/tags/fau FAU en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:30:00 GMT /health/2025-09-03/florida-researchers-uncover-the-cause-of-historys-first-recorded-pandemic The discovery sheds new light on the Plague of Justinian, which may have killed 50 million people during the sixth century. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:30:00 GMT /health/2025-09-03/florida-researchers-uncover-the-cause-of-historys-first-recorded-pandemic Steve Newborn /environment/2025-08-08/stingray-tracking-biologging-florida Although stingrays and other rays around the world are at a growing risk of extinction, research into their habits has been lacking. "Biologging" is a non-invasive method of tracking animals in the wild and is transforming how scientists study movement, behavior and social interactions. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-08/stingray-tracking-biologging-florida Sofia Zarran /education/2025-04-14/florida-universities-campus-police-immigration-enforcement The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida including Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:37:42 GMT /education/2025-04-14/florida-universities-campus-police-immigration-enforcement Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /environment/2025-03-28/fau-burrowing-owl-mascot The Florida burrowing owl is a threatened species. Conservationists, students and faculty think Florida Atlantic University should be doing more to protect their beloved mascot. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-03-28/fau-burrowing-owl-mascot Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /education/2025-02-20/jeanette-nunez-fiu-interim-president-adam-hasner-fau Jeanette Nunez, a former House member from Miami who was Gov. Ron DeSantis’ running mate in 2018 and 2022, will make an annual base salary of $850,000 at FIU, her alma mater, and Adam Hasner will make a base salary of $875,000. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT /education/2025-02-20/jeanette-nunez-fiu-interim-president-adam-hasner-fau Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /education/2025-02-10/adam-hasner-fau-new-president Adam Hasner is a former Republican Majority Leader in the Florida House of Representatives. He is one of the latest in a growing trend in Florida: Presidential candidates for public universities are increasingly politically connected leaders with little experience in higher education. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:12:20 GMT /education/2025-02-10/adam-hasner-fau-new-president Natalie La Roche Pietri /2025-01-21/adam-hasner-florida-atlantic-university An FAU search committee picked former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and two longtime academics as finalists following a bumpy process that started after former President John Kelly announced his resignation in 2022. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:37:32 GMT /2025-01-21/adam-hasner-florida-atlantic-university Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /sports/2024-11-19/fau-tom-herman Florida Atlantic fired coach Tom Herman on Monday with two games left in his second season at the school, neither of which resulted in a winning record. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /sports/2024-11-19/fau-tom-herman Associated Press /health/2024-05-22/environmental-factors-dementia-fau-lake-okeechobee Two professors from the C.E. Lynn College of Nursing are leading a team of investigators from four other institutions to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugarcane burning affect brain health. Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health/2024-05-22/environmental-factors-dementia-fau-lake-okeechobee Nicole Bergmann | MediaLab@FAU /environment/2024-04-26/fast-fashion-carries-lower-price-tag-but-cost-can-be-high-for-environment These cheaper-to-make, cheaper-to-buy items are discarded faster, generating waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-04-26/fast-fashion-carries-lower-price-tag-but-cost-can-be-high-for-environment Kristan Reynolds | The Invading Sea