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                                            John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter
             2023  NOVEMBER                           Florida Atlantic University                                            Sponsored report








                                                                                    Starry Nights Lecture Series
                                                                                    FAU’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College presents its
                                                                                    annual Starry Nights Visiting Author Series on Friday,
                                                                                    Nov. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m., featuring award-winning
                                                                                    author Andre Dubus III. Dubus is author of acclaimed
                                                                                    novels including “House of Sand and Fog,” (a No. 1
                                                                                    New York Times bestseller that was adapted into an
                                                                                    Academy Award-nominated film). Attendance is free,
                                                                                    but registration is required. For more information,
                                                                                    contact wilkesreads@fau.edu.





                                                                                                          SCAN TO REGISTER.>



                                                                                    FAU Launches New School
                                                                                    Dedicated to Environmental
                NEW LEADER FOR FAU BIOTECH BRIDGE
                                                                                    Sustainability
                Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of         FAU’s six campuses are situated in a region at the nexus
                Science recently appointed Shailaja Allani, Ph.D., associate        of rapid urbanization and accelerated environmental risk.
                                                                                    Recognizing the critical intensification of issues like rising
                scientist in its Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
                                                                                    temperature, coastal erosion and habitat destruction
                as the director of the Center for Molecular Biology and             in South Florida and beyond, FAU has launched its
                Biotechnology (CMBB) and the newly named FAU Biotech                new School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean
                                                                                    Sustainability.
                Bridge program. FAU Biotech Bridge aims to bridge the
                gap between academia and industry.


                FAU Biotech Bridge draws on the expertise of 35 FAU                                       SCAN TO READ MORE.
                faculty from various disciplines, including cancer biology,
                biochemistry, computational chemistry, neuroscience
                                                                                    Heart Failure and Fatigue
                and aging. The program also boasts 26 affiliate faculty
                                                                                    Study
                representing external research institutes and the
                                                                                    Researchers from FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of
                biopharmaceutical industry. FAU’s CMBB was established              Nursing are seeking patients to participate in a “Heart

                in 1997 to expose students to new opportunities, help the           Failure and Fatigue” study. The study is conducted
                                                                                    entirely online as a way to test that an easy-to-use survey
                local biotech industry and train students.
                                                                                    is a reliable method to assist health care providers to
                                                                                    evaluate fatigue in patients who have been diagnosed
                                                                                    with heart failure. Participants who complete the study
                                                                                    will receive a $20 gift card by email. To participate, call
                                                                                    561-235-4467 or email crudor@health.fau.edu.

                                     SCAN TO READ MORE.

                FAU’s John D. MacArthur
                                                                                                        SCAN TO LEARN MORE.
                Campus celebrated
                Homecoming week on
                Tuesday, Oct.17 with                                                Pop-Up Programs at OLLI
                the annual Carniv-OWL                                               New “pop-up” lectures have been added to the fall 2023
                event. Faculty, staff and                                           semester at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU
                                                                                    Jupiter. Registration is required.
                students converged
                                                                                    Nov. 15, 12:30 to 2 p.m., “The Science of Wellness:
                on the recreation                                                   Gratitude” with Lana Jones, Ph.D.
                fields, which had been     HOMECOMING WEEK                          Nov. 15, 3 to 4:30 p.m., “Remembering the Sixties:  Myths,
                transformed into a fall carnival, complete with games, music,       Lessons, & Legacies” with Christopher Strain, Ph.D.

                funnel cakes, arts and crafts, tacos – and even a zip line.         Visit fau.edu/osherjupiter to register.


                               NEXT GENERATION TRAINING IN SCIENCE ON FAU’S JUPITER CAMPUS

                      Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College • Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Jupiter • FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute • I-HEALTH • FAST Labs
                          • FAU High School in Partnership with Max Planck Academy • FAU-Max Planck Joint Programs • College of Education Teacher Training
                                  STAY CONNECTED: FAU.EDU/JUPITER                                        @FAUJUPITER

                                                     5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter, FL 33458   |   phone: 561.799.8500



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