Engineered Protein May Be New Approach to Treat Cancer
FAU researchers have developed a group of proteins called tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases designed as specific inhibitors of selected MMP targets that could potentially treat osteoarthritis and cancer.
FAU Instructor on Mission to Bring Hope to Ugandan Village
When Elizabeth Gillespie first traveled to Uganda in the summer of 2013, she witnessed things that would trouble most people. Still, she goes back. "You physically leave, but a part of you never really does."
Poll Finds Hispanics Favor Clinton Over Trump by 23 Percent
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 23 percent among Hispanics, who see her as better prepared for improving the economy and keeping them safe from terrorism, according to a new national survey by FAU.
FAU Presented With Higher Education Leadership Award
³Ô¹ÏÍø Gov. Rick Scott recently presented ³Ô¹ÏÍø with the Governor's Higher Education Leadership Award for Most Improved University in Performance Funding.
FAU Tech Runway Announces Fourth Class of Companies
³Ô¹ÏÍø's Tech Runway® has selected its fourth Venture Vintage class of startup and early-stage companies to participate in its business accelerator program.
Study Documents African Monkeys Eating Bats
Interactions between primates and bats have poorly documented, and detailed reports have been rare, until now. An FAU study is the first to report implications for animal-human disease transmission.
FAU Approved for Surgery, Emergency Medicine Residencies
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation for residency programs in general surgery and emergency medicine, in collaboration with its member teaching hospitals.
Gov. Scott Visits FAU to Sign College Affordability Bill
³Ô¹ÏÍø Gov. Rick Scott visited ³Ô¹ÏÍø to sign HB 7019, a bill that will offer more affordable higher education in the state.
'Virtual Partner' Elicits Emotional Responses from a Human
"How does it 'feel' to interact behaviorally with a machine?" To answer that question, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner in real-time.
New FAU Board of Trustees Appointments
³Ô¹ÏÍø Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Malcolm J. Dorman, M.D. and reappointed Abdol Moabery to the FAU Board of Trustees.