NSU Newsroom
SharkBytes
Horizons
This version of NSU News has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of NSU News, visit news.nova.edu.
This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019. To search through archived articles, visit nova.edu/search. To access the new version of SharkBytes, visit sharkbytes.nova.edu.
SharkBytes Archive
The Inner Court jazz band will perform in celebration of Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:00-3:00 pm. Location:Alvin Sherman Library, Adolfo & Marisela Cotilla Gallery. Free and open to the public. Call 954-262-5477 for more information.
SHSS Faculty Presents Workshop in Belize
Neil Katz, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented a workshop to more than 40 administrators and supervisors from the University of Belize. Katz’s workshop was titled: “Interpersonal Conflict Resolution and Workplace Mediation Skills.” Katz…
SHSS Alum Presents on Problem-solving and Conflict Transformation at University in Taiwan
Jenny Hsiu-Ying Chang, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was an invited speaker by the Department of Social Psychology at Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, late last year. Chang’s talk was titled: “Problem-Solving and Conflict…
Festival of Student Works: Dance, Theatre Performances, April 24-26
Enjoy a full weekend of festivities as the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presents the annual Festival of Student Works at NSU. The three-day event showcases work created and performed by undergraduate students in the college’s Division of Performing and Visual Arts. This year’s festival marks the ninth annual…
“Slavery by Another Name,” Film Viewing and Discussion, Feb. 18
If you missed it last year, now is your chance to see this thought-provoking film. Abraham S. Fischler School of Education will sponsor a screening and discussion of the documentary film “Slavery by Another Name,” on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Discussion will be facilitated by Professor Debra Nixon, …
Join us for the Spring 2015 Education Abroad Fair, Feb. 9
The Office of International Affairs is pleased to announce the first undergraduate student Education Abroad Fair on campus. This event will take place on Monday, February 9, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the spine area of the Don Taft University Center. All undergraduate students are invited to come…
Huizenga School names Scholars-in-Residence
Isabel Rimanoczy, Ed.D., and Guenola Nonet, Ph.D., have been named H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship scholars-in-residence to enhance and support sustainability initiatives at the Business School and across NSU. Rimanoczy holds an Ed.D. from Columbia University, and her research area is the Sustainability Mindset. She is the…
NSU Orlando Sharks in the Spotlight
Gilbert Saenz, an NSU Orlando alumni, was awarded the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award upon the publication of his first book. Gilbert graduated from the mental health counseling program in the summer of 2012 and is presently employed as a therapist at Chrysalis Health. He graciously took some time out of…
NSU Recognizes National Wear Red Day 2015
Go RED for Women! NSU students, faculty and staff helped raise awareness about women and heart disease on National Wear Red Day by carrying RED balloons and hearts, rocking RED shoes, dresses, slacks, scarves, socks, shirts/blouses, ties, sweaters and even hats! According to the American Heart Association, one in three…
NSU to Host Florida Assn of International Educators State Conference, Feb. 19-20
Nova Southeastern University’s Office of International Affairs is hosting the 2015 Annual Florida Association of International Educators State Conference (FAIE) on February 19 -20. The Conference will take place at the Carl DeSantis Building on our Main Campus. FAIE is an affiliate of NAFSA Region VII – the national organization…
Open House: AutoNation Academy of Art + Design
March 21 at 10 am – 2 pm Join for hands-on demonstrations and tours of the Academy’s studios, including drawing and painting, ceramics, printmaking, graphic arts and more. Free and open to the public; Please RSVP by email or 954-262-0204.
University School Students Study Penguins in the Wild
The University School Lower School Environmental Science curriculum covers how the natural world works and how we as humans interact with and affect the environment. Students are currently engaged in a unit on penguins that includes locating the Polar Regions on a world map to identify where in the world…
University School Student Initiates Speech and Debate Service Project: It Suits U
Improved communication, research, writing, and critical thinking skills are among the many valuable and well known academic benefits students derive from participating in speech and debate activities. Competitive forensics, as it is also known, also improves students’ social skills such as conflict resolution, assertiveness, and the ability to listen to…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Tony Gaskew, Ph.D. (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’08)
Tony Gaskew, Ph.D. (M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’08), is associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also serves as director for the Criminal Justice Program and coordinator for Criminal Forensic Studies and Legal Studies. In addition, he is a research team member for Human Dignity and…
NSU Research Spotlight: NSU’s Researchers Discover DNA Repair is High in Heart, Nonexistent in Brain
NSU researchers recently discovered that, contrary to prior belief, tissues of different mammalian organs have very different abilities to repair damage to their DNA. These new findings indicate that the heart has the greatest capacity to repair its DNA, followed by the intestines, kidneys, spleen, testes, and lungs. The brain,…
Lawyers Tell Stories – Discussion & Networking Reception, Feb. 18
Lawyers Tell Stories Networking Reception, The Shepard Broad Law Center and the Black Law Students Association will host the second annual evening of storytelling and networking with attorneys and students on Wednesday, Feb. 18 beginning at 6:30 pm. Under the theme “My Brother’s Keeper,” members of the legal community will…
Millions of people take angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) to help treat heart failure. But it turns out not all ARBs are created equally, according to one Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researcher’s findings. Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., assistant professor of pharmacology at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, along with his research team,…
Scholar’s Roundtable: “Rwanda Today,” Feb. 4
Abraham S. Fischler School of Education will sponsor the Scholar’s Roundtable to discuss, “Rwanda Today” from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. This is a first-hand account of a recent visit to Rwanda, the rebuilding of a nation 20 years after the end of genocide, examining the impact of churches, government,…
Ripley Ohio: Gateway to Freedom on the “Underground Railroad,” Feb. 4
Peter Caproni, Ph.D., from NSU’s Center of Psychological Studies, will explore the role of his hometown of Ripley, Ohio as an early stop on the Underground Railroad. A slave woman who crossed the frozen river to Ripley inspired the character of Eliza in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s landmark book, Uncle Tom’s…
MOA to host Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator, Feb. 4
MOA will host Barbara Buhler Lynes, Ph.D, Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 2 – 3:30 pm $100 for non-members, $50 for Museum members at the Couples/Family ($100) level and above; RSVP to moareservations@moafl.org or 954-262-0204.