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The NSU Eye Care Institute Provides Community Diabetic Eye Disease Education
Nova Southeastern University hosted American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 26 in the Carl DeSantis Building Courtyard on main campus. Janet Leasher O.D. and Nicole Patterson O.D. represented NSU’s Eye Care Institute at this event, educating the community about diabetic eye disease and reminding them to have annual comprehensive…
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental School (CDM) was well represented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting in Seattle from March 19 to 23. Sharon C. Siegel, D.D.S, M.S, CDM professor and chair, department of prosthodontics and Tejas Patel, B.D.S., 4th Year dental student, presented their…
Pharmacy Students Featured in American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Publication
Nova Southeastern University’s College of Pharmacy (COP) Clinical Assistant Professor Jaime Riskin, Pharm.D., BCPS; and Antonia Zapantis, MS, PharmD, BCPS, COP associate professor, as well as COP alumni Osmel Delgado, Pharm.D, BCPS; Martha Espinoza-Friedman, Pharm.D., BCPS; and Lori Milicevic, Pharm.D., BCNP were featured for the Pharmacy Practice Model Change implemented…
On March 27, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences, in partnership with NSU’s College of Pharmacy and College of Optometry, the American Diabetes Association, and the NSU Health Care Clinics, hosted Diabetes Alert Day at NSU. Students, faculty, staff, and local community members received educational materials about diabetes…
Farquhar Student Researchers Win Second Place in Poster Contest
Catalina Breton, Eduardo Carrera, and Andrea Linares, undergraduate biology majors from NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presented a poster titled, “The Importance of Neurolysin in the Renin-Angiotensin System of the Mouse Brain” at the 8th Annual National Meeting of the Latino Medical Students Association, recently held at Miami-Dade…
College of Medical School Alumna Celebrates a First with Appointment to Board
Dana Block-Abraham, D.O., a 2007 graduate of Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was appointed to a two-year term on the American Medical Political Action Committee Board of Directors, becoming the first D.O. ever to be appointed to this prestigious board. Block-Abraham, who is currently pursuing a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship…
SAAC Wins At Pause For Cause Charity Event
The Nova Southeastern University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee participated in the Pause for Cause benefit. The NSU Student Government dubbed March 21, SEA Thursday Pause for a Cause! In total the Make-A-Wish Foundation was one of twelve charities that participated in Pause for a Cause! Upon arriving at SEA, each student…
Ben Futerman Receives Track Athlete of the Week Honors
Nova Southeastern men’s and track & field athlete, Ben Futerman (Sr., Freehold, N.J) has been selected as Peach Belt Track and Field Athlete of the week, announced by the conference office, March 26. Futerman placed second in the discus at the Miami Invitational, breaking his own school record with a…
Women’s Basketball Run Ends in Elite Eight With Overtime Loss
The Nova Southeastern women’s basketball team’s historic run ended in overtime at the national Elite Eight, falling to No. 5 Western Washington, 80-76. The Sharks trailed by as many as 17, and were down 13 at the half, before retaking the lead with 5:06 remaining on a Tailor Jones (Sr., Altamonte…
NSU Earns Place on President’s National Honor Roll for Community Service
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. “We’re honored to receive…
Fischler’s Second Annual School Choice Conference Brings Experts Together on School Reform Issues
NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education recently hosted its 2nd Annual International School Choice and Reform Academic Conference, aimed at creating synergies to lead to new collaborations between academic scholars at universities, “think tanks” and professional associations in the United States and internationally. Experts on educational reform and school…
SHSS Faculty, Student and Alumna Present at the National League of Cities Annual Meeting
Neil Katz, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), along with DCAR master’s student Allen Sells and DCAR master’s graduate Lauren Marx, presented two workshops for the National League of Cities Congressional City Congress in Washington…
NSU Offers Low-Income Children Dental Care, April 13
Children from low-income families will receive dental services from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine on Saturday, April 13. Known as “Give Kids a Smile Day,” the event will provide several services to children between the ages of 2 and 18, including X-rays, exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants and…
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Celebrates Autism Awareness Month in April
The UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) invites the entire NSU community to celebrate Autism Awareness Month in April. The CDC currently estimates that 1 in 88 children in America are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. In order to raise awareness for Autism Spectrum Disorders, UM-NSU CARD…
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Hosts “Issues in Autism Conference”, April 6
The UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) in partnership with Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA) will host a regional “Issues in Autism Conference” on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University in the HPD Building’s Hull Auditorium (Room #2105)….
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Launches New Website
The UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) recently launched its new website, at www.nova.edu/card. Check it out to see upcoming UM-NSU CARD events, resource brochures, educational and informative videos, and watch new and archived CARD Vine webinars, which are fantastic tutorials on various topics related to autism…
Faculty Lecture to Discuss Civilian Life in 20th Century Berlin, April 18
The final Faculty Lecture Series of the winter semester will take a look at Berlin in the 20th Century, a tumultuous time. The talk is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “Life and Death in 20th Century Berlin” Faculty Lecture Series | Stephen Levitt, LL.M., associate professor…
University School of NSU Students Shine at 7th Annual Science Congress
University School of NSU student researchers recently presented science projects in physics, engineering, biochemistry, microbiology, botany, zoology, environmental science, mathematics, and medicine and health. Please click here (http://uschool.nova.edu/aboutus/news/forms/2013-02-science-congress.pdf) to see the list of students who qualified for the Broward County Science Fair.
Tourist-fed stingrays change their ways
Stingrays living in one of the world’s most famous and heavily visited ecotourism sites — Stingray City/Sandbar in the Cayman Islands — have profoundly changed their ways, raising questions about the impact of so-called “interactive ecotourism” on marine wildlife, reports a new study published March 18 in the journal PLOS…