Tag Archives: Quality of Life
NSU and BSO ‘Armed Encounters’ Researchers Present Findings to Law Enforcement Community
Representatives from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) recently presented findings from their research on armed encounters to law enforcement officials and officers from across South Florida. Key findings from their research indicated that increased training for officers early on led to increased chances that…
SAVE THE DATE – Quality of Life Council
Please save the date for our inaugural 2013 Quality of Life Celebration of Community Research. This event will highlight our 2013 award winners and past QOL award winners who, in collaboration with their Broward County community partners, have made an impact through community-based applied research. The event will take place…
Recipients Announced for President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant & Quality of Life Awards
The 14th Annual President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 11th Annual Quality of Life Awards ceremony was recently held in the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus. NSU President George Hanbury and Vice President for the Office of Research and Technology Transfer Gary Margules recognized 37 research projects…
College of Osteopathic Medicine to host International Geriatrics Training Institute, Starts Feb. 15
The College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NSU-COM) Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) will host the 6th Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Training Institute on Feb. 15 and 16. Held at NSU-COM’s Lifelong Learning Institute classroom located at University Park Plaza, 3420 S. University Drive, the training institute will…
Quality of Life Council Meeting, Nov. 13
The Quality of Life Council cordially invites all NSU faculty, staff and students to join them for the next Quality of Life Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. The meeting will showcase research aimed at improving the quality of life in Broward County by our FY…
Armed Encounters Task Force Presents at the Quality of Life Council
Nova Southeastern University, in conjunction with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, have begun a research project – Armed Encounters. The goal of the Armed Encounters project is to gather specific tactical details for all encounters between police officers and civilians, in Broward County, where a gun is discharged by either…
37 NSU Research Projects Receive President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant
The 13th annual President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 10th annual Quality of Life awards ceremony and reception were held in the Don Taft University Center on May 23. During the ceremony, Nova Southeastern University President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., announced 37 research projects that received PFRDG…
Broward Sheriff’s Office Awarded NSU’s Quality of Life “Outstanding Community Partner of the Year”
Nova Southeastern University President/CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., along with Quality of Life Chair Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., recently recognized the Broward Sherriff’s Office (BSO) as the “Quality of Life Outstanding Community Partner of the Year.” The award celebrates the way in which BSO has continually exceeded expectations through…
Faculty Research Endeavors to be Recognized at NSU’s Quality of Life Council Meeting, Feb. 7
NSU faculty will present their research projects on Feb. 7 at the NSU Quality of Life Council Meeting, which is to be held in the Alvin Sherman Library, Room 3018, 8:30- 11:00 am. Among the presenters, Elda Kanzki-Veloso, Ph.D., program professor at the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education and…
NSU Faculty Honored for Receiving External Funding
Nova Southeastern University faculty were honored on Sept. 21 at the NSU External Funding Recognition Ceremony, which recognizes the efforts of NSU faculty members who have received external grant funding in the previous fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2011 saw great progress in the area of external funding, with total external funding exceeding…
Deadline to Apply for NSU Grants, Mar. 18
Those wishing to apply for the Chancellor’s Faculty Research and Development Grant (CFRDG) grant and the Quality of Life (QOL) Awards must submit their applications by 5 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 18. Those applying for the CFRDG grant must submit a hard copy of their application to NSU’s Office of…
Join the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 2011, Mar. 24
Join with fellow NSU employees at the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 2011 on Thursday, March 24 at 6:45 p.m. NSU will pay registration fees for each full-time employee who signs up. Non-NSU employees may participate as well; however, the registration fee will not be covered by NSU. This 5K (3.1miles) series is made…
UM – NSU Launch Mobile Autism Family Clinic in Broward County
The University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities’ new mobile autism clinic will be in Davie on Saturday, Aug. 23rd.
This first-of-its-kind Mobile Family Autism clinic is a 23-foot bus that’s equipped with high-tech tools that allow health care providers to evaluate children for signs of autism.