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This version of SharkBytes has been archived as of February 28, 2019.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.
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NSU Students Inducted into National Honor Society for Marine Science
Eight undergraduate students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences have been inducted into the NSU chapter of Rho Rho Rho (PPP), the national honor society recognizing top marine biology majors and minors. The college recently hosted an induction ceremony and reception for the students. This year had the…
NSU honors U.S. Veterans by hosting Freedom Fest, Nov. 16
NSU will be honoring our nation’s veterans by hosting the inaugural Freedom Fest on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The event will be held on the Sherman Library Quad on NSU main campus. Freedom Fest was created and founded by the Heroes Entering Life’s Opportunities (H.E.L.O.) Foundation, whose…
Homecoming 2013 Continues! Anything that Floats Raft Race, Nov. 13
Homecoming 2013 is upon us, and there is so much to celebrate this year. We hope that you show your SharkPride throughout the week; you can view a complete list of homecoming activities here: http://www.nova.edu/studentactivities/homecoming/. The annual Anything that Floats Raft Race will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 4:00-6:00…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Celebrates Achievements of Dean’s List Students
More than 600 undergraduate students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences earned the Dean’s List for the winter 2013 semester. The college honored these outstanding students at a ceremony and reception at NSU on Oct. 29. The students were joined in celebration by friends and family members, college…
Computer & Information Sciences School Host Cyber Security Day
NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information and Sciences (GSCIS) recently hosted Cyber Security Day. The event hosted over 80 high school students from Miami Dade County Public Schools interested in learning more about cyber security. Yair Levy, Ph.D., GSCIS professor, gathered and presented among the event’s representatives from the…
Huizenga Business School Celebrates Appointment of Dean
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship held a reception to celebrate the appointment of J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., as dean of the business school. The reception followed the annual Board of Governors’ and Entrepreneurs’ Council meeting in the Huizenga Sales Institute’s Executive Conference Center. Faculty members joined…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS,) in partnership with three SHSS Departments: Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), Family Therapy (DFT) and Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS), are hosting a presentation by Siegfried Wiessner, LL.M., SJD entitled, “A Practical Interdisciplinary Framework to Solving Problems in…
Exclusive offer for the NSU Community, Discounted Miami Dolphin Tickets
Discounted tickets are available to the NSU community to attend the Miami Dolphins game on Sunday, Nov. 24. The Dolphins will play the Carolina Panthers at 1:00 pm in the Sun Life Stadium. Go to www.rec.nova.edu and click on “Purchase Discounted Miami Dolphin Tickets.” Enter the special promotional code: nova….
Hundreds turn out for NSU’s 2013 Annual Health Fair
More than 600 NSU employees attended the 2013 Employee Health & Wellness Fair held Oct. 23 on the RecPlex Basketball courts in the Don Taft University Center. The event was sponsored by the Office of Human Resources in conjunction with the NSU Wellness Committee, the Health Professions Division and ICUBA….
Laugh Your Fins Off, Featuring DeRay Davis, Nov. 16
Homecoming is right around the corner…which means it’s time for our annual “Laugh Your Fins Off” comedy show. Join us for NSU’s annual comedy show, Laugh Your Fins Off, featuring headliner DeRay Davis, best known for his movie roles in 21 jump street, G. I. Joe: Retaliation, and Barbershop 1 & 2. Kevin Hart’s Plastic…
An Afternoon with Jane Austen at the Alvin Sherman Library, Dec. 8
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Join us and other Jane Austen enthusiasts on Sunday, Dec. 8 for an afternoon of fun and learning with a series of lectures, dance lessons and a costume promenade. Presented by NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library…
SHSS Alum Publishes Book on Innovative Group Psychotherapy Work
Celia Quintas, Ph.D. a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences has published her first book on her innovative group psychotherapy work. The book, Ohana and the Creation of a Therapeutic Community, was published as part of…
No Pressure, But Don’t Miss This New Print Exhibition, Starts Nov. 7
This past summer, 11 individuals embarked on a journey into uncharted artistic territory. The artists participated in a letterpress-printing workshop, led by book artist Jessica Spring, that transcended traditional typesetting conventions by focusing on handset type composition with lead, wood, and ornaments. Now, the NSU community is invited to view…
Instructional Technology and Distance Education (ITDE) Students Take Pacificorp Prize
Holly Marshburn and Megan Murtaugh, doctoral students in NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education’s Instructional Techonology and Distance Education (ITDE) program, recently won first place in the highly competitive Pacificorp Design and Development competition at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology held in Anaheim,…
HPD Library to Sponsor Howl-a-Day Donation Drive to Benefit Humane Society, Ends Dec. 20
The HPD Library will host a donation drive to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County now through Dec. 20. We are collecting the following items to make the holiday season a bit more comfy for our furry friends who do not have a home, and for those who care for…
NSU Medical School Professor Wins National Accolade
Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O., M.P.H., MACOI, FCCP, clinical professor of internal medicine, regional dean for NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM), received the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Distinguished Service Certificate during its Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The accolade is the AOA’s highest honor,…
Medical School’s INIM Director Featured on National Broadcast
Nancy Klimas, M.D., director of the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM), part of NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was recently featured as an expert source for a story about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) that appeared on ABC News’ Good Morning America. CFS reportedly affects more than 800,000 Americans. Click here…
NSU College of Pharmacy Students Hear Presentation from Pillbox Project Manager
Students at NSU’s College of Pharmacy were recently treated to a guest lecture by David Hale, who works at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and is Project Manager for Pillbox, which was developed to aid in the identification of unknown solid dosage pharmaceuticals. The system combines high-resolution images of…
NSU College of Dental Medicine Receives $125,000 Donation from Great Expressions Dental Centers
NSU College of Dental Medicine (NSU-CDM) recently announced that it has received a $125,000 endowed scholarship from Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC), one of the largest privately owned dental service organizations in the United States. “We are very grateful to Great Expressions Dental Health Centers for its commitment to helping…
New Interim Nursing Dean Treats Two Lucky Students to a Dolphins Game
Marcella Rutherford, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.N., dean of the NSU College of Nursing, recently announced Gale Woolley, Ed.D., ARNP, CNE, as interim entry level nursing associate dean of nursing. Woolley rejoined NSU serving as entry level program director and professor six years ago. She wanted to make an immediate impact so…