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Men’s Golf Team Finishes Third in Guy Harvey Invitational
The NSU men’s golf team completed play at the 2013 Guy Harvey Invitational in third place after Tuesday’s one-plus rounds at the PGA National. With the second round interrupted due to weather on Monday, Oct. 7, the teams completed more than half of those 18 holes on Tuesday morning before…
NSU Women’s Basketball Team Ranked Preseason No. 5 by WDIIB
The NSU women’s basketball team was chosen as No. 5 in the nation by Women’s Division II Bulletin in their Preseason Top 25, released on Monday. The Sharks, losing just two players from last year’s run to the Elite Eight, slot behind only Bentley, Clayton State, Gannon and Central Missouri,…
Two NSU Softball Players Earn NFCA All-Academic Honors
NSU softball players Jennie Von Doellen and Chrissy Tabulov were named as 2012-13 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athletes this week. Von Doellen, majoring in exercise and sports science, finished the last academic year with a 3.78 GPA. She was the Sharks’ ace last season and recorded the second most strikeouts in…
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, please join the NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS) for a free screening of the award-winning documentary No Way Out But One at 2:00 and 5:30 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Q &A sessions will follow each screening with NSU’s nationally recognized subject…
Guy Harvey’s Newest Documentary Part of Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Oct. 30
Have Great White sharks, well, jumped the shark? Find out as Tiger Shark Express, a remarkable adventure story inspired by five years of expeditions and research across the Atlantic comes to Bailey Hall on the Broward College campus in Davie. Guy Harvey, renowned marine artist, scientist and explorer and two-time…
Biology Majors Spend Summer Assisting Surgeons in Austria
While some students spent the past summer soaking up the South Florida sun, Natalie Negron and Nishant Patel spent six weeks observing and assisting surgeons overseas in Graz, Austria. Biology majors at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Negron and Patel earned the extraordinary opportunity through the Summer Biology…
Become a Cut Above the Rest: Apply for Summer Biology Internship
Undergraduate biology majors interested in advancing their knowledge and study of science are encouraged to apply for the Summer 2014 Biology Student Internship Program. This competitive program includes hands-on internships that grant juniors and seniors opportunities to assist surgeons and conduct research over the course of six weeks. Three internships…
Next Psychology Series Event Poses Questions About Posing and Perfection, Oct. 23
Can posing like Wonder Woman improve your self-control? Can we learn more from perceived perfection or through trial and error? Find out at the next Psychology Graduate Research Series talk, co-hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS). The event will feature…
Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, was named as part of the amici curiae in an Aug. 30 brief for the U.S. Supreme Court case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. Meaning “friend of the court” in Latin, amici curiae are those who…
Showcase Your Creativity—Submit Works to Digressions, Nov. 22
Do you have a creative masterpiece ready for release? Submit it to 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 Digressions. The magazine accepts original works…
New Recruiting Season Begins with NSU’s College Preview Day
Over 300 guests visited the NSU main campus on Saturday, Sept. 28 to inquire about undergraduate programs for upcoming terms. Representatives from Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) departments of Undergraduate Admissions, Undergraduate Recruiting, and Student Financial Assistance were joined by colleagues from across the university in Academic Advising, Residential Life…
Robotics Inspire U School Students to Innovate
The study of robotics directly addresses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and is nationally recognized as the most critical academic discipline for success in the 21st century. University School students engaged in the study of robotics gain an operational understanding of engineering allowing them to answer how electronic…
NSU Professor Emeritus & Author of Baseball’s Last Great Scout speaks at NSU
Daniel Austin, Ph.D., NSU Professor Emeritus and Author of Baseball’s Last Great Scout spoke to a crowd of 80 guests about the life of Hugh Alexander on Oct. 8 in the Cotilla Gallery at the NSU Alvin Sherman Library. The event was co-hosted by the Sherman Library and the H….
Learn About Using Math to Study Chronic Illness at Next Colloquium Talk, Oct. 9
The second talk in the fall 2013 Mathematics Colloquium Series will discuss ways of using mathematical logic to study complex chronic illness. Hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the talk is free and all are welcome to attend. “Using Ternary Logic to Explore Homeostatic Drive in the…
Roberto Santos, a doctoral student in the Criminal Justice program, has successfully completed and defended his dissertation – the first in the history of the Criminal Justice Program. Santos’s work, entitled A Quasi-Experimental Test and Examination of Police Effectiveness in Residential Burglary and Theft from a Vehicle Micro-Time Hot Spots”…
SHSS Alum Appointed to the Faculty at Regis College
Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., graduate of the master’s and doctoral programs in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed to the faculty of Regis College in Weston, MA as an Associate Professor of Politics and Social Justice and…
SHSS Student Featured in Redbook Magazine for his Longboard Therapy
Isaac Farin, M.S., LMFT, a doctoral student in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), uses his concept of “Longboard Therapy,” developed with Jonathan Strauss, the founder of the International Distance Skateboard Association, to provide an additional dimension to his Solution Informed…
DAIS to Conduct Open House for Prospective Graduate Students, Nov. 8
The NSU’s Division of Applied Interdisciplinary Studies (DAIS), will host Open House on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Maltz Psychology Building. The event allows prospective graduate students to meet with knowledgeable and accomplished faculty and staff and ask them questions about available programs and opportunities, explore graduate…