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Mark your calendar for the 2015 Lunch and Learn Grant Workshops
March 12, 2015– Understanding the IRB Thursdays in HPD 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch provided! R.S.V.P at www.nova.edu/osp/brownbag/
MOA Hosts Art Bus & Beach Trips in December
Art Miami Bus Trip to Wynwood Day trip to Art Miami fair in Wynwood on Thursday, December 4, 2014 10 am – 3:30 pm $25 for Museum members at the Patron ($500) level and above; reservations required. For more information or to RSVP, email camile.moseley@moafl.org or call 954-262-0296. Art Basel…
NSU Researchers Receive $8.5 Million to Study Oil Spills
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center is home to some of the world’s top marine biology and ocean ecosystem researchers and experts. Now those research efforts are being given a boost, thanks to a financial award from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI.) NSU is one of 12 organizations…
NSU Research Spotlight: Healthy Lifestyles
In the alcohol field, self-change — recovering from an alcohol problem without treatment or attending a self-help group — is a common and well-documented phenomenon. Many individuals who drink at high-risk levels, particularly young adults whose problems are not severe, do not seek treatment. To reach such risky drinkers, Nova…
Congratulations to the Winning Teams of the Homecoming Shark Race
In celebration of the NSU Homecoming Week, on Wednesday, November 13, campus streets closed down for the first campus “Shark Race”—our newest Homecoming event. A total of 32 teams registered for the race, including six teams of professional staff members. Teams lined up around the NSU Shark Fountain (a.k.a. Shark…
Men’s Basketball Releases 2014-15 Schedule, First game Nov. 14
The Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball team has released its schedule for the 2014-15 season. The Sharks will begin the regular season on Nov. 14 on Homecoming Night at 4:30 p.m. against Johnson University in the NSU Arena at the Don Taft University Center. Complete Release
NSU Student-Athletes Attend Financial Literacy Seminar
Nova Southeastern University student-athletes attended a financial literacy seminar in the athletic academic center on Thursday, Nov.13. The workshop, presented by PNC Bank, offered free pizza while helping student-athletes understand how the financial decisions they make now will affect their lives in the future. Cristie Ledon, graduate assistant of athletic…
Softball Spends Weekend Helping The Community
The Nova Southeastern softball team, in conjunction with the department of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, focused on team bonding while lending a hand cleaning Fort Lauderdale Beach and providing transportation in the Triple Crown Sports event. Complete Release
NSU Track and Field, Cheerleading and SAAC Team Up to Assist Sallarulo’s Race for Champions
The Nova Southeastern University track and field team joined the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the cheerleading squad to lend a helping hand at the annual Sallarulo’s Race, held at NSU on Saturday, Nov. 8. The track team, along with student-athletes from both the baseball and women’s soccer teams ran alongside…
Marzetti Named to All-SSC Tournament Team
Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer right back Mattia Marzetti (Jr., Rome, Italy) has been named to the 2014 All-Sunshine State Conference Tournament team. Complete Release
Cross Country Finishes Third at SSC Championship
The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s cross country each finished third overall at the 2014 Sunshine State Conference Championship Saturday, Nov. 8 at Dover Trails. Complete Release
NSU Honors Donors at its Fourth Annual Fellows Society Induction Ceremony
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) celebrated its Fourth Annual Fellows Society Induction Ceremony on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Carl DeSantis Building on main campus. The Fellows Society is a group of more than 500 individuals, corporations and organizations who have made cumulative gifts of $50,000 or more to support…
Explore the Best in You at University School, Nov. 15
University School’s Early Childhood Program provides students with a warm, inviting, and safe school environment where state-of-the-art teaching takes center stage. Starting as early as junior kindergarten, University School sets a foundation for success and a love for learning in a child-centered setting. Our innovative classroom design facilitates collaboration, cooperation,…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Jeffrey Forrest
Passion for a subject can take a person to unexpected places – just ask Jeff Forrest. A former commercial pilot flying “traffic watch” for a radio station, Forrest’s passion has taken him beyond aviation into the realm of aerospace, and into academia. He has piloted glider, seaplane, and corporate jets. He…
Guest Speaker Pavol Demes to Discuss Post-Communist Slovakia, Nov. 16
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s National Lecture Series, will host a lecture by Pavol Demes, Ph.D., a Slovak expert on international relations. Demes will discuss “Slovakia’s Post-Communist Journey in a Shifting Europe,” followed by a question and…
Learn about NSU’s College of Nursing during Coffee & Conversation, Dec. 4
Join your friends and colleagues from NSU’s College of Nursing as they host Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Dec. 4. You will enjoy coffee, fruit, pastries and informative conversation. Please join us: Thursday, December 4 Coffee and Conversation 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Alvin Sherman Library 4th Floor See you…
SHSS Faculty presents in Istanbul at International Transgenerational Trauma Conference
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the Third Annual International Conference on Transgenerational Trauma: Communal Wounds and Victim Identities. The conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey and was sponsored by Common…
View Faculty Artwork at Annual Exhibition, Ends Nov. 25
For the seventh consecutive year, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will display works of art created by faculty members and staff for an on-campus gallery exhibit. The NSU community is invited to attend. Seventh Annual Faculty Exhibition | Exhibition Series Ends November 25, 2014 Gallery 217 | Don…
NSU College of Pharmacy Student Selected to Attend Advocacy Event in Nation’s Capital
Yamel Yanez, doctoral candidate at NSU’s College of Pharmacy was selected to attend the 2015 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) groundbreaking event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., that will include more than 300 advocates from across the nation. The purpose of this program is to educate members…
Nova Southeastern University Celebrates Physical Therapy Month
October means Columbus, costumes, and commemorating all things physical therapy. Students from NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences’ Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT) program celebrated Physical Therapy (PT) Month by organizing a competition to highlight both brains and brawn. Coordinated by the 2016 and 2017 PT class vice presidents, PT…