Tag Archives: Research
Latest Issue of Award-Winning Farquhar Forum Magazine Published, Available Online
The 2012–2013 issue of Farquhar Forum, the award-winning magazine from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, is now available in print and online. Inside the Issue The cover story spotlights community outreach by alumnus Kyle Latham and his volunteer work with the Special Olympics. A recent graduate of the…
NSU Receives NASA Space Shuttle On-board Computer for Research
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences has received one of the NASA Space Shuttle’s on-board general purpose computers (AP-101S GPC). Faculty and students will study the design and construction of survival systems using the shuttle’s computer.
Optometry Faculty Member Participates in Global Vision Research Study
For the past four years, a global collaboration of 79 ophthalmologists and optometrists, have reviewed all published data on vision loss from 1980 to 2012. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the decreases that have occurred in adult blindness and…
CPS Student Receives Award from Hispanic Neuropsychological Society
The Hispanic Neuropsychological Society announced recently that Annelly Buré-Reyes, M.A., a doctoral student at the Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), has been awarded the Fall 2012 Student Award. Buré-Reyes will present her research project entitled: “Self-report versus objective findings of relative language proficiency in Spanish/English bilinguals” at the 2012 National Academy of…
Join us for the Mailman Segal Center’s Open House, Dec. 8
The Mailman Segal Center for Human Development will be hosting our Open House & Family Fun Fest on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Jim & Jan Moran Family Center Village. Discover our accredited, award winning, innovative early childhood programs Meet our experienced, licensed teachers…
Huizenga School Professor Speaks at ASEAN Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand
On September 26, 2012, Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management in Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was an invited speaker and panel member in a three-hour seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, presenting on the topic of “Preparation for ASEAN Community of Thailand: Public and Private…
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute Receives $200,000 from Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Guy Harvey, Ph.D., renowned marine wildlife artist, scientist, and conservationist recently donated $200,000 to the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) at Nova Southeastern University on Sept. 27. The donation was made toward research on large marine fishes such as sharks and marlins. Given on behalf of the Guy Harvey Ocean…
NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute Receives $200,000 from Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
Foundation of Renowned Marine Wildlife Artist and Conservationist Guy Harvey provides support for groundbreaking research on world’s marine fishes and their ecosystems
Guy Harvey NSU Shark Invitational to Tee Off at PGA National Resort and Spa, Oct. 8
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Synonymous with several championship saltwater fishing tournaments, celebrated marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey is lending his name to a tournament hosted by Nova Southeastern University’s defending national champion men’s and women’s golf teams. The two-day Guy Harvey NSU Shark…
Nova Southeastern University hosted a grand opening ceremony for America’s largest coral reef research center on Sept. 27, 2012. NSU scientists are conducting reef research locally, nationally and globally at the 86,000-square-foot Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research. The facility is located at NSU’s Oceanographic Center at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park.
Nova Southeastern University to host free Webinar on Substance Abuse, Sept. 28
The webinar will address substance use disorders, a critical South Florida challenge. The event, called “It Takes a Village: Addiction, Recovery & Community”, is part of National Recovery Month. The free webinar will be broadcast from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) at the university’s main Davie campus.
America’s Largest Coral Reef Research Center to open its doors on Sept. 27
The $50-million Nova Southeastern University facility will provide significant environmental research and boost South Florida’s $6 billion coral reef industry.
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Hosts Psychology Summer Camp for Local High School Students
Over eight weeks this summer, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences hosted a variety of interactive learning sessions at NSU as part of a psychology summer camp for local high school students. Students from five schools participated, including Cooper City, Cypress Bay, Longmeadow, Plantation, and Stranahan. Several college faculty…
Professor from Turkey Visits Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Ramazan Türkmen, Ph.D., from Selcuk University in Konya, Turkey, spent the 2011–2012 academic year at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. During his visit, attended math seminars, and presented his work on campus. He also collaborated with college faculty Fuzhen Zhang, Ph.D., professor, and Vehbi Paksoy, Ph.D., associate professor…
Psychology Graduate Series Opens Semester with Two Talks, Sept. 12
The first talk in the Fall 2012 Psychology Graduate Research Series, co-hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences and NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), will feature presentations by two students in the college’s M.S. in Experimental Psychology program. Psychology Graduate Research Series Presentations by Michele Alesia and…
NSU’s Relay for Life Team is making strides toward stamping out cancer by already raising more than $26,000 in 2012 for the American Cancer Society, which will use the funds for much-needed research. And although the NSU team’s official relay event has already passed, the chance to get involved and…
COM Professor Promoted to Assistant Dean of Education, Planning, and Research
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D., professor of family medicine and public health and former director of education, planning, and research at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been promoted to the position of assistant dean of education, planning, and research.
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…