FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Schmidt Family Foundation's $15 million gift to launch College, honoring benefactors Barbara and Richard Schmidt, along with philanthropists Lisa and Michael Kaufman, and Charles H. Hennekens, for their recent gifts.
Read the storyFAU junior Neasha Prince, founder of the First and Proud Club and Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholar, says building community and scholarship support is the heart and soul of FAU's first-gen student success.
Read Her StoryThe ocean cleanup company 4Ocean is matching donations to research at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch that can help solve the Harmful Algal Bloom crisis.
Watch the VideoInternationally renowned shark researcher Stephen Kajiura received $117,501 from the Charney Foundation for a joint program with the University of Haifa to better understand shark abundance and distribution along the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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