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Couple’s Shared Love of Reading Inspires Naming of NSU Health Professions Division Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – South Florida philanthropists Martin and Gail Press share a lifelong love of reading and libraries. On Monday, May 14, they will perpetuate these passions among Nova Southeastern University students by naming the Martin and Gail Press Health Professions Division (HPD) Library in a…
Nurses’ Week to Culminate in NSU College of Nursing Naming Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – More than 20 years ago, the official dates of May 6 – 12 were declared to honor and observe “National Nurses’ Week,” recognizing the valiant efforts of nurses every day across the country. South Florida philanthropists Ron and Kathy Assaf agree nurses…
Mako Shark Joins Snowbirds in Migrating Back North
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Who knew that shortfin mako sharks and South Florida’s seasonal residents shared something in common? “Rob,” a five and one-half-foot long male shortfin mako shark, is officially a snowbird. Tagged off the coast of Ocean City, Md. in June of 2017, Rob is…
NSU Research Scientist Named to the National Academy of Sciences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Research scientist Stephen J. O’Brien, Ph.D. has accomplished something no one else has done in the more than 50-year history of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) – he’s the first to be elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. “It’s a…
NSU to Host “Optimizing Mental Wellness” Community Event on May 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host “Optimizing Mental Wellness” on May 19 from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building’s atrium on NSU’S Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, 33301 College Ave. This event is free and open to the public. It will…
John T. Berry to be Distinguished Commencement Speaker at NSU College of Law Commencement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE FLA. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law will feature John T. Berry, J.D. of The Florida Bar as its Distinguished Honoree Commencement Speaker during spring ceremonies on Thursday, May 10. Berry, who serves as the Florida Bar’s Legal Division Director, supervises…
Rowing Captures Bronze at 2018 SSC Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE and SARASOTA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern rowing squad grabbed third place in the 2018 Sunshine State Championships after claiming fourth in the varsity four and third in the varsity eight on Friday morning. The Championships were held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota and among…
Stephen Ross, Bob Moss and Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Honored by NSU’s Huizenga College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, FLA. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship honored three South Florida business leaders on Friday, April 20, who were inducted into its Business and Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, the Huizenga Business School’s highest honor. The 2018 honorees are…
Florida Legal Aid Services Welcomed Trial Lawyers for Seminar at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE Fla – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law (College of Law) hosted five Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), who conducted a day-long trial skills training program for Civil Legal Aid Lawyers. The ACTL is a Fellowship of the most preeminent trial lawyers…
Nova Southeastern University’s Commencement Season Begins Thursday, May 10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – 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…
NSU & Marine Environmental Education Center to Host Inaugural Environmental Art Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHO: NSU, Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC) at the Carpenter House; Free our Seas and Beyond; SURFRIDER Foundation of Broward County; Broward County Parks and Recreation; and the City of Hollywood WHAT: Inaugural Free Our Seas & Beyond Environmental Art Festival WHERE: Broward County Parks’ Historic Carpenter…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Sageman, M.B.A., as the university’s new executive director of alumni relations and annual fund. She brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education with a focus on alumni relations…
NSU Marine Research Scientists Participating in Annual Tortuga Music Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – It has become one of the premier music events in the United States – the annual Tortuga Music Festival on world-famous Fort Lauderdale Beach. Part of the three-day event is the Rock the Ocean Conservation Village where research scientists and organizations come…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nova Southeastern University (NSU), in partnership with The Quell Foundation, will premiere the film, “Lift the Mask Portraits of Life with Mental Illness,” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 2 in the Knight Auditorium. The film features the often harrowing and sometimes hopeful stories of six individuals living…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law (College of Law) has developed a new concentration in “Intellectual Property, Technology and Cybersecurity Law” for students completing the juris doctor degree. The new concentration capitalizes on the College of Law’s significant teaching and…
Vernon Carey Jr. Named 2018 Florida Mr. Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Vernon Carey Jr., a junior at NSU University School of Ft. Lauderdale, has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives. Carey, who earlier this…
Veteran Health Care Executive to Join NSU as New EVP & COO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Harry K. Moon, M.D. will take the reins as Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective July 15, 2018, President Dr. George Hanbury announced. Dr. Moon joins NSU following a distinguished career in numerous executive positions for Cleveland…
Nova Southeastern University Mourns the Loss of H. Wayne Huizenga, Celebrates His Legacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Wayne. Very few people can be identified simply by saying their first name. But in South Florida – and the international business world – when you said Wayne, people knew you were referring to H. Wayne Huizenga. His passing not only leaves a…
NSU’s Huizenga Business College to Honor South Florida Entrepreneurs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, FLA. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship is proud to announce the names of three South Florida business leaders who will be inducted into its Business and Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, the Huizenga Business School’s highest honor. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. Twelve Florida middle and high school students were honored recently for the award-winning essays, poems, artwork and films – all focusing on the horrors of the Holocaust. Judges chose their work from more 1,000 entries submitted in the Fourth Annual Holocaust Reflection Contest, co-sponsored…