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Men’s Basketball Selected Fourth in Preseason SSC Coaches’ Poll
The Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball team slots fourth in the Sunshine State Conference preseason coaches’ poll, released on Friday, October 31 by the league office. The men garnered 38 total votes, behind Barry (61), Lynn (56) and Florida Southern (50). Barry received the majority of first-place tallies, six of…
Women’s Basketball Picked as Preseason Favorites by SSC Coaches
The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team has been chosen as the Sunshine State Conference preseason favorites, as voted on by the league’s coaches and announced by the conference office on Friday, October 31. The Sharks received five of nine first-place votes and 60 points, two more in both totals…
Burns, Nytorp Each Garner Weekly Conference Awards
Two Nova Southeastern University student-athletes were chosen as their respective sport’s Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. Volleyball player Megan Burns (Fr., Sylvania, Ohio) earned the first SSC Defensive Player of the Week honor for volleyball of the 2015-16 season for…
College of Engineering and Computing to Host Showcase Event, Nov. 13
Recently Nova Southeastern University (NSU) underwent a transformational process in which it realigned and renamed various colleges and centers, all with the goal to better integrate undergraduate and graduate degree programs university-wide. As part of this process, three new colleges and programs joined NSU – one of which is the…
Four Sharks Honored as 2015 All-SSC Cross Country Selections
The Nova Southeastern University athletics department is pleased to announce four members of the cross country team as 2015 All-Sunshine State Conference honorees with women’s runner, Anabel Knoll, earning Freshman of the Year. From the women’s side, freshman runner, Knoll (Fr., Ingolstadt, Germany) obtains her first All-SSC honors along with the Sunshine…
NSU Volleyball Cracks NCAA DII Regional Poll at No. 10
The 2015 season for the Nova Southeastern University volleyball team (16-10, 7-5 SSC) has been pivotal turning point in the future of the Sharks’ volleyball program. It has been filled with both team and individual success that has this team excited for what is in store. It all began at…
Student-Athletes Partner up With SAAC to Support Project S.E.E.D.
The Nova Southeastern University Student-Athletic Advisory Committee, with the support of many student-athletes from various Shark teams, were able to participate in a generous project that impacts the lives of many people in need on Wednesday, November 4. The group gathered up with the Director of NSU’s Fort Myers’ campus, Kevin…
Women’s Soccer’s Lelii and Niedermeyer Secure Three of the SSC’s Highest Yearly Honors
The No. 16 Nova Southeastern University women’s soccer team had two of its members earn three 2015 Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year awards, the first three such nods in program history, in the official announcement released by the league office on Thursday, October 29. Shark senior forward Sierra…
Researcher Spotlight: Formulating Opioid Dosage Forms with Abuse-Deterrent Features
Hossein Omidian, Ph.D., is a professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He and his research team are developing technologies (patent-pending) to formulate opioid dosage forms with abuse-deterrent features. These technologies will help prevent drug tampering and abuse, which can increase the speed of drug absorption via…
Realizing Potential: NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law Dedicates Panza Maurer Law Library
After decades of experience providing counsel to Nova Southeastern University (NSU), South Florida attorneys Thomas F. Panza, J.D., and Susan Horovitz Maurer, J.D., have made an even more lasting mark on the university through a $1 million donation, creating an endowed scholarship fund for Shepard Broad College of Law students….
South Florida Business Leader Shares Advice at HCBE Distinguished Lecture Series
Ramola Motwani recently shared the “personal journey” that led her family’s company––despite her husband’s death and seemingly insurmountable obstacles––to become a pivotal force in the redevelopment of Fort Lauderdale beach. Motwani, chairwoman and chief executive officer of Merrimac Ventures, spoke to a group of NSU professors, students, staff and guests…
Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology to offer Accent Modification Services, Nov. 4
The Department of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) of HPD’s College of Health Care Sciences is offering accent modification services to NSU employees and students at The Speech and Language Pathology Clinic, 6100 Griffin Road. These services are provided by graduate student SLP clinicians directly supervised by SLP faculty members in weekly…
Pride Bite: Essay by President Hanbury Published in National Collegiate Honors Council Journal
An essay written by NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., was recently published in the National Collegiate Honors Council Journal (v 16 n2). The essay is titled, “Advancing University Core Values by Developing an Honors College” and may be downloaded by clicking on the link. Below is the abstract…
Fundraiser Benefits UM/NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
More than 700 guests attended the Jonathan’s Day celebration and fundraiser at Everglades Holiday Park on October 11, 2015. The event raised more than $7,000 to support University of Miami/Nova Southeastern Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD), a non-profit organization providing direct services to over 9,000 South Florida families…
NSU Coordinating Study to Determine Hurricane Readiness of Elderly in Palm Beach County
NSU is collaborating with community and governmental organizations in Palm Beach County to test the hurricane preparedness of elderly residents and to determine areas that need improvement. The purpose of this study is to test the theoretical model of hurricane preparedness constructed by Moon (2010) among a group of vulnerable…
Halmos College Professor and Dean Present at Historic Offshore Oil Development Conference in Cuba
Alexander Soloviev, Ph.D., professor at the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography (HCNSO), and Richard Dodge, Ph.D., professor and dean of HCNSO, presented research at a symposium in Havana, Cuba, addressing pivotal issues surrounding offshore oil development in the Caribbean and Gulf waters. Safe Seas Clean Seas—One Gulf and…
Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity Volunteers at Feeding South Florida
On October 24, 2015 members and pledges of NSU College of Pharmacy’s Phi Delta Chi professional pharmacy fraternity volunteered and supported a Feeding South Florida Sort-a-Thon at the organization’s main warehouse in Pembroke Park (Broward County). The students helped Feeding South Florida by inspecting packages of food, sorting and repackaging…
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention A healthy lifestyle involves many choices. Among them, choosing a balanced diet or healthy eating plan. So how do you choose a healthy eating plan? Let’s begin by defining what a healthy eating plan is. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010,…
It’s Your Life. Treat Your Diabetes Well.
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention November is National Diabetes Month. Make it your time to take charge of your type 1 or type 2 diabetes for a longer, healthier life. Preventive care for people with diabetes—and for the risk factors that cause related health problems—has improved significantly over…
Come See one-time performance by The Combat Hippies Theater Group in Honor of Veteran’s Day, Nov. 10
Veterans play an important role, not just in American society, but on the campus of Nova Southeastern University as well. While they are working toward their degree, our student veterans bring a wealth of knowledge to the total educational experience, interacting with faculty and fellow students enriching the lessons learned….