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Faculty Memorialize One of Their Own
When Nick Fisher was growing into adulthood, it wasn’t certain if he would someday find a job. While being employed is a fact of life for most people, those on the autism spectrum recognize it as a rare opportunity. Fortunately for Fisher, he was given a chance at Nova Southeastern…
President’s Town Hall Meeting Rescheduled, April 23
The President’s Town Hall meeting, previously scheduled for Tuesday, April 3 at 3:00 p.m., has been rescheduled for Monday, April 23 at 2:00 p.m. It will take place in the Knight Auditorium at the Carl DeSantis Building. As a reminder, this year’s town hall meetings will also be streamed for…
CAHSS Invites you to Juxtaposition Opening Reception on Feb 20
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to the Opening Reception of Juxtaposition, on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Don Taft University Center, Performance Theatre Lobby. This is the showing of the graphic design and studio art accomplishments of…
Don’t Miss These Black History Month Events
NSU’s celebration of Black History Month continues with provocative discussions, jazz in the gallery, film viewings, poetry and spoken word, children’s programming and more. Upcoming events include discussions about mental health in the black community, the Black Superwoman syndrome, and immigration patterns in Fort Lauderdale. Additionally, on display through March…
Carnival Corportation & PLC On-Campus Interviews And Info Session, Feb. 22
Career Development will be hosting Carnival Corporation & PLC for an information session and on-campus interviewing. The information session will cover their corporation as a whole discussing topics, such as corporate culture and what they look for in top candidates. Thursday, February 22, 2018 Mailman-Hollywood Building, 3rd Floor – CORTEX Labs For…
NSU’s Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Author & Oral Health Topic Leader Mary Otto, Feb. 13
Acclaimed author and journalist, Mary Otto, will be the guest lecturer at the Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by NSU’s Farquhar Honors College on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. The event will be held at 7:00 p.m., in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. Otto…
D.H.Sc. 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Feb. 23
All NSU faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, at the 2018 Interdisciplinary Conference. This conference is sponsored by the Nova Southeastern University Alumni Association and the Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.) Alumni Chapter! The event is…
CAHSS Invites you to see House of Blue Leaves on Feb 23-25
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is delighted to invite you to come and enjoy the play, House of Blue Leaves in the Black Box Theatre in the Don Taft University Center during February 23-25, 2018. This dark comedy, written by playwright John Guare, features character Artie…
FCE Graduate Named Acting Superintendent of the Lawrence Township Public School District
Andrew Zuckerman, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) has been named acting superintendent of the Lawrence Township Pubic School District, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Zuckerman began his career in Lawrence Township in 2004 as an assistant principal and was promoted to the middle principal in…
FCE Professor Trains Special Education Teachers in Taiwan
Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education trained special education teachers in Taiwan through the generous support of the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Grant. The training used the mathematics program (Project MIND – Math Is…
STEM Festival Hosted by Halmos College Faculty, Students, and Local Elementary School
Over 200 children and their families attended the STEM festival last month. There students could explore a variety of topics, including static electricity, gas laws, natural pH indicators, creation of cube shaped bubbles, and extraction of DNA from strawberries. Halmos faculty members Aarti Raja, Ph.D. and Emily Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D….
NSU and Women in Distress Invite You to Take a Step to end Domestic Violence, Feb. 24
In an effort to support the fight against domestic violence, NSU is proud to host the 19th Annual Women In Distress SAFEWALK-RUN 5K Presented by Ultimate Software on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Registration is now open for all walkers and runners, and their four-legged friends. Proceeds help support the free…
Halmos College’s Ocean Science Research Symposium
In January 2018, the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography hosted its second Ocean Science Research Symposium. Faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate students presented technical summaries on current research that covered a wide array of diverse marine topics, including physical oceanography, coral reefs, larval ecology, bill fish, shark tracking, marine…
Black History Facts 2018: Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin.
Most people think of Rosa Parks as the first person to refuse to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. There were actually several women who came before her; one of whom was Claudette Colvin. It was March 2, 1955, when the fifteen-year-old schoolgirl refused to move…
Halmos Graduate Student Wins National Excellence Award in Research
Halmos College Ph.D. candidate Nicholas Turner received the James D Watkins Student Award for Excellence in Research at the 6th annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) Conference in New Orleans , Feb 5-8, 2018. His presentation was entitled, “Toxicity of oil to Americamysia bahia and deep-water…
Halmos Researcher Aids in Modifying Port of Miami Anchorage
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and NSU, has modified the Port of Miami Anchorage Area in Miami Beach. Studies led by Halmos College research scientist Brian Walker, Ph.D. and conducted by DEP and NSU showed that anchorage modification was necessary…
NSU Academic Diving Program, April 23
Scuba diving is unlike any other recreational activity. You will vividly remember your first dive even after a decade has passed. Each dive will be full of excitement and new sights. Scuba diving is the perfect excuse to travel to some of the most beautiful and remote locations around the…
Marci DuPraw, Ph.D., doctoral graduate from NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was named Senior Program Manager at the US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (US Institute). Congress established the US Institute in 1998 to provide impartial consensus-building, collaboration, and conflict resolution services. One of the projects…
Thinking Money Exhibit and Program, May 5
The NSU Alvin Sherman Library will host a series of programs in support of a new traveling exhibition, Thinking Money, designed to teach tweens, teens and the adults in their lives about money management in a way that is not only understandable, but fun. The Library is one of 50…
NSU to Host the March of Dimes 5K on Saturday, May 5
As a reminder, NSU will be hosting the March of Dimes 5K on Saturday, May 5, at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. The event begins at 8:00 a.m.* All roads within NSU will close approximately 10 to 15 minutes before the starting time. Vehicles coming to the Maltz Psychology Building, Carl…