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2024 NOVEMBER Florida Atlantic University Sponsored report

HALT! FAU Student in ‘Nature’
Scientists have created fruit flies that halt under
red light. Their findings, which were published in
“Nature,” demonstrate how the brain engages
different neural mechanisms depending on
environmental context. The ability to stop, while
seemingly simple, has not been well understood
due to the complex interactions involved in creating
motion. The lead researcher on the study is Neha
Sapkal, a Florida Atlantic graduate student and a
member of the International Max Planck Research
School for Synapses and Circuits Ph.D. program.

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JOIN THE CELEBRATION Secrets of the Deep

The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is celebrating 25 years of For 14 years, Jon Moore, Ph.D., professor of biology
academic excellence on the John D. MacArthur Campus. The at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, has been
a research partner in the Deep Pelagic Nekton
community is invited to join the Honors College for a special Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico Consortium, studying
evening commemorating this milestone and supporting future the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Years
student success. of research has confirmed that the effects of the
environmental disaster are apparent at least 1,500
25 Anniversary Celebration meters below the surface.
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Date: Thursday, Nov. 14
Time: 6 p.m. - Reception
6:45 p.m. - Dinner and Program
Place: Pelican Club - 1065 N. Highway A1A, Jupiter
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Keynote Speaker: Ryan Serhant

Ryan Serhant is one of the most
National Day on Writing
successful and well-known real
The Wilkes Honors College and the Center for
estate brokers in the world.
Environmental Studies celebrated National Day on
He is the founder and CEO of Writing in the Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum. During
SERHANT., a multidimensional the event, Blue Zurita, a sophomore at the WHC, was
installed as this year’s Writer in Residence.
real estate brokerage that sits
at the intersection of media,

entertainment, education, and
technology. He has written several
books and is the star of Owning
Manhattan on Netflix as well as
multiple Bravo TV shows, including the two-time Emmy- SCAN TO READ MORE.
nominated Million Dollar Listing New York.
Flagler Scholars Retreat

On Oct. 11, the Wilkes Honors College hosted
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the annual retreat for the Henry Morrison Flagler
AND SPONSORSHIP
Scholarship Program at The Breakers Palm Beach.
OPPORTUNITIES. The annual event celebrated the 20 scholarship
recipients as they presented the summer projects they
completed as part of the program.

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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

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