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NSU Researcher Spotlight: The Prevalence of Vitreomacular Adhesion in Patients 40 Years and Older
Julie Rodman, O.D., M.Sc., FAAO, associate professor in the College of Optometry, is the principal investigator of an investigator-initiated study titled “The Prevalence of Vitreomacular Adhesion in Patients 40 Years and Older (VAST).” Funded by ThromboGenics, Optovue, Carl Zeiss Meditac, and Nova Southeastern University, the research team includes faculty in…
October Wellness Programs—Continue Your Journey to Better Health
The Wellness Team hosts various events throughout the month to promote overall wellness on campus. Stay fit, healthy, and happy all semester long with NSU Recreation and Wellness. Check out the following resources that can help you on your path to improved health and well-being: October Wellness Calendar – Download the calendar to find…
International Education Week at NSU
Each year the U.S. Department of State designates a week dedicated to the advancement of International Education. This year, International Education Week (IEW) at NSU . The Office of International Affairs has been collaborating with representatives from NSU’s schools, colleges, and centers to plan a number of activities highlighting international…
Law College Admission Ceremony Draws Large Crowd
September 21 was a memorable day for 152 recent NSU Shepard Broad College of Law grads who learned that morning that they had passed the Florida Bar. That night, the college welcomed them and their spouses, parents, children and friends to campus to witness a mass admission ceremony in the…
Recently, Jose Lopez, Ph.D., a professor and researcher in NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography completed a scientific collection trip to the Bahamas that was a bit out of the ordinary. That’s because he, along with colleagues, rode on the 87-foot sport yacht “Mystique” from Miami to New…
NSU Professors Host Supermoon and Total Eclipse Viewing Party on Campus
Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s plane! It’s a supermoon! Okay, it may not have been Superman, but still, it was a supermoon, and that is pretty cool. What made the supermoon even more special is it was also be a total eclipse of the moon –…
CAHSS to Host Guest Art Show “Self-Discovery” Featuring Kyoto Matsuyama, Oct. 27
The Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) will host a guest art show titled, “Self-Discovery,” featuring artist Kyoto Matsuyama. The exhibition will be held in Gallery 217, located in the Performing and Visual Arts wing of the Don Taft University…
CAHSS Faculty Publishes Chapter in Teaching Peace through Popular Culture
Kelly Concannon, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Writing and Communication in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), has published a chapter in the co-edited book, Teaching Peace through Popular Culture, (2015). Her chapter was titled “Peaceful Everyday Encounters: Literacy, Community Engagement, and First-Year Programs” Concannon’s teaching…
CAHSS Faculty, Student, and Alum Present at the Dispute Resolution Conference
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., faculty and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) gave two presentations for mediators, arbitrators, other conflict resolution practitioners and scholars at the 23rd Dispute Resolution Center’s (DRC) Annual Conference. The conference was held during…
CAHSS Offers Exciting Course with Trip to Spain in Winter 2016 Term
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is excited to announce that the course, CRJU 3600 Comparative Criminal Justice, will be offered during the Winter 2016 term. The course focuses on the criminal justice and legal systems of select nations as they compare with the U.S. justice model….
Block Party for Higher Education
Enjoy entertainment, music, food trucks and more while learning about higher education opportunities in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, including courses at NSU, FAU and BC as well as NSU Art Museum. Pick up your Block Party passport at the musuem and visit all locations for a chance to win prizes. The…
Pride Bite: NSU’s Coalition Fights Human Trafficking
NSU recently celebrated the opening of its new headquarters for CREATE (Coalition for Research and Education Against Trafficking and Exploitation) at its Miramar campus. CREATE was founded by Brianna Black Kent, Ph.D., and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, Ed.D., from NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences in January 2015 and aims to equip…
NSU Enrollment and Student Services Dollar and Sense Newsletter
Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) has published the Fall/Winter 2015 issue of the Dollar$ and $ense student newsletter. This newsletter provides students with information relating to the financial aid application process, scholarships, updates regarding federal and state financial aid, deadlines, and more. The newsletter is available on the NSU financial…
Baseball Continues Tradition With Miracle League
The Nova Southeastern University Sharks baseball team once again gave back to the community by volunteering with the West Pines Miracle League, in what has become one of the squad’s most anticipated annual events. The Miracle League presents an opportunity to play baseball to disabled children, who would otherwise be…
Celebrate the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month – Fuego Latin Night
Join us for Music and Dancing! NSU Flight Deck Pub Special Hispanic Heritage Month food items will be on the menu. This event is sponsored by Chartwells and the SEA Board.
One in three children in the United States will be arrested by the time they are 23. Many will spend time locked in horrific detention centers, which defy everything that is known about how to rehabilitate young offenders. The Center for the Study of Youth Policy at NSU’s Shepard Broad…
Knoll Earns Her First SSC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
The Nova Southeastern University women’s cross country runner Anabel Knoll (Fr., Ingolstadt, Germany) has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. Knoll outran all the SSC women contenders at the Moccasin Invitational this past Friday,Sept. 25 in…
Seven Newcomers Reload Men’s Basketball Roster in 2015-16
Gary Tuell is afraid of heights. “Acrophobia,” says the veteran NSU men’s basketball coach. “Had it all my life.” But it wasn’t until recently that he discovered another fear. “Neophobia,” Tuell says. “The fear of new things.” Tuell is most comfortable with the familiar. The unfamiliar makes him nervous, uneasy,…
NSU Participates in Ninth Annual SSC SAAC ELITE Weekend
Two Nova Southeastern University student-athletes represented the athletic department this past weekend at the Sunshine State Conference SAAC ELITE Weekend. The retreat, held at the conference office in Melbourne, Fla., served as a way to bring together all nine conference institutions, as well as incoming schools in Palm Beach Atlantic…
Art Museum offers Art Roundtable, June 21
Visual artist and filmmaker Cheryl Maeder will share her personal journey, love affair with the camera and her explorations that led to adventures in self discovery and finding her own creative voice in the art world. Maeder studied photography at the Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland and her work…