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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Scientific Excellence and Discovery
Through its academic departments and research centers, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science provides outstanding opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate science majors.
In addition to the eight academic departments in the College, there is a group of strong interdisciplinary and sub-disciplinary research centers engaged in cutting-edge research.
The education and research programs of our College span the sciences and mathematics with major efforts in many fields ranging from biotechnology, bioinformatics, and brain science to cryptology, developmental systems, dynamical systems, environmental sciences, exercise sciences, geo-information science, marine science, and space-time physics. The College's programs are offered at FAU's campuses in Boca Raton, Davie, Jupiter, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Spotlight Stories
New Graduate Alexis Surtel, B.S. ’23, Lands Position with National Institutes of Health
Spring 2023 Schmidt College of Science graduate Alexis Surtel will begin working with the National Institutes of Health this September, as a postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award trainee. More specifically, Surtel will be housed in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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A State-of-the-Art AI Sandbox Gives Ph.D. Student a Boost With Neuroscience Research
Jennifer Giordano, a second year Ph.D. student in the Graduate Neuroscience Training Program and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, greatly relies on the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox’s transformative technology
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Newly Launched Soar-in-4 Medical School Pathway Program
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Schmidt College of Medicine are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative pathway program for outstanding Schmidt College of Science Soar-in-4 Scholars.
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics Longstanding Host of Major International Math Conferences
The Schmidt College of Science’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a long history of hosting three major international math conferences every year. Held every spring semester, the conferences aim to connect the...
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Celebrate Earth month with the legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.!
Celebrate Earth month with the legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.! Earle will be the keynote speaker at the Wave Makers Ocean Symposium at Manatee Lagoon on Friday, April 26, at 9:00 a.m.
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Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
A first-of-its-kind study by Florida Atlantic Schmidt College of Science researchers highlights how Florida can buffer itself against both climate change and population pressures by conserving the remaining 8 million acres...
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2024 Solar Eclipse Event Draws Large Crowd on FAU’s Boca Raton Campus
Well over 1,000 people gathered to watch a rare partial solar eclipse on Florida Atlantic’s Boca Raton campus on April 8, hosted by the Schmidt College of Science’s Department of Physics and FAU Observatory.
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Explore the Sciences at the 2024 FAU Science Fest
All are invited to celebrate the sciences at this community event: April 12 on the Boca Raton campus Breezeway! Come enjoy science-related exhibitions, student poster competition, interactive games, scavenger hunt with prizes,...
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Global Conservation of Knowledge and Ecosystems Public Lecture
This April 23 public lecture seeks to understand how people connect with their ecosystems throughout the globe, with FAU professor of Geosciences, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and TEDx speaker, Maria Fadiman, Ph.D....
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