FAU and NOAA Scientists' Shark Toughness Theory Put to Test
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Scientists from the FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), predicted that the solid central part of the vertebrae in mature, older sharks would be stiffer and tougher. So they decided to put their theory to the test.
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You’re invited to the
FAU Frontiers in Science February lectures. Explore the sciences with eight researchers and innovators from across the globe and right here in our own community. The lectures are free and open to the public. Talks are followed by a Q&A with the speaker and refreshments.
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Friday, February 8
“Mating Between Species: Why Do It, and What Are the Consequences?”
Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.
Videoconference available on the FAU Jupiter campus, SR 275, classroom 29
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Friday, February 15
“Biomedical Imaging: Extending the Powers of Human Observation”
Elizabeth Brainerd, Ph.D.
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Videoconferencing is available on the FAU Jupiter campus in SR 275 (classroom 29) for Frontiers in Science lectures on February 8, March 15, and April 5.
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FAU Scientist Diane Baronas-Lowell: Antibiotics Researcher
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Diane Baronas-Lowell, Ph.D., is an Associate Scientist in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Diane discusses her involvement with the
Tiny Earth project, where she works alongside her students seeking new antibiotics to kill superbugs.
Watch here.
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Meet Medical Physics Alumna Marjan Shojaei
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Marjan Shojaei graduated with her
Professional Science Master in Medical Physics (PSMMP) from FAU in the fall of 2018 and is currently working at the South Florida Proton Therapy Institute (SFPTI) as a Medical Physicist Assistant. SFPTI is a new cancer treatment facility that uses groundbreaking photon and proton therapy to deliver focused beams of radiation to tumors.
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FAU Proposals Selected for NIST Encryption Standards Shortlist
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shortlist of the 26 top proposals for new encryption standards includes four proposals from Florida Atlantic University for its second round of the “Post Quantum Standardization” process. NIST is instituting new encryption standards to protect sensitive information from the threat of quantum computers. FAU stands out with three proposals co-authored by Edoardo Persichetti, Ph.D., an assistant professor in FAU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and one proposal selected from Reza Azarderakhsh, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Image credit: N. Hanacek/NIST
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2019 MuAlphaTheta Competition
FAU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences and the FAU Davie campus hosted nearly 1,300 high school students for the
MuAlphaTheta Math Competition on Saturday, January 19, 2019.
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WATCH: Alexis Sturm at the 3MT Championship
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Harbor Branch Semester by the Sea
Semester by the Sea is a one-semester program for undergraduate students offered by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and the Department of Biological Sciences.
Learn more at the March 13 Workshop hosted by Peter McCarthy, Ph.D. Sign up in your Student Success Network.
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Research Days and Scholarships
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Graduate and Professional Research Day
The deadline for graduate students to register to present research at the
10th Annual Graduate Research Day is March 15. The event will take place April 5 on the Boca Raton campus.
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OURI Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Friends of Gumbo Limbo Scholarship
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Friday, February 8
Saturday, February 9
Monday, February 11
February 15 & 16
Friday, February 15
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Monday, February 18
Saturday, February 23
Monday, February 25
Wednesday, February 27
Friday, March 1
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