FAU /tags/fau FAU en-US WLRN Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT Do local environmental factors contribute to dementia? FAU researchers want to know. /health/2024-05-22/environmental-factors-dementia-fau-lake-okeechobee Two professors from the C.E. Lynn College of Nursing are leading a team of investigators from four other institutions to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugarcane burning affect brain health. Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health/2024-05-22/environmental-factors-dementia-fau-lake-okeechobee Nicole Bergmann | MediaLab@FAU Fast fashion carries lower price tag, but cost can be high for environment /environment/2024-04-26/fast-fashion-carries-lower-price-tag-but-cost-can-be-high-for-environment These cheaper-to-make, cheaper-to-buy items are discarded faster, generating waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-04-26/fast-fashion-carries-lower-price-tag-but-cost-can-be-high-for-environment Kristan Reynolds | The Invading Sea FAU board extends contract with interim president as support grows for Dr. Stacy Volnick /education/2023-11-14/florida-atlantic-university-fau-president-stacy-volnick FAU's Board of Trustees voted to extend Interim President Stacy Volnick's contract through the end of 2024 — or until a permanent president is named. Support is growing for Volnick to be named to the top job, as the school's search process remains halted by a state investigation. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:54:27 GMT /education/2023-11-14/florida-atlantic-university-fau-president-stacy-volnick Kate Payne As the suspension of FAU's presidential search continues, support grows for interim president /education/2023-09-28/as-the-suspension-of-faus-presidential-search-continues-support-grows-for-interim-president As Florida Atlantic University waits for its stalled presidential search to resume amid a state investigation into “anomalies” in the process, support is growing for Interim President Stacy Volnick to be offered the job on a permanent basis. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:24:20 GMT /education/2023-09-28/as-the-suspension-of-faus-presidential-search-continues-support-grows-for-interim-president Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida Florida Attorney General is asked to weigh in on FAU presidential search, as suspension drags on /education/2023-09-11/fau-attorney-general-moody-president-search-suspension The board overseeing the state's public universities is requesting a legal opinion from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on whether Florida Atlantic University's presidential search process was aligned with state law. Critics fear the delays in the job search amount to political interference. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:54:22 GMT /education/2023-09-11/fau-attorney-general-moody-president-search-suspension Kate Payne Law shielding higher ed presidential candidates' identities has been 'perverted' /education/2023-07-14/law-university-presidential-candidates-identity Amid a pause in Florida Atlantic University’s search for a new president, leaders of a First Amendment group and a national higher-education association are pointing to a controversial new law shielding presidential candidates’ identities as harmful to public trust and academic freedom. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:06:50 GMT /education/2023-07-14/law-university-presidential-candidates-identity Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida United Faculty of Florida union blasts the pause on FAU's presidential search /education/2023-07-11/united-faculty-of-florida-union-blasts-the-pause-on-faus-presidential-search The United Faculty of Florida union is pushing back against a decision by the state university system to halt Florida Atlantic University's search for a new president. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-07-11/united-faculty-of-florida-union-blasts-the-pause-on-faus-presidential-search Ryan Dailey Appeals court backs FAU in students' challenge to COVID shutdown /education/2023-04-28/appeals-court-backs-fau-in-students-challenge-to-covid-shutdown An appeals court rejected a class-action lawsuit that Florida Atlantic University students filed because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-28/appeals-court-backs-fau-in-students-challenge-to-covid-shutdown Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida As politics loom large, FAU seeks a president 'committed to academic freedom' and diversity /education/2023-04-25/florida-atlantic-university-president Florida Atlantic University's presidential search committee released a job description, but some faculty members worry Republican State Rep. Randy Fine could be tapped for the job. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /education/2023-04-25/florida-atlantic-university-president Kate Payne FAU coach seeks more March Madness success for 'rare' team after signing 10-year extension /news/2023-04-14/fau-coach-sees-more-march-madness-success-for-rare-generation-after-signing-10-year-extension After taking the Owls to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history, Florida Atlantic University's men's basketball coach Dusty May has just signed a renewal contract — and outgoing star player Michael Forrest expects even more success for the team. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:34:43 GMT /news/2023-04-14/fau-coach-sees-more-march-madness-success-for-rare-generation-after-signing-10-year-extension Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel