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NSU Law Professor Recognized by U.S. Department of State
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center Professor and Associate Dean Tim Arcaro, J.D., has been formally recognized by the U.S. Department of State for his work on the Hague Convention Attorney Network. Arcaro’s work involved representing parents attempting to recover children who have been internationally parentally abducted from South Florida, or who may be targets…
Showcase Your Creativity––Submit Works to Digressions, Nov. 21
Do you have a creative masterpiece? Submit your original creative writing and artwork to the 2015 issue of Digressions, the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Humanities. Whether you write, draw, paint, or click––your work can appear in the next issue of…
NSU Pharmacy Students Place Second in Poster Competition
A team of NSU College of Pharmacy students came in second place at the Florida Pharmacy Association’s (FPA) 124th Annual Meeting and Convention poster competition, with less than a point separating them from first place. The team, comprised of Class of 2015 students Jigisha Bhagat, Harshal Desai, Neelam Gazarian, Darshan…
Occupational Therapy Students and Professor Assess Area Mobility for Individuals with Disabilities
NSU’s Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) Program Director Rachelle Dorne, M.Ed., Ed.D., OTR/L, CAPS, and seven students have joined with occupational therapy colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis to complete assessments of community usability with the Community Health Environmental Checklists (CHEC) in the Fort Lauderdale area. This is the…
NSU Opens its New Regional Campus in Puerto Rico
NSU reconfirmed its commitment to Puerto Rico with the grand opening of a new regional campus in San Juan. The campus represents an expansion of offerings at NSU and also provides increased opportunities for students university-wide. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the campus on Thursday, August 28 to…
Pharmacy Professor Appointed to State Council
Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) President Suzanne Kelley has appointed NSU College of Pharmacy faculty/alumnus, Richard Finkel, Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, to FPA’s Professional Affairs Council as the College’s faculty representative. Finkel received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Southeastern College of Pharmacy in 1992 (Southeastern merged with Nova…
Reshape Your Environment; “Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice”
Marilyn Gordon, Ed.D. RDN CSSD LDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Nova Southeastern University I recently attended the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Symposium and one of the most interesting speakers was the Surgeon General of Florida, John H. Armstrong, M.D. He updated the group of nutrition and dietetic professionals…
Undergraduate Academic Advising Meet & Greet, Sept. 18
Come visit for a quick academic advising Q & A session while having a snack with us. Find out where you are in your academic pathon Thursday, Sept. 18 from 3-5 p.m. Are you ready for internships or study abroad? Visit us at the Horvitz Administration Building, 1st floor. We’ll…
“On the Real with Dr. D,” Returns for Another Season on Radio X
Debra Nixon, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), hosts a weekly radio show on NSU’s RadioX, which will return on Tuesday, Aug . 26 from 11 a.m. – noon. The show, “On tha Real with Dr. D,” invites…
Enrollment and Student Services Readies Students to Move into Residence Hall this Fall
Beginning August 13 and through August 23, students who will live on campus will arrive, suitcases in hand, to move in to the residence halls. In order to ensure a smooth financial transition, the offices of Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) have been reaching out via telephone and email to…
Law Professors Participate at Annual SEALS Conference
Eight NSU faculty members participated in the annual Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) conference held on Amelia Island, FL, August 1-7, 2014. Professors Kathy Cerminara, Leslie Cooney, Olympia Duhart, and Athornia Steele, were speakers on panels about finance, course design, bad-faith claims, teaching, and being a law school dean,…
Men’s Basketball player Jeangerard Named to NABC Honors Court
Nova Southeastern University guard Justin Jeangerard (Weaverville, Calif.) has been named to the National Basketball Coaches Association Honors Court, as released by the organization Monday, July 28. Click Here For Complete Release
Red Sox Promote Asuaje to Advanced-A Salem
Former Nova Southeastern University baseball player Carlos Asuaje has been promoted by the Boston Red Sox to Advanced-A Salem, as announced last weekend. Click Here For Complete Release
Men’s Golf Places Four on DII Scholar All-American List
Four Nova Southeastern University men’s golfers were honored as 2014 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholars, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Click Here For Complete Release
NSU Department of Athletics Announces 2014 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
The Nova Southeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee proudly announced the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2014, as five former student-athletes headline the honorees. Click Here For Complete Release
NSU Research Spotlight: Cybersecurity
Driven by a sense of patriotism, Yair Levy, Ph.D., helps the intelligence community address cybersecurity threats. At the same time, he gives ordinary people who are not computer geeks the skills to protect themselves from online predators who are after personal information. An aeronautical engineer by training, Levy found himself…
Chikungunya Virus Hits Mainland
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The first locally acquired case of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease, was reported July 17 in Florida. This newly reported case represents the first time that mosquitoes in the continental United States are thought to have spread the virus to a non-traveler. Although CDC does…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Sandra L. Brown, J.D.
Sandra L. Brown, B.S. (’91), and J.D., is the owner of the Law Offices of Sandra L. Brown, P.C., a boutique law firm with 18 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Brown represents a diverse clientele of multiplatinum talent and award- winning celebrities in all areas of entertainment, including…
Silvia E. Rabionet, Ed.D., associate professor of socio-behavioral and administrative pharmacy for NSU’s College of Pharmacy, has been selected as a 2014-15 Academic Research Fellow for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The year-long leadership program is designed to expand the capabilities of established faculty research scientists and administrators…
NSU Coffee Table Book Recognized for Excellence
Congratulations to NSU! Nova Southeastern University: A Tribute to the Past…A Prelude to the Future has been selected as a finalist in the Coffee Table Book category for the 2014 Florida Authors and Publishers Association (FAPA) President’s Awards. Additionally, NSU was a Finalist for the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book…