through
FROM AROUND a Global Lens (AD Auditorium), featuring
THE GLOBE Thomas L. Friedman, on Thursday, Feb. 24,
2022 at noon.
FAU Wilkes Honors College Thomas L. Friedman is an internationally
alumna, Angie Joseph, is among renowned author, reporter, and columnist.
60 highly accomplished artists He is the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes
selected to take part in the – two for international reporting from the
Global Leadership Program – an Middle East and a third for his columns written
Ivy-League curated educational about 9/11. For more information, visit fau.
opportunity for impact-focused edu/osherjupiter.

community changemakers.
Joseph, who concentrated on Calling all NeuroExplorers
to ASCEND this Spring
Transdisciplinary Visual Arts and
Mathematics, credits the unique The ASCEND “NeuroExplorers” program
and fully immersive interdiscipli- is back for the Spring 2022 semester!
nary learning environment WHC Students in grades 6-8 can join professional
provides students for her drive in neuroscientists, and their trainees, in
an interactive, after-school program at
arts entrepreneurship. STEM Studio in Abacoa. Attendees will
“When I came to FAU, I had intended on pursuing an educa- use cutting-edge educational tools and
tion that would guide me in an art-centered, nonprofit organ- engage in lessons and activities made
izational management role,” said Joseph. “It was the sup- possible by FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain
Institute.
port, guidance and passion for student success from WHC
faculty that helped build my confidence to pursue art and, Registration is coming soon! For more
essentially, be empowered to take part in the Global Leaders information, visit fau.edu/ibrain/ascend.
Program,” said Joseph.

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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