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NSU Wears Blue in Recognition of Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Nova Southeastern University showed its support by wearing blue to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those whom it affects. See below for images of the NSU community in blue. From innovative, direct-service programs to academic coursework and research—responding to the needs of…
NSU 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards – See you April 12
NSU will soon be recognizing its finest during the glitz and glamour of the 17th Annual Student Life Achievement Awards – affectionately known as the “STUEYS.” At 6:00 p.m. on April 12, 2016 in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, the STUEY’s will honor students, faculty, staff, corporate…
Commencement Season at NSU; Traffic/Parking Impacted on Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus, June 17
In addition to hosting several high school graduation ceremonies, NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus has the honor of hosting 10 NSU commencement ceremonies in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. On the dates of the ceremonies, we are expecting considerable traffic on and around our campus and carpooling is…
NSU Supports Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Nova Southeastern University is “going blue” to raise awareness about the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those whom it affects. We encourage NSU students, faculty, staff, and alumni to wear blue on Monday, April 4, to mark our support. Share your participation by posting photos…
NSU’s 3-D Printing Lab Holds Open House
On February 18, 2016, NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) Library hosted an open house for its 3-D Printing Lab. Faculty members were invited to see some of the projects completed so far. Attendees also had the opportunity to speak with various student-faculty groups currently working on projects using the technology….
As reported in SharkBytes on Feb. 17, 2016 and in the Sun Sentinel on March 4, 2016, two colleagues who work in NSU’s Physical Plant, Anthony Iovino, B.S., assistant director, and Edgar Ruiz, M.I.B.A., manager of fire and life safety, used their lifesaving skills to rescue a coworker. The two…
USchool Entrepreneurs Impress at JA Fellows Shark Tank Competition
NSU University School, in partnership with Junior Achievement, offers students an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workplace readiness. Twenty Upper School students are participating in the Junior Achievement Fellows Company Program (JA Fellows), an 18-week entrepreneurship program that teaches economics through real-world experience in business and develops…
Pride Bite: NSU Participates in Dentist Day on Florida’s Capitol Hill
Eleven NSU dental students and faculty member, Laurie Gordon-Brown, DMD, attended Dentist Day on Capitol Hill in Tallahassee on February 1-2, 2016. Each year, dentists from throughout the state lobby Florida legislators during about issues critical to dentistry and patient care. NSU’s representatives met with several members of the Broward delegation…
About 100 undergraduate students attended NSU’s second annual Pre-Health Day, a collaborative event hosted by the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography’s Department of Biological Sciences and the Office of Career Development. Students interested in health care professions gathered at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus on Saturday, February 13, 2016,…
Florida’s Children First Honors NSU’s Dr. Fred Lippman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Florida’s Children First honored Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., chancellor of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division, for his lifetime of work on behalf of children in Broward County at its annual fundraising and awards event on February 25, 2016 at the Riverside Hotel…
NSU Research Spotlight: Hossein Omidian, Ph.D.
Hossein Omidian, Ph.D., professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, works with his research team in developing technologies (patent-pending) to formulate opioid dosage forms with abuse-deterrent features. These technologies will help prevent drug tampering and abuse, which can increase the speed of drug absorption via smoking, inhaling through…
Nova Southeastern University Launches Mobile-Friendly Virtual Walking Tour of Campuses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – While visiting a college or university campus is the best way to get a feel for the school, how students “visit” a school is quickly changing. Thanks to ever-evolving technology, today’s students can visit college campuses across the state, nation and world…
Pride Bite: NSU to Launch Mobile-Friendly Virtual Walking Tour of Campus
While visiting a college or university campus is the best way to get a feel for the school, how students “visit” a school is quickly changing. Thanks to ever-evolving technology, today’s students can visit college campuses across the state, nation and world from the comfort of their own home, or…
WELCOME TO NSU’S ANNUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT! Open enrollment starts on February . This is the time to make plan changes, verify your dependents, renew your flexible spending elections (FSA and DCFSA), and update your beneficiaries. NSU provides a full range of benefits which include medical, dental, and vision coverage. You…
Community Core Value in Action: Student Organized Program Offers Dental Care to 750 Children in Need
NSU College of Dental Medicine provided dental services to 750 school children and special needs patients in South Florida on Friday, February 5, 2016 to help kick off the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Day program. The children received examinations, cleanings, oral health education, preventive and restorative services…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – The American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) recently bestowed Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Sharon Crane Siegel, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., with the prestigious 2015 Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award. Dr. Siegel is professor and chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at NSU’s College of Dental…
NSU Health Professions Division to Host Research Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division (HPD) will host its biennial Research Day on Friday, February 12 to showcase its health, medical and biotechnology research. The event is open to the public and will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in…
Pride Bite: Student Organized Program Offers Pro-Bono Dental Care to 750 Children in Need
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Dental Medicine provided pro-bono dental services to 750 school children and special needs patients in South Florida on Friday, February 5, 2016 to help kick off the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Day program. The children received examinations, cleanings, oral health education,…
Student Organized Program Offers Pro-Bono Dental Care to 750 Children in Need
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Dental Medicine provided pro-bono dental services to 750 school children and special needs patients in South Florida on Friday, February 5, 2016 to help kick off the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Day program. The children…
NSU College of Dental Medicine to Kick Off National Gives Kids A Smile® Program
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Dental Medicine is expected to provide pro-bono dental services to more than 500 children and special needs patients in South Florida on Friday, February 5, 2016 to help kick off the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Day program. NSU…