News Releases
NSU’s Undergraduate Programs Announce the 2012–2013 Outstanding Students
 | Graduating seniors, selected by faculty and academic leadership in their respective school and/or division, will be recognized during this year’s Commencement ceremony, for their academic achievements and service to the community. |
NSU to Launch Respiratory Therapy Program
| Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences will offer Florida’s first-ever bachelor degree program in respiratory therapy for licensed registered respiratory therapists (RRT). Classes start in October. |
NSU and Embraer Aircraft Holdings Partner to Raise Aviation Safety Awareness
 | NSU and Embraer Aircraft Holdings join forces to improve human factors research in aviation. |
NSU Law Names Jayme Cassidy as First Staff Attorney for South Florida’s Only Veterans Law Clinic
 | NSU's Shepard Broad Law Center announced the appointment of Jayme Cassidy, J.D., as staff attorney of the university’s in-house Veterans Law Clinic, the only one of its kind in South Florida. This summer, Cassidy will be offering a series of workshops to address some of the most pressing legal needs that our veterans face. In the fall, the Veterans Clinic will begin case consultation and representation in limited areas of family law. |
NSU Fisheries Researcher to Co-chair 2015 International Billfish Symposium at International Game Fish Association
 | The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) will host an International Billfish Symposium at its headquarters in Dania Beach, Florida during August 2015. The event will be co-chaired by Jason Schratwieser, Conservation Director for IGFA, and David Kerstetter, Ph.D., director of the Fisheries Research Laboratory at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center. |
NSU to Offer Two New Programs for Children and College Students with Autism
 | Programs are designed to help increase educational opportunities for students with autism |
NSU to Host Hemispheric Drug Strategy Conference
| Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host an international conference to discuss drug strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean on May 1 to 3. |
CDC Executive to Speak at NSU Commencement
 | Ursula Bauer will speak on May 19 |
Students Raise Thousands to Grant Wishes for Terminally Ill Kids
 | NSU's University School students use hard work and business skills to compassionately organize a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation |
Guy Harvey Leads Isla Mujeres Expedition To Deploy Satellite SPOT Tags to Study Mako Shark Migrations
 | An expedition headed by NSU's Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) tagged mako sharks with the satellite reporting SPOT tags. Unlike the more commonly used pop-up satellite PAT tags, SPOT tags should provide multiple and more accurate daily detections, providing scientists with a high resolution view of the migration patterns of this animal. |
GIVE KIDS A SMILE DAY – APRIL 13
 | Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine will be donating dental services to South Florida children on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This occasion is known as Give Kids a Smile Day. |
Nova Southeastern University Mourns the Passing of Nathan Azrin, Ph.D.
 | Professor Emeritus known worldwide for developing the concept of “time-out” as an alternative to spanking |
Tourist-fed Stingrays Change Their Ways
 | Study of world-famous Stingray City finds human interaction drastically alters stingray behavior |
$250,000 Gift From the Erwin and Barbara Mautner Charitable Foundation Creates Literacy Outreach Program at NSU
 | “Read for the Fun of It” initiative to include series of family-friendly events, kicked off with celebration of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday and continues with Summer Fun |
Enroll Now for Third Annual Entrepreneurship Summer Camp
| NSU's Huizenga Business School announced that it will host the annual entrepreneurship summer camp for high school students on July 22-26, 2013. |
NSU Appoints New Dean of Computer Sciences College, Eric Ackerman, Ph.D.
 | Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., as dean of NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS). Ackerman, who has served as associate dean and assistant dean with SCIS since 2000, has been serving in the role of interim dean of the college since January, 2012. |
Teen Cancer Survivor Hosts “For Hair’s Sake” Benefit at NSU on Sun. April 7 to Collect Ponytails
 | Local stylists offer complimentary haircuts to “Locks for a Cause” donors, with funds raised to benefit cancer research |
Nova Southeastern University Earns Place on President’s National Honor Roll for Community Service
 | One of 690 institutions of higher education to receive this honor |
McKinley Insurance Donates $50,000 to NSU Business School for Scholarships
 | A new scholarship is now available for undergraduate minority students studying business at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), thanks to a $50,000 donation from McKinley Insurance Services, announced the firm’s President and CEO Ralph Campbell. The Jim McKinley Endowed Scholarship Fund, named in memory of the company’s founder who passed away last year, will generate annual scholarships to support full-time students of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business Entrepreneurship. |