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Couple’s Shared Love of Reading Inspires Naming of NSU Health Professions Division Library
South Florida philanthropists Martin and Gail Press share a lifelong love of reading and libraries. On Monday, May 14, they perpetuated these passions among Nova Southeastern University students by naming the Martin and Gail Press Health Professions Division (HPD) Library in a special ceremony at the Terry Building on the…
Nurses’ Week to Culminate in NSU College of Nursing Naming Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – More than 20 years ago, the official dates of May 6 – 12 were declared to honor and observe “National Nurses’ Week,” recognizing the valiant efforts of nurses every day across the country. South Florida philanthropists Ron and Kathy Assaf agree nurses…
NSU Research Scientist Named to the National Academy of Sciences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Research scientist Stephen J. O’Brien, Ph.D. has accomplished something no one else has done in the more than 50-year history of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) – he’s the first to be elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. “It’s a…
Rowing Captures Bronze at 2018 SSC Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE and SARASOTA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern rowing squad grabbed third place in the 2018 Sunshine State Championships after claiming fourth in the varsity four and third in the varsity eight on Friday morning. The Championships were held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota and among…
Florida Legal Aid Services Welcomed Trial Lawyers for Seminar at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE Fla – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law (College of Law) hosted five Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), who conducted a day-long trial skills training program for Civil Legal Aid Lawyers. The ACTL is a Fellowship of the most preeminent trial lawyers…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Sageman, M.B.A., as the university’s new executive director of alumni relations and annual fund. She brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education with a focus on alumni relations…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law (College of Law) has developed a new concentration in “Intellectual Property, Technology and Cybersecurity Law” for students completing the juris doctor degree. The new concentration capitalizes on the College of Law’s significant teaching and…
Vernon Carey Jr. Named 2018 Florida Mr. Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Vernon Carey Jr., a junior at NSU University School of Ft. Lauderdale, has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives. Carey, who earlier this…
Veteran Health Care Executive to Join NSU as New EVP & COO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Harry K. Moon, M.D. will take the reins as Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective July 15, 2018, President Dr. George Hanbury announced. Dr. Moon joins NSU following a distinguished career in numerous executive positions for Cleveland…
Nova Southeastern University Mourns the Loss of H. Wayne Huizenga, Celebrates His Legacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Wayne. Very few people can be identified simply by saying their first name. But in South Florida – and the international business world – when you said Wayne, people knew you were referring to H. Wayne Huizenga. His passing not only leaves a…
NSU’s Huizenga Business College to Honor South Florida Entrepreneurs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, FLA. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship is proud to announce the names of three South Florida business leaders who will be inducted into its Business and Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, the Huizenga Business School’s highest honor. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. Twelve Florida middle and high school students were honored recently for the award-winning essays, poems, artwork and films – all focusing on the horrors of the Holocaust. Judges chose their work from more 1,000 entries submitted in the Fourth Annual Holocaust Reflection Contest, co-sponsored…
DeVeny Named National Champion on Day Two of NCAA Div. II Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENSBORO, N.C. and FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Courtney DeVeny highlighted day two of the NCAA Div. II National Championships for the Nova Southeastern swimming teams, taking the gold in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.39. INSIDE THE MEET: WOMEN TOTAL SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks (161, 3rd Place) MEN TOTAL…
More than $2 Million Raised for NSU’s Terry Stiles School of Real Estate Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – When visionary real estate developer and Broward County business leader Terry Stiles passed away on Sept. 11 last year, friends and colleagues sought a way to honor his legacy. Led by longtime friend and business partner Steven J. Halmos, C.E.O. of Halmos Holdings…
GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR NSU’S TAMPA BAY REGIONAL CAMPUS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE and CLEARWATER, Fla. – More than 300 people joined Nova Southeastern University officials and representatives of the Patel Family Foundation on March 7 as they broke ground on the new Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Fla. When construction is complete, the 325,000-square foot complex…
Sharks Crowned Conference Champs
FOR INMIDIATE REALEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – For the second consecutive year, the Nova Southeastern men and women’s swim teams claimed the Sunshine State Conference championship crowns. With a total of 997.5 points, the women’s team routed all other teams by at least 200 points while the men’s team took first…
Marine Environmental Education Center to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
MEDIA ADVISORY Historic Carpenter House Home to Sea Turtle Education Program WHO: Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC,) Broward County, the Carpenter House, Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program and Captain, our “forever resident” green sea turtle WHAT: One Year Anniversary Celebration WHERE: Historic Carpenter House on Hollywood Beach,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of free events, including films, discussions, music, art, poetry and spoken word. The events begin Feb. 3 through Feb. 24 and will be held on NSU’s main campus at 3301 College…
NSU Surpasses $250 Million Fundraising Goal with Two Significant Philanthropic Gifts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. –Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is one step closer to fulfilling its vision to be the South Florida destination for health care education thanks to two new gifts. One will support NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine, the other will support NSU’s College of Nursing. Combined,…
NSU College of Dental Medicine to Host Annual “Gives Kids a Smile” Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Dental Medicine will offer pro-bono dental screenings, examinations and treatments to children ages two to 21, including special needs patients, on Saturday, February 3, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. NSU has joined forces with the…