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CAHSS Faculty and Students Raise Money for Ariel School in Bangladesh
On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, the students in Honors Global Issues course (INST 1500H) held a bake sale in the UC spine to raise money for Ariel School in Bangladesh. G. Nelson Bass, III, J.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of History and Political Science in NSU’s College of…
NSU Track and Field Garners 11 All-South Region Honors
The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s track and field teams were honored with 11 student-athletes in 14 individual events All-South Region accolades as announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. FULL RELEASE
NSU’s Halmos Students Witness Kilauea Volcano
This May, students from the Island Biogeography field course were able to witness the current eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the big Island of Hawaii. Since the students were not able to hike the Volcanoes National Park, they were surprised with a helicopter tour of this tectonic event….
Ana Navas Named South Region Player to Watch for 2019
Nova Southeastern women’s tennis junior, Ana Navas, continues to garner postseason accolades as the top-singles player for the Sharks was named ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) South Region Player to Watch for the 2019 tennis season. FULL RELEASE
Five Sharks Named NCBWA All-Region Selections
Headlined by a pair of first-team selections, Nova Southeastern placed five players on the various National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-South Region teams, announced early Thursday. For the first times in their careers, Jake Anchia and Andrew Liberty each earned first team nods to go along with Dylan Harris’…
Anchia, Liberty Among Four Sharks Dubbed D2CCA All-South Region
Another day meant another handful of All-South Region honors were handed out to the Nova Southeastern baseball team, as Jake Anchia and Andrew Liberty captured first-team honors to headline four players on the D2CCA All-South Region teams. The duo earned their second first-team nods in as many days after…
Sharks Place Six on All-SSC Teams
Nova Southeastern dominated the All-Sunshine State Conference player selections, landing six players on the two combined teams, including a league-best five on the All-SSC First Team. One of five Sharks on a stout list of first-team members, first baseman Dylan Harris collected his fourth career All-SSC recognition. Harris was joined…
Marino Promoted as NSU’s Next Head Men’s Golf Coach
On Wednesday, May 23, Director of Athletics Michael Mominey officially announced the promotion of Joey Marino as the next head coach of the Nova Southeastern men’s golf team. FULL RELEASE
Researchers Join OCEARCH on One-Of-A-Kind Collaborative Research Trip
When describing an upcoming research trip for Nova Southeastern University (NSU) scientists, ambitious is a bit of an understatement. OCEARCH, which has earned acclaim for its research related to great white sharks, has invited scientists from a number of other organizations to join them for a unique trip up the…
FCE Attends Experience Broward – Teacher Recruitment Fair
NSU’s Fischler College of Education (FCE) attended the Broward County Public School (BCPS) Experience Broward – Teacher Recruitment Fair on May 21st, which was held on NSU’s Ft. Lauderdale campus at the Rick Case Arena. The Broward County Public Schools conducted interviews with attendees from all over the country in…
Circle of Friends Annual Meeting
The Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center recently hosted its Annual Meeting in the Adolfo & Marisela Cotilla Gallery to review the past year’s accomplishments, recognize outgoing board members, and install new board members and officers. Outgoing board member, the University’s First…
Broward County has the fourth largest population of Caribbean immigrants in the United States, with approximately 255,600 individuals from different island nations who speak a variety of languages and have diverse cultural health beliefs and practices. With poor nutrition as a contributing factor, many of these individuals are at risk…
FCE Hosts an Employee Appreciation Fiesta and Celebrates a New Faculty Emeritus
NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) held an employee appreciation “fiesta” on Wednesday, May 2. It was an opportunity to celebrate everyone’s contribution to the organization. Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs stopped by to join the celebration and kicked off the…
Realizing Philanthropic Dreams
The path for Andrea Darlow, M.B.A., to encourage philanthropy began with her father, a Miami-based attorney, whose practice was focused on estate and tax planning. Darlow remembers that many of his clients became his lifelong friends and confidantes. A philanthropic man himself, he instilled those values in his daughter and,…
Pride Bite: NSU Ranked as One of the Nation’s Best Online Education Programs
Choosing the right school is one of the biggest decisions we can make in life. When students choose Nova Southeastern University (NSU,) they are choosing to get an edge on the competition. As evidence of this edge, NSU has been ranked third in Florida and 12th overall in the United…
Documenting the History of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
Nova Southeastern University began in 1964 as Nova University of Advanced Technology. Initially located on East Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale, it subsequently moved to the former site of Forman Field in Davie—an auxiliary airfield during World War II. Over the next three decades, Nova University added programs…
NSU Employee Wellness Seminar, May 24
The Office of Human Resources, HCA Healthcare, Westside Regional Medical Center and Plantation General Hospital are pleased to offer several wellness seminars on various health related topics for the month of May. Date: May 24, 2018 Topic: Learn about minimally invasive surgery options Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm All…
NSU Research Spotlight: Researchers Show Human Microbiome Could Help in Solving Crime
Look out would-be thieves and criminals, there’s another tool that could soon be in the law enforcement investigator’s toolbox. Researchers have discovered that every individual’s microbial community (or “microbiome”) found on their body is as unique as human fingerprints or DNA, and this bacterial signature can be left behind even…
Assistant Dean of Optometry Appointed Dean at KYCO
The University of Pikeville has named Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., FAAO, assistant dean for student affairs and admissions for the NSU College of Optometry (NSUCO), dean of Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO). Bacigalupi has been with NSUCO since 2005 and during his time has been named Executive of the Year…
The 19th Annual President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 16th Annual Quality of Life Award Ceremony was held on May 15th in the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus. NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., and Gary Margules, Sc.D., Vice President for the Office…