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Computer and Information Sciences Doctoral Student Presents at ICIS
Simon Cleveland, doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, presented during the International Research Workshop on IT Project Management (IRWITPM), a pre-conference event for the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Orlando on December 15. The paper was subsequently published within the Association…
Law Center’s LSV Program Hosts One-Day Workshop on “Practice Ready Students”
Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center was honored to have been selected by the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) to serve as a host school for an LWI One-Day Workshop. These workshops are held across the country to allow legal writing professors, law librarians, attorneys, and persons interested in entering…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts TechConnect Series, Jan. 17
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) will host the TechConnect Series networking event in the Don Taft University Center, second floor on Thurs., Jan. 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Join us to network with IT industry leaders and professionals, make connections with GSCIS faculty and staff…
NASA Donates Space Shuttle On-board Computer for Research at NSU
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences recently received one of the NASA Space Shuttle’s on-board general purpose computers (AP-101S GPC). Faculty and students will study the design and construction of survival systems using the shuttle’s computer. NSU was selected to receive the computer due in…
Computer & Information Sciences School Hosts Extreme Networks Truck Tour, Jan. 17-18
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is hosting PC Solutions and Extreme Networks aboard the Network Liberation Tour, a 53-foot-long mobile briefing center that combines a fully functional data center, interactive classroom, and sports bar — all in a 1,200-square-foot expandable semi-trailer. You will see hands-on demonstrations of the…
Computer & Information Sciences Professors and Doctoral Alumnus Present During WISP/ICIS
Yair Levy, Ph.D., professor of information systems at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS), co-chaired the Workshop on Information Security and Privacy (WISP) 2012, a pre-conference event of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Orlando, FL on December 15. ICIS is the most prestigious gathering of information systems academics and…
Upcoming Faculty Lecture to Discuss Biological Benefits of Parasites, Feb. 14
Are parasites all that bad? The second Faculty Lecture Series talk of the semester will take a peek at the positive role parasites can play. The event is hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. “Deadly Parasites: Key Players in the Web of Life” Faculty Lecture Series |…
Let Your Voice Shine—Join the Bossa Nova Chorale! Deadline is Jan. 17
If you like to sing and want to meet new people who share your passion, the Bossa Nova Chorale is looking for you! The Bossa Nova Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts. It’s composed of talented,…
Biology Students Present Prostate-Cancer Research at Conference in California
Rajeswari Murugan and Jackie Jornadal, biology majors at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presented their ongoing prostate-cancer research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in San Jose, California, Nov. 7–10. The national conference included presentations by more than 1,700 students and professionals in the biomedical and…
NSU Community Invited to Tour the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mobile Vet Center, Jan. 23
NSU’s Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice in collaboration with the Ft. Lauderdale Veteran’s Center, will welcome staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs and their Mobile Vet Center on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The NSU community is invited to come out and meet the staff and…
NSU Alumnus Aly Hassan Loaned to First Division Club in Bolivia
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers have reached an agreement with Club Aurora of the Bolivian first division to loan former Nova Southeastern forward Aly Hassan for the NASL Spring Championship season, the team announced today. Hassan, 23, completed his first professional season in 2012. He finished with six goals in league…
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), gave a presentation at the 2012 Association for Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Conference sponsored by Reed College in Portland, Oregon. The theme of the…
Guy Harvey and Four Others to Receive President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will award world-renowned artist, scientist and researcher Guy Harvey, Ph.D., with one of NSU’s newest awards, the President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service. President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., will bestow the award upon Harvey and four others at the university’s annual Celebration of Excellence…
Business School Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes New York Times Best-selling Author, Jan. 29
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship invites you to the next installment of the Distinguished Lecture Series, “Sell or Be Sold,” featuring Grant Cardone. Cardone is a New York Times best-selling author, star and executive producer of the reality TV show Turnaround King, host of the Cardone…
Changkija Spotlighted in Faces of the Sunshine State Conference
Sandra Changkija, a rookie on the LPGA Tour, was having the round of her life. Not even at Nova Southeastern University, where she was the four-time Division II National Golfer of the Year and the two-time Sunshine State Conference Female Athlete of the Year, had she played this well. The…
Black and Nordstrand Named SSC Swimmers of the Week
NSU swimmers Erin Black (Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.) and Oskar Nordstrand (Sr., Stockholm, Sweden) have been named Sunshine State Conference Swimmers of the Week for their efforts at the Shark Invitational. Black tallied three individual victories and five NCAA Division-II Championship qualifying times at the NSU Shark Invitational. Black won the…
First Faculty Lecture of Semester to Provide “State of the Climate” Briefing, Jan. 17
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will open its Faculty Lecture Series for the winter 2013 semester with a look at the Earth’s climate in the past and present, as well as a discussion about its possible future. “State of the Climate: A Brief Introduction” Faculty Lecture Series |…
Enjoy Energetic Evening of Comedy, Music at Annual Improv Jam! Jan. 18
Get ready to laugh, sing, and dance along with the comedic and musical stylings of NSU students at the third annual Improv Jam!, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts. Improv Jam! | Studio Series Friday, Jan. 18 7:30 p.m. Black Box…
NSU Caregiver Alliance Program resumes, Starts Feb. 13
NSU Health and Wellness has a free monthly program for NSU employees who are caregivers for loved ones, the NSU Caregiver Alliance Program. The program is a monthly brown bag lunch meeting, held the 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 12:00 – 1:00 in the NSU GREAT GEC conference room…