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Young-onset Dementia Costs Nearly Twice That of Alzheimer's

By | October 5, 2017

The first economic study on frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common dementia for people under age 60, shows that FTD inflicts a much more severe burden on families than Alzheimer's disease.

Seven FAU High Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

By | October 4, 2017

Seven Florida Atlantic University High School à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

FAU Team Wins International Solid Waste Design Competition

By | October 4, 2017

A student team from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took home first place at the International Solid Waste Student Design Competition.

3MT® Competition to Showcase Graduate Student Research

By | October 3, 2017

Can an 80,000-word thesis or dissertation be explained in three minutes or less?

FAU to Host Events for Disability Awareness Month

By | October 2, 2017

Florida Atlantic University will host events at its Boca Raton and Davie campuses to commemorate Disability Awareness Month during October.

Hoot/Wisdom Recordings Receives Second Grammy Nomination

By | October 2, 2017

The album "Pá Qué Más" has received a GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Folk Album" category for the 18th annual Latin GRAMMY à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã®.

FAU Hosts 10th Annual iLead Student Leadership Conference

By | September 29, 2017

More than 900 à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã from Florida Atlantic University and other local colleges and high schools recently attended FAU's 10th annual iLead Student Leadership Conference.

New Way to Assess Safety of Aging Timber Railroad Bridges

By | September 27, 2017

In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Harvey, researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a cutting-edge way to gauge the condition of aging timber railroad bridges.

JM Family's Colin Brown is 2017 Business Leader of the Year

By | September 26, 2017

FAU's College of Business will honor Colin Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., as its 2017 Business Leader of the Year on Jan. 26, 2018 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club

'Out-of-the-box' Thinking May Build a Better Brain

By | September 25, 2017

The "Dementia Prevention Initiative" abandons generalized methods used to research and treat Alzheimer's disease. The secret weapon: a novel "N-of-1 design" that personalizes medicine down to a single patient.

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