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College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Members Receive Kenyon Award
NSU-COM faculty members Janet Lynn Roseman, Ph.D., M.S., RDMT, assistant professor of medical education, and Kamilah B. Thomas-Purcell, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of public health, recently received the 2016–2017 Kenyon Primary Care Cancer-Related Research Grant. Since 2001, NSU-COM has provided this funding opportunity to faculty members through an endowment created…
Sixth Annual “A Night in Roma” Event Set for June 14
The Nova Southeastern University Department of Athletics will host its sixth annual A Night in Roma event benefitting the Tony Segreto Athletic Scholarship Fund on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 pm in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. The event replicates New York…
The NSU Art Museum is offering classes for adults featuring: Figure Drawing, Photography, Art History, Oil Painting and Adobe Photoshop. To register and for more information call 954-262-0239 or http://nsuartmuseum.org/learn/classes/
CAHSS Students Receive Awards at Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference
The Nova International Relations Association (NIRA) is the Model United Nations team in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS). NIRA recently participated in the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference in Charlotte, NC. This year’s theme was “The United Nations at 70: Addressing the Changing Landscape of…
Tony Gaskew, Ph.D, graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was invited to the White House to participate in a roundtable on Criminal Justice Reform. Gaskew was one of 10…
Pride Bite: No. 5 NSU Women’s Golf Team Wins NCAA South Super Regional
The No. 5 Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team took home the title at the 2016 NCAA South Super Regional, while two Sharks finished as the best on the individual leaderboard, as the tournament wrapped at the Marcus Pointe Golf Club. The Sharks’ three-round total of 894 put them ahead of…
NSU Baseball Ranked Third in Second NCAA South Region Poll
The No. 8 Nova Southeastern University baseball team (33-14, 16-5 SSC) has been voted the third seed in the second NCAA South Region poll, put together by the NCAA South Region voting committee. After an 11-10 start, the Sharks have won 20 of their last 23 games, including six series…
NSU Tennis Team Seeded Fourth, Will Travel to St. Leo for NCAA South Region Tournament
The No. 4 Nova Southeastern University women’s tennis team extended their postseason play with NCAA Division II South Region tournament inclusion for the second year in a row, as announced by the NCAA on its selection show on Tuesday, April 26. The Sharks (15-4) are seeded fourth in the South…
Alumni Spotlight: Talkin’ Baseball With Former Shark J.D. Martinez
After being released from the Houston Astros in the spring of 2014, the Detroit Tigers jumped at the opportunity to have J.D. Martinez as part of their organization, signing him immediately following his release from the Astros. Since being with the Tigers, Martinez has launched 23 and 38 home runs…
Loret de Mola Named South Region Pitcher of the Week
Julian Loret de Mola has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association South Region Pitcher of the Week for his performance against Embry-Riddle this past week. After being recognized in the Senior Day ceremonies prior to the first game of Saturday’s, April 30, doubleheader Loret de Mola threw a…
Two Sharks Recognized by SSC Golf Coaches
Two Nova Southeastern University golfers, one from the men’s program and one from the women’s, earned All-Sunshine State Conference honors as voted on by the member coaches and announced by the league office on Friday, April 29. Women’s freshman Aldana Foigel (Plottier, Argentina) was selected to the All-SSC Second Team,…
NSU Rowing Team Claims Second at SSC Championships
The No. 6 Nova Southeastern University rowing team claimed second place at the 2016 Sunshine State Conference Rowing Championship with second-place finishes in the varsity four and varsity eight races. The event, hosted by the University Tampa, was held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. NSU went up against…
Last month NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing’s (CEC) Association of Information Systems (AIS) Student Chapter and CEC’s Student Government hosted first-graders from St. Jerome Catholic School. The day started with an introduction to robots and coding, followed by hands on experience building robots lead by members of AIS and…
USchool earns recognition from Critics’ Awards Program for theater performance of “Spamalot”
We are so proud of our NSU University School students who received 16 Cappie nominations for their spectacular work in Spamalot. The Critics’ Awards Program, or Cappies for short, celebrates outstanding achievement in high school theatre. Nominations are made by student critics from participating schools who attend the productions of…
Wine Sales to Benefit NSU’s Sarcoma Research Fund through May 6
Primo Liquors and Fine Wines in Davie and Weston will be donating 50 percent of proceeds to NSU’s Sarcoma Research Fund when customers mention NSU’s Sarcoma Research Fund at the time of the purchase. The offer is valid through Friday, May 6, 2016 at the following locations: 4815 SW 148th Ave,…
NSU Shark Fountain to be Lit Turquoise for National Women’s Health Week, May 9-13
Join the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE for the South Florida Turquoise Takeover. During National Women’s Lung Health Week – May 9-13 – Turquoise Takeover will turn Broward County turquoise to increase awareness that lung cancer is an urgent health crisis, killing more people in the United States than any…
Realizing Potential: Campaign Priorities by NSU College/Center
Campaign priorities are designed to spark conversation so together, we can formulate plans with donors to realize tremendous potential. Our campaign is also university-wide. That is why every NSU college and center has developed its own case statement insert. But all college/center-level priorities roll up into one of NSU’s three…
Pride Bite: NSU Dental Program Receives Statewide Award
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Dental Medicine’s Smiles Across Miami program was named a Sapphire Awards recipient and earned a $20,000 grant for its efforts to bring quality oral health services to underserved and primarily uninsured school children in Miami-Dade County. The awards, presented by the Florida Blue Foundation…
NSU New Wireless Network: 1NSU Wireless
The Office of Information and Innovation Technology has recently started broadcasting a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) called “1NSU,” the new wireless network that provides the NSU community with a faster, easier, and more secure method of accessing NSU’s online resources over the Wi-Fi network. The “1NSU” network utilizes your NSU username…
NSU Hosts Welcome Reception for New Dean
NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently hosted a welcome reception for Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D., founding dean of NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine, at Grande Oaks Golf Club. Vieweg joined NSU from the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, where he served as the Wayne and Marti Huizenga…