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FAU’s Academy For FAU Announces Formation Of The 19 companies in Venture Class 10 are:
• 365Learn: a comprehensive learning management
Community Inclusion Student FAU Health Network system that is intuitive, flexible, scalable, and customizable
Launches Own Business for teachers and students. Its system has smart classroom
By Joshua Glanzer technology that functions in a physical classroom, distance
Henry Hayden began Three south learning and hybrid learning environments and was built
his college journey with Florida counties to satisfy the four types of learning styles including visual,
FAU’s Academy for that collectively are auditory, reading, and writing and kinesthetic.
Community Inclusion home to the largest • aDubb: a web application that offers on-demand
(ACI) in 2019. In addition metropolitan population in the state will soon be served access to dubbed media on the Internet, in many languages.
to being enrolled in FAU’s by an academic health network that is a true collaboration • AIRGLIDE LLC: Airglide Enhanced Air Lubrication
ACI program, Hayden of the region’s leading public and private academic and Systems eject air through the bottom of the ship hull into
works at the Seaside Café medical leaders. the hull’s hydrodynamic boundary layer. This layer of
at Stuart Beach and leads More than three million residents currently live in the three- air materially reduces frictional drag, fuel consumption
group yoga classes as a county region, with the numbers growing daily. Florida has an and carbon emissions by 10 percent and offers savings
certified yoga instructor. estimated shortage of 60,000 nurses, and a shortage of more of $160 billion annually.
Hayden is also a skilled than 17,000 doctors is anticipated. The FAU Health Network • ARC LLC: develops and manufactures wearable
artist who enjoys painting will not only meet these growing patient-care needs, but also personal protective equipment and consumer orthotics
and currently sells his will address these workforce challenges. called ActiveBraces, low-cost, body support devices
artwork and related products featuring his art. On top of all “This partnership marks the beginning of a transformative that increase body efficiency and wellness in the wearer
of that, Hayden spends his free time with a side job where he health network for our region,” said Brad Levine, chair of the through assistive force and joint strengthening for injury
walks and cares for dogs in his neighborhood. FAU Board of Trustees. “I am thrilled to see all our partners prevention and body support.
Hayden is truly a multifaceted individual who enjoys come together to meet these vitally important needs. The time • Argon Agency: a platform that provides clear,
pushing himself and pursuing his interests and goals. is now because the need is now.” customized digital marketing campaigns more than a
Presently, Hayden is working on launching his own The region’s partners in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin traditional digital marketing agency.
business, called HHeart, where he will incorporate his counties offer an outstanding opportunity for dynamic faculty • Best Candidate: a mobile application to help
interests and skills in art, yoga, and dog care into different and learner experiences and will provide connectivity to the local election candidates and voters communicate with each
products and services to offer for sale. You will be able health care community, ensuring the recruitment and retention other effectively by offering a host of media packages
to find out more about HHeart soon on Facebook. of skilled health care professionals. related to the candidate’s campaign.
ACI is a comprehensive transition program for “This collaboration will transcend the competitive landscape • C.A.R.D.D. Gel: a topical wound dressing that
individuals with intellectual disabilities. Students in the ACI and help us all work toward augmenting South Florida’s existing is composed of a chitosan and metal ions to form a
program take classes, participate in internships, and engage health care infrastructure to reach our common goal: ‘Best- hydrogel that can carry various drug and pharmaceutical
in social activities throughout their college experience. in-class patient care,’” said Shane Strum, president and chief compounds and be absorbed in the body at a certain rate
executive officer of Broward Health. of time.
FAU Student Named Udall This all-encompassing partnership also will enhance clinical • Emergency Ventures: builds technology to connect and

Scholar trials and provide access to these medical innovations to the local serve citizens, volunteers and emergency managers in disasters.
• EV Tech International LLC: there are very few

population, focused health care needs matched to the region’s
population, and provide localized solutions that will eliminate electric vehicle (EV) trade schools in the United States
By Brittany Sylvestri the need for travel for services only available outside the region. to train the next generation of auto mechanics. EV Tech
Florida Atlantic University student Bernard Harrigan “As keen collaborators, we at Memorial recognize that International’s goal is to start with Florida and expand into
has been named a 2022 when medical research is combined with the patient care other states to train students on electric vehicle drivetrain
Udall Scholar, marking the providers, the long-term benefits for the region’s growing – diagnostics, repairs and critical safety procedures.
first time in the university’s and aging – population can’t be understated,” said Douglas
history that one of its A. Harrison, chair of the Board of Commissioners of
students was presented Memorial Healthcare System.
with this scholarship. While patient care needs are paramount, expanding the
Harrigan, 46, is a junior region’s health-related teaching and research infrastructure
pursuing a bachelor’s is vital.
degree in environmental “This network is essential for the future of our community,”
justice and social change said Ava Parker, president of Palm Beach State College. “The
from the Harriet L. Wilkes migration to Florida has led to a critical shortage in health
Honors College at FAU’s care professionals. Coming together to address the workforce
John D. MacArthur challenge is critically important.”
Campus in Jupiter. These academic endeavors will allow for the innovative
The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college solutions necessary to tackle the workforce crisis. The goal
sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and is to expand annual enrollments to graduate more than 300
commitment to issues related to Native American nations nurses, 104 medical doctors, and 200 social workers a year.
or to the environment. Resident training programs also will expand to address the FAU Features on page 10
“Seeing the devastation of Florida’s barrier reef doctor shortage.
systems, climate and resources, one can come to a “This collaboration will bring together the vital health
conclusion that we are on a path less desired,” said components that exist separately across the region,” said
Harrigan. “I am trying to make sure that the future will Darcy J. Davis, chief executive officer of the Health Care
have beauty and reasons to continue to push forward like District of Palm Beach County. “The growing patient
we always have. I know that to achieve this, the solutions population in our community will benefit from expanded
need to be equitable to allow all to help make positive access to innovative care.”
strides toward a better tomorrow.” Initial partners include: FAU, Broward College, Palm
Harrigan conducted research on international law Beach State College, Memorial Healthcare System, Health
as a Morton Research Fellow and also was named an Care District of Palm Beach County and Broward Health. More
outstanding delegate at the National Model United details will be provided as the partnership develops.
Nations Conference with the Leon Charney Diplomacy
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Program. FAU Tech Runway Reveals
“I’m absolutely thrilled that Bernard received this
prestigious award,” said William E. O’Brian, Ph.D., Its 10th Venture Class
chair and professor of environmental studies at the
Wilkes Honors College. “The Udall Scholarship seeks By Brittany Sylvestri
students with a strong and clear plan to contribute to FAU Tech Runway recently hosted its annual Launch
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a positive environmental future while emphasizing Competition, revealing its 10th class, “Venture Class 10.”
civic engagement and commitment to bettering society. The Launch Competition provides the most promising
Bernard is a perfect fit on both counts, with a desire to startups and talented entrepreneurs in South Florida with an
chart a resilient climate future where no community bears opportunity to join a year-long program that offers competition
a disproportionate burden in facing the environmental winners programs and resources from FAU’s Innovation and
changes to come.” Business Development pipeline, entrepreneurial instruction,
The Udall Scholarship honors the legacies of brothers structured team-based mentoring, networking, marketing and
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