NSU Newsroom
SharkBytes
Horizons
This version of NSU News has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of NSU News, visit news.nova.edu.
This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of SharkBytes, visit sharkbytes.nova.edu.
IndyCar to be Displayed at NSU to Highlight Importance of Cancer Research
Ryan Hunter-Reay’s No. 28 DHL Honda Indy Car will be displayed at NSU’s Don Taft University Center to raise awareness of the importance of funding cancer research
Indy 500 Champion, Ryan Hunter-Reay will suit up for his ninth Indy 500 on Sunday, May 29, but he’s got more riding on this race than ever before.
Alongside AutoNation, the country’s largest automotive retailer, Hunter-Reay is pledging to spread awareness about the importance of raising funds to accelerate the race to find a cure.
In order to raise awareness of the importance of funding cancer research, Racing for Cancer is unveiling a display of Hunter-Reay’s No. 28 DHL Honda Indy Car at NSU’s Don Taft University Center on Monday, May 23. The display will remain indefinitely.
Since 2013, AutoNation and Hunter-Reay, through his non-profit Racing for Cancer, Inc. have generated more than $6 million to fund cancer research. And now, just in time for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Nova Southeastern University (NSU), AutoNation and Hunter-Reay will mark the event in a unique way.
“As I drive the iconic track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, my focus will not only be on the biggest prize in sports racing, but on the even bigger prize of finding a cure for a disease that has impacted me and so many people in such a dramatic way,” said Hunter-Reay, who lost his mother to colon cancer in 2010.
Middle school students from NSU’s University School will be on hand to learn about the importance of cancer research. Representatives from AutoNation will join to celebrate the unveiling and help spread the word on the importance of finding better methods of prevention, treatments and cures.
“NSU is heavily focused on cancer research and is making strident efforts to bring experts from a variety of fields together to tackle different forms of this terrible disease,” said NSU President Dr. George Hanbury. “We are proud to work with Mr. Hunter-Reay, Racing for Cancer, and AutoNation, to drive out cancer.”
NSU will soon open the 215,000 sq. ft., $80 million, Center for Collaborative Research (CCR), one of the largest and most advanced research facilities in Florida, with state-of-the-art laboratories. The CCR will be home to NSU’s Institute for Breast and Solid Tumor Cancer Research, NSU’s Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research, NSU’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine and the NSU Cell Therapy Institute (a partnership with researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden), all of which will collaborate on cancer research. Additionally, researchers from NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography are collaborating with thee labs to develop natural sea-derived drug products.
NSU has unveiled the Realizing Potential: The Campaign for Nova Southeastern University, the largest philanthropic campaign in the university’s 52-year history and in the history of Broward County. $250 million will be raised through this campaign. Another $300 million will come from sponsored research, service, and training programs.