Research at Florida Atlantic

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Florida Atlantic: From Campus to Catching Critters

College of Business Alumnus Tackles Florida’s Iguana Invasion

By Amber Bonefont | 07/01/2025

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Florida Atlantic: From Campus to Catching Critters

By Amber Bonefont | 07/01/2025

College of Business Alumnus Tackles Florida’s Iguana Invasion

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'All the Sharks'

Alumni Compete in New Netflix Series

| 06/30/2025

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'All the Sharks'

| 06/30/2025

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Rings of Time

Unearthing Climate Secrets from Ancient Trees

By Gisele Galoustian | 06/27/2025

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Research Metrics *

Florida Atlantic researchers are rising to meet some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to a global pandemic, from neurodegenerative diseases to cancer and more.

$75.9M

Value of Research ��ֱ�� Received

608

Proposals Submitted

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* Fiscal Year 2023-2024

Research Institutes

To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, Florida Atlantic established four university-wide research institutes focused on its strengths. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.