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FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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April 16, 2026
Maria Mejia, MD, is honored with FAU鈥檚 University Faculty Service Award 鈥 and the reason may be best explained by the patients who said it first.
April 16, 2026
Lea Sacca, PhD, has dedicated her career to the question that shapes everything else in public health: Why don鈥檛 people get the care they need 鈥 and what can we do about it?
April 16, 2026
How Parvathi Perumareddi, DO, found her way back to Boca Raton 鈥 and to FAU's highest teaching honor.
April 13, 2026
Dr. Klimczak, 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient at the Schmidt College of Medicine, is celebrated for her remarkable career and dedication to medicine.
March 20, 2026
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
March 19, 2026
FAU's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
March 16, 2026
FAU researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
March 06, 2026
FAU has received a $2.4M NIH grant to study how the neuronal immune receptor IL-1R1 shapes brain circuits, behavior, and social function, offering new insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders.
February 05, 2026
FAU researchers found that adults whose diets were highest in ultra-processed foods had a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke than those who ate the least, even after adjusting for other factors.
February 04, 2026
FAU has secured $4 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2026 to advance national priorities in defense readiness, semiconductor workforce development and neurological disease research.