ʦapp Joins the Nation’s Most Elite Research Universities and Colleges
Florida Atlantic shares this R1 status with less than 5% of the nearly 4,000 universities in the United States.... more
ʦapp Board of Trustees Select Adam Hasner to be Eighth President
The ʦapp Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select Adam Hasner the university’s eighth president, his start date is to be determined pending confirmation by the State University System’s Board of Governors.... more
Drone Captures Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Explore, Forage and Play
The Arctic's iconic narwhal, renowned for its long, spiral tusk, is one of nature’s most fascinating creatures. Yet, few have witnessed how these elusive animals use their tusks in the wild.... more
With inflation creeping back up and wages struggling to keep pace, more than 50% of Hispanic households in Florida feel negatively about the state of the economy, according to a new poll from BEPI at ʦapp.
A pilot study by ʦapp nursing researchers paired teens and older adults with smartwatches to test monitoring health in a rural community in Florida to support aging in place.
Inventory levels shot up in February as suppliers raced to stock up ahead of possible tariffs from the current administration, according to researchers at ʦapp and four other schools.
ʦapp's Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, has announced the inaugural winners of its Biotech Bridge Hackathon.
The 2025 Schmidt College of Science "Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series" at ʦapp will host "Future-Proofing Our Coasts: Leveraging Science for a Sustainable Tomorrow," on Feb. 19.
ʦapp received a gift commitment of $2.6 million from Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach for the Hillel space within the S.E. Wimberly Library on its Boca Raton campus.
Richard Shusterman, Ph.D., in ʦapp's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, has received a grant to explore a recent topic in the humanities and arts that commands growing attention - "atmosphere."
An entrepreneur from ʦapp's Tech Runway was offered $250,000 during CrocTank, a first-of-its-kind live business pitch event recently hosted with the judges from ABC's show "Shark Tank."
The grant from the late Bernie Marcus and The Marcus Foundation will enable the ʦapp Marcus Institute of Integrative Health to expand its operations to provide more services and conduct more research.
The judges of ABC's "Shark Tank" will be coming to ʦapp for its very own CrocTank, the first-of-its-kind live event on Dec. 4 at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
ʦapp IN THE NEWS
Fear the Tails, Not the Jaws, of These ‘Weirdo’ Sharks
Scientists studied how thresher sharks use “extreme yoga” to whip their tails at prey....
