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NSU Receives 2013 Tree Campus USA Designation from The Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation recently announced that Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has earned its 2013 Tree Campus USA designation. Tree Campus USA is a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota to honor colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging…
Lee A. Wilkinson, Ph.D., NCSP, adjunct faculty, Center for Psychological Studies, is the editor of a new volume in the American Psychological Association (APA) “Applying Psychology in the Schools” Book Series. The text, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention in Schools, is an essential reference…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students Present at Neuroscience Meeting in California
Four students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego, California, Nov. 9–13. Katie Dabrowski, an Honors psychology major pursuing a behavioral neuroscience minor, presented her Divisional Honors Thesis research poster titled “The Effect of Physical…
NSU Physician Assistant Medical Director Honored
Morton A. Diamond, M.D., medical director of the Physician Assistant Program, based at NSU’s main campus in Davie and part of the College of Health Care Sciences, was honored at his 50th anniversary alumni reunion of medical school graduation. The Alumni Association of the State University of New York Downstate…
SHSS Faculty Member and Student Present at the Annual UNM Mentoring Institute
Claire Michele Rice, Ph.D., faculty and chair in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) presented at the Sixth Annual UMN Mentoring Institute Conference. The conference was held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, with this year’s being…
Shelley Green, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), recently presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT.) The conference was held in Portland, Oregon. Green’s presentation was entitled, “Ethical Issues for…
NSU Professor Leads Seminar on School Crisis Intervention
Scott Poland, Ed.D., professor for NSU’s Center of Psychological Studies, recently taught two seminars on “Crisis Intervention and Schools” for the Duval County Public Schools at NSU Jacksonville Campus. Over 115 people attended including area educators, counselors, school psychologists, social workers, and police officers. Poland discussed the causes and prevention…
Researchers from NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) recently participated in a three-week field campaign in the Gulf of Mexico that centered on the fate of oil that is released into the environment. As a part of this study, NSU researchers also took sea surface and subsurface samples to aid in a…
Medical School Professor Named Guardian of the Profession
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed, FAAFP, FACOFP, professor of family medicine, associate dean for clinical and graduate medical education for NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, and executive director for the Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education, has received the Guardian of the Profession Award from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)….
Medical School Dean Honored as Guardian of the Profession
Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., FACOFP dist., NSU-COM dean, recently received the Guardian of the Profession Award from the American Osteopathic Association. The honor recognizes an osteopathic physician who advances the culture of osteopathic medicine by having served in a local, state or national osteopathic leadership role. A Guardian…
NSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Member Receives Credentialing as a Certified Diabetes Educator
The College of Pharmacy is proud to congratulate Devada Singh-Franco, R.Ph., Pharm.D., associate professor, pharmacy practice, for earning accreditation as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. This is a significant accomplishment amongst health care professionals that work with patients with diabetes. In order…
John K. Miller, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has published an article in Contemporary Family Therapy. The article, entitled “Family Functioning and Social Support in Men and Women Diagnosed with Depression in China,” was co-authored with Jikun…
SHSS Faculty and Students Provide Support for Broward School District’s PROMISE Program
Anne Rambo, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and DFT student interns are an integral part of a collaborative intervention and prevention program through the Broward County School District called Preventing Recidivism through Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Support…
Outstanding NSU Psychology Students Inducted into International Honor Society
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted an induction ceremony for the Psi Chi international honor society on Nov. 20, recognizing the academic accomplishments of psychology students at NSU. Eighty undergraduate and graduate students from the college and NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies became Psi Chi members. The ceremony…
Neuroscience Journal Publishes Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Student Research
To help her fellow undergraduate students study neurons, Honors psychology major Katie Dabrowski developed a hands-on laboratory exercise. Her interdisciplinary work not only provides a better understanding of current flow in neurons, but the research was also published in the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education’s fall 2013 issue. About the…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Earns Third Patent
Saeed Rajput, Ph.D., associate professor and assistant director of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology, earned his third patent on Nov. 19. Profile of the Patent Title: “Method, system and apparatus for providing stateful information redaction” Inventors: Saeed Rajput and Basit Hussain U.S.P.O….
NSU Palm Beach Director Recognized in Legacy Magazine
George Dungee, M.B.A, director of NSU’s Palm Beach Campus was recently named as one of Palm Beach County’s Top Black Professionals in Business and Industry for 2013 by Legacy magazine. Dungee joined NSU in September 2001 and has since guided the faculty and staff in growing the campus’ programs offered…
NSU Student Selected Florida’s 2013 Hispanic Heritage Month Teacher
Yanerys Viter, a teacher at Elbridge Gale Elementary School in Wellington and a student at NSU in Palm Beach, was one of the three teachers who were victorious in the Florida 2013 Hispanic Heritage Contest. In commemorating this culture’s legacy and on-going achievements, this contest sought to highlight Excellence in…
NSU Receives Grant From the Health Foundation of South Florida
NSU’s Master of Public Health program, which is part of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently received a $32,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida. The grant award will fund a project which seeks to gather feedback from patients on their care experiences at Health Center Medical Homes…
NSU Associate Director Authors Article on Scuba Diving Safety
Tec Clark, NSU associate director for Aquatics and Scuba Diving, has published an article in Alert Diver Magazine entitled, “Emergency Simulations for Dive Professionals.” The article is a call to scuba diving professionals to conduct routine in-service training exercises which depict as real as possible emergency scenarios. “Scuba diving emergencies…