Tag Archives: Research
GSCIS Student Receives Amazon Web Services Research Grant
Gregory Reinert, doctoral student in computer information systems at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, recently received the Amazon Web Services research grant to support work on his dissertation. Reinert’s proposed dissertation is entitled “Early Detection of Online Auction Opportunistic Sellers Through the Use of Negative-Positive Feedback.” When…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, July 16
Debra Ann Nixon, Ph.D., assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the university-wide diversity and inclusion facilitator, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on July 16. She will talk about assessing inclusion using the results from…
Business School Hosts National Case Competition for High School Students
Teams of minority high school students representing 23 cities from around the country competed for thousands of dollars in scholarships at the Leaders of Tomorrow® Case Competition held June 25-26 at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. In the ninth annual competition, mostly at-risk minority high school…
NSU Creates Summer Program for Haitian Teens Living in South Florida After Devastating Earthquake
To continue to acclimate Haitian students displaced by the earthquake to South Florida schools, NSU is part of a collaboration on a free summer program called Literary Initiative for Empowerment, or L.I.F.E.
Fischler Student Works to Restore Haiti’s Schools While Attending Classes from a Tent
True leaders look for solutions, even in the darkest of times. And when doctoral student Antoine Atouriste first decided to pursue a degree in Organizational Leadership through NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, he had no idea how soon good leaders would be in demand. When the catastrophic earthquake…
NSU Student Works to Restore Haiti’s Schools and Colleges, While Attending Classes from a Tent
When doctoral student Antoine Atouriste first decided to pursue a degree in Organizational Leadership through NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, he had no idea just how in demand good leaders would soon be. When the catastrophic earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010 ravaged Haiti, Atouriste survived, though his family home and many he knew did not. Yet through it all, he continued to take online classes at NSU and stress the importance of rebuilding the country’s education system.
Larry Calderon, Ed.D, NSU’s vice president for community and governmental affairs, cordially invites members of the NSU family to attend his weekly NSU Speaker’s Forum.
Nova Southeastern University scientists have established an environmental group to help expand climate change research in the newly-created world’s largest marine reserve, the Chagos Marine Protected Area in the Indian Ocean.
Nova Southeastern University will honor Black History Month in February 2010 through a variety of activities including engaging art exhibitions, performances, award-winning film screenings, dynamic speakers and compelling educational workshops and discussions.
Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center recently received $15 million in federal stimulus money to build the country’s largest coral reef research center.
Millions of shark fins are sold at market each year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, but it has been impossible to pinpoint which sharks from which regions are most threatened by this trade. Now, groundbreaking new DNA research has, for the first time, traced scalloped hammerhead shark fins from the burgeoning Hong Kong market all the way back to the sharks’ geographic origin.
More than $80,000 was recently raised to help fund free South Florida autism services during the second annual “Autumn Moonlight” cocktail reception for the UM-NSU CARD.
NSU Medical School Announces The Use Of A Lifelike Robotic Human Simulator
NSU’s medical school students are practicing their trade on a life-like robotic human simulator. This device, in laymen’s parlance, looks like real human, feels like a real human, and responds to treatment like real human.
Nova Southeastern University has announced that its Fischler School of Education and Human Services has been awarded an unprecedented $2.7 million Title V Grant to further enhance the school’s program and academic opportunities for its graduate students.
To help raise autism awareness, funds and recognize local community leaders, the UM-NSU CARD (University of Miami – Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) will host its Second Annual “Autumn Moonlight” Cocktail Reception on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie.
NSU Researchers Grow Corals to Replace Damaged Ones
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers are producing corals to restore damaged reefs throughout South Florida.
Researchers from NSU’s National Coral Reef Institute are heading into the ocean from Saturday to Thursday to observe the once-a-year phenomenon known as coral spawning.
NSU Medical School Expands Medical Residencies Throughout South Florida
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has expanded medical residency programs throughout South Florida to address the shortage of doctors.
South Florida, like the rest of the nation, is experiencing a shortage of physicians because the number of doctors coming out of medical residency programs has not kept up with the demands of an aging population that requires more health care.
Issues in Autism Conference Addresses Difficult Behaviors
The UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) based at NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services recently hosted its 11th Annual Issues in Autism Conference.
Fischler School Co-Hosting International Child and Youth Care Conference
NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services is co-hosting the 2009 International Child and Youth Care Conference at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale from May 26-29.