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John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter
2025 JANUARY Florida Atlantic University Sponsored report

Prestigious ASPET Fellow
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., executive director of the FAU
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, has been named a
Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
Blakely is among an extraordinary group of individuals
who have dedicated their careers to advancing the
field of pharmacology. Designation as an ASPET Fellow
recognizes leaders in the field for their exceptional
contributions to pharmacological research, education,
mentorship and leadership. >

Ocean Science Lecture Series
FALL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute announced
its lineup for the 2025 Ocean Science Lecture Series,
Florida Atlantic’s John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter hosted
which will begin Wednesday, Jan. 8. The series provides
its annual Fall Research Symposium on Nov. 21, featuring a forum for the community to learn about important
presentations of 17 undergraduate research projects. research underway at FAU Harbor Branch and around
the world. All lectures are free and open to the public.
The research covered a range of biological and biomedical, Attend in-person at the FAU Harbor Branch campus in
Fort Pierce or watch live online.
social, and economic topics, including exploring novel
treatments for breast cancer, the effects of prenatal oxycodone

exposure, diagnosing early Alzheimer’s disease, and the
importance of representation in female entrepreneurship. READ MORE.

Starry Nights
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and the Osher
READ MORE. Lifelong Learning Institute hosted the Starry Nights
Author Series featuring acclaimed writer and journalist
Jennifer Egan.

Experiential Rachel Luria, associate dean of Student Affairs and
associate professor of rhetoric and composition at the
Learning Wilkes Honors College, facilitated the question-and-

During the Fall 2024 answer style session. The theme was making fiction out
of mistakes, but curiosity was also an important topic
semester, undergraduates interwoven in the conversation.
from the Harriet L. Wilkes
Honors College and
READ MORE.
the Charles E. Schmidt
College of Science had a rare opportunity to train on a
cutting-edge Zeiss microscope as part of a new course-

based undergraduate research experience. The course was a
partnership with the new Zeiss Microscopy Solutions Center,
located in the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain
Institute on the Jupiter Campus.