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Frazier-Wong Named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Nova Southeastern rowing head coach Stephen Frazier-Wong has been named the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Coach of the Year. This is Frazier-Wong’s second award of the season, as the Sharks’ head coach was previously named Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year. In his first season with NSU, Frazier-Wong took an…
Nova Southeastern Women’s Golf Ends Championship Streak & Takes Second at NCAA National Championship
The No. 1 NSU women’s golf team finished second at the 2013 NCAA Division II National Championship, breaking their streak of national titles Saturday at LPGA International. The Sharks finished with a score of 1190 (292-294-295-309), three strokes behind No. 2 Lynn in an upset loss. The second-place finish snaps the…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Professor Publishes Biography of Thurgood Marshall
Charles Zelden, professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, published Thurgood Marshall: Race, Rights, and the Struggle for a More Perfect Union (Routledge Historical Americans) in May 2013. The succinct biography details Marshall’s storied legal career, including his service as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court…
NSU Alumna Accepted into Prestigious Teach for America Program
As an undergraduate biology major at NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nancy Sarmiento spent time in the local community showcasing science to young minds. Now, as an NSU alumna, Sarmiento will teach biology to secondary-school students in Baltimore, Maryland through the Teach for America program. Over the next…
5K ‘Motion for the Ocean’ Run/Walk to Benefit At-risk Youth, April 14
The inaugural Motion for the Ocean 5K Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, April 14 at the NSU Oceanographic Center (NSU-OC) in Hollywood’s John U. Lloyd State Park. Motion for the Ocean is an event partially funded by the NSU Pan Student Government Association as a fundraiser and community-building event organized…
Farquhar Student Researchers Win Second Place in Poster Contest
Catalina Breton, Eduardo Carrera, and Andrea Linares, undergraduate biology majors from NSU’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presented a poster titled, “The Importance of Neurolysin in the Renin-Angiotensin System of the Mouse Brain” at the 8th Annual National Meeting of the Latino Medical Students Association, recently held at Miami-Dade…
Watch the Senate Debate, Then Check Out NSU’s Post-Debate Analysis Webcast, Oct. 17
NSU is proud to be the host site for the only confirmed Florida Senatorial Debate during the 2012 election season, pitting Florida’s incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D) against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Connie Mack on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The broadcast begins at 7 p.m. Watch from your room, home,…
Cross Country Teams Compete at the Cowboy Jamboree
On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s cross country teams completed day one of the Cowboy Jamboree, which was hosted by Oklahoma State. The women competed in the 5k race with Alexandria Palm (Jr.,Winnebago, Ill.) leading the field of Sharks with a time of 19:12.62 that placed…
NSU to Host Global Diversity Summit
Put together by The South Florida Diversity Alliance, the event will bring together high school and college students, professors, business leaders, community leaders, and faith leaders to discuss hot-button social issues that impact every American.