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Halmos Alumni Now Assistant Professor at University of Tampa
This spring, Halmos College alumna Jenna Lash Polizzi (BS 2006, MS 2010) has earned the position of Assistant Professor of First-Year Studies at the University of Tampa. She will be assisting students in developing effective self-management strategies and study skills by facilitating increased self-awareness, critical thinking and an understanding of…
Halmos Faculty Member Elected to National Academy of Sciences
On May 1, 2018, Halmos faculty member Stephen O’Brien, Ph.D., was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Members are elected to the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered…
NSU Research Spotlight: Halmos College – Shining a Light in the Dark with Peppermint Shrimp
In the vast darkness of the deep sea, animals of all sizes swim, crawl, and float in a perpetual search for food. Seemingly oblivious to the world that lies above them, they are still impacted by our everyday decisions and actions. The only thing is: we don’t always know…
An Acoustic Evening with MATISYAHU, May 18
Matisyahu brings his acoustic show to The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center following sold-out performances of this intimate duo format in Performing Arts Centers around the US. Described by the Miami New Times as “tremendous, zen-like, and enlightening,” Matisyahu brings these stripped back versions of his chart-topping songs,…
Nova Singers to Perform Bluegrass Mass, May 22
Nova Singers, under the artistic direction of Chuck Stanley, will perform The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass — a unique composition about life — with the basis from the traditional Catholic mass paired with a joyful and spirited sound with bluegrass harmonies. “Bluegrass is more than a sound,” Stanley emphasizes,…
SharkBytes will begin its bi-weekly publication schedule with the last weekly edition on May 2. The dates for the summer editions of SharkBytes are: August 22, 2018 SharkBytes will return to its weekly format with the August 29 edition. If you have any questions, send email to Sharkbytes@nova.edu
Fischler and Huizenga Team Up on Experiential Learning Project
Throughout the year, undergraduate students from NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College (FCE) have been developing the “My Favorite Teacher Project”. This is a project in which the students are interviewing 5,000 people around the world to learn what qualities are commonly found in a “favorite teacher.” When the 100th interview…
Junior Dolphins Summer Camp for Boys and Girls Offers Exclusive Discount to NSU Employees
The Junior Dolphins Summer Camp allows boys and girls ages 8-14 to spend the summer training like their favorite Dolphins players. This four-day non-contact camp experience allows players of all levels to work on their football skills. It gives them the opportunity to learn to play football in a fun…
Round Up Your Posse and Join Us for a Rip Roarin’ Good Time, May 19
The Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library will hold its biggest fundraising event of the year on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 6:30 pm. The Library’s Atrium will be transformed with a western theme for the Annual Gala and Fundraiser: “BOOTS for BOOKs” with music provided by…
NSU’s Dr. Farzanna S. Haffizulla Receives Woman of the Decade Award
Farzanna S. Haffizulla, M.D., FACP, FAMWA, assistant dean for community and global health for the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine received a Woman of the Decade award from the India-based Women Economic Forum (WEF) at a ceremony in New Delhi on April 28, 2018. This is the…
Nova Southeastern University’s Commencement Season is Here
It’s commencement season, a time for graduates across the nation to reflect and celebrate the culmination of years of studying, testing and hard work. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will host more than 7,000 graduates during its 2018 commencement ceremonies on its Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus in the Rick Case Arena…
NSU to Host Moving Day® Broward this Sunday
Parkinson’s Foundation South Florida The Parkinson’s Foundation South Florida Chapter is dedicated to making life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. Although our office is located in Miami, we provide services, programs and support groups throughout South Florida. Whether you are…
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, NSU had the honor and privilege to host His Excellency, Ambassador Samson Itegboje. The Nigerian ambassador was received at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Following a brief fashion show of African dresses, Ambassador Itegboje gave a speech and participated in a…
Guerra Closes with Back-to-Back Birdies to Win 2018 Men’s SSC Championship
Juan Jose Guerra added a memorable championship moment to his already impressive career at Nova Southeastern on Tuesday. Neck-and-neck with Barry’s Niclas Weiland at nine-under par and two holes to play, the junior drained consecutive birdies down the stretch to clinch the 2018 Men’s Sunshine State Conference Championship. Closing on…
CAHSS Alum is the Award-winning Director of Student Inclusion at Jacksonville University
Patrice Abner, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in College Student Affairs (CSA) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is the Director of Student Inclusion at Jacksonville University. This was a new position and Abner has been able to create the vision and direction of the…
FCE Alum Named Assistant Dean at the College of Education at Montclair State University
Christopher Conzen, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, has been named Assistant Dean for Student Services and Administrative Affairs at the College of Education at Montclair State University. Conzen has worked in higher education for 17 years, with stops at New Jersey’s William Paterson University, Suffolk…
NSU Research Spotlight: Halmos College Researchers Predict Timing of Coral Extinction
In March 2018, Halmos College faculty members Bernhard Riegl, Ph.D. and Matthew Johnston, Ph.D. in collaboration with two outside researchers published the journal article, “Population collapse dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf ecosystem-engineering coral, linked to rising temperature” in the high impact journal Global Change Biology. The article precisely…
Halmos College Biology Students Win First Public Health Case Competition
On March 20 and 21, NSU’s Office of Career Development, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences hosted the first public health case competition. There individuals or teams of undergraduate students presented…
Halmos College Biology Students Meet Alumni at National Conference
This April, a group of Halmos College Biology students and Halmos faculty member Emily Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D. went to the 2018 Experimental Biology Meeting in San Diego, CA. There they met three Halmos College alumnae. 2003 alumna Veronica Akle, Ph.D. is now a faculty member at Universidad de Los Andes….
Florida Legal Aid Services Welcomed Trial Lawyers for Seminar at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law (College of Law) hosted five Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), who conducted a day-long trial skills training program for Civil Legal Aid Lawyers. The ACTL is a Fellowship of the most preeminent trial lawyers in America and Canada….