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NSU Research Spotlight: NSU Researchers Secure $2.75 Million from NIH
Health literacy is a critically important ability that allows people to become active participants in their health care. Yet, one in three Americans have little to no health literacy skills (National Center for Educations Statistics). Further, 24 percent of Blacks (9.5 million), 41 percent of Hispanics (21 million), and 29…
Pride Bite: NSU Participates in Dentist Day on Florida’s Capitol Hill
Eleven NSU dental students and faculty member, Laurie Gordon-Brown, DMD, attended Dentist Day on Capitol Hill in Tallahassee on February 1-2, 2016. Each year, dentists from throughout the state lobby Florida legislators during about issues critical to dentistry and patient care. NSU’s representatives met with several members of the Broward delegation…
About 100 undergraduate students attended NSU’s second annual Pre-Health Day, a collaborative event hosted by the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography’s Department of Biological Sciences and the Office of Career Development. Students interested in health care professions gathered at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus on Saturday, February 13, 2016,…
College of Psychology Professor to Present Webinar on Higher Education and Suicide Prevention
Scott Poland, Ed.D., professor at NSU’s College of Psychology, author, and internationally recognized expert on youth suicide and school crisis, will host a free webinar on suicide prevention and higher education. Poland, a licensed psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist, is co-director of NSU’s Suicide and Violence Prevention Office. He…
CAHSS and NSU’s University School Collaborate on Dance Performance
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and NSU’s University School enjoyed a dance collaboration at this year’s Celebration of Excellence. Dance students in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts (DPVA) as well as dance students in the University School Dance Program performed together. The choreography was…
Is it “Paying it forward?” “Giving back?” “Making a difference?” “Investing in the future?” “Making a contribution?” However you define it, philanthropy is a force for good. It helps solve some of our greatest problems and opens doors of opportunity for people all around the NSU campus. NSU is celebrating…
Nominate Your Stand-Out Student For President’s 64 Today
Do you know a student that goes above and beyond and has a strong sense of Shark Pride? Nominations for the President’s 64 class of 2016-2017 are open! Established by NSU’s 6th President, George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., The President’s 64 is an elite body of student leaders whose purpose…
Six students provided moving video testimonials to help launch the largest philanthropic campaign in the history of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Broward County: Daniel Bral, College of Osteopathic Medicine; Rebecca Nosal, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography; Olivier Boulin, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Rebecca…
2016 Intramural Basketball Championship Winners
NSU Recreation and Wellness recognizes the three intramural teams that won the 5v5 Basketball Championships in each of their respective leagues. The intramural basketball championship games took place on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. The first championship of the night went to…
They are among the most unique looking animals in the oceans—deep-sea creatures. Seemingly out of the latest sci-fi movie from Hollywood, these animals rely on a trait that’s incredibly rare on land (i.e. fireflies) but very common in the oceans – bioluminescence. While we know that many sea creatures can…
Faculty, students, and postdoctoral researchers from the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography attended and presented research at the 2016 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, held February 1–4, 2016, in Tampa, Florida. Almost 1,000 scientists, researchers, and environmental experts worldwide attended the conference to share…
“Medicine in the Future: Good News/Bad News” is the topic of the next Faculty symposium in the Faculty Shark Club. Speakers include Elaine Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) and David Thomas, M.D., J.D., Ed.D., chair of Surgery and of Correctional Medicine, College…
Special Olympics Honors NSU’s Health Professions Division
The Special Olympics International (SOI) office recently recognized NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) for its staunch support to the Special Olympics Florida-Healthy Community (SOFLHC). Karlyn Emile, director of Special Olympics Florida-Healthy Community, and a 2016 candidate for a Doctor of Health Science degree at NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences,…
Men’s Basketball’s Dynamic Duo Each Selected All-Conference
The Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball team placed two players, Chris Page and Harrison Goodrick, on the 2015-16 All-Sunshine State Conference teams, voted on by the league coaches and announced by the league office on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The Sharks were one of only two squads, along with Florida Southern,…
Women’s Basketball Earns Seven All-SSC Mentions
The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team swept nearly all of the yearly Sunshine State Conference award categories, earning three of those honors, while four players were designated All-SSC, in the announcement by the league office released on Wednesday, Feb. 24. In balloting of all of the league member head…
Women’s Golf Team Wins Record-Breaking Sixth PKB Invitational
The Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team earned their first victory of the season following the final round of the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitation on Tuesday, March 1, winning by 14 strokes to notch an event-record sixth win for the school. The Sharks had entered the 2016 PKB tied with…
Goodrick Earns Another Sunshine State Conference Weekly Defensive Award
For the second time in three weeks, Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball junior center Harrison Goodrick has been named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office late Monday, Feb. 22. Goodrick (Sydney, Australia) earned this most recent honor on the back of a…
Swimming and Diving to Send 12 Athletes to NCAA Championships
Nova Southeastern University swimming and diving will send six men and six women to the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on March 9-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. “Most of the athletes from NSU that have been selected for the NCAA Championships are veterans to the meet,” said head coach…
Dean’s List Luncheon Recognizes Academic Leaders
More than 70 students were recently recognized at the Dean’s List Award Luncheon by Preston Jones, dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, for achieving a 3.5 or higher GPA for the fall 2015 semester. The event, held in the Dr. William S. Spears Courtyard Atrium…
City Furniture President Keith Koenig Speaks at HCBE Distinguished Lecture Series
Recounting how “change happens,” City Furniture President Keith Koenig shared the story and time-proven lessons behind the success of his family’s 45-year-old business as he spoke to guests at the Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Calling his talk “Lessons Learned from a…