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Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to one of the nation’s most dynamic biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry clusters. The region currently holds 1,500 bioscience institutions that employ more than 26,000 people and generate $4 billion in revenue each year. As a region, South Florida offers convenient access to leading research institutes…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – NuLife Sciences (OTCQB: NULF) through the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NuLife BioMed, Inc., today announced that it has moved into space at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) prestigious Center for Collaborative Research (CCR), where it will conduct research on the NuLife Technique, a means to potentially eliminate the need…
NSU Researchers to Present at World Stem Cell Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The World Stem Cell Summit & RegMed Capital Conference has invited five faculty members from the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Cell Therapy Institute to present on their research related to advancing new approaches to cancer immunotherapy and regenerative medicine at the organization’s 12th…
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 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…
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 –…
New “Ugly” Deep-Sea Angler Fish Named One of Top 10 Discoveries of the Past Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – It’s the little fish that keeps on giving. During a research trip in the Gulf of Mexico, Tracey Sutton, Ph.D., an associate professor at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, made quite the discovery. Dr. Sutton, who…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated May 18, 2016: Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration submitted its final approval for HCA East Florida to relocate Plantation General Hospital to Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Davie on May 17, 2016. “This will propel us toward achieving NSU’s Vision 2020, providing the highest quality health…
NSU Professor Receives World Class Faculty Award for Global Contributions to Science and Medicine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researcher and faculty member Nancy Klimas, M.D., was named the World Class Faculty Award recipient by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance at its 2016 Mid-Year Luncheon on Thursday, May 19 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale….
Ryan Hunter-Reay and AutoNation Pledge to Help Drive Out Cancer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Indy 500 Champion, Ryan Hunter-Reay will suit up for his ninth Indy 500 on Sunday, May 29, but he’s got more riding on this race than ever before. Alongside AutoNation, the country’s largest automotive retailer, Hunter-Reay is pledging to spread awareness about the…
NSU Dental Program Receives Statewide Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Dental Medicine’s Smiles Across Miami program was named a Sapphire Awards recipient and earned a $20,000 grant for its efforts to bring quality oral health services to underserved and primarily uninsured school children in Miami-Dade County. The…
NSU’s Health Professions Division Hosts 31st Annual Bal Fantastique
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – More than 320 community leaders, philanthropists, and Nova Southeastern University (NSU) faculty, students and leadership recently joined together to celebrate the 31st Annual Bal Fantastique at Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale. Hosted by NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD), guests enjoyed dinner…
NSU Optometry Researcher Wins Envision Research Proposal Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wichita, Kan. – Envision announced today that it has awarded a research prize of $10,000 to a multidisciplinary team led by Ava Bittner, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO (Dipl.) of Nova Southeastern University (NSU), to fund a one-year investigation into the preliminary efficacy of telerehabilitation, i.e., using HIPAA-secure videoconferencing…
Two Mako Sharks Tagged by NSU Researchers Spending Spring Break Off South Carolina Coast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Who knew that sharks like to hit the beach for Spring Break, too! Well, they aren’t exactly hitting the beach, but two mako sharks tagged by Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) are enjoying the waters off the South…
NSU Researchers Secure $2.75 Million from NIH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Health literacy is a critically important ability that allows people to become active participants in their health care. Yet, one in three Americans have little to no health literacy skills (National Center for Educations Statistics). Further, 24 percent of Blacks (9.5 million), 41…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – They are among the most unique looking animals in the oceans – deep-sea creatures. Seemingly out of the latest sci-fi movie from Hollywood, these animals rely on a trait that’s incredibly rare on land (i.e. fireflies) but very common in the oceans…
2015 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Saw Second-Largest Number of Turtle Nests in History
Sea Turtle Swimming FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Every year from March through October, something truly amazing happens: sea turtles make their way onto the beaches of South Florida to lay the eggs of the next generation. In 2015, the number of nests documented by the Broward…
NSU Receives Additional Grant for Projects Related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – When it occurred on April 20, 2010, scientists and marine biologists knew almost immediately it was one of the worst environmental incidents in human history. Almost as soon as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was capped, researchers set about studying the immediate…