College of Science News

Announcing the Fall 2024 Science Social and Student Research Competition
August 16, 2024
Thursday, Oct. 17, join us for the inaugural Science Social and Student Research Competition to build our community of future scientists and help our new undergraduate students engage with the college through learning about...
Nighttime Data Shows Inequities in Hurricane Michael Power Restoration
August 14, 2024
To unravel the complex effects of Hurricane Michael on the Florida Panhandle, researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators combined remote sensing data, official outage records, and census information to...
Sue Graves Recipient of NSCA Impact Award
August 14, 2024
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently honored B. Sue Graves, Ed. D., FACSM, FISSN, with the organization’s 2024 Impact Award. The longtime director of the FAU Well Program and associate professor...
Alumna Spotlight: Sadelyn De Los Santos ‘15
August 14, 2024
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumna Sadelyn De Los Santos, B.S. ’15, MCMSc, PA-C, adored her time as an undergraduate at Florida Atlantic. Her incredible academic experience as a Biological Sciences student helped...
Innovating with AI: How Universities are Preparing Students for the Future l Your South Florida PBS
August 07, 2024
Associate Professor Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., was featured on Your South Florida PBS to discuss how the power of AI is being used to develop innovative ways to study the brain while also examining the long-term implications...
FAU Lands $1.3M NSF Grant to Boost Dryland Soil Quality
August 04, 2024
To enhance understanding of climate resistance of individual microbes and to improve microbial remediations to reduce soil degradation under climate change, Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.3 million grant from...
Dr. Samantha Kuschke Jumpstarts Career in Academia and Sea Turtle Research Through New Postdoctoral Program
August 04, 2024
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is pleased to welcome Samantha Kuschke , DVM, Ph.D., M.Ed., as a member of the Jumpstart Postdoctoral Program. Dean Valery Forbes, Ph.D., launched the initiative in 2022, with the...
For Bigger Muscles Push Close to Failure, For Strength, Maybe Not
August 01, 2024
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators analyzed how training close to failure or not impacts muscle growth and strength. Results of the study, published in the journal Sports Medicine, found that how...
FAU Researcher Lands Grant for Personalized Cancer Radiation Therapy
July 30, 2024
Wazir Muhammad, Ph.D., principal investigator and an assistant professor in the Department of Physics within Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, has received a $701,000 grant from Precess...
Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow Studies Effects of Bilingualism on the Brain
July 24, 2024
Meet Merike Lang, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, who investigates the neuroprotective effects of bilingualism on normal and abnormal aging.
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