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NSU Honors Mike Jackson, David Horvitz, and Francie Bishop Good with Chancellor’s Community Award


Brown Bag Grant Series Continues Feb. 10

The 2011 Brown Bag Grant Series continues on Thursday, Feb. 10 with “Budgets Aren’t Boring!” The workshop runs noon – 1:00 p.m., in Room 2053, Alvin Sherman Library. Bring your lunch, dessert is provided. To RSVP for any of the sessions, visit www.nova.edu/ogc/brownbag. Click on the link to view topics scheduled for UPCOMING Brown Bag…


NSU’s New Coral Reef Research Center Mentioned in Article on Federal Stimulus Money Helping Florida Colleges (Sun-Sentinel)

This excerpt from the Sun-Sentinel highlights the $15 million stimulus-funded Department of Commerce grant NSU recently received to build an 86,000-square-foot coral reef research center, the largest in the U.S.


Better Care for the Homeless

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine recently received a $1.6 million federal grant to develop an academic program for medical students to provide better care for the homeless by understanding their needs.


Domestic Violence Victims Receive Dental Services from Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is offering free dental services to victims of domestic violence, who otherwise may not have access to such services.


Fischler School Honors Miami-Dade Educators, Community Leaders, Chancellor Ferrero at Cervantes Awards

More than two dozen Miami-Dade County students and educators were recently honored at the 13th Annual Cervantes Awards for Outstanding Hispanic Education, hosted by NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services and its Hispanic Advisory Board. The annual award ceremony recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the education…


NSU Education Provost Joins Ranks of Past U.S. Presidents by Receiving Principal Association’s Highest Honor

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) H. Wells Singleton, Ph.D., recently joined the ranks of past United States Presidents George Bush, Sr. and Bill Clinton when he was awarded the National Association of Elementary School Principals’ (NAESP) top honor.


NSU President Speaks at Distance Learning Conference

NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., was one of the speakers at the Florida Distance Learning Association’s fall conference from Oct. 15 – 16. Sponsored by NSU, the conference was held at NSU’s Orlando Student Educational Center. Hanbury delivered opening remarks. The conference featured sessions on topics such as innovative…


Miami-Dade Students, Educators & Community Leaders Honored at Nova Southeastern University’s 13th Annual Cervantes Awards – Oct. 27

More than two dozen Miami-Dade County students and educators will be honored at the 13th Annual Cervantes Awards for Outstanding Hispanic Education, hosted by Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Fischler School of Education and Human Services and its Hispanic Advisory Board on Wednesday, Oct. 27.


NSU Receives $1.35 Million Federal Grant to Improve Patients’ Health Literacy, Helping Them Receive Better Care

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) medical school, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently received a $1.35-million federal grant to create innovative methods to evaluate patients’ health literacy.


CPS Visiting Professor to Collaborate with HPD Professor on NIH Grant

Amarilis Acevedo, Ph.D., visiting professor at the Center for Psychological Studies, will serve as Co- Principal Investigator on a National Institutes of Health grant awarded to NSU’s Health Profession Division’s Ray Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., to work on Computer-Administered Health Literacy Measure.


CPS Professor and Alumni Present at World Conference

John Lewis, Ph.D., CPS professor and director of Academic Affairs, alumni Cristina Magalhaes, Ph.D. (2005), and Eduardo Magalhaes, Ph.D. (2005), presented a paper entitled, The Brazilian-Portuguese MCMI-III: Diagnostic Validity of the Alcohol Dependents and Drug Dependent Scales, at the World Conference on Psychology, Counseling, and Guidance recently in Antalya, Turkey….


NSU-COM’s Psychiatry Department Awarded $1.35 Million Health Literacy Grant

The Department of Psychiatry at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine was awarded a four-year, $1.35 million grant in August from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute to conduct research related to the development and validation of a computer-administered health literacy measure. The project’s…


NSU receives $1.6 million grant to train oil rig workers to prepare for spills

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) recently received a $1.6 million federal grant to help train oil industry workers and others in related industries to better prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous materials events.


GSCIS Student Receives Amazon Web Services Research Grant

Gregory Reinert, doctoral student in computer information systems at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, recently received the Amazon Web Services research grant to support work on his dissertation. Reinert’s proposed dissertation is entitled “Early Detection of Online Auction Opportunistic Sellers Through the Use of Negative-Positive Feedback.” When…


More than 250 NSU Faculty Members and Students receive Chancellor’s Faculty Research and Development Grant


NSU Creates Summer Program for Haitian Teens Living in South Florida After Devastating Earthquake

To continue to acclimate Haitian students displaced by the earthquake to South Florida schools, NSU is part of a collaboration on a free summer program called Literary Initiative for Empowerment, or L.I.F.E.


Huizenga School Awarded $10,000 Grant from UPS

NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship has received a $10,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS.  The grant will be used towards leadership development for Huizenga School employees. A check-signing ceremony was held in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus on…


FBI Recognizes NSU for Safe Online Surfing Program

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently held an awards ceremony recognizing NSU for its role in developing and implementing a program to teach elementary and middle school students online safety. More than 62,000 students in 37 different states have completed the FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge since it…


Photo Exhibit about Mexican Farmers on Ancient Grounds Ends Apr. 30

The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will present a photo exhibit, titled “Power, Land Use, and Environmental Consequences in Veracruz, Mexico,” through Apr. 30, in the north end of the Don Taft University Center. The exhibit features a showcase of photographs shot by two faculty members: Eileen Smith-Cavros, Ph.D., associate…