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SHSS Launches New Program: M.S. in National Security Affairs
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has announced a new master’s degree program: a Master of Science in National Security Affairs (NSA). The new 33-credit M.S. in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) is designed to provide students with research, theoretical, and applied skills in the emerging…
Medical School Coordinates Second Annual Research Poster Competition
Simultaneous to NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NSU-COM) Residency Fair, which was held on Oct. 8, NSU-COM’s Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME) held its Second Annual Intern/Resident Scientific Research Poster Competition. Numerous individuals from the various CEME affiliates located throughout Florida and the southeastern United States submitted…
SHSS Hosts 23rd Residential Institute, Oct. 1-5
The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) and the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) programs in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently hosted the 23rd Residential Institute (RI) on NSU’s main campus. During RI, students engaged in distance learning come to campus to attend classes…
The Invisible Children Face to Face Tour recently came to NSU to help raise awareness about children who are abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group currently terrorizing central east Africa. The group, which is a media-based non-profit dedicated to ending…
Associate Dean of Research Accepts Dual Teaching Roles
NSU College of Dental Medicine (CDM) is pleased to announce that Ana Karina Mascarenhas, DrPH, MPH, has been appointed as a professor at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program. In addition to her current role as CDM’s Associate Dean for Research, she will provide lectures, individual…
Sharks Tied for First Place in the SSC With 1-0 Win Over Tampa
Playing on the road last Friday evening, the NSU women’s soccer team claimed first place in the Sunshine State Conference by defeating the Tampa Spartans, 1-0. Alexis Hernandez (Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) scored the game-winning goal and became the third Shark in history to score 25 goals in a career….
NSU Women’s Golf Wins 3rd Consecutive Shark Invitational
Leading from start to finish, the NSUwomen’s golf team picked up their third consecutive victory in the NSU Shark Invitational by a six stroke advantage. The Sharks shot a two-round score of 584 (293-291) for the win on the 6,115-yard, par 72 Palmer course at PGA National. Senior Taylor Collins…
Business School Professor Interviewed for News Story about Outsourcing
Bob Preziosi, DPA, professor and chair of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, served as the NSU subject matter expert in a story titled, “The Allure of Outsourcing too Powerful for U.S. companies to Resist,” which ran in the International Business Times on Oct. 7….
NSU Rolls to 4-0 Win over Eckerd
Behind a solid performance by the defensive line, Chrissy Hy (Jr., Weston, Fla.) and the NSU Sharks (7-3-1, 4-0-1 SSC) posted their sixth shutout of the year, beating the Eckerd College Tritons (1-11-0, 0-6-0 SSC) 4-0 at the NSU Soccer Complex Tuesday night, Oct. 12. The Sharks showed their offensive…
Scholarly Article Ranks Business Professor and NSU
A recent article titled, “Business Ethics Research: A Global Perspective,” which was published in the Journal of Business Ethics in August 2010, listed Randi Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, as one of the top 50 business ethics scholars in the…
Medical Professor Named to Physician Workforce Advisory Council
James Howell, M.D., M.P.H., professor of public health and chair of the Department of Rural Medicine at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was appointed to the Florida Department of Health’s Physician Workforce Advisory Council by Ana Viamonte Ros, M.D., M.P.H., who serves as Florida’s surgeon general. The Physician Workforce Advisory…
CPS Professor Presents a Continuing Education Workshop
Center for Psychological Studies Professor David Shapiro, Ph.D., co-presented a continuing education workshop, Malpractice—A Practical Guide for Psychologists at the recent American Psychological Association annual convention.
NSU Computing Technology Student Named Teacher of the Year at School in Georgia
Sergio Parra, a doctoral computing technology education (DCTE) student in NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences was elected the new 2010-2011 teacher of the year at Osborne Middle School in Gwinnet County, Ga. Osborne is one of the 123 schools operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) in…
Medical School Associate Dean Receives Distinguished Service Award
Howard Neer, D.O., FACOFP, professor of family medicine and associate dean of alumni affairs at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was awarded the Ward Perrin, D.O. Distinguished Service Award on Oct. 8 from his alma mater ― Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University ― in recognition of his…
Medical School Alumna Receives $100,000 Hope Grant
Jacqueline M. Kraveka, D.O., a 1994 NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumna, who serves as assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina/Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, recently received a $100,000 Hope Grant from Hyundai to help fund her research efforts in pediatric neuroblastoma.
Law School Alumna Appointed President Elect of FACDL
Nellie L. King, J.D., owner of The Law Offices of Nellie L. King, P.A. in West Palm Beach, Fla., was recently installed as the President Elect of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at FACDL’s 23rd Annual Meeting in Orlando. A professional bar association known as “Liberty’s Last Champion,”…
NSU Students Win $15,000 in NSU IQ Scholarships
During August, NSU students were eligible to earn a portion of more than $15,000 in scholarships by participating and scoring high in the NSU IQ Scholarship Quiz. The competition consisted of two separate NSU IQ Scholarship Quizzes, one for undergraduates and one for graduate students. The top three high scorers…
CPS Alumna Accepts Fellowship at Harvard
Center for Psychological Studies alumna Sara Salter, Ph.D. (2010), has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship within Harvard Medical School’s Children and the Law Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sprint Introduces Service Plans for NSU Employees
NSU has partnered with Sprint to offer monthly discounts on wireless service plans, accessories, and devices to the faculty and staff of NSU. This offer is for both new and current Sprint account holders. Choose from plans such as Any Mobile Anytime which includes unlimited minutes to or from any cell…