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Professor Mahmood Shivji’s genetics class is using DNA testing to determine if fish served at local restaurants are being mislabeled. Their results showed that a majority of the restaurants tested where serving fraudulent fish such as escolar being sold as white tuna. The story received FRONT page coverage in the Sun-Sentinel’s Sunday edition, as well as the Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, United Press International, WGNO, WSFL, etc.
Professor Robert C. Speth wrote an Op-Ed about the dangers of radiation exposure following the crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Radiation has been leaking from it since the earthquake and tsunami in March. The Op-Ed was placed in the Sun-Sentinel, Hartford Courant, and international media outlets.
Computer Sciences School Professor to Chair Track During Conference
NSU Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Professor Gurvirender Tejay has been nominated as Chair for the track titled “Cybercrime in Digital Economy” for the 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) to be held from Jan. 4 – 7, 2012. HICSS is ranked second in citation ranking,…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Mar. 25
Charlene Desir, Ed.D, a professor at NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and Pamela D. Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Barry University, will be the featured speakers at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Mar. 25. They will talk about using the arts as a tool to…
Dance Concert Features Faculty Choreography, Original Works, Mar. 25-27
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will present the 2011 Dance Concert at NSU Mar. 25–27. Part of the college’s Premier Series, the production features the NSU dance ensemble performing original choreography by faculty members and guest artists. The event will take place…
Faculty Lecture to Discuss Identity in the Digital Era, Mar. 31
As part of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series, Jason Piccone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the college, will present “Edward Sampson’s Celebrating the Other in the Era of Technology-Bound Identity.” This talk will take place on Mar. 31 from 12 – 1 p.m. in the Parker…
College of Dental Medicine offers Free Oral Cancer Screenings, Apr. 20-22
In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, NSU’s College of Dental Medicine will be offering free oral cancer screenings daily Apr. 18 – 22 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The free screenings will be held at the North Miami Beach Clinic (1750 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach) under…
Interactive Events Give You Something to Think About: Brain Awareness Week Continues Mar. 23
In celebration of national Brain Awareness Week, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will host a variety of events and interactive expos at NSU. These events are free and open to the NSU community. The following themed days will include demonstrations outside of…
Harvard Honors Fischler School Professor as Distinguished Alumna
NSU Fischler School of Education and Human Services professor Charlene Desir, Ed.D., was recently selected by Harvard University to receive an Alumni Award at the school’s 2011 Alumni of Color Conference. Each year, this award is given to recognize alumni who have led, taught, influenced, and inspired the Harvard Graduate…
Fischler School Professor Honored for Excellence in Use of Technology in Collegiate Mathematics
NSU Fischler School of Education and Human Services professor Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., was recently selected to receive the “2011 ICTCM Award for Excellence and Innovation with the Use of Technology in Collegiate Mathematics.” Su and her colleague, Mamikon Mnatsakanian of the California Institute of Technology, will receive…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Renowned Neurologist, Mar. 24
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will welcome renowned neurologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., to NSU as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series. Ramachandran will present a talk titled “The Neurology of Human Nature” on Mar. 24 at 7 p.m. in the…
Next Faculty Lecture Discusses Humans’ Biochemical Uniqueness, Mar. 15
As part of the Faculty Lecture Series, Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will present “Each Human Being Is a Biochemically Unique Individual.” The talk will take place on Mar. 15 from 12 – 1 p.m., in the Parker Building, room 240….
Faculty Piano Recital to Explore Works by Mozart and Others, Mar. 16
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will host Agony and Ecstasy: A Musical Exploration of Suffering and Redemption on March 16. The recital will take place in the college’s Performing and Visual Arts Wing of the Don Taft University Center, room 309, beginning…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Mar. 4
Robert C. Preziosi, M.Ed., D.P.A., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at NSU, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Friday, March. 4. He will talk about Leadership 2015: You want me to do what? Preziosi was named “Faculty…
Law Professor Bob Jarvis is interviewed in a CBS-12 Investigative Report on the legality of gambling institutions in Florida
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Feb. 11
Raymond Ownby, M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; and Amarilis Acevedo, Ph.D., a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who joined the faculty of NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies in 2009 as a visiting professor; will be the featured speakers…
Nathan Azrin, Ph.D., Receives NSU Lifetime Achievement Award
Nathan “Nate” Azrin, Ph.D., ABPP was recently presented with NSU’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Research Contributions That Have Bettered Humanity. The presentation was made during the University’s External Funding Recognition Reception which took place Feb.1 in the 2nd floor Art Gallery of the Alvin Sherman Library. Azrin has provided NSU…
Faculty Artwork on Display at NSU Through Mar. 17
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts opened the Exhibition Series for the winter 2011 semester with One: Third Annual Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition. The work is now on display through Mar. 17 in Gallery 217 of the college’s Performing and Visual Arts Wing…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Jan. 28
Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc., the founding program director for NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine’s newest program, the Master of Science in biomedical informatics (MSBI) program, will be the featured speaker at NSU Speaker’s Forum on Jan. 28. She will discuss medical informatics, a transition to electronic medical records. A…
Faculty Panel to Discuss “Memes” Inspired by Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins, Feb. 14
Are you familiar with “memes”? On Feb. 14, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology will host a faculty panel titled “Kin You Spell M-E-M-E?: The Research and Impact of Richard Dawkins.” The event will take place from 5 – 6 p.m. in the…