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Division of Public Relations and Marketing Communications
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314-7796

communications@nova.edu

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Dean Jon Garon Featured on The WCCO Radio-CBS Minnesota

This week the Supreme Court struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks, ruling in favor of an Asian-American rock band called the Slants and giving a major boost to the Washington Redskins in their separate legal fight over the team name. Trademark office spokesman Paul Fucito said…


President Hanbury Featured in Miami Herald

The first hundred days of a presidency are usually used to measure the successes and accomplishments of a president during the beginning of a first-term. This week the Miami Herald asked NSU President Dr. George L. Hanbury and many other South Florida CEOs, If President Donald Trump were an employee in…


Hack Attacks Highlight Vulnerability of Florida Schools to Cyber Crooks

A couple of months before the U.S. presidential election, international hackers slipped into the computer systems of at least four Florida school district networks in the hopes of stealing the personal data of hundreds of thousands of students. Yair Levy, Ph.D., Information System and Cybersecurity professor from NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing, said, “Students’…


President Hanbury Featured in Miami Herald CEO Roundtable

College students probably hear the same advice over and over again, yet there are some useful pieces of unconventional advice that often go unsaid. This week the Miami Herald asked NSU President Dr. George Hanbury and many other South Florida CEOs, what advice they had for college students looking to…


Raising the Bar: Young Girl Reunites With Stranger Who Inspired Her

  Cynthia Duval, J.D., Associate Director of Career and Professional Development at NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, recently surprised a girl she inspired fourteen years ago on her graduation day. It all started when Ahjane Bowman was 15 and stopped by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Miami to visit…


Youth Program Focuses On International Gameplay

At Nova Southeastern University’s University School, we consider board games educational tools. Students from first through fifth grade in the Lower School have been exposed to carefully selected board games from around the world all year long through the Mind Lab program. Debra Kahn, NSU’s University School teacher and coordinator of the…


Building A Biotech Rebound

Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to one of the nation’s most dynamic biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry clusters. The region currently holds 1,500 bioscience institutions that employ more than 26,000 people and generate $4 billion in revenue each year. As a region, South Florida offers convenient access to leading research institutes…


NSU Chancellor Featured in South Florida 100 forum

Last week, the Sun Sentinel selected South Florida’s 100 most influential people to share their thoughts on current and future events. One of these major influencers, NSU Chancellor of Health Professions Division Frederick Lippman, Ed.D., R.Ph., acknowledged Florida Legislature for recognizing the importance of protecting our state’s environment and natural resources. The…


Forbes Lists Nova Southeastern University as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers

Last month, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was ranked No. 133 in Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers’ List. Each year, Forbes seeks to discover which companies operating in the U.S. today are best at making their employees feel happy, inspired, and well-compensated. They round up the top 800 in a ranking…


President Hanbury Featured in Miami Herald

  South Florida’s affordable housing crisis is getting worse. The local shortage of affordable housing is forcing good employees and prepared students to migrate to other locations where housing is more affordable. This week the Miami Herald asked President Dr. George Hanbury and many other South Florida CEOs, how the local…


Aphasia: Loss of Language

Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects people’s ability to use or understand words. In a recent interview with IVANHOE News, Fred DiCarlo, Ed.D., assistant professor and clinical supervisor, NSU’s department of Speech and Language Pathology, said, “Aphasia is basically the loss of language.” The disorder is more common in older…


President Hanbury Featured in Miami Herald CEO Roundtable

United Airlines is still getting backlash for how their customer service personnel handled an incident with a passenger on a flight on April 9. This week the Miami Herald asked President Dr. George Hanbury and many other South Florida CEOs, how their companies would handle a controversial situation with a client….


Potential Impact of President Trump’s Budget Proposal on Public Schools and Universities

This week we got an overview of President Trump’s budget proposal. This proposal cuts student financial aid by 143 billion dollars. Under Trump’s budget proposal more students won’t be able to afford a college education. In an interview with NBC6, NSU’s Loan Operations and Debt Management guru April Jarrett addressed…


Basketball Championship Tournament in the Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center

Basketball players from Boys & Girls Clubs in Broward County had the opportunity to experience what it feels like to play in a collegiate gym when they made it to the championship round of a new tournament at NSU’s Davie Campus. The tournament took place inside the Rick Case Arena…


NSU’s Political Scientist Charles Zelden, Ph.D., Addresses Florida 2018 Governor’s Race

Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor in the Department of History and Political Science at NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, was interviewed by WUWF 88.1 on the early stirrings in the Florida 2018 governor’s race. CLICK HERE to read the full article.


Mothers’ Day Holds Special Meaning for Moms who Study with Their Kids at NSU

Most people don’t have the opportunity to get college degrees alongside their children, but that’s exactly what Damaris Hall and Naghmen Taherian are doing here at NSU. Damaris Hall is graduating with her master’s in National Security Affairs, from NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences alongside her son James…


NSU Physician Recommends Routine HIV Testing

Farzanna Haffizulla, M.D., FACP, FAMWA, assistant dean for community and global health for NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine (M.D. College), was quoted in an article titled “Busy Doctors Embrace Routine HIV Testing” on CBS Miami’s website. The article, which is sponsored by the Florida Department of Health in Broward County,…


President Hanbury Featured in South Florida 100 Forum

Nova Southeastern University is working with both Broward and Palm Beach county public school districts to help address the public school teacher shortage and provide new internship opportunities for NSU students. NSU president Dr. George Hanbury said, that the goal is to ensure that quality teachers are in every classroom…


Legacy Magazine has selected Dean Dr. Stanley Wilson as one of “South Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Black Leaders”

Stanley Wilson, P.T., Ed.D., CEAS, dean of NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences has been selected by Legacy Magazine as one of “South Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Black Leaders.” Dr. Wilson has served in a number of administrative positions within the College of Health Care Sciences, including associate dean…


President Hanbury Writes About National Teacher Appreciation Week

Teachers need appreciation often, not only during the National Teacher Appreciation Week. Here at NSU, we value and recognize everything that our teachers do for our society. Teachers have the power to shape generations, impact minds and help us achieve our goals. Our president Dr. George L Hanbury, took a moment…


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