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FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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May 05, 2026
A national survey of 2,000 nurses shows rising strain since 2022 - burnout, pay concerns and staffing shortages up sharply - despite strong purpose and growing calls for flexibility, security and support.
April 23, 2026
FAU hosted HHS regional director and alumna Samantha Brown-Parks, M.D., to its Boca Raton campus for a visit highlighting workforce training, research and community health initiatives.
April 17, 2026
A new FAU study is using advanced MRI to track brain energy changes, aiming to identify a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease progression and response to potential treatments in older adults.
April 16, 2026
Maria Mejia, MD, is honored with FAU鈥檚 University Faculty Service Award 鈥 and the reason may be best explained by the patients who said it first.
April 16, 2026
Lea Sacca, PhD, has dedicated her career to the question that shapes everything else in public health: Why don鈥檛 people get the care they need 鈥 and what can we do about it?
April 16, 2026
How Parvathi Perumareddi, DO, found her way back to Boca Raton 鈥 and to FAU's highest teaching honor.
April 13, 2026
Dr. Klimczak, 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient at the Schmidt College of Medicine, is celebrated for her remarkable career and dedication to medicine.
March 20, 2026
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
March 19, 2026
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
March 16, 2026
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.