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College of Science News

2025 Pre-Health Professions Summit to Focus on Emergency Medicine
October 03, 2025
All Florida Atlantic undergraduate students who are interested in health professionsÌýare invited to attend the Pre-Health Professions Emergency Medicine Summit, Oct. 13-15, to gain hands-on training in essential emergency...
Study First to Show if Nesting Heat Affects Sea Turtle Hatchling ‘IQ’
October 01, 2025
As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios – producing more females – but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase...
Honoring Research Luminary Herb Weissbach, Ph.D.
October 01, 2025
The Schmidt College of Science’s Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology dedicated its annual meeting, held Sept. 15 at the John D. MacArthur Campus, to honoring the center’s founding director Herbert Weissbach,...
Graduate Student Spotlight: Camila Saldias-Manieu
September 23, 2025
Experimental psychology student Camila Saldias-Manieu's research aims to contribute to a better understanding of early development and equip mothers and infants with the tools they need for emotional resilience and lifelong...
New Faculty Spotlight: Kate Carroll, Ph.D.
September 19, 2025
Learn how esteemed Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Kate Carroll, Ph.D., and her program are bringing significant momentum to Florida Atlantic’s growing profile in biomedical discovery.Ìý
2025 Atlantic Storm Season Updates with Hurricane Expert Yijie Zhu, Ph.D.
September 17, 2025
The tropics have been calm so far, but Assistant Geosciences Professor Yijie Zhu, Ph.D., explains why we are now entering the most active months of the hurricane season.
Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
September 11, 2025
A new study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, in collaboration with researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, provides a comprehensive look into...
Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks
September 08, 2025
Researchers from Â鶹ŮÀÉ â€™s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science set out to explore whether sargassum buildup makes it more physically demanding for hatchlings to crawl to the ocean – and whether...
2025 SURF Spotlight on Lorena Martins
August 25, 2025
Learn how Lorena Martins, a medical biology major, spent the summer researching the mechanics modeling of dispersal in freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled animals in North America.
Eduventures Names Florida Atlantic a Winner of 2025 Online Learning Innovation Award
August 22, 2025
Florida Atlantic is one of just four higher education institutions in the nation to receive the 2025 Eduventures Innovation Award, honoring the work of the Center for Online and Continuing Education and online STEM educators...
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