NEWS ARCHIVE


FAU Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade

By | 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.

Microbial Clues Uncover How Wild Songbirds Respond to Stress

By | March 13, 2026

FAU research shows that wild Northern cardinals' gut microbes respond to subtle, everyday stressors, linking microbial shifts to physiology, health and resilience in coping with environmental pressures.

The 'Croak' Conundrum: Parasites Complicate Love Signals in Frogs

By | March 12, 2026

An FAU study shows parasites can affect mating signals in green treefrogs by subtly altering male calls, influencing how females choose mates.

FAU Ascends to 'A' Grade on National Campus Antisemitism Report Card

By | March 12, 2026

探花视频 has risen to an "A" grade from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on its 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card.

AR Job Coaching Boosts Performance by 79% for People With Disabilities

By | March 11, 2026

An FAU study finds augmented reality can transform job training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, boosting task accuracy from 14% to 93% and cutting training from months to minutes.

FAU Receives $1.5M Gift for Engineering and Biology Scholarships

By | March 11, 2026

FAU has received a $1.5 million estate gift from Leif Carlsson, Ph.D., and Seija Carlsson to provide scholarships and programmatic support for students studying ocean and mechanical engineering and biology.

FAU Awarded $2.4M NIH Grant for Immune Signaling and Social Behavior

By | March 6, 2026

FAU has received a $2.4M NIH grant to study how the neuronal immune receptor IL-1R1 shapes brain circuits, behavior, and social function, offering new insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders.

FAU Lands $4.5M U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Flight Simulator

By | March 4, 2026

FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Mixed Reality and 3D Motion flight simulator through an in-kind grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

FAU Study: Do Best Friends or Popular Peers Shape Teen Behavior?

By | March 2, 2026

A study by FAU is the first to place best friends and popular peers within the same analytical model and ask a simple yet revealing question: who matters more, and in what ways?

FAU Awarded $900,000 for Gulf of America Sea-Level Research

By | February 26, 2026

FAU researchers have received a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to advance AI-driven sea-level forecasts and tools for Gulf Coast resilience.