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FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine held its commencement ceremony today for the class of 2026 - its largest in history, with 79 graduates.
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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October 29, 2025
Nearly 70 FAU faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
October 21, 2025
FAU researchers found poor walkability, litter, and reliance on assistance programs are strongly linked to type 2 diabetes risk in young children, based on a large nationwide study.
October 14, 2025
"Rising Strong" will support more than 3,000 South ³Ô¹ÏÍø youth with trauma-informed, evidence-based prevention, empowering vulnerable populations to build resilience and choose substance-free futures.
October 13, 2025
The newly expanded FAU NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.
October 06, 2025
Lawrence Lottenberg, MD FACS of FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, joins the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®, honoring his excellence in surgical education.
October 01, 2025
FAU will help to lead this global effort to harness aesthetic experiences for brain health, as one of just two ³Ô¹ÏÍø universities and about 35 worldwide in the network's initial working group.
October 01, 2025
Changing habits is tough. AI tools like ChatGPT now simulate motivational interviewing (MI), showing promise - but can they match MI's core and spark lasting change? FAU researchers explore the potential.
September 24, 2025
A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.
September 17, 2025
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
September 16, 2025
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say cognitive decline is not inevitable with age and that up to 45% of dementia risk is linked to modifiable factors like poor diet, inactivity and isolation.