Florida Atlantic University students could pet therapy dog K9 Nala at the “Wimberly PAWS” event in the S.E. Wimberly Library to relax and de-stress as finals week approaches.  The event, organized through a collaboration between FAU Libraries, FAU Police Department and Owls Care Health Promotion, aimed to promote self-care and mental wellness by providing resources...

Florida Atlantic University received a $2 million philanthropic donation on March 10 from Philanthropist David Nicholson, which the university is planning to use to launch a center called the “David Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research” to battle against neurodegenerative brain diseases. The research center will bring together different scientists and engineers to combat...

With the growing need for on-campus housing, the grassy area next to Boca Raton’s Parliament Hall was included in the university’s master plan, slated for construction of a seven-story residence hall over a burrowing owl habitat.  Information in these photo captions is attributed to a Feb. 12 University Press article. This photojournalism project is in...

The Boca Raton House of Representatives called for a censure of Speaker Pro Tempore Alex Mojica at its April 18 meeting, a formal statement of disapproval following a controversial comment he made during an April 4 meeting.  The remark, “Now if I had attacked Gaza like Benjamin Netanyahu, that would be different,” sparked backlash from...

Florida Atlantic University’s students might recognize Stella Rubidoux for her starting position as a defender in all 18 of the women’s soccer games, totaling 1,448 minutes. They might remember her first career goal as an Owl on Aug. 15, 2024, against the University of Central Florida.  Or she might be remembered as being one of...

The green-scaled iguanas have made their rounds around Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus while making it their home; however, they have become a serious threat to Florida natives and species special to FAU, like the gopher tortoise and burrowing owls. Iguanas were introduced to Florida’s ecology in the 1960s as a result of the...

With the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal closing today, it appeared that Florida Atlantic’s men’s basketball team would retain the rest of its roster. But in the constantly revolving world of college basketball, forward Baba Miller entered the portal this morning.  Miller, a junior transfer from Florida State University, was one of FAU’s most anticipated...

With heads bowed and tear-filled sniffles, a small group from Cru, a Christian campus ministry at Florida Atlantic University, gathered on Monday to pray for those affected by the April 17 mass shooting that occurred on Florida State University’s campus, which killed two people and injured six.  Sitting on the floor of FAU’s Student Union...