Business Press Releases



Student-Managed Investment Fund

FAU Receives Gift to Launch First Student-managed Investment Fund

By | 08/03/2023

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business received a $250,000 gift from Dan Davidowitz and Polen Capital Management, LLC (“Polen”) matched by the FAU Foundation to name The Polen Capital - Florida Atlantic University Foundation Student Investment Fund. The $500,000 fund will launch FAU’s first student-managed investment fund (SMIF).

Housing Markets

Study: South Florida Housing Market Grows More Overvalued

By | 08/01/2023

The Miami metropolitan area is climbing up the list of overvalued housing markets in Florida as demand stays strong and the supply shortage persists in the area, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

Rental Index - June

Study: Rent Increases in Eight out of Nine Florida Cities at or Below National Average

By | 07/24/2023

Eight of the nine measured cities in Florida saw yearly rent increases below the national average, though renters across the state are still struggling with an affordability crisis, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.

 


 
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Grants

FAU Receives Gifts from George T. Elmore Impact for Good Initiative

By | 01/15/2026

Florida Atlantic University received two grants from the George T. Elmore Impact for Good Initiative fund established by George Elmore through the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, which funds programs promoting community impact. The two awards include supporting brain science research on aging at the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and fostering entrepreneurship programs at The Runway at Florida Atlantic at the College of Business.

 

Departments departments

Inflation Report

FAU Economists: Delayed Data and Policy Shocks Leave Fed Cautious on Rates

By | 03/02/2026

Even as updated inflation data shows persistent price pressures, the Federal Reserve faces continued uncertainty over interest rates, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
©