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Miami-Based de la Cruz Collection Art Exhibit at Nova Southeastern University
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. –– Renowned throughout South Florida and the international art scene, the de la Cruz Collection presents “Pink Powder”, on view now through May 15 at the Adolfo and Marisela Cotilla Gallery inside the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). The exhibit, which is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – If you are going to hold a music concert to bring awareness to the issue of marine conservation, where better to do it than world-famous Fort Lauderdale Beach? The annual Tortuga Music Festival – which has expanded to three days for 2016…
Moody’s Assigns Baa1 Rating to Nova Southeastern University – Outlook Stable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Baa1 rating to Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) proposed $90 million of fixed-rate, tax-exempt Revenue Refunding Bonds. These bonds will be issued through the Higher Education Facilities Financing Authority of the State of Florida. In addition, Moody’s affirmed…
Fourth Annual “Motion for the Ocean” 5K Walk/Run
** ATTENTION PHOTO & ASSIGNMENT EDITORS ** Excellent Photo & Story Opportunity WHO: Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Student Government Association, AMIkids and local runners WHAT: Fourth Annual Motion for the Ocean 5K Run/Walk WHERE: NSU’s Halmos College Ocean Campus, 8000…
NSU Optometry Researcher Wins Envision Research Proposal Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wichita, Kan. – Envision announced today that it has awarded a research prize of $10,000 to a multidisciplinary team led by Ava Bittner, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO (Dipl.) of Nova Southeastern University (NSU), to fund a one-year investigation into the preliminary efficacy of telerehabilitation, i.e., using HIPAA-secure videoconferencing…
Nova Southeastern University’s Bond Rating Raised by Standard & Poor’s
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Standard & Poor’s announced that it has raised Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) ratings two notches to an “A-” based on S&P’s methodology, citing a diverse program mix, stabilizing enrollment, steady student demand and improving student quality. “We continue to move the university forward…
Health Policy Attorney Daniel Dawes to Discuss ObamaCare at NSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s Farquhar Honors College will welcome Daniel Dawes, J.D., a health policy attorney and NSU alumnus, to speak on campus and meet with students as part of the college’s Distinguished Speakers Series on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – It’s happened again – another act of senseless violence against innocent victims. This time, the tragedy occurred in Belgium – and it is garnering hours and hours of media coverage as experts try to determine what happened, why it happened and who…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Excellent Story & Photo Opportunity FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – They are America’s most precious resource – our children. Unfortunately, far too often our children suffer abuse, neglect or, even worse, they are the victims of human trafficking. In recognition of April being Child Abuse Prevention…
Nova Southeastern University Names Dr. Yong X. Tao Dean of College Engineering and Computing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President Dr. George Hanbury announced the appointment of Yong X. Tao, Ph.D., as founding dean of NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC). Dr. Tao will join the NSU family on July 1, 2016. Dr. Tao joins NSU…
Nova Southeastern University Appoints Minerva Jaimes, Ed.D., Director of Miami-Kendall Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Miami-Kendall, FL – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President and CEO Dr. George Hanbury has announced the appointment of Minerva Jaimes, Ed.D., as director of the university’s Miami-Kendall campus. With more than 18 years of experience in higher education, she joined NSU in 2005. Jaimes spent 10 years…
NSU Law Environmental Symposium to Discuss Legal Responses to Climate Change, Sea Levels and Species
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Lauderdale-Davie – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law and Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography will co-sponsor the NSU Law Environmental Symposium, “Changing Climates, Sea Levels and Species: Legal & Policy Reponses for South Florida,” on April 8 from 8:30 a.m. to…
Two Mako Sharks Tagged by NSU Researchers Spending Spring Break Off South Carolina Coast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Who knew that sharks like to hit the beach for Spring Break, too! Well, they aren’t exactly hitting the beach, but two mako sharks tagged by Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) are enjoying the waters off the South…
Nova Southeastern University Now Offering Bachelor’s Program in Criminal Justice Fully Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce that it is now offering its bachelor’s degree program in Criminal Justice fully online. The program itself is not changing; however, the delivery method is so it can reach an even wider potential group…
Presenting Sponsor for Inaugural Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival Named
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE – DAVIE, Fla. — They say the family that fishes together stays together, and for South Florida’s Davis family, that tradition also includes supporting the Blazing Mako Tournament & Festival—a June event that will combine fishing, conservation, research and marine science scholarships. Nova Southeastern University (NSU)…
NSU Receives $1 Million Grant to Create Innovative Law Clinic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law received a $1 million grant from The Taft Foundation to establish an innovative clinical program to address the legal needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (AIDD) and their families. The NSU AIDD…
NSU Researchers Secure $2.75 Million from NIH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Health literacy is a critically important ability that allows people to become active participants in their health care. Yet, one in three Americans have little to no health literacy skills (National Center for Educations Statistics). Further, 24 percent of Blacks (9.5 million), 41…
It’s International Pi Day – And NSU Will Celebrate!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHO: Emilola Abayomi, Ph.D., assistant professor in Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography; NSU students, faculty and staff and members of the community WHAT: “Happy Pi Day” presentation: A Slice of Probability with a Side of π WHERE: NSU’s Fort Lauderdale-Davie…
Nova Southeastern University to Host “Dive In” Lecture Series 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – For decades, the researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography have been leading the way when it comes to marine sciences. From sharks and billfish to coral reefs to invasive species, researchers are involved in a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – They are among the most unique looking animals in the oceans – deep-sea creatures. Seemingly out of the latest sci-fi movie from Hollywood, these animals rely on a trait that’s incredibly rare on land (i.e. fireflies) but very common in the oceans…