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Teens with Autism Can Master Living Skills When Parents Use iPads
October 29, 2019
A study finds that video prompting using an iPad produces immediate and lasting effects for teens with autism and that parents can be powerful delivery agents to increase independence in their children.
Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents 2020 Presidential Election Lectures
October 22, 2019
Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter will present two lectures by Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., a professor of political science, on Tues., Nov. 5 at noon and Thurs. Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m., in the Osher LLI complex at FAU Jupiter.
James W Forgan book cover
October 18, 2019
James W Forgan, Ph.D., an associate professor in Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education on the FAU Jupiter campus, recently released The ADHD Empowerment Guide. The book helps parents identify their child's...
Jacqueline H. Fewkes book cover
October 18, 2019
Jacqueline H. Fewkes, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College recently edited, Anthropological Perspectives on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps. The edited volume deploys digital...
Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass book cover
October 17, 2019
Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University鈥檚 Jupiter campus recently published Parent Involvement for Motivated Learners: Encouraging...
Society is Rejecting Facts; Medical Researchers Can Help
October 16, 2019
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say that medical researchers must help the public understand the rigorous process of science to discern anecdotes and fake news from peer-reviewed scientific results.
Bethany Stanhope
October 15, 2019
听 After a national search, FAU selected Bethany Stanhope, Ph.D., as the Executive Director for Academic Operations of the Jupiter campus effective October 19, 2019. 听 Dr. Stanhope received her Ph.D. from the University...
Healthier Jupiter Grant
October 14, 2019
Healthier Jupiter, a community initiative founded to address health and quality of life issues, awarded Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute's Ascend 啵啵直播秀 $2,500. The grant will be used to fund "Brain Blitz Jupiter...
whc-kenan-social-engagement-program-donation
October 14, 2019
Florida Atlantic University鈥檚 Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College met the 鈥淜enan Challenge,鈥 raising $1 million to match a $1 million gift from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. This gift creates a permanent...
Matt Gross
October 11, 2019
Matt Gross is a key member of the FAU Brain Institute, facilitating work that takes place in the laboratory to gain greater understanding of the way the brain functions, disorders that can affect it and how those disorders...