NEWS

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
September 25, 2025
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ High School Merit Scholars on the Rise
September 11, 2025
The class of 2026 at Â鶹ŮÀÉ High School continues to exemplify outstanding academic achievements, with 23 seniors named as National Merit Scholar semifinalists, and 43 designated as "commended students."
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
September 03, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
Record Number of Merit Scholars Attending Â鶹ŮÀÉ
August 28, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ is welcoming 40 National Merit Scholars this semester, with 19 of them returning and 21 of them attending Â鶹ŮÀÉ for the first time.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction
July 15, 2025
With this grant, the Â鶹ŮÀÉ research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Joins First Global Effort to Map Microplastics in Ocean Systems
April 30, 2025
An Â鶹ŮÀÉ researcher joins an international team of scientists who have moved beyond "scratching the ocean's surface," marking a turning point in understanding microplastics' path through critical ocean systems.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Hosts 56th Annual Honors Convocation
April 16, 2025
Â鶹ŮÀÉ President Adam Hasner and Interim Provost Russell Ivy recently hosted the 56th annual Honors Convocation.
WHC Student Honored by Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
April 15, 2025
Ellie Pfahler, a student at Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, is the inaugural recipient of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches' Student Civic Engagement Award.
A Pair of Â鶹ŮÀÉ Students Recognized as 2025 Goldwater Scholars
April 10, 2025
For the fourth consecutive year, Â鶹ŮÀÉ students have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars.
Wilkes Honors College Students Earn Funding for Start-up
June 06, 2024