FAU's SNMREC Lands $360,000 Grant from NSF
FAU's Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, a U.S. Department of Energy designated center, has received a $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for undergraduate research.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Places in Top Five at 2017 ASCE SE Student Conference
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team placed fifth overall in the 2017 ASCE Southeast Student Conference, hosted by FAU.
Owls Racing Takes Second at Formula South Invitational
Owls Racing, ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team, recently took home second place at the fifth annual Formula South Invitational.
I-SENSE Lands $339,984 National Science Foundation Grant
FAU's I-SENSE has received a National Science Foundation grant for a "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" program and will host an intensive summer program for top undergraduate students nationwide.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Hosts 10th Regional Competition for Science Olympiad
Students from 19 middle and 45 high schools from Palm Beach, Broward, Lee, Martin and Miami-Dade counties competed.
Three ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥SeaPerch Teams Qualify for National Competition
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s SeaPerch teams recently won 15 awards at a regional competition hosted by FAU's A.D. Henderson University School and ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High School.
New Device Could Rapidly Detect Zika Virus at Airports
About the size of a tablet, a portable device that could be used in many settings like an airport, may hold the key to detecting the Zika virus accurately, rapidly and inexpensively using just a saliva sample.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates National Engineers Week
The annual week of events is designed to increase awareness of the engineering profession and recognize the accomplishments and contributions engineers make to society.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Appoints Chairman of Advisory Board
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s Tech Runway® has recently appointed Donald Kiselewski as the new chairman to its advisory board.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has received federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, which only is awarded to colleges and universities with enrollment of full-time Hispanic undergraduate students of at least 25 percent.