Tag Archives: Oceanographic Center
RSVP now for the Fischler School of Education and Human Services’ AcademicFest!
The Fischler School of Education and Human Services is pleased to invite you to the 2nd in a series of AcademicFests, scheduled to take place 2010-2012. Join fellow faculty and staff members at the Don Taft University Center on March 18 from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Shuttle buses will…
AcademicFest featuring Fischler School of Education and Human Services, Mar. 18
The Fischler School of Education and Human Services is pleased to invite you to AcademicFest on Friday, Mar. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Shuttle buses will be provided to the Don Taft University Center from several main campus venues, the North Miami Beach Campus, the Oceanographic Center and…
OC Faculty Authors Book on Environmental Change
NSU Oceanographic Center associate professor and scientist Sam Purkis, Ph.D., has written a book entitled, “Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change.” The work – co-authored with Victor Klemas, M.S., Ph.D., professor emeritus from the University of Delaware – is published by Wiley-Blackwell and will be hitting shelves in the next…
OC Dean Appointed to Oil Spill Research Board
Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D., dean of NSU’s Oceanographic Center and executive director of NSU’s National Coral Reef Institute, was recently appointed by former Florida governor Charlie Crist to serve on the Gulf Research Initiative Research Board. The board is comprised of 20 eminent scientists from the US and from around…
NSU’s Save Our Seas Shark Center Receives $23,000 Research Donation
A consortium of environmentally-minded, local yachting industry companies led by Yacht Chandlers Inc., held their 3rd annual fundraising party on Oct. 25 to benefit the new Save Our Seas Shark Center (SOS SC) at NSU. The party was organized around a carnival theme with live music and a Brazilian dance…
Oceanographic Center Professor Launches New TV Series on Nature, Nov. 16
Please join NSU Oceanographic Center Professor Charles Messing, Ph.D., and friends for the premier of the two pilot episodes of Messing with Nature, a half-hour television series that will redefine nature/wildlife programming. Imagine Alton Brown (Good Eats) hosting Planet Earth with a bit of Monty Python thrown in. In the…
Guy Harvey to Hold 3rd Annual Ocean Foundation Fundraiser at NSU, Oct. 27
The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, which supports research at NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC), will be holding a fundraising dinner in The Arena at the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus, Oct. 27. Led by Guy Harvey, Ph.D., a renowned artist and marine conservationist, the nonprofit foundation helps ensure…
Learn about DAIS at AcademicFest, Oct. 29
Don’t miss the first in a series of AcademicFests designed to boost your NSU pride, and give you insider’s knowledge that will increase your “NSU IQ.” NSU faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch, and learn more about NSU’s newest division – the Division of Applied Interdisciplinary…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Oct. 22
Jose Lopez, M.S., Ph.D., associate professor at the NSU Oceanographic Center (OC), will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Oct. 22. He will discuss the absorbing world of marine sponges. As an associate professor at the OC, multiple threads connect Lopez’s current research, which encompasses diverse projects on…
NSU recently received a $2.87 million dollar Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase academic opportunities for Hispanic students and other minorities. The 5-year grant is designed to help more students succeed in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). More specifically, the grant…
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) recently received a $2.87-million dollar Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase academic opportunities for Hispanic students and other minorities.
Oceanographic Center representatives attend U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
NSU Oceanographic Center (OC) dean Richard Dodge, Ph.D., who is also the executive director of NSU’s National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI); NSU OC professor and NCRI associate director, Bernhard Riegl, Ph.D.; and NSU OC assistant director of development and NCRI administrative coordinator, Wendy Wood, attended the semi-annual United States Coral…
Oceanographic Center Dean Named 2010 South Florida Business Leader
Seafarer’s House in Port Everglades recently named Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D., dean of NSU’s Oceanographic Center, as the 2010 South Florida Business Leader. Dodge will be honored at the South Florida Business Leaders’ Luncheon on Nov. 12 aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship, Statendam, which is berthed in Port…
NSU students to clean beaches on Sept. 25 as part of annual coastal cleanup initiative
Oceanographic Center Scientists Accompany Greenpeace Expedition to Investigate Effects of Oil Spill
NSU Oceanographic (OC) professor Charles Messing, Ph.D., and associate professor Joe Lopez, Ph.D., accompanied the Greenpeace vessel, Arctic Sunrise, a former Dutch icebreaker, from Aug. 16 – 19 as it began a three-month research cruise into the Gulf of Mexico to study the effects of the BP oil spill….
NSU scientists receive BP money to research oil spill’s impact
NSU is using part of a $10 million block grant from BP to conduct research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact on the marine ecosystem. NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) is one of several educational institutions in Florida selected to work on 27 research projects that are investigating the oil’s…
NSU scientists receive BP money to research oil spill’s impact
Nova Southeastern University is using part of a $10 million block grant from BP to conduct research on the Gulf oil spill’s impact on the marine ecosystem.
NSU Oceanography Students to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup
Students from NSU’s Oceanographic Center (OC) will participate in the 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 25. Following last year’s success, the students will again be organizing the cleanup efforts at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park. Every year, the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental group based in Washington,…
Oceanographic Center Professor Wins Award for Best Professional Talk at International Conference
Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., director of the NSU Oceanographic Center’s Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Shark Center, attended the Sharks International conference in Cairns, Australia in early June. In a unique twist to evaluating presentations, the graduate students at the conference served as judges for choosing the best…