BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — AT&T Thursday placed students in the front seat of its “texting while driving” simulator to find out just what can happen when you’re texting while driving. The simulation was part of FAU’s annual safety fair focusing on the perils that come with being a student — as well as a […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Department of Theatre and Dance within Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters presents “The Crucible,” an American classic written by playwright Arthur Miller. The play revolves around the witchcraft hysteria that plagued 17th century Salem, Mass., and how that hysteria split the town into those […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University will commemorate Constitution Day with a series of events on Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The events will take place in Democracy Plaza, located adjacent to the Culture and Society Building, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. All events are free and open […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Governor Rick Scott is scheduled to appear at Modern Medicine, a tech company based on the FAU campus Monday afternoon. The Governor will discuss a new policy initiative around careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. With this event, the Governor is kicking off a statewide […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Media Advisory) — The nationally-recognized Technology Business Incubator® at the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University and FAU’s Center for Cryptology and Information Security are actively expanding opportunities for cyber-related tenants to share Center expertise and provide an outlet for research to be applied to marketable products. Executive leadership for the Incubator recently […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The NSA is watching FAU and the agency likes what it sees. According to the school, Florida Atlantic University has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R) for academic years 2014-19 by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — You may want to stay away from Glades Road east of I-95 on Thursday and Friday as FAU's graduation season hits high gear. From FAU: Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,890 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2. The ceremonies are […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University has completed a restructuring of its Technology Business Incubator (TBI) that returns it to exclusively serve technology-based startups. “The Technology Business Incubator was created 14 years ago with the mission to provide a place for a cluster of young, emerging technology companies to reside […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Our friends at Tri-County Networking Group have bestowed upon us the latest list of speakers for events in April and May: Friday April 11th- Andrew Duffell, President and CEO of the Research Park of Florida Atlantic University Friday May 9th- Congresswoman Lois Frankel Time: 11:30am Location: Boca […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University will host the “Making Waves Gala” on Saturday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Proceeds will provide scholarships and support for veterans and first generation students. FAU has secured 15 sponsors at the $10,000 […]
READ MOREBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University’s student-run/faculty-advised record label, Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, is currently seeking new talent to be recorded for CompOWLation Vol. 4. All students, faculty, staff and alumni from FAU are encouraged to apply, as well as current students from Palm Beach State College. All genres and musical styles are welcome and […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Think the urn that contains your great grandmother’s ashes is worth a pretty penny? Think the silver dollar you bought from an infomercial is truly worth more than the shipping and handling fee you paid? Find out Saturday at Florida Atlantic University when Sotheby’s holds “Appraisal Day!” From FAU: Florida […]
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