FAU Receives Significant Grant From Federal Government

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 press […]

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FAU Registration Servers Crash, No Fix Until Spring

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 registering […]

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MobileHelp Takes Up Residency In The Research Park At Florida Atlantic University

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 infomercial […]

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Armed Robbery Near FAU In Boca Raton, Man Points Gun At Victim

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 in […]

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More Minorities Earning Medical Related Degrees From Boca's FAU

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Good news this morning from Florida Atlantic University, which is being honored by a major educational magazine for the number of minority students earning medical related degrees from the school. Here is the official announcement from FAU: Florida Atlantic University has been ranked nationally for conferring degrees in health professions […]

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FAU Puts Recession On Hold, Raises A Half Million Dollars

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The recession was put on hold this week as FAU, Florida Atlantic University, raised more than $500,000 during its “50 on the 50” gala event, with proceeds heading for the bank account of the “President’s Scholarship Challenge.” (FAU President, not United States President). The black-tie gala was held in the […]

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More Doctors To Call Boca Home, Thanks To FAU

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — It may be difficult to believe when you try to find a doc in your health insurance’s approved provider list, but there really is a lack of primary care physicians and specialists in the area. As Florida Atlantic University continues it’s slow climb towards medical school greatness, the school is […]

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FAU Students Report Stolen Marijuana To Police

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — You get the sense lately that FAU has a bit of a marijuana problem. While we’re still following the marijuana-sale-gone-bad shooting involving several students, including Jared Tuck and Anthony Proios,  Boca Police tell us that two students reported that their marijuana was stolen. According to police, it happened in the […]

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Town Center Mall Memory Walk Benefits FAU Alzheimer's Research

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Those suffering from Alzheimer’s will be the center of attention Sunday at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton. Then mall will welcome more than 400 walkers as part of the sixth annual “Keep Memories Alive” walk to benefit  Florida Atlantic University’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center […]

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Secret Service Not Investigating Counterfeit Cash Used In FAU Drug Shooting

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com has learned that the U.S. Secret Service is not investigating the counterfeit money used in Sunday’s drug deal gone bad that led to the shooting of two men and the arrest of three — including two FAU students. According to a source, the Secret Service is not running an […]

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FAU Student Jared Tuck Released From Jail After Alleged Role In Drug Shooting

Update posted Friday, 2p. CLICK HERE. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com has learned that 18-year-old Florida Atlantic University student Jared Tuck bonded out early this afternoon from the Palm Beach County Jail. Tuck is charged in connection to the shooting of at least two men Sunday night near the FAU campus during a drug […]

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