Tag Archives: Science
Students Recognized for Outstanding Scholarship in Annual Undergraduate Symposium
For the ninth year, the NSU community gathered in celebration of outstanding student scholarship at the 2010 Undergraduate Student Symposium, hosted by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences on Apr. 9. Symposium projects cover areas of student scholarship ranging from the experimental, applied, and computational to the theoretical, artistic,…
Register for MSI’s Family Center Preschool
Register now for the 2010-11 school year at the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies! The MSI’s nationally recognized, NAEYC-accredited program is housed in a state-of-the-art facility boasting dynamic classrooms, an outdoor art studio, four unique and exciting playgrounds, and an interactive water play fountain. Your child will engage…
SHSS Faculty Joins the Advisory Board of African Studies Quarterly
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was invited to join the Advisory Board of the African Studies Quarterly (ASQ), The Online Journal for African Studies. The ASQ is published by the University of…
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology will conclude this year’s Mathematics Colloquium Series with a guest lecture titled, “Invariant Subspaces and Their Invariants,” led by Markus Schmidmeier, Ph.D., associate professor at Florida Atlantic University. The event will take place on Apr. 28, from 12…
Photo Exhibit about Mexican Farmers on Ancient Grounds Ends Apr. 30
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will present a photo exhibit, titled “Power, Land Use, and Environmental Consequences in Veracruz, Mexico,” through Apr. 30, in the north end of the Don Taft University Center. The exhibit features a showcase of photographs shot by two faculty members: Eileen Smith-Cavros, Ph.D., associate…
Faculty Marshals for NSU’s 2010 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Announced
Each year, faculty members from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship are selected by their peers to serve as faculty marshals during NSU’s commencement ceremony. As recipients of this prestigious honor,…
SHSS Faculty Presents Keynote Address at Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series
Paul Gallant, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga. on Apr. 13-14. The theme of this…
Give your Child a Super Summer with MSI’s Summer Fun Camp!
Come visit MSI’s Summer Fun Camp, exclusively for children ages 2-5. Fill your child’s summer days with fun and exciting learning opportunities. The camp features an interactive water-play fountain; an outdoor art studio; four unique and exciting playgrounds; and indoor classrooms where children can play, learn, and explore. Science, rock…
Hear an Eclectic Quintet Performance at the Ars Flores Five-Star Chamber Music Concert, Apr. 17
The Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will host the Five-Star Chamber Music Concert at NSU on Apr. 17. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Theatre of the college’s Performing and Visual Arts wing in the Don Taft…
SHSS Faculty Presents at ASFMA Educational Seminar
Alexia Georgakopoulos was among the guest speakers at the ASFMA Annual Educational Seminar that was held on Mar. 13 in Ft. Lauderdale. The theme of the seminar was “Creating Solutions that Work.”
SHSS Faculty and Students Present at Niger Delta University 2010 Conference
Mark Davidheiser and doctoral student Andrew Ovienloba presented their papers at the Niger Delta University 2010 Conference in March in Nigeria. The conference theme was “Natural Resource, Security, and Development.”
Thirteen students from the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences spent part of their Spring Break in Anaheim, California, networking with and learning from peers and professionals in the medical industry at the 60th Annual Convention of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Mar. 11–14.
GSCIS Alum Named Dean of Strayer’s School of Information Systems
Bill Dafnis, Ph.D., a 2009 alum of NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has been named Dean of Strayer University’s School of Information Systems.
NSU OC Scientists Receive Global News Coverage
A manuscript authored by Sam Purkis, recently published in the journal GEOLOGY, has received extensive media coverage from both the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) and Nature News. The work is co-authored by Gwilym Rowlands and Bernhard Riegl and explains the morphology of coral reefs in the Middle East in relation to a past monsoonal climate that, several thousand years ago, characterized the now ultra-dry Saharan region.
GSCIS Winter Working Paper Series Continues April 20
Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor Peter Aiken, Ph.D., presented his work titled “Use of the IEEE Codes of Conduct to Resolve Legal Disputes” during the continuation of the winter 2010 Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Working Paper Series on Apr. 7. The next forum meeting will take place…
Quarterly KUDOS Winner Announced
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) recognizes Aura Aleman as the quarterly KUDOS award winner. KUDOS is an acronym for Knowledge and Unparalleled Dedication to Outstanding Service. The program was established to recognize and reward individuals in the OHR who excel in accountability, customer service, and development. Aleman joined NSU…
Honor Outstanding Educational Leaders & Students at NSU’s Sixth Annual Carrie P. Meek Awards
The Black Heritage Council of Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services will celebrate Black History Month with the Sixth Annual Carrie P. Meek Outstanding Education Leadership Achievement Award Ceremony.
Nova Southeastern University will honor Black History Month in February 2010 through a variety of activities including engaging art exhibitions, performances, award-winning film screenings, dynamic speakers and compelling educational workshops and discussions.
Performance Uses Role-Playing Improv Exercises to Explore Aspects of Teenage Bullying – Nov. 22
Recent headlines about Florida teens accused of lighting another boy on fire, and an Ohio teen committing suicide after being mercilessly taunted by classmates, are enough to make any parent afraid of the rising tide of increasingly violent bullying activity American teens are facing.