Congratulations to Jorge Torres, who was awarded the 2022 Golberg Scholarship. Jorge is pre-medical track student currently pursuing a B.S. in Biological Sciences. Read more.

When Affiliate Assistant Scientist and FAU alumna, Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D., set out to collaborate on a field guide to distinguish two species of octopus, she never expected to discover that Florida has an entirely new species, called the Brazil reef octopus (Octopus insularis). Read more.

Findings from researcher Brett Laursen, Ph.D., show that both mothers and friends shape adolescent self-esteem. Read more.

The National Park Service's Outside Science series spotlights the sea turtles and shorebirds at Cape Lookout National Seashore off the coast of North Carolina. Cristal Espinosa, an M.S. in Environmental Science student, was featured for her Mosaics in Science internship this past summer at the national seashore. Watch here.

Join us at the 2022 virtual FAU Frontiers in Science lecture series for an exploration of the sciences!

Beyond Diversity to Equity and Inclusion: Celebrate and reflect on diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. The FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is hosting the inaugural Diversity in Science Festival. Middle school, high school, FAU students, faculty, and staff will enjoy science-related exhibitions, interactive games, and activities. Panelists and speakers will facilitate candid dialogue on transparency, accountability, inclusion, and equity.

Middle school and high school students from across South Florida competed at the 14th Southeast Regional Science Olympiad on Saturday, February 26. The tournament included 46 different hands-on STEM-based events, such as Codebusters, Disease Detectives, Gravity Vehicle, WiFi Lab, Ping Pong Parachute, Ornithology, Astronomy, and so much more. The events were supported by nearly 200 faculty, staff, and students from the Schmidt College of Science and the FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science. Learn more. View photos.

Join us at Pre-Health Professions Week! Don't miss the Graduate and Professional School Fairs on March 17 and 21, and look for activities throughout the week such as medical student panels, physician panels, virtual medical school tours, personal statement workshops, trainings, and much more.

Virtual Walk in Registration Week for Summer and Fall 2022 courses begins soon. Current FAU College of Science students can select their Summer and Fall 2022 courses if they have not already met with an advisor. Learn more.

Congratulations to all of the Art of Science Photo Contest winners in the college. The Schmidt College of Science has winners in a range of categories, including "In the Field," "In the Lab," and a number of "Honorable Mentions." View all of the photos.

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The International Symposium held its 17th meeting (virtually) January 3-5, 2022. The event fosters interactions between mathematics, theoretical computer science, and artificial intelligence. The highlight of the symposium was a three hour interview by Stephen Wolfram, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, and creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha. Wolfram interviewed Judea Pearl, Ph.D., an Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, best known for championing the probabilistic approach to artificial intelligence and the development of Bayesian networks. Read more. Watch interview.

@AndersonLabFAU on Twitter: 🐦The Cardinals are singing and the lab undergraduates are ON IT! The field season has begun. Don says, get excited!!! 📸 Ph.D. student, Morgan Slevin.

Welcome to Wai-Ting Lam, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, who will be working under the supervision of Associate Professor, Jason Mireles-James, Ph.D. Their research will focus on problems in celestial mechanics, including the orbital dynamics of irregularly shaped asteroids and comets. Read more.

Introducing two new continuing education certificate courses: DNA Forensics and Assistive Reproductive Technology (ART), both running April 5 to May 5, 2022. The ART certificate course is for professionals or current students seeking a career in human reproductive medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing, biomedical science and other allied life science programs. The DNA Forensics certificate course is for professionals and non-professional students contemplating a career in biotech, forensic science, criminal justice and other allied life science programs.

Watch 2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship Competitor, Panagiota Galanakou, present “Monitoring prompt gamma emission for reducing range uncertainties of carbon ion radiation for cancer treatments.” Learn more about the FAU 3MT Competition.

Registration is open! Over 1,000 summer classes are online and on campus in Davie, Boca Raton, and Jupiter. Learn more and register.

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