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Celebrate Disability Awareness Month at NSU! FREE Expo, Wheelchair Basketball Game & more begins Oct. 4

October is Disability Awareness Month, and to help celebrate and honor those of all abilities, NSU will host one of Florida’s largest and longest running expos for people with disabilities on Saturday, Oct. 6. The free 33rd Annual DisAbilities Expo and its related events will offer many opportunities for people…


Fun for the entire family – “You’re a good man, Charlie Brown”

Each year, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts presents outstanding theatrical, musical, and dance productions. The season begins with a musical comedy for the entire family! Join us for: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner. September…


NSU Pharmacy Professor Helps Organize Walk for Children of Syria

Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Ph.D., is helping organize a national walk to help raise money for Syrian children how have been impacted by the recent conflict. Called a “Walk for Children of Syria”, the event will take place Saturday Sept. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.


Medical School Administrator Honored for Exemplary Service

  Throughout his exemplary career, James T. Howell, M.D., M.P.H., assistant dean of professional relations and chair of the Department of Rural Medicine at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, has focused on improving the well-being of Palm Beach County residents, especially those living in the rural, western communities of the…


Get Your Free “Recess Monkey” Concert Tickets Now! Show is Sept. 1

In celebration of National Library Card Sign-up Month, NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library will host a FREE family-friendly concert featuring Recess Monkey, an acclaimed children’s indie music band from Seattle, on Saturday, Sept. 1. Recess Monkey received rave reviews in Time Magazine, from NPR, and in many other national publications. The…


Psychology Graduate Series Opens Semester with Two Talks, Sept. 12

The first talk in the Fall 2012 Psychology Graduate Research Series, co-hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), will feature presentations by two students in the college’s M.S. in Experimental Psychology program. Psychology Graduate Research Series Presentations by Michele Alesia and…


More than 300 of NSU’s “Dateline: Health” TV Episodes Now Available on DVD at Alvin Sherman Library


Anancy Festival Co-Organized by NSU Professor Celebrates Caribbean Heritage in Pembroke Pines

The NSU community is invited to celebrate Caribbean cultural heritage during the Anancy Festival at the South Regional/Broward College Library in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, June 9. The free festival, co-organized by NSU Assistant Humanities Director and Associate Professor Andrea Shaw, Ph.D., will last from noon to 5 p.m. and…


University School Concert Band Received Two Highest Ratings at District Assessments

University School of NSU’s High School Concert Band recently achieved the highest rating of Superior for both concert performance and sight-reading. The students performed live over the course of three days in a formal concert setting with an audience that included noted experts in the field of band performance. As…


SHSS Faculty Presents at Comparative and International Education Society Conference

Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico during Apr. 22-27. Duckworth’s presentation was entitled, “The Praxis of…


Renowned Health Policy Expert to Speak at NSU Commencement

Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at The New Republic and a nationally recognized authority on health care policy, will be the keynote speaker at a commencement ceremony at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division on Sunday, May 27.


GSCIS Offers Six New Concentrations for the M.S. in Computer Science

The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is pleased to announce a revised and expanded Master of Science in Computer Science program, starting fall 2012. The revised program features a smaller core and six new concentrations to allow students to specialize in one of the many exciting aspects of…


NSU Students Go Without Shoes to Raise Awareness for Children in Developing Countries

NSU’s Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and groups from SISTUHS Inc., recently hosted their second annual “One Day Without shoes” event, which brought out dozens of participants to walk through the Don Taft University Center without footwear to experience first-hand what it can feel like to lack such basic necessities. The…


SHSS Faculty Member Named an Editor of the African Journal of Political Science and International Relations

Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named as an Editor of the African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR). Davidheiser is the founder and director of the Africa Peace…


Students Inducted into Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies Honor Societies

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted a dual induction ceremony at NSU on Apr. 3, recognizing students inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma and Lambda Epsilon Chi, the national honor societies for criminal justice and paralegal studies, respectively. Angelica Dolan and Hector Fajardo, criminal justice majors in the college,…


Demo Days: Belly Dancing and Martial Arts, Apr. 17, 19 & 21

Come to the Rec Plex for FREE demonstrations of Belly Dancing and Martial Arts! Belly Dancing: Whether your intention is for fun, fitness, or future performing, you will be introduced to a new world of thinking and moving with Belly Dance. Learn to belly dance, meet new friends, laugh, exercise,…


Hammerhead Shark Double Whammy – Confusion on Identity of Shark Species

Identity confusion between a new, yet unnamed shark species, originally discovered off the eastern United States by Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) researchers, and its look-alike cousin—the endangered scalloped hammerhead shark—may threaten the survival of both species. According to an April 2012 article in the scientific journal Marine Biology,…


Golf Digest Profiles No. 1 Women’s Golf Team

On Friday, Mar. 16, Golf Digest’s Stephen Hennessey wrote a profile on the No. 1 Nova Southeastern women’s golf team. The article describes the Sharks’ search for a fourth straight NCAA National Championship despite only having a roster of four golfers. Below is an excerpt from Hennessey’s article. No. 1…


Spring Sports Photos Released

Action, individual and team photos of NSU Sharks’ Spring sports are now available for purchase. Browse galleries for baseball, rowing, softball, tennis, golf and track and field photos. Purchase galleries are located at NSUSharks.com and can be accessed by clicking here.