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NSU Professor Donates His Eagle Crystal to College of Pharmacy
Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Ph.D., associate professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, was invited to speak during the Nanotechnology and Its Industrial Application session at Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies (DUPHAT) Conference and Exhibition, United Arab Emirates, Dubai on March 15-17 2016. During his presentation, Rawas-Qalaji spoke about his research results during…
NSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Member Publishes HIV Pharmacist Guidelines
Elizabeth Sherman, Pharm.D., AAHIVP, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the NSU College of Pharmacy, served as one of four pharmacists in the nation selected to author the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Guidelines on Pharmacist Involvement in HIV Care. The ASHP clinical practice guidelines provide guidance for pharmacists…
NSU Wears Blue in Recognition of Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Nova Southeastern University showed its support by wearing blue to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those whom it affects. See below for images of the NSU community in blue. From innovative, direct-service programs to academic coursework and research—responding to the needs of…
NSU 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards – See you April 12
NSU will soon be recognizing its finest during the glitz and glamour of the 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards – affectionately known as the “STUEYS.” At 6:00 p.m. on April 12, 2016 in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, the STUEY’s will honor students, faculty, staff, corporate…
NSU to Prohibit Hoverboards on Campuses and Sites
Due to the safety concerns that have been raised by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding hoverboards, and the potential detrimental impact to the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors to our campuses, NSU leadership, working with the Pan Student Government Association, has elected to institute a ban…
HCA East Florida Receives State Approval for a New Hospital to be Built on NSU’s Campus
NSU is pleased to announce that an administrative law judge backed a preliminary decision by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to approve HCA East Florida’s “certificate of need” application to relocate Plantation General Hospital to NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. The judge’s decision included a recommendation for AHCA to issue…
Halmos College Student, Alumna, and Faculty Publish Paper in ACS Synthetic Biology
Members of NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography—including a student, alumna, and faculty—have published a paper online in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology. Alumna Olena R. Bracho (B.S. in Biology, 2015) and biology major Cyril Manchery were cited as the lead authors of the paper titled “Circumvention of…
Halmos College Students Present Research at American Chemical Society National Meeting
Six undergraduate students at NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography presented research at the 251st American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition held in March 2016 in San Diego, California. Presenting at the meeting were Corey Burns (junior, biology major), Fernando Reachy-Guadarrama (senior, biology major), Alfredo Lam…
Tools for Success Workshop on April 5
The Office of Undergraduate Student Success invites you to attend the Tools for Success workshops series. Workshops are held in the Carl DeSantis Building, Knight Auditorium from 12:10 – 12:50 p.m. April 5, 2016 – Improving Your Writing Process – Revising and Editing Facilitator: Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D. Students will engage in…
Realizing Potential: NSU Alumna Proves an Education Can Last Beyond a Lifetime
NSU Fischler College of Education alumna Bonnie Tryon, Ed.D. earned her Doctor of Education degree in 2012. She became a member of the NSU 1964 Society and NSU Fellows Society in December by making a planned gift to support scholarships for graduate students in the Fischler doctoral program. Dr. Tryon,…
NSU Clinical Faculty Member to Hold Book Launch Event
Gustavo Ferrer, M.D., clinical assistant professor at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, has authored a new book, Cough Cures. He is hosting a book launch party on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in the atrium of NSU’s Carl DeSantis Building. The event will feature special prize drawings, so make sure you register…
Commencement Season at NSU; Traffic/Parking Impacted on Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, June 17
In addition to hosting several high school graduation ceremonies, NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus has the honor of hosting 10 NSU commencement ceremonies in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. On the dates of the ceremonies, we are expecting considerable traffic on and around our campus and carpooling is…
If you are going to hold a music festival to bring awareness to the issue of marine conservation, where better to do it than world-famous Fort Lauderdale Beach? The annual Tortuga Music Festival – which has expanded to three days for 2016 – brings together surf, sand, sun and music,…
Scuba Club Trip: Beach Dive at Dania Beach on April 3
Join the NSU Scuba Club this semester for the following trips: Beach Dive at Dania Beach Sunday, April 3 For more information, contact Tec Clark, Associate Director for Aquatics and Scuba Diving, at tclark@nova.edu, (954) 262-7042 or visit www.nsuaquatics.com
NSU’s Got Talent 2016 – April 6
Win big and showcase your talents at NSU’s Got Talent. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, APRIL 6, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. by the NSU Shark Fountain. Winners will receive: 1st Place $500 2nd Place $300 3rd Place $200 Sign up online at www.nova.edu/nsusgottalent or visit the Office…
NSU Hosts Walk in My Shoes Event
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) recently hosted the last leg of Lauren Books’ “Walk in my Shoes.” This was the seventh year Books has done this walk in support of survivors of child sexual abuse. The walk of 500 miles has typically been from Miami to…
CAHSS Faculty Presents on Charles Young at Combined Omega Psi Phi Chapters in Boston
David Kilroy, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was a guest speaker for the combined Boston chapters of Omega Psi Phi, the nation’s oldest Black fraternity. Kilroy gave a presentation titled, “On the Trail of a…
CAHSS Student Serves on Bullying Panel at Broward College
Aimee Haynes, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), served on a panel on Workplace Bullying, “Sticks and Stones May Hurt My Bones, but Names Will Never Hurt Me Or Will They?” for several hundred attendees at…
NSU Women’s Basketball Player and Coach Recognized by Women’s Division II Bulletin
Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball forward Kayla Wright and head coach LeAnn Freeland were both recognized in the postseason review edition of Women’s Division II Bulletin. Wright (Jr., Lauderhill, Fla.) becomes the fourth Shark in as many years to be honored by the publication as she was chosen Third…
NSU to Host Chemical Sciences Symposium, April 2
Tri-county students from the high school through doctorate levels will participate in a poster competition at the Health Professions Division’s Hull Auditorium on Saturday, April 2, as part of a Chemical Sciences Symposium. The event will be co-hosted by NSU’s College of Medical Sciences and the South Florida section of the…