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NSU Research Spotlight: Outbreaks and Viral Infections
Paula Waziry, Ph.D., finds it fascinating to know that each cell in the body holds secrets that either allow it to get sick or recover from an insult. By better understanding how a cell’s nucleus controls cellular activities, Waziry seeks to develop novel antiviral and anticancer therapies. She is pursuing…
NSU Alumni Spotlight: Tara E. Levine, M.D.
Tara E. Levine, M.D., lives in Plantation, Florida, and is a primary care physician with Deerfield Medical Group. She treats mostly geriatric patients for a variety of conditions, including hypertension, high cholesterol, and other chronic diseases. Her oldest patient is 106 years old. Levine earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and safe in hot weather. Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can’t compensate for it and properly cool you off. Heat exposure can even…
SHSS Faculty Comments on California Shooting in the Naples Daily News
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was featured in the Naples Daily News Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Duckworth’s editorial was entitled “Deeper Issue at Root of California Killings.” Duckworth discussed the Isla…
SHSS Alum Meets with the Bahamian Governor and His Wife
Margaret Mitchell Armand, Ph.D., LMHC, a doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), met with the Governor of the Bahamas, His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes and his wife, Her Excellency Joan Foulkes on June 2, 2014. The…
NSU Dental Student Receives Colgate Research Scholarship Award
Htet Bo, a junior dental student at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine, was selected as one of 10 students in the United States to receive the 2014 Colgate Research Scholarship Award. The Colgate Research Scholarship Award is presented to junior and/or senior dental students who have shown academic…
NSU Palm Beach Campus to host Open House, July 8
The NSU Palm Beach Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. See flyer for details…
Family-Friendly Freckleface Strawberry the Musical on Stage at NSU, Ends Nov. 23
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will continue its 2014-2015 Performance Series with a new musical based on the best-selling children’s book written by actress Julianne Moore. Performed by students in the college’s Division of Performing and Visual Arts, Freckleface Strawberry the Musical is the story of a young…
Dateline Health Selected as a Winner in the 35th Annual Telly Awards
The Telly Awards has named Dateline Health as a People’s Telly Silver winner in the 35th Annual Telly Awards for its piece titled, “Joint Preservation and Pain Management.” This is Dateline Health’s fourth Telly Award, having received two in 2008 and another in 2012. This year’s Telly Awards received nearly…
Approximately 30 students from Miramar High school participated in the 2014 Aviation Summer Program, hosted by NSU’s Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice. This is the second summer that the program has been made available to high school students. In partnership with American Flyers, the program…
NSU Law Center Graduate Receives Florida Bar Animal Committee’s Outstanding Service Award
During the Florida Bar’s annual convention held June 25-28 in Orlando, Fl., recent Law Center graduate Yanae Barroso received the Animal Law Committee’s 2014 Outstanding Service Award. Barroso was selected for this honor because of her work on behalf of the highly endangered Florida Key deer. A summary of her…
Law Center Associate Director Elected President of Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association
Cynthia Duval, J.D., associate director of Career and Professional Development at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center, will be installed as president of the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association on July 10, 2014. Formed in 1985, the association’s mission is to address the concerns of women lawyers…
NSU Dental Student Receives Colgate Research Scholarship Award
The Colgate Research Scholarship Award is presented to junior and/or senior dental students who have shown academic distinction and demonstrated excellence in research. Each recipient receives $500 and complimentary admission to American Association of Women Dentists’ (AAWD) Annual Meeting. Bo has been an active participant in research while pursuing her…
Thursday Happier Hour Mambo at MOA, Cuban Dance Lesson with IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance, Aug. 14
Thursday, August 14, 6:30 PM Cuban dance takes its roots from the Spanish and African settlers who first arrived on the island, who brought with them the music and dances of their homelands. View the Miami Generation Revisited and practice your dance moves to the Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Cuban Balero,…
NSU Reseacher Honored for Work with the Jellinek Memorial Award
To honor those who have made tremendous strides in the field of alcohol studies, and in memory of E. M. Jellinek, MD., the Jellinek Memorial Fund was established. This year, Nova Southeastern University’s own Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., a professor and associate director of clinical training at the Center for…
United Way of Broward County Honors NSU Staff Member
Nova Southeastern University is home to one of the foremost experts in the area of substance abuse and health disparities. Jim Hall, an Epidemiologist & Co-director of NSU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse, Institute for the Study of Human Services, Health and Justice, received a…
Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D., professor of psychology, and director of the Family Violence Program at NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies, served as Chairperson for a Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Police and Public Safety Psychologists held in Amelia Island Florida. The Symposium, entitled “The Role…
Building Blocks for Interprofessional Leadership Workshop, Starts June 26
NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences and College of Osteopathic Medicine will host the first collaborative interprofessional leadership workshop on Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27. This is a certificate program for faculty members and clinicians devoted to interprofessional leadership in academia and clinical education. See flyer for more…
Team USA Watch Party at the NSU Flight Deck Pub, June 26
The NSU Flight Deck Pub presents, Team USA Watch Party FIFA World Cup 2014 United States vs. Germany on Thursday, June 26 at 12:00 p.m. Come early to order refreshments and secure a seat in front of our 90” Video Wall! Get into the FIFA World Cup experience with our…