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Spring Sunshine State Conference Preseason Polls Released
The Sunshine State Conference released its preseason coaches polls for baseball, softball and women’s tennis his week. The NSU baseball team was picked to finish in fifth place this season, while the softball team was tabbed sixth and the tennis team seventh. The baseball team finished with 41 points in…
Join your friends and colleagues throughout the year for Coffee and Conversation each Thursday morning at the Alvin Sherman Library.On Thursday, April 24 from 8:30 to 10 a.m., join your friends and colleagues from the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education for coffee, fruit, pastries, and conversation to learn about…
HOLD-College of Dental Medicine Dean Elected as Delegate to National Science Organization
Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean of the Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, was recently elected as a council delegate representing the Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In this role, Niessen will serve a three-year term. The American…
Joe DiMaggio 2014 American Icon Award, Jan 24
Join us as we celebrate the first Joe DiMaggio 2014 American Icon Award on Friday, Jan. 24 , 2014 at 7pm in the Don Taft University Center. We are honored to announce the first recipient of the Joe DiMaggio American Icon Award: Founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd President…
Third Annual Worship Under the Stars, April 26
NSU will host the Third Annual Worship Under the Stars on Saturday, April 26 from 7-10 p.m. on the NSU Alvin Sherman Library Quad. Get out your lawn chairs and blankets! The Third Annual Worship Under the Stars (#WUTS), hosted by Ablaze and sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government Association,…
Next Sustainability Talk to Discuss Investor Side of Renewable-Energy Policies, Jan. 22
What are the “green” implications of renewable-energy policies? Consider investment- and market-based factors in determining these policies and their success at the next Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series talk, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “An Investor Perspective on Renewable Energy” Climate-Sustainability Lecture Series Felix Mormann, J.S.D. (University of…
Information about Worker’s Compensation Benefit
The Florida Worker’s Compensation Law is interpreted as assuring a quick and efficient delivery of disability and medical benefits to an injured worker. Worker’s Compensation benefits facilitate the worker’s return to gainful reemployment, and provide prompt delivery of benefits to the injured worker. Employees are covered by worker’s compensation from…
SHSS Faculty Hosts Weekly Show on RadioX on Relationships
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, Tuesday mornings from 11 a.m. – noon. The show, “On tha Real with Dr. D,” invites listeners to discuss the significant relationships…
Baseball’s Alumni Game Set, Jan. 25
The NSU baseball team will host its annual Alumni Game on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the NSU Baseball Complex. Batting practice starts at 11 a.m. and the game will begin at 12 p.m. All Shark and Knight baseball alumni are welcome to play in an organized game against this year’s…
A Musical Workshop You’re Ghana Love, Jan. 28
In partnership with the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host an interactive workshop exploring the musical sounds and moves of Ghana, West Africa. Workshop on West-African Music Led by Lydia Luce, graduate of Berklee College of Music Tuesday, Jan. 28 5:00–6:00 p.m. Performing…
College of Pharmacy Students Published in Pharmacy Journal
College of Pharmacy students Judith Alphonse, Sireesha Bellam, Marlene Fernandez, Anishka Gilbert and Lauren Roper coauthored a commentary “The FDA Funding Crisis” along with their advisors Robert Speth, Ph.D., and Antonia Zapantis, M.S., Pharm.D., B.C.P.S. The manuscript was refined from a poster presentation “Does the FDA Have Enough Funding?” which…
Have you seen the new Group Exercise Schedule offered at the NSU RecPlex?
The new group exercise schedule has 70 classes per week, the most in the RecPlex history! Our certified group exercise instructors are working around the clock to give you what you want. We’ve added new classes such as 30:30 (cardio/core); quick 30 minute upper and lower body blast classes; Relax…
We’ve got Group Exercise Classes Just for you!
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has just released new recommendations on the quantity and quality of exercise for adults, definitively answering the age-old question of how much exercise is actually enough. ACSM’s overall recommendation is for most adults to engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week. …
NSU’s Huizenga School to Welcome the Director of Mission Operations – NASA Space Center, Jan. 28
NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host Paul S. Hill, director of Mission Operations – NASA Space Center on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 10:30 am. The presentation will be held in the Carl DeSantis Building, Huizenga Sales Institute. A key to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
University School Athletic Teams Among the Top
The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Academic Team Champion recognition program honors teamwork not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. The program recognizes teams in each of the Association’s 20 sanctioned sports and 10 recognized sports, naming an Academic Team Champion in each classification. All eligible…
RecPlex is Offering Xtreme Fitness
Xtreme Fitness is back. Are you looking for something to really challenge you physically? Do want a workout you won’t forget for a few days? Then see if you can hang at Xtreme Fitness, taught by certified personal trainers. You won’t know what hit you! Classes are offered on Wednesdays,…
NSU Professor Publishes Article in Business and Professional Ethics Journal
Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently published an article entitled, “Antecedents and Consequences of Collective Fraud: A Study of the United States Residential Real Estate Market Boom and Bust” which appeared in the Fall 2013 issue of Business…
Mark your calendar for Conference: “Violence Knows No Boundaries,” Feb. 7
Nova Southeastern University along with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County, will host a conference, “Violence Knows No Boundaries” on Friday, Feb. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus. This FREE conference is designed for…
Faculty Shark Club to host Chesapeake Bay Seafood Feast, Feb. 25
The Faculty Shark Club invites you to the “Chesapeake Bay Seafood Feast” on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 4:30 – 8:00 pm. Membership requirements are waived for this event. Cost for dinner is $19.00. Come out and sample what the Faculty Shark Club has to offer. Reservations are recommended: facultysharkclub@nova.edu or 954-262-2474.