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This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019.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.
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NSU’s Epidemiologist Jim Hall Featured in NBC Nightly News
When it comes to drug abuse research, the media come to NSU to talk with expert epidemiologist Jim Hall. He’s been featured in local, state, national and international media discussing various illicit drugs from heroin to cocaine to the newest scourge to hit our streets – Flakka. He was recently…
Sun-Sentinel: New NSU institute could redefine region as research hub
Nova Southeastern University is now at the forefront of conducting pioneering cell-based biomedical research with the launch of the new NSU Cell Therapy Institute, an international collaboration with prominent medical research scientists from Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institutet (KI). The Sun-Sentinel ran an article highlighting the possible impact this can have…
NSU Program Helps Medical Students Communicate with Spanish-speaking Patients
NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine understands the importance of preparing students to practice with patients who speak Spanish as a second language. The College has incorporated Medical Spanish into its curriculum and is the only school that requires all osteopathic medicine students to pass a simulated exam in Spanish before…
NSU Smoking Cessation Expert Offers Tips to Quit
NSU’s Area Health Education Center AHEC program within the College of Osteopathic Medicine is at the forefront of smoking cessation education. Telemundo’s Live Learn Grow website recently featured tips to help people stop smoking from experts including Jamie Fraser, M.Ed., CTTS, assistant director of tobacco cessation and training at AHEC….
Dr. George Hanbury, President of Nova Southeastern University, Featured in Sun-Sentinel
First of all, I would like to point out that I am neither a registered Republican nor Democrat but registered as “No Party Affiliation” or what many call an independent voter. It is, therefore, in that vein that I wish to be heard. As a concerned university president and grandfather…
NSU Experts Featured on WSVN Discussing MIND Diet
Experts from NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine are examining the effects on the MIND Diet that could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Watch the WSVN story below featuring Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.Sc., RDN, assistant dean of research and innovation and nutrition degree director; Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD, FACP, professor…
HCBE Professor Featured on Voice of America
Isabel Rimanoczy, Ed.D., scholar in residence, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, shared her thoughts on sustainability in this Voice of America interview. Click here.
Law Professor Comments on Consumer Lost Baggage
Mike Flynn, professor of law, Shepard Broad College of Law, was featured in this Local10 segment on consumer issues relating to lost baggage. Click here to watch the video.
NSU Nutrition Program Director Quoted by Univision
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.Sc., RDN, assistant dean of research and innovation and nutrition degree director at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was quoted on Univision.com for two fall-related nutrition articles. Click the articles below to read each of them. English translation should be available using your web browser. Healthy ‘Treats’…
NSU President Shares Views on Gun Control on Local10
NSU President George Hanbury appeared on the Local10 show “This Week in South Florida” to share his view on the importance of keeping college campuses as weapon-free zones. Click here to watch the video.
NSU Nursing Instructor Quoted on Value of Nursing Career
GoodCall.com, a website dedicated to providing information to current and prospective college students, recently posted an article called There’s a Shortage of American Nurses – Should You Consider the Profession? featuring insights from Marcia J. Derby-Davis, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Nursing. Click here to…
Tom Tworoger, Ph.D., Quoted in Regional Magazine about Entrepreneurship
Tom Tworoger, Ph.D., professor in the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, was featured in this story on Entrepreneurship programs in South Florida Business and Wealth magazine. Click here to read more.
NSU’s Human Trafficking Prevention Efforts Highlighted in Sun-Sentinel
NSU recently celebrated the opening of its new headquarters for CREATE (Coalition for Research and Education Against Trafficking and Exploitation) at its Miramar campus. CREATE was founded by Brianna Black Kent, Ph.D., and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, Ed.D., from NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences in January 2015 and aims to equip…
Nova Southeastern University Is Now on Google Maps’ Street View
Earlier this year there were some strange things happening on Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) main campus. Students, faculty and staff reported seeing people wielding odd-looking contraptions and riding around in strange and interesting vehicles. But no cause for alarm – it was a team from Google who were mapping NSU’s…
NSU Nutritionist and Students Featured on WSVN
Students from NSU’s University School and Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.Sc., RDN, assistant dean of research and innovation and nutrition degree director at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, were featured on WSVN Channel 7’s “The List” in a segment called “7 Tips to Get Kids to Eat Healthy.” WSVN-TV…
For the third year in a row, NBC 6 chose Nova Southeastern University as one of its colleges to highlight for its annual College Week series. Pasted below is the coverage of NSU’s proactive efforts to thwart the lionfish invasion by researchers at the Halmos College of Natural Sciences…
Career education, planning and preparation go hand in hand. In today’s higher education environment, it is not only important to prepare students for careers, it is the responsibility of educational institutions to help students connect the dots between their studies and success in the outside world. Click here to read…
Op Ed from NSU Law Professor Featured in Miami Herald
An editorial written by Tim Canova, professor of law & public finance, Shepard Broad College of Law, NSU, has been published in the Miami Herald. Click here to read.
NSU Audiologist Discusses Hearing Aids on Money Talk News
Jackie Davie, Ph.D., associate professor in the Audiology Department at NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences, appeared on Money Talk News to discuss inexpensive hearing aid options. Click here to view her interview.
Mother and daughter graduate together from NSU
Instead of being in the audience at commencement as most moms are, Angella John walked alongside her daughter, Tiffiny Wilson as they graduated from NSU’s College of Nursing as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) on Friday, August 21. Both were registered nurses and decided to return to school together to…