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Message of Hope from NSU Administrator
Kicking off the new year, the Sun Sentinel published comments from influential people in South Florida to gather their insights on current events and have them weigh in on what they think will make headlines in 2018. Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., NSU interim executive vice president and chief operating officer…
CAHSS Faculty, Students, and Alum Support North Side Elementary School’s Snow Day Celebration
NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) helped to support the North Side Elementary School’s Snow Day Celebration in December. Faculty, students and alumni from the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) helped with the celebration by distributing toys and other items collected through their annual toy and donation…
Halmos Mathematician Interviewed on Playing the Lottery
In the fevered frenzy that was the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, Halmos faculty member Jason Gershman, Ph.D., was interviewed on WGN radio – on the Bill and Wendy show about the odds of winning. After Bill and Wendy asked him if there is a strategy to help you win…
CAHSS Faculty Presents Workshop at the University of Belize
Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) conducted a workshop during the holiday break entitled, “Enhancing Conflict Management Success: Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, and Relationship Skills” at the University of Belize. Participants included over 40 faculty members and a vice-president. Katz teaches courses in…
NSU to host the South Florida Public Hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Feb. 6
The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) invites all interested Floridians to participate in a public hearing at Nova Southeastern University’s Rick Case Arena on Tuesday, February 6 from 1:00-7:00 PM. This will be the first public hearing held on the CRC’s 2018 “Road to the Ballot” public hearing tour. Public hearings…
NSU Tagged Tiger Shark Featured in Media Stories
Travelling approximately 37,565 miles off the eastern coast of the United States and around Bermuda, the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, Andy is now the longest tracked tiger shark on record and shows no sign of slowing down. More than 150 media outlets across the globe featured this story. Some…
FREE Counseling Services for Students: Jump-start Your Semester!
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) provides psychological counseling services to its students free of charge. These services can help you with a wide variety of life issues where additional support and guidance may be needed. If at any time you have concerns about relationship challenges, anxiety, stress, time management, substance abuse,…
Get FRUVED (FRUits and VEgetables) is a national movement to assess, promote and support healthy living among university students. As a USDA grant-funded project sponsored by the Master of Science in Nutrition program under the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University joins with 90 colleges and…
NSU Hosted Weeks of Welcome for Winter 2018
Welcome to Winter 2018! If this is your first semester with us, we welcome you to the NSU family. To our returning students, faculty and staff, we’re so glad to have you back. The NSU Weeks of Welcome – Winter Edition was held Monday, January 8 to Friday, January 12!…
Call it CSI meets conservation. Stephen O’Brien, Ph.D., a research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, has worked with colleagues across the globe to create a DNA database of rhinoceros that will be used to help with the criminal prosecution of poachers. “What we’ve…
NSU Fort Myers Brings Holiday Cheer to Franklin Park Elementary
Throughout the holiday season, the NSU Fort Myers Campus collected Christmas gifts for the students at Franklin Park Elementary and coordinated the “secret Santa” program with NSU alumnus Bethany Quisenberry, Ed.D., principal of the elementary school. An angel tree was set up in the Fort Myers Campus lobby and was…
Nova Southeastern University Researchers to Present at 2018 World Stem Cell Summit
Leading faculty members from the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Allopathic Medicine (M.D. College) are scheduled to present their research related to advancing new approaches to cancer immunotherapy and regenerative medicine at the 2018 World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS). “We have built a team that is passionately focused on…
Nova Southeastern University’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education in partnership with Long Island University Brooklyn and Broward County Public Schools hosted the Sanford Inspire Exchange. The Sanford Inspire Exchange featured a professional development setting and school district discussion on December 7-8 between the New York City Department of…
Sign up for SAS Alternative Spring Break Trips
Interested in learning more about the service trip experience or want to sign up? Check out our Sharks and Service OrgSync page. New Orleans, Louisiana March 3–10, 2018 Issue: Disaster Relief Community Partner: Youth Rebuilding New Orleans Dallas, Texas March 3–11, 2018 Issue: Accessibility Services and Youth Development Community Partner:…
What’s the Deal with Diet and Autism. May 9
NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development will host “What’s the Deal with Diet and Autism” on Wednesday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building. Learn more about the nutrition and growth of children with feeding disorders from Rashelle Berry, M.P.H.,M.S., RD, CSP, the nutrition…
Alvin Sherman Library Holocaust Reflection and Resource Tour, May 17
Join us for an exclusive tour hosted by Mr. Craig Weiner, founder of the Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center at the Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The tour must have a minimum of 12 people and will be…
Join the Student Leadership and Civic Engagement for a MLK Day of Service
Join the Student Leadership and Civic Engagement for this year’s MLK Day of Service for four different volunteering opportunities on January 15, 2018 from Noon–4:00 p.m. Stuff It Come help us stuff teddy bears to donate to the children at Joe DiMaggio’s Children Hospital. Pack It Help pack necessary hygiene…
NSU Welcomes the Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami – “Pointe of Departure”, Jan. 20
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami and Nova Southeastern University proudly present: “Pointe of Departure” Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Time: 8 p.m. Venue: The Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center Miami’s newest critically acclaimed dance company and the 2017 Knight Arts Challenge Winners return to the Rose and Alfred…
NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine Receives Approval for Clearwater Site
The Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has received approval from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for a class of 150 students to begin studying at an additional site in Clearwater, Florida in the fall of 2019. NSU’s College of Osteopathic…
NSU Receives Grant to Improve STEM Education for Hispanic Students
NSU received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hold a conference on strengthening pathways for Latino students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and garner research to support improved Hispanic-focused STEM education. Announced by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this $91,292 NSF inaugural grant is coordinated…