¼ø»Æʦapp Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
¼ø»Æʦapp High School Merit Scholars on the Rise
The class of 2026 at ¼ø»Æʦapp High School continues to exemplify outstanding academic achievements, with 23 seniors named as National Merit Scholar semifinalists, and 43 designated as "commended ¼ø»Æʦapp."
¼ø»Æʦapp Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
¼ø»Æʦapp is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
Record Number of Merit Scholars Attending ¼ø»Æʦapp
¼ø»Æʦapp is welcoming 40 National Merit Scholars this semester, with 19 of them returning and 21 of them attending ¼ø»Æʦapp for the first time.
¼ø»Æʦapp Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction
With this grant, the ¼ø»Æʦapp research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.
¼ø»Æʦapp Joins First Global Effort to Map Microplastics in Ocean Systems
An ¼ø»Æʦapp researcher joins an international team of scientists who have moved beyond "scratching the ocean's surface," marking a turning point in understanding microplastics' path through critical ocean systems.
¼ø»Æʦapp Hosts 56th Annual Honors Convocation
¼ø»Æʦapp President Adam Hasner and Interim Provost Russell Ivy recently hosted the 56th annual Honors Convocation.
WHC Student Honored by Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
Ellie Pfahler, a student at ¼ø»Æʦapp's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, is the inaugural recipient of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches' Student Civic Engagement Award.
A Pair of ¼ø»Æʦapp Students Recognized as 2025 Goldwater Scholars
For the fourth consecutive year, ¼ø»Æʦapp ¼ø»Æʦapp have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars.
