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In the bright, bustling studio of ESPN in downtown West Palm Beach, a story unfolded that would inspire not just future engineers but anyone with a dream. Eva Suarez, Ph.D., the pioneering force behind the expansion of the Engineering Technology Department at Palm Beach State College, sat down with general manager and host of Deportes […]

Florida Atlantic University has received the 2024 American Council on Education (ACE)/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The award, established in 2014, recognizes institutions that responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period. “It is an honor to receive the ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional

Six Female Students Receive Scholarships to Pursue their Academic Dreams; Two Students Receive Inaugural Humanitarian Award This Women’s History Month, Palm Beach Atlantic University proudly celebrates the 2024 Women of Distinction honorees Denise Hanley and Sheila Rinker for their unwavering dedication to serving the Palm Beaches. Both women have been lifelong friends of PBA and

Sonya Mingola knew she wanted to be an engineer since middle school, as one of the first students in the school’s new engineering academy. After high school she enrolled at Florida State University in Tallahassee. But after just one semester, she decided to leave. “FSU was too big and impersonal for me and most of

Faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences ignite a love for science. Lynn University believes in educating future professionals, practitioners and researchers beyond lectures and textbooks. As early as their first year, students can participate in practical experiences and gain real-world insight into their desired professions, leading to improved academic performance and confidence.

Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate its efforts to advance brain science and health with “Brainy Days” events throughout the month of March throughout Palm Beach County. “Brainy Days” includes free community events and educational lectures with world-renowned experts to promote brain health, share neuroscience discoveries, and reduce the stigma associated with brain disorders. “Through

Palm Beach State College alumna Holly Pascal is hoping to inspire and uplift the next generation of the aerospace workforce. Currently a NASA Headquarters Systems Engineer in Washington, D.C., Pascal is also the author of “The College to Dream Job Blueprint,” the founder of the Women’s Aerospace Network, and is passionate about advancing the building

Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs, while a group that administers the programs says they will not bring an “exodus” from public schools as critics have predicted. As of Sept. 8, 242,929 students had enrolled in 2,098 private schools using vouchers

Xceed Preparatory Academy will open its new Palm Beach Gardens camby early 2024. The nation’s leading blended learning private school, Xceed Preparatory Academy , has announced that its fifth South Florida camwill open in Palm Beach Gardens by the end of 2023 or early 2024. “With established campuses in Weston, Miami and Coral Springs, and

Cardinal Newman High School has broken ground on the $10 million renovation of its North Academic Building.   The updated building on the Catholic prep school’s West Palm Beach campus will include new science facilities and laboratories; mathematics classrooms; admissions, college advising and student services offices; and an “innovation center.”  Construction is expected to last