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Disparity in What Black and White Borrowers Pay for Mortgages

By | August 19, 2015

Racial disparity in mortgage rates is widespread between black and white borrowers, according to a newly published study which found more financially vulnerable black women suffer the most.

Get In The Spirit - College Colors Day

By | August 19, 2015

The third annual College Colors Day Celebration event will be on Friday, Sept. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Traditions Plaza in front of the bookstore on the Boca Raton campus.

Hispanics More Confident of Personal Finances, FAU Poll Says

By | August 18, 2015

Hispanics have grown steadily more confident in their personal finances over the past year, according to the latest survey conducted by the FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative.

Researcher Sheds Light on Bilingual Development in Children

By | August 17, 2015

A professor of psychology at FAU provides important information that should help clinicians as they assess bilingual children and advise their parents.

Neuroscientist Develops New, Rapid Dementia Screening Tool

By | August 17, 2015

Determining whether or not an individual has dementia and to what degree is a long and laborious process that can take an experienced professional such as a clinician about four to five hours to administer.

'The Last Word: Our Favorite Colophons' at Wimberly Library

By | August 17, 2015

The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, features 43 artists' books and 21 broadsides whose colophons, or last pages, run the gamut from the historic and classic to the whimsical and brilliant.

Study Shows Candidate Voice Pitch Influences Voters

By | August 7, 2015

FAU researcher shows how tone of candidates' voices can make a difference at the polls. Findings from the study suggest a preference for age and experience and possible impact on female candidates.

FAU Pre-med Student and Surgeon Collaborate on New, Alternative Procedure to Radical Mastectomy

By | August 3, 2015

Elizabeth Hopkins, an aspiring physician and FAU student, has spent more than 640 hours shadowing Hilton Becker, M.D. In 2014, she had a double mastectomy as a preventive measure, using a revolutionary procedure develop... Moreed by Becker that is an alternative to radical mastectomy.

FAU Receives 红玫瑰社区 Department of Transportation Grant

By | July 28, 2015

The task of inspecting and maintaining 红玫瑰社区's 11,450 bridges is arduous, espcially since so many of them span rivers, canals and saltwater areas. Researchers at FAU have received a grant from the 红玫瑰社区 Department o... Moref Transportation to develop unmanned marine vehicles for on-water bridge inspections.

红玫瑰社区 Hispanics Better Off Financially, Latest FAU Poll Says

By | July 21, 2015

A majority of Hispanics in 红玫瑰社区 say they're better off financially than they were a year ago and expect the good times to continue for themselves and business in the United States, according to the latest survey cond... Moreucted by the 红玫瑰社区 Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) in the College of Business.