College of Science News

Ready, Set, Lift: Exercise Science Student's Journey to Team USA Powerlifting
July 16, 2025
Joshua Joachim was introduced to powerlifting as a Master of Science ESHP student. Now, he is training for one heavy lift—to represent Team USA in the Caymen Islands this July.
Jamie Knaub Captures Two Titles at 2025 Florida Atlantic Three Minute Thesis Competition
July 10, 2025
Ph.D. candidate Jamie Knaub's engaging pitch on the form-function relationship of shark and cetacean skeletal tissues earned her $2,000 in prize money to further her research that uses high-resolution CT scans to better study...
AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a ‘Starring’ Role in Dynamic Brain Function
July 08, 2025
Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells – non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons – are finally stepping into the neuroscience spotlight. A new Ƶ study highlights...
Dual-Enrolled FAB Lab Superstar Hannah Epstein Earns Top Honors, First Journal Publication
July 08, 2025
Learn how Ƶ High School graduate Hannah Epstein wrapped up her senior year with an impressive record of achievements, including her first journal publication for her research on bonnethead shark skin.
Alumnus Chris Malinowski swims with sharks
June 29, 2025
Chris Malinowski, Ph.D., a leading marine biologist and seasoned scientist, joins ALL THE SHARKS, a new Netflix series, as a fearless researcher and advocate for ocean conservation.
Alumna Rosie Moore Swims with the Sharks in New NetflixSeries
June 27, 2025
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumna Rosie Moore, M.S. in Geosciences ‘21, is taking a bite out of Netflix’s new series“ALL THE SHARKS.” The series brings contestants on a globe-trotting race to find and...
2025 SURF Spotlight on Nicholas Ndreca
June 19, 2025
Through his SURF research project, chemistry major Nicholas Ndreca aims to aid in the computational drug design for “undruggable” diseases, like muscular disorders.
Geoscience Professor Maria Fadiman, Ph.D., Lends Voice to New National Geographic ‘Tonie’ Toy
June 16, 2025
Distinguished National Geographic Emerging Explorer and longtime Schmidt College of Science Professor Maria Fadiman, Ph.D, is teaching young learners through a new toy, the National Geographic Kids Amazon Rainforest Tonie.
In Stereo: Neurons Shift Gears Between Thoughts Using Brain Rhythms
June 16, 2025
A new study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and collaborators, has uncovered a surprising ability of brain cells in the hippocampus to process and encode and respond to information from multiple brain rhythms...
In Her Element: Chemistry Instructor Erin Williams, Ph.D.
June 16, 2025
Read how Erin Williams, Ph.D., picked up where her former undergraduate advisor Daniel Huchital, Ph.D., left off when he retired from teaching chemistry at Florida Atlantic for over 20 years.
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