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Men’s Basketball: Florida Atlantic wins on the road at UAB for the first time in program history

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball (10-6, 2-1 AC) had never won an away game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
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FAU has hidden tunnels, but they don’t want you to explore them

The underground tunnels that lie underneath the Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton campus have long had mysterious rumors ...
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Women’s Basketball: Lady Owls come out on top against Mercer in their home opener, 58-48

Florida Atlantic women’s basketball (1-1) is officially back in full swing, and the Lady Owls kicked off their first official home game of the season against Mercer University Bears (1-1), coming out ...
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Men’s Basketball: FAU’s season comes to a close in an NIT game against Dayton

With an 86-79 defeat to the Dayton Flyers (23-10, 12-6 A10), the Florida Atlantic Owls (18-16, 10-8 AAC) season came to an end. They lost in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament ...
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Football: Florida Atlantic suffers 48-13 loss to No. 19 South Florida, their second conference loss

Florida Atlantic football (3-4, 2-2 AC) fought hard against the University of South Florida (6-1, 3-0 AC), but couldn’t keep up with their offensive attack, turning a one-possession game into a 48-13 ...
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Ken Dawson-Scully returns to the FAU community, this time as the newly selected provost

FAU has named its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, Ken Dawson-Scully, after an eight-month nationwide search spearheaded by President Adam Hasner. The provost position ...
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FAU professor claims First Amendment rights violated over social media leave

A university official emailed FAU English professor Kate Polak on Monday notifying her that she had been placed on paid administrative leave while the school investigates her social media activity.
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Experts warn: Neglecting nutrition, exercise can impact college students’ health, social life and academic performance

Amid lectures, exams and social events, many college students often sideline nutrition and exercise. According to three experts, Michael Zourdos, Tina Penhollow and Rebecca Snyder, this oversight can ...
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AI and Education: How FAU’s computer science professors are adapting to AI’s changes

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the field of computer science since the arrival of the generative chatbot ChatGPT in 2023. This has led Florida Atlantic University professors to change ...
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FAU investigates professor Karen Leader over comments on the late Charlie Kirk

University President Adam Hasner announced that an unidentified tenured faculty member has been placed on leave as the university investigates comments about the late conservative activist Charlie ...
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The crisis in mental health emergency response: Experts call for alternatives to traditional policing

A naked man, a book, and a morning stroll across Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. This FAU Police Department case sounds like the beginning of a joke, but for students last April, it ...
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Longtime Boca House member resigns during impeachment process

Alex Mojica stepped down last month as a longtime member of the Boca Raton House of Representatives just before student government leaders were set to vote on a proposed impeachment. Mojica has ...