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NSU Swimming Finishes Second, Gets Three Wins on Final Day of SSC Championship
Nova Southeastern University swimming claimed championship titles in the men’s 100-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard backstroke and men’s 200-yard breaststroke to highlight the final night of the Sunshine State Conference Championship. Thiago Sickert was named the men’s Swimmer of the Meet as both teams took second place overall. Sickert (Jr., Vila…
Alex Mateo Named Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week
Nova Southeastern University’s Alex Mateo was named the Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday, Feb. 15 afternoon. The senior right-hander struck out 10 batters against Tuskegee on Friday night, tying his career high that he set on April 11, 2015 against…
Florida’s Children First Honors NSU’s Fred Lippman
Florida’s Children First honored Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division, for his lifetime of work on behalf of children in Broward County at its annual fundraising and awards event on February 25, 2016 at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Hosted by Fort…
Halmos College Scientist Reappointed to NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
David Kerstetter, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, has been reappointed to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) for a three-year term. Panel members, who represent commercial and recreational fishing interests, and scientific and environmental communities, provide input to National Oceanographic…
NSU Pharmacy Researcher Presents at Conference
Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, B. Pharm, Ph.D., associate professor, NSU College of Pharmacy, spoke about his recent novel approach in treating organophosphate toxicities at the 5th Annual National Conference of the Syrian American Medical Society in Orlando on February 12-14. The title of Rawas-Qalaji’s presentation was “An Overview of Organophosphates Toxicities: Current…
2016 Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute: The Art of Successful Aging
The Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education and Training Center (GREAT GEC) at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU COM) invites you to its 9th annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The GREAT GEC’s annual training institute is the event for all who are interested in…
CAHSS Faculty to Present at David Posnack JCC
Marlisa Santos, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Literature and Modern Languages in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), will present at the David Posnack JCC. Her topic is “Hate is Like a Loaded Gun: Noir Anti-Semitism in Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire.” Participants can enjoy…
Gilda’s Club Fundraising Event is High Wire Act
Gilda’s Club South Florida will host its 4th annual Over the Edge for Gilda’s, the only rappelling event in Broward County. This year, the high-profile event that has captured the attention of thrill-seekers county-wide will go back to the beach, where the first two events were held, to rappel down…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Halmos College Alumna Publishes Study in Journal of Water and Health
Diana Aranda, M.S., alumna of the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, has published her thesis in the Journal of Water and Health. Aranda, who graduated in April 2013 with an M.S. in Coastal Zone Management, was the lead author of “Using Probabilities of Enterococci Exceedance and Logistic Regression…
NSU Athletic Training Students Recognized
Students from the NSU Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) recently attended the 31st Annual Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA) Athletic Training Student Symposium in Atlanta. Nearly 1,000 athletic training students from across the country attended the symposium. Five NSU ATEP students were recognized for their accomplishments during the symposium. Allyn…
NSU Law Professor Co-Authors “Baseball and the Law” Textbook
Baseball’s entire history could be told through its court cases. And now, it has been in a new textbook, “Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials,” written by Bob Jarvis, professor, Shepard Broad College of Law, and Louis Schiff, a Broward County Court judge. “We thought it was important for…
Fresh Start: Surgical Weight Loss Informational Meeting
NSU will host “Fresh Start: Surgical Weight Loss” seminar presented by Plantation General Hospital in the Alvin Sherman Library room 2053. For employees who are interested in knowing more about this covered benefit or procedure, a Florida Blue representative will be also in attendance. For more information, click here
The Weather did not Stop NSU’s Inaugural Employee Wellness Field Day
What an Event! More than 250 NSU employees attended the Inaugural Employee Wellness Field Day held June 2, 2017 on the Library Quad. The event was sponsored by the Office of Human Resources in conjunction with the Office of Recreation and Wellness. The employees did not let the weather stop…
Donate your gently used books!
The Alvin Sherman Library needs gently used books for its semi-annual book sale being held in April! Proceeds from the book sale go to the Donald E. Riggs Library Education Assistance Fund. Consider cleaning out your old books and donating them to the library for a worthy cause! We also…
NSU Pharmacy Instructor Surprised by Students on “Steve Harvey”
Four NSU students appeared on the “Steve Harvey” TV show to surprise their professor with a huge thank you. The episode aired February 19, 2016. Steve welcomed students from the College of Pharmacy — Nayeli Montes, Nicole Hope, Ariel Jordan and Faren French — who wanted to surprise Jaime Riskin, Pharm.D., BCPS,…
Pride Bite: NSU to Launch Mobile-Friendly Virtual Walking Tour of Campus
While visiting a college or university campus is the best way to get a feel for the school, how students “visit” a school is quickly changing. Thanks to ever-evolving technology, today’s students can visit college campuses across the state, nation and world from the comfort of their own home, or…
NSU Research Spotlight: Researchers Try to Reduce Antibiotics Resistance
Just prior to winning his Nobel Prize in 1945, Alexander Fleming, the scientist who discovered antibiotics, warned that the overuse of antibiotics would lead to bacteria that were no longer killed by these drugs. Since then, scientists and bacteria have been locked in a deadly arms race. While scientists rush…
Keep Calm and Go Bald – 2nd Annual St. Baldrick event
Join NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Pediatrics Club at its 2nd Annual St. Baldrick’s event that highlights students who shave their heads in order to raise awareness and money for childhood cancer. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures…
Chuck Close Photographs: Opening Reception
Chuck Close Photographs is the first comprehensive survey of photographic work of renowned American artist Chuck Close. The exhibition features 91 images from 1964- present and illustrates the full range of the artist’s exploration of photography- from early black and white maquettes, to monumental composite Polaroids, to intimately scaled daguerreotypes…
Art Talk: Terrie Sultan, Director of the Parrish Art Museum, Chuck Close
Terrie Sultan, Director of the Parrish Art Museum and exhibition co-organizer, will discuss Chuck Close and the exhibition Chuck Close Photographs. The exhibition will be on view at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale March 20 – October 2, 2016. Free for Museum members; $15 non-members (includes opening reception). RSVP :…