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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – As the nation honors our veterans on November 11, we must pause to remember the long-lasting health effects soldiers experience not only from bullets or bombs, but from exposure to unexplained pesticides, radiation or other toxins during their time in the service. At…
Nova Southeastern University Researcher Honored by Loggerhead Marinelife Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – For Derek Burkholder, Ph.D., his love of the outdoors goes all the way back to his childhood in Michigan. As a child, he spent countless hours exploring the woods and on the water in his home state. But it was a family…
NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law Launches Cybersecurity Law Concentration in Master’s Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – In an era often defined by cybersecurity threats to internal communications, massive privacy invasions, and a greatly enhance obligation to protect customer information, working professional outside of IT need much greater education and training in cybersecurity regulations and defensive strategies. To respond to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla. – A military veteran who served with the U.S. Marine Corps Special Services during World War II, Miami resident Conni Gordon is also a world-famous art educator recognized since 1980 in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific art teacher in the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – In recognition of his significant contributions to Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Robert C. Speth, Ph.D., was named the recipient of the Sixth Annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award. Dr. Speth is a researcher and professor of pharmaceutical sciences in NSU’s College of Pharmacy….
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a mysterious, debilitating and misunderstood disease that affects an estimated 1 million Americans, will be the focus of an international conference on October 27-30, 2016. The biennial meeting targeting researchers, clinicians, patients…
BREAKING NEWS – NSU to Predict Winner of 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Does the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election have you confused? Tired of hearing the “pundits” pontificate on which candidate is going to win and why? Did the recent debate muddy the waters even more? Well, forget the latest poll and look no further…
Nova Southeastern University Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of Top Best Colleges
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – U.S. News & World Report ranked NSU No. 214 in its 2017 National Universities Rankings. This category is part of the annual Best Colleges ranking of colleges and universities in a variety of categories. Princeton University, Harvard University and University of Chicago were ranked in the top…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) new Holocaust Reflection and Resource Room, made possible by a generous donation by Craig and Barbara Weiner, is set to hold its official grand opening and dedication ceremony on Sunday, October 16 at 10:30 a.m. Judy Paul, the mayor…
Nova Southeastern University Opens New Center for Collaborative Research
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) officially opened its Center for Collaborative Research (CCR), one of the largest and most advanced research facilities in Florida. As part of the ceremony, which was held September 21, NSU announced a gift from AutoNation to name NSU’s AutoNation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Times Higher Education and World University ranked Nova Southeastern University (NSU) as one of 20 universities in the world and one of only nine universities in the U.S. that “could challenge the elite” universities and become globally renowned by the year 2030. Firetail,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Susie and Alan B. Levan, longtime supporters of Nova Southeastern University (NSU), have once again shown their willingness to further the university’s mission and vision with their latest financial gift. The Levan’s latest gift will establish the “Susie and Alan B. Levan Endowed…
Nova Southeastern University Receives Approval to Offer General Engineering Degree Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce that it has been approved by the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree in general engineering beginning fall 2016. “This…
NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law Hosted Trial Advocacy Summer Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – In Major League Baseball, it’s called Spring Training. For the National Football League, it’s called “preseason.” At Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law, students recently had the opportunity to be “primed” for their work as litigating attorneys at the second…
Florida Surgeon General to Speak at NSU Commencement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Florida’s State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Celeste Philip, M.D., M.P.H., will address degree candidates from Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Health Professions Division (HPD) at its Commencement on Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. in the Arena at the Don Taft University…
Study Finds Vision Loss Due to Diabetes is Rising Globally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Diabetes has become one of the top causes of vision loss around the world, according to an article published on August 23, 2016 in Diabetes Care journal by a global consortium led by researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Optometry in…
NSU Researchers Studying Toxic Effects of Oil on Corals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Despite names that are easily recognizable – Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon – the records show that the number and volume of oil spills has been declining for years. Nonetheless, there is a large number of oil spill preparedness and response professionals in…
NSU Researcher Discovers Unique Anatomical Characteristic in Barnacle Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – When it comes to long distance relationships, it seems the barnacle has it all figured out. That’s because if they fancy a mate who is far away, the male can simply make his penis longer to meet the need. That’s right –…
Nova Southeastern University Appoints Two to Leadership Positions in Human Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) announced today the appointment of two leadership positions within its Office of Human Resources. Laura Bennett has been appointed NSU’s first full-time Title IX Coordinator and Lynn Smith joins the Office of Human Resources as Managing Director of Employee…
NSU Selected as the Host for the Woman’s Under 20 Continental Volleyball Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that it has been selected by USA Volleyball to host the 2016 North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Women’s U20 Continental Championship. “This is a tremendous honor for not only our athletics…