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Men’s Basketball Player Receives Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball’s Chris Page (Sr., Plainfield, Ind.) has received a Division II Bulletin Preseason All-America Honorable Mention. Page was one of seven players in the region and three players in the Sunshine State Conference to be honored in the Division II Bulletin. Page enters the 2015-16 season…
NSU is once again proud to be hosting – and participating in – ITPalooza. With more than 2,500 IT professionals, CIOs, user groups, corporate execs and students expected, the 2015 ITPalooza event is expected to be the biggest and best yet. Led by an organizing team of dedicated local IT…
Shark Dining Guest Satisfaction Surveys Now Available
Shark Dining wants to hear your feedback on how we’re doing! Where did you dine today and how was your experience? Click Here to participate in our guest satisfaction survey for Fall 2015. All participants will receive a coupon for a FREE offer once completed. We look forward to hearing…
Sharks Team Up to Help at Disabilities Expo
Nova Southeastern University was home to the 36th Annual Disabilities Expo on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4. The Expo organized this fun and special event with the ultimate purpose of informing families about available services, resources and products for anyone with a disability. Sherrelle Jordan (Jr., Chandler, Arizona),…
The Long and Winding Road, a 2015-16 NSU Men’s Basketball Season Preview
CBS-TV calls it “The ROAD to the Final Four” and for good reason. Any college basketball coach on any level will tell you the season is a journey, a long, uneven road of twists and turns, filled with moments of both joy and heartbreak. Workouts begin in August, practice officially…
Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine Offers Monthly Seminars, Nov. 6
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM) will host its monthly Research Seminar Series on the first Friday of the month. All seminars will be broadcast to regional campuses. Join us Friday, November 6, in the Chancellor’s Dining room of the Terry Building at 12 – 1:30…
Russell Abratt, Ph.D., Named HCBE’s Professor of the Year
Russell Abratt, Ph.D., professor of marketing, has been named the 2014-2015 H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year. This award is presented annually to a full-time faculty member who has served the university for at least ten years, has achieved national and/or international prominence and…
14th Annual NSU Libraries Faculty Reception
NSU faculty members are invited to attend the 14th Annual Faculty Reception being held at NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library on Wednesday, October 14 from 4 – 6 p.m. Hosted by President George Hanbury, Lydia M. Acosta, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, and the staff of the NSU…
NSU Athletics Partners with Memorial Cancer Institute for Cancer Awareness Month
The Nova Southeastern University athletic department is partnering with Memorial Cancer Institute for Cancer Awareness Month in October. During selected games, the Nova Southeastern University Athletic Department is extending free admission to any cancer survivors, warriors and families (up to four people) to be its guests at the upcoming Cancer…
Osteopathic Medical School Professor Honored with National Award
Norman Rose, D.O., FACOS, FICS, clinical professor of surgery at NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons’ (ACOS) Orel F. Martin Award and Medal on October 5 at the ACOS Ceremonial Conclave held in Chicago, Illinois. The Orel F. Martin Medal, which is the organization’s…
NSU’s CIO Named One of South Florida Business & Wealth’s 24 C-Level 2015 Apogee Award Honorees
South Florida Business & Wealth announced that Tom West, M.B.A., Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has been selected one of 24 C-Level Executives as a recipient of its 2015 Apogee Awards. Mr. West is being honored as the Apogee Awards Broward…
Cutting Calories? Rethink Your Drink
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Rethink Your Drink When it comes to weight loss, there’s no lack of diets promising fast results. There are low-carb diets, high-carb diets, low-fat diets, grapefruit diets, cabbage soup diets, and blood diets, to name a few. But no matter what diet…
Pride Bite: NSU Awards Most Doctoral and Professional Degrees to Minorities in Nation
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) awards more doctoral and professional degrees to Hispanics and other minorities than any other university in the United States, according to a new study released by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Additionally, NSU is second to Stanford University in California for professional degrees awarded…
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness (SIDS) Month
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention October is SIDS Awareness Month. Learn more about infant deaths from SIDS and other causes, and take action to reduce the risk. Start by always placing babies on their backs to sleep. Understanding the Problem About 3,500 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each…
NSU Women’s Soccer ID Clinic, Oct. 18
The Nova Southeastern University women’s soccer team will hold an Elite ID Clinics on Oct. 18, for athletes age 15-18. Check-in is at 8 a.m., and the clinic will run until 5 p.m. Click on the links at the top of the page to print out the registration and waiver…
College of Psychology Professor Participates in Jason Foundation Video Production
Scott Poland, Ed.D., a professor in the College of Psychology and the Co-Director of NSU’s Suicide and Violence Prevention Office, recently completed two film modules for the Jason Foundation. One module was on suicide and bullying and the second was on suicide and self-injury. The Jason Foundation (www.jasonfoundation.com), which is…
Help SAAC and Make-A-Wish at Firehouse Subs, Oct. 12
The Nova Southeastern University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Firehouse Subs in the Fountains Plaza have partnered up to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. On Oct. 12 from 4-9 p.m., Firehouse Subs will donate 20% of sales to SAAC’s Make-A-Wish annual drive for all customers who bring in a SAAC-distributed…
NSU SEA Board Wins Three Awards at the NACA Southern Region Conference
The Students Events and Activities Board (SEA Board) is a part of a national organization known as the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) and during the weekend of October 1-4, 2015 they attended the NACA Southern Region Conference. This conference took place in Chattanooga, TN at the Chattanooga Convention…
Halmos College Students and Faculty Participate in Statewide Microbiology Meeting
Recently two undergraduate students, two graduate students, a post-doctoral student and three professors/researchers from NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography (HCNSO), participated in the Florida Branch of the America Society for Microbiology meeting. The meeting was held Oct. 9-11 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. This annual meeting gathers a smaller…
Nova Southeastern University Hosting Astronomy Night
Since the dawn of time, humans have been gazing up at the night sky and wondering what may be beyond our own world. The stars, planets and our own Milky Way galaxy has inspired generations of poets, scientists and romantics – and that fascination continues today. As part of the…