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News Releases
Nova Southeastern University Professor Earns International Award
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 31, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researcher and professor Nancy Klimas, M.D., was recently awarded the 2014 Perpich Award by the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) for distinguished community service. The award is named for the late Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich who…
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 31, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce that it is joining forces with the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc. to sponsor a statewide essay, artwork and documentary contest focusing on Holocaust education. Each student participant will be asked to submit artwork,…
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 28,2014- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new findings (March 2014) related to the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States – now, the number stands at 1 in 68. Look a little deeper at that number and…
Nova Southeastern University Part of Tortuga Music Festival
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 28, 2014 – Getting together to enjoy good music and good friends in an awesome location is never a bad thing. Throw in the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation and what you can do to help only makes it better. That’s what the Tortuga Music…
Nova Southeastern University’s Freeland, Buie Receive National Awards
ATLANTA – March 24, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University head coach LeAnn Freeland was named Region Five Coach of the Year, while sophomore guard Taylor Buie received Honorable Mention All-American honors, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday. In addition to receiving her first national coaching award, Freeland is…
NSU Executive Vice President & COO Recipient of Glass Ceiling Award
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.- March 18, 2014 – Jacqueline A. Travisano, M.B.A., CPA, Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been named a 2014 recipient of the Glass Ceiling Award presented by the Florida Diversity Council. Travisano is one of 13 women who were recognized during…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center No. 5 Nationally for Diversity
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 18, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center was ranked No. 5 nationally, for diversity in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools for Law,” released March 11. The Law School Diversity Index also indicates that the Law Center ranks first for diversity amongst all…
NSU Women’s Basketball Is South Region Champions and Elite Eight-Bound For Second Consecutive Year
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.– March 18, 2014 – The Nova Southeastern University’s women’s basketball team won their second consecutive South Region title, taking the lead with under a minute left and holding on by three over Tampa on Monday night at the NSU Arena, 56-53. The Sharks (28-4) move on to…
Nova Southeastern University to Welcome Bestselling Author Rebecca Skloot
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 17, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will welcome bestselling author Rebecca Skloot, M.F.A., to campus as part of the college’s Distinguished Speakers Series on March 20. Skloot penned The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the true story of a…
#NSU50 Top Moment No. 8: NSU Wins First Conference Championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.– March 17, 2014 – The #NSU50 “Top Moments in NSU Athletics History” continues with the eighth moment on the list: NSU wins first conference championship in men’s soccer. NSU joined the Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the fall of 1990, forming a new conference that would eventually…
World War II & Nazi Occupation Survivor To Share Her Story
Just when you think you’ve heard every conceivable story from World War II comes the tale of Sipora Groen. Like Anne Frank, Sipora Groen hid from the Nazis during WWII, but lived to tell her tale.
Playoff bound teams within the south region will travel to NSU for first round, semifinal and final competitions at the regional level.
NSU College of Dental Medicine Celebrates Gives Kids A Smile Day
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 17, 2014 – Approximately 325 children were given a reason to smile thanks to volunteer dental students and faculty at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Nearly 300 volunteers from the NSU College of Dental Medicine provided limited pro bono dental services valued at more than $100,000…
Swimming and Diving Sends Eight to NCAA National Championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.– March 3, 2014 – The Nova Southeastern swimming and diving program will send eight swimmers, one female and seven males, to the NCAA National Championship, held in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute from March 12-15. Lauren Chapple (Jr., London, England) will represent the women’s team at nationals…
Nova Southeastern University Announces New Ph.D. in Information Assurance Program
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– March 3, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is now offering the first Information Assurance Ph.D. for working professionals in the United States. NSU is designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and…
Nova Southeastern University Names Terry Mularkey as NSU’s Executive Director of Development
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– February 28, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Vice President for Advancement and Community Relations Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Terry Mularkey, CFRE, as executive director of development. In this role, Mularkey will oversee the university’s comprehensive major gift fundraising program. “Terry brings…
Nova Southeastern University Will Ramp Up Research with its First Supercomputer
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– February 26, 2014 – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences has received a multimillion dollar IBM (NYSE: IBM) Supercomputer that will place NSU’s research at the forefront of computational biology, data mining, graphic visualization and software engineering. “The addition of the supercomputer…
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– February 24, 2014 – In celebration of the rich cultural heritage of its students, the entire pre-K through grade 5 lower school at University School of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will participate in a week-long exploration of culture and ethnic diversity. During the preparatory school’s Cultural Unity…
Eating Disorders Affect Millions of Americans
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– February 21, 2014- When it comes to eating disorders, awareness is the key. It doesn’t matter if you’re the local high school history teacher, a police officer or the newest Hollywood star – eating disorders affect people in all walks of life. According to the most recent…
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla.– February 21, 2014- National Signing Day, usually the first Wednesday of February, is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college athletics with a school that is a member of the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association…