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Director of Student Affairs for the Regional Campuses Gives Expert Career Advice to College Freshmen
In a recent article by NerdScholar, NSU’s Director of Student Affairs for the Regional Campuses, Jene Kapela gives her expert advice to college freshmen on how to successfully land a job after graduating. Jane’s message to students: “Explore your values, skills, and interests–your college’s career center can help you with…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students Present at Psychology Conference in Canada
Three students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Toronto, Canada, Nov. 14–17. Psychology major Anil Sawh presented his co-authored research poster titled “Source Memory Recognition is Dependent Upon Time of Learning.” The research found that a person…
An article co-authored by two faculty members, a graduate student, and alumna from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences was published in the journal Brain and Cognition, Volume 83, Issue 3 (Dec. 2013). About the Research Title: “Neurophysiological Marker of Inhibition Distinguishes Language Groups on a Non-Linguistic Executive Function…
Top NSU Undergraduate Students Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society
More than 75 NSU undergraduate students have been inducted into the Alpha Chi national honor society for the 2013–2014 academic year. Alpha Chi recognizes the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors in each undergraduate major. To celebrate these students’ academic achievements, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences recently…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Writing Fellows Present at National Tutoring Conference
Seven undergraduate students from NSU’s Writing Fellows program presented two panels at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, held at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, Nov. 1–3. Housed within the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Writing Fellows program provides course-based writing assistance to students enrolled…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Wins Writing Center Award
Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of the writing center at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, has earned the 2014 Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) Achievement Award. According to SWCA, the honor “recognizes the outstanding, sustained body of work of a writing center director or supervisor…
Oceanographic Center Student Earns Honor at International Conference
Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, a doctoral student at NSU’s Oceanographic Center, won an award for the best student speed talk during the Ninth World Sponge Conference. The international conference, which was held in early November in Fremantle, Western Australia, brings together sponge biologists from around the world. Chaves-Fonnegra,presentation was about the population…
Pharmacy Professor Cited by CNN Money
Ioana Popovici, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, was cited in an article on CNN Money’s website regarding studies on a link between alcohol addiction and unemployment. The study supports the following findings: “About one in six unemployed workers…
NSU appoints New Schemel Professor for Neuro Immune Medicine
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., recently announced the appointment of Mary Ann Fletcher, Ph.D., as the first Schemel Professor for Neuro Immune Medicine. The Schemel Professorship was established in 2013 through a $2 million endowment from the Schemel Family Foundation. In her new…
NSU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Developing Fall Prevention Model
Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults, resulting in approximately $30 billion in direct medical costs per year. In an effort to prevent…
Senior Research Associate Publishes Text on Biostatistics
Thomas W. MacFarland, Ed.D., senior research associate (Office of Institutional Effectiveness) and associate professor (Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences), recently published a text on biostatistics using the R programming language (2014; Introduction to Data Analysis and Graphical Presentation in Biostatistics with R; New York: Springer). Selected readings are…
Eight Students Inducted into ODK Leadership Honor Society
Eight NSU students were inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leadership Honor Society in a ceremony on November 20, 2013, held at the Don Taft University Center Arena Club Room. In addition to the inductees, more than 25 NSU students, faculty, and staff members attended the ceremony. The newly…
SHSS Student Presents at Annual UNM Mentoring Institute in New Mexico
Carl Letamendi, M.B.A, doctoral candidate 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 held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The conference theme was, “Impact and Effectiveness of Developmental…
SHSS Faculty Presents Pre-Conference Refresher Course for Approved Supervisors at AAMFT Conference
Martha Gonzalez Marques, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented a five-hour pre-conference institute at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference (AAMFT) in Portland, Oregon. Her presentation, entitled “Approved Supervisor Refresher Course,” was designed to…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Students, Alumni Present at Conference in St. Augustine
Six current students and graduates from the M.A. in Writing program at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presented at the Florida Literary Arts Coalition’s 2013 Other Words Literary Conference, held at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, Nov. 7–10. Student Kevin Lichty and alumna Shannon Welte presented “Imagined…
HPD Executive Dean Speaks at Davie-Cooper City Chamber
Irv Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D., executive dean of NSU’s Health Professions Division, delivered the keynote address at the November meeting of the Davie-Cooper City Chamber of Commerce at Signature Grand. Rosenbaum spoke with the approximately 75 business and community leaders about the importance of the community supporting approval of the NSU…
A research team from the NSU College of Pharmacy led by Assistant Professor Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, B.Pharm., Ph.D., recently presented four posters during the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. AAPS is the largest association for pharmaceutical scientists worldwide and this conference is well attended…
Oceanographic Center Expedition Finds New Species in Indonesian Waters
Charles Messing, Ph.D., and doctoral student Kristian Taylor of NSU’s Oceanographic Center recently returned from a five-week research expedition to investigate the echinoderm fauna of Raja Ampat, Indonesia, in the heart of the Coral Triangle. This is the region with the highest marine biodiversity on earth. The expedition focused on…
SHSS Student Presents at the Sixth Annual UNM Mentoring Institute in Albuquerque, NM
Jazmin Letamendi, M.S., a doctoral student 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 held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The conference theme was, “Impact and Effectiveness of…
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 and meeting of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl) in Orlando. Green’s presentation was entitled “Partnering with Horses to Train Family…