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SharkBytes Archive April 2018
Benefits and Wellness: Employee Wellness Nutrition Seminar, May 9
The Office of Human Resources and Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D., are pleased to offer a four-week seminar on Nutrition. The seminars are available to all NSU employees. Gordon is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, Registered Yoga Teacher and Assistance Professor at NSU. Wednesday, May 9 Lesson…
Surviving Skokie Film Screening and Panel Discussion, May 9
Join the Alvin Sherman Library for a screening of the award winning film, Surviving Skokie, Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, followed by a panel of NSU Faculty and community leaders for a thought provoking discussion about the rise in anti-semitism and racism. Surviving Skokie is an intensely personal documentary, exploring…
SharkBytes will begin its bi-weekly publication schedule with the last weekly edition on May 2. The dates for the summer editions of SharkBytes are: August 22, 2018 SharkBytes will return to its weekly format with the August 29 edition. If you have any questions, send email to Sharkbytes@nova.edu
Round Up Your Posse and Join Us for a Rip Roarin’ Good Time, May 19
The Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library will hold its biggest fundraising event of the year on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 6:30 pm. The Library’s Atrium will be transformed with a western theme for the Annual Gala and Fundraiser: “BOOTS for BOOKs” with music provided by…
Nova Southeastern University’s Commencement Season is Here
It’s commencement season, a time for graduates across the nation to reflect and celebrate the culmination of years of studying, testing and hard work. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host more than 7,000 graduates during its 2018 commencement ceremonies on its Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus in the Rick Case Arena…
Guerra Closes with Back-to-Back Birdies to Win 2018 Men’s SSC Championship
Juan Jose Guerra added a memorable championship moment to his already impressive career at Nova Southeastern on Tuesday. Neck-and-neck with Barry’s Niclas Weiland at nine-under par and two holes to play, the junior drained consecutive birdies down the stretch to clinch the 2018 Men’s Sunshine State Conference Championship. Closing on…
Employee Wellness Seminar: Stress and Migraines, April 30
The Office of Human Resources and HCA Healthcare are pleased to offer a wellness seminar on Stress and Migraines. Dr. Gerald Goldberg is a board certified neurologist in Sunrise, Florida. Dr. Goldberg is affiliated with Plantation General Hospital and has been practicing for 50 years. Date: Monday, April 30,…
Back-to-Back! Sharks Set 54-Hole Record to Win 2018 SSC Championship
Make room in the trophy case for Sunshine State Conference championship No. 6. Behind a new, single-round tournament record score of (-2) 286, No. 1 Nova Southeastern withstood a late surge from Barry to win the 2018 SSC Women’s Golf Championship by five shots Tuesday afternoon in Boca Raton, Fla….
NSU to Host Guest Speaker & Author, Paul Pellinger, April 24
NSU will host Paul Pellinger Author of Recovery Unplugged: Music is our Medicine on Tuesday, April 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center, Rick Case Arena Club room. Join Recovery Unplugged Chief Strategy Officer Paul Pellinger at Nova Southeastern University as he discusses music-based addiction…
Halmos HOSA Student Organization Recognized at State Leadership Conference
In early April, Halmos College Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) traveled to Orlando, FL to attend the HOSA State Leadership Conference. There the Halmos College’s HOSA was recognized for contributions towards HOSA’s National Service Project with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NSU’s HOSA was also listed as…
CAHSS Alum is Vice-Mayor of Miami Gardens
Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D., a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is the Vice-Mayor of the City of Miami Gardens. The Vice-Mayor is a Councilmember selected by the City Council to serve in this…
Empowering Change through Legal Education
When talking to Jon Garon, J.D., dean of NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, a listener will quickly learn how changes in technology, trade, and demographic trends are impacting access to legal services and economic opportunities. “Technology has the power to unleash people’s potential, but it also has the danger…
Optometry Alumni Aims to Assist Soldiers
Andrew S. Morgenstern, O.D., FAAO (Dipl.) (’99) co-authored an article in Military Medicine titled “Simplified Method for Rapid Field Assessment of Visual Acuity by First Responders After Ocular Injury.” The idea highlighted in the article was originated by Morgenstern in 2013 while working as an Optometric Subject Matter Expert at…
Circle of Friends Annual Meeting, May 2
The Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library invites you to attend its Annual Meeting on May 2, 2018 at 5:30 pm in the Cotilla Gallery on the 2nd Floor, for a celebration of this past year’s achievements, recognition of outgoing board members, and the installation of the…
Halmos Students Win First Prize in at Life Science Symposium
At the end of March, biology major Aimee Doiron and chemistry major Rodrigo Muzquiz won first prize for their multidisciplinary at the STEM Undergraduate Symposium sponsored by Life Sciences of South Florida. Held at Florida International University, the symposium gives young researchers an opportunity to present their work, win prizes…
Halmos Students Host Successful Star Party
April 18 turned out to be a clear night, allowing NSU students, faculty, and staff joined the students of Halmos faculty member Stefan Kautsch, Ph.D. Introduction to Astronomy class and members of Kappa Sigma and Delta Phi Epsilon to look at the moon, Venus, and the stars. The students created fun…
High School Students Test Knowledge in Brain Bowl Event
Nearly 40 high school students from across Broward County tested their psychology knowledge as part of the College of Psychology’s 2018 NSU Brain Bowl. The community outreach event began in 2017 as an initiative of the college’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professor Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., and Associate Professor W. Matthew…
NSU Hosts Classical Music for Cancer Cure, May 12
Brought to you by the Royal Dames of Cancer Research, Inc. and NSU Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research as a fundraising event . “Man is not destined to die because of cancer.” Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018 Time: 3:00pm Venue: The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center Performances…
Halmos Biologist Publishes in Journal’s Special Issue
For the past eight years, Halmos College faculty member Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D. has been working with her undergraduate biology students on identifying bacteria from everyday objects. This research has been featured on a series of television segments on Telemundo called “Amenaza Escondida” and on the local CBS4 News called…
CAHSS Students Receive Honors at the 2018 Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference
The Nova International Relations Association (NIRA) is the Model United Nations team in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS). NIRA recently participated in the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference in Charlotte, NC. This year’s theme was “Global Interdependence and the Changing Role of the United Nations.”…