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Former state Senator, Dave Aronberg, who is now Florida’s Pill Mill Czar, gave a power presentation on the dangers of Pill Mills and the efforts of the Attorney General’s Office to combat it during a visit to NSU on Feb. 16. The story was covered by multiple news outlets.
11 Student-Athletes Recognized During National Signing Day at University School of NSU
Eleven student-athletes from University School of NSU’s Class of 2011 signed their National Letters-of-Intent on Feb. 2 during a National Signing Day assembly. Athletes included: Sebastien Amedee for football at Bryant University Morgan Barry for volleyball at University of Chicago Justin Cooper for football at Texas Tech Damien Dwaine for…
New NSU Medicinal & Healing Garden Featured on Front Page of Sun-Sentinel’s Sunday Features Section
The New NSU Medicinal & Healing Garden, run by the College of Pharmacy, was prominently featured with photos on the front page of the Sun-Sentinel’s Sunday features section. President Hanbury was quoted in the story. It also ran in the Orlando Sentinel and the Hartford Current.
NSU Dental Students Help Domestic Violence Victims Get Free Care at New Clinic (Sun-Sentinel)
This excerpt from the Sun-Sentinel highlights Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine, which sends its residents to helps abused women get their smiles back at an unusual clinic, which soon may be a national model for teaching dentists to repair the teeth of domestic-violence victims.
Did you know that every 10 seconds, a child is abused in our country, and three out of four are younger than 4 years old? Nearly five children die every day as a result of domestic violence. Is there a solution? NSU student Rae Levenson thinks so. Read her Op-Ed that ran in the Sun-Sentinel.
This excerpt from the Sun-Sentinel highlights the $15 million stimulus-funded Department of Commerce grant NSU recently received to build an 86,000-square-foot coral reef research center, the largest in the U.S.
For the first time in University School of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) history, the Suns Varsity Football team played in a State Championship final. The team, its coach, and individual members have all garnered recent media coverage. See where.
NSU’s Homecoming Celebration Captured in Video and Print (Sun-Sentinel)
In addition to earlier media coverage, Sun-Sentinel’s Broward page ran NSU Homecoming’s Flash Mob Dance as the lead video package on 11-12-10. Additionally, the Sun-Sentinel ran the article “Davie university hosts annual race of homemade rafts” on 11-27-10. Read more.
For the first time in University School of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) history, the Suns Varsity Football team played in a State Championship final, and was defeated by a narrow one-point margin in triple overtime. The final score was 56-55.
NSU to Host Senatorial and Gubernatorial Debates Oct. 19 and 20
Nova Southeastern University will become Florida’s political epicenter as it hosts live televised debates in the races for Senator and Governor on back-to-back nights Oct. 19 and 20. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., U.S. Senate candidates Kendrick Meek (D) and Marco Rubio (R), along with independent candidate Charlie…
NSU hosts Biggest Loser weight loss competition (Sun-Sentinel)
After 16 weeks of intense workouts, physical challenges and a stringent nutrition plan, the 18 participants of Nova Southeastern University’s Biggest Loser contest shed 445 pounds.
University School’s Sun Beat Named Top High School Newspaper in Broward
University School of NSU’s Upper School Newspaper, The Sun Beat, was recently voted top high school newspaper in Broward County by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as part of the 2010 High School Journalism Awards Program. Judges commented, “A creative design style coupled with imaginative and varied story selection earned The…
National Political Debate Held at NSU
Tea Party members oppose President Barack Obama’s policies and Coffee Party members support him. The Sun-Sentinel and NSU hosted a panel discussion with representatives of the tea and coffee movements on May 11. The panel explored whether the movements are a fad or fixture in politics, and accepted questions from…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHF) hosted a free public screening of the movie, Downtown: A Street Tale, which chronicles the horrors of human trafficking. The award-winning film made its premier at NSU on Apr. 22. A post-movie panel discussion on the topic was moderated by Sun-Sentinel Editorial Writer…
NSU and Sun-Sentinel to Host National Political Debate May 11
Tea Party members oppose President Barack Obama’s policies and Coffee Party members support him. The Sun Sentinel and NSU will host a panel discussion with representatives of the tea and coffee movements. The panel will explore whether the movements are a fad or fixture in politics. The event will take…
Florida’s merit-pay plan for teachers (Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel)
Wayne Driscoll, the dean of the faculty at Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, worries the bill might discourage teachers from pursuing advanced degrees. That, he said, could have an adverse effect on teacher quality in Florida.