BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The co-founder and former CEO of Home Depot is changing the landscape of medical care in South Florida through a $25-million donation to Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The gift is the largest gift ever in the history of the hospital. The announcement was made this morning. Here is the...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — It must be Friday if we’re publishing a story about a new fraternity at FAU, but hey, it’s Friday, so we’re publishing a story about a new fraternity at FAU. Alpha Phi Alpha is set for its chartering ceremony on Sunday, January 8th — and before you make frat...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will launch its Frontiers in Science 2012 public lecture series with a presentation by David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., scientific director and chief executive officer of the Max Planck Florida Institute. “Illuminating Brain Circuits” will take place on Friday, January 6 at...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Students pursuing a business degree at Florida Atlantic University are about to get leg up on some of the competition. The school is offering one-on-one mentoring with business leaders from the area. And there are quite a few. Here is the just issued press release from FAU: //Florida Atlantic...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will launch its Frontiers in Science 2012 public lecture series with a presentation by David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., scientific director and chief executive officer of the Max Planck Florida Institute. “Illuminating Brain Circuits” will take place on Friday, January 6 at...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) today are releasing the results of a multi-year study into the health of Pearl Harbor survivors. The seven year investigation, completed by Patricia Liehr, Ph.D., R.N., and LisaMarie Wands, Ph.D., R.N., examined the health and stories of 23 people who survived the attack...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) –Florida Atlantic University is on the receiving end of a huge grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to take a look at carbon dynamics of the greater Everglades. Right. While we’re smart, we’re not entirely sure we could coherently re-write the information provided to us by FAU, so here’s the...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University is gearing up for an event focusing on high school students — how and what they’re learning — next week. It’s worth checking out if this is one of your areas of interest. Here’s the announcement from FAU, and the key is that it’s completely free...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University, spending tremendous amounts of money in its efforts to be taken seriously as an academic and medical school powerhouse, may need to budget more for IT support. Our friends at UPressOnline, the school’s newspaper, report that FAU’s registration servers are crashing, preventing and delaying students from...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Research Park at FAU is a 94-acre epicenter to 22 technology companies working with the school. As of this week, there is a new tenant. MobileHelp is a company that has modernized the “Help I’ve Fallen But Can’t Get Up” button that is a staple of late night...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Boca Raton Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery that took place late Monday evening near the Florida Atlantic University campus. The victim, Jeffrey Yarborough, was not injured. According to police, Yarborough told investigators that he was walking north on NW 13th Street, heading to meet friends...
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