FAU’s Research Encounter is your opportunity to interact with the future of innovation by exploring the research happenings right in your backyard.
From virtual reality to DNA taste tests and autonomous go-carts, the hands-on exhibits give you a behind the scenes look at how researchers at FAU are changing our world.
FAU's faculty, staff, students, and their families are welcome to enjoy an evening of live music and hors d’oeuvres, courtesy of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, while experiencing FAU research like never before!
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A Calculated Science Surprise
A researcher from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science discovered that the element of surprise triggers activity in the part of the brain that promotes cognition and motor control, during tasks that require the energizing of ongoing behavior. This suggests that surprise signals a common factor that would
hinder or prevent an action
and motivated control of behavior.
READ MORE.
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Building Trust with a Self-driving Car
Mehrdad Nojoumian
, Ph.D., an assistant professor
from the
College of Engineering and Computer Science
, and other researchers,
have introduced a new approach to measure trust between passengers and self-driving cars in real-time. The unique, immersive virtual reality (VR) simulation combines visual, audio and movement engagement for a convincingly realistic simulation.
Results of an experiment using this new approach, indicated that most subjects could rebuild trust during a reasonable time frame after a system demonstrated faulty behavior
.
MORE.
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Leading Young Entrepreneurs to Success
Jessica Beaver, assistant director at FAU's Tech Runway, was featured in the January issue of
Boca Magazine.
Beaver talked about the changes in South Florida since her childhood years. Read the feature
HERE.
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Teaching Kindness, Resilience and Empathy
Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the College for Design and Social Inquiry, recently joined the community at the Boca Raton Public Library for the latest Research in Action series.
HInduja, also co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, talked about the community's role in combatting cyberbullying.
The next Research in Action series, slated for Feb. 20, will highlight Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., as she talks about mating between species.
RSVP HERE
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Have You Recently Published a Book?
The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after November 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information
HERE.
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4 to 5 p.m.,
TODAY
, Jaffe Center 3rd Floor, S.E. Wimberly Library, Boca Raton Campus
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4 and 7 p.m.,
TODAY
, Johnson Education Center, Fort Pierce, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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10 to 4 p.m., Jan 23 between MC12, MC11 and MC17 Jupiter Campus
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4 to 5 p.m. Jan. 23, BC-71, Room 130 Boca Raton Campus
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6 to 7 p.m., Jan. 24, General Classroom North, Room 102, Boca Raton Campus
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11 to noon, Jan 28. Administration Building, Room 305, Board of Trustees Meeting Room, Boca Raton Campus
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11 to noon, Jan. 30, Engineering East Building, EE 405, Boca Raton Campus
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4:30 to 7 p.m., Feb. 12, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boca Raton Campus
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Dale Gawlik, Ph.D.
Movement patterns of wading birds as a mechanism linking freshwater wetlands and coastal ecosystems in the Greater Everglades
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$315,493
United States Geological Survey
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Mónica Rosselli, Ph.D.
Mt. Sinai Medical Center AD Research Center
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$79,120
University of Miami
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Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Temporal ontogeny of epileptogenesis in a model of adult-onset, spontaneous seizures
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$389,791
National Institutes of Health
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Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Neural Substrates Driving Region-Specific,Sex-Biased DA Homeostatic Perturbations in the DAT Val559 Mouse Model
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$70,000
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
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Limited Submissions
A list of limited submission funding opportunities is maintained
here.
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