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First-ever Statue of H. Wayne Huizenga Unveiled on NSU’s Campus


Tips for Travel and Commuting

http://www.epa.gov/ Commuting It’s summertime, which means that weather conditions are favorable for ground-level ozone formation. Emissions from motor vehicles are the primary source of ozone-causing pollutants, accounting for almost half of our air pollution. Because heat and sunlight are important factors in ozone formation, ozone pollution generally peaks during the…


President Hanbury Named Honorary Chair of Broward Walk Now for Autism Speaks Event

Nova Southeastern University President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., has been named honorary walk chair of the Broward Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.  Autism Speaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. As honorary walk chair, Hanbury will be responsible for hosting and promoting the annual Broward…


NSU Baseball Player Claims NCBWA All-South Region Honor

Carlos Asuaje (Jr., Weston, Fla.) was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-South Region Second Team. Asuaje earns his third postseason award of the year after picking up All-Sunshine State Second-Team and Daktronics, Inc. All-South Region honors last week. Asuaje earns multiple regional honors for the third consecutive…


SAAC Wins “Battle Of The Orgs” SEA Thursdays

The Nova Southeastern University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) made a push to join the rest of the student body organizations and have a presence at SEA (Student Events and Activities) Thursdays. Through the SAAC’s participation, the organization earned its second win at the SEA Thursdays. The SEA Board has implemented…


Baseball Earns STUEY Award for Athletic Team of the Year

The Nova Southeastern baseball team has won the 2013 Student Life Achievement Award for the Athletic Team of the Year, as announced at the annual ceremony Tuesday. The Nova Southeastern baseball team is coming off its second appearance in the NCAA South Region Tournament. In 2013, the Sharks have carried on…


NSU’s Baudhuin Preschool to be Recognized by the Broward Autism Society

For the second year in a row, NSU’s Baudhuin Preschool was named the top Broward County School at the Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism which took place on Saturday, January 26 at Sun Life Stadium. Baudhuin’s PTO President and school administrators will be recognized at the April 17 meeting of…


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…


Get Moving to Graduate Psychology Talks on Exercise and Memory, April 10

The next talk in the 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 on research conducted by two students in the college’s M.S. in Experimental Psychology program. Psychology Graduate Research Series Presentations by Mackenzie Rack-Wildner…


Special Olympics Aims to Raise $5 Million for Athletes by 2013


Get to Know Nature

Source: pbs.org Even city-dwellers can learn to love nature with these earth-friendly ideas. 1. Become a nature watcher Spend some time with your child just sitting in your backyard or in a park observing the plants and animals around you. Talk about what you see. It can be fun to…


Contaldi Selected as SSC Pitcher of the Week

Nova Southeastern senior Vinnie Contaldi (Jupiter, Fla.) was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week presented by the conference office and VALIC. Contaldi was nearly flawless in five innings of a victory over Albany State. He did not allow a single hit or walk in route to his…


Cancer Survivor Organizes Oral Cancer Walk, Feb. 23

It was early 2002 when Uyen Nguyen discovered a lesion inside her mouth that looks like a traumatic bruise. But she didn’t follow up. “I was a busy dental student,” said Nguyen, now a 3rd-year student at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine. “My palate was extremely tender, so…


2013 Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Starts Nov. 24

Join the NSU and South Florida community in raising suicide awareness by participating in the annual Broward County Out of  the Darkness Community Walk on Sunday, Nov. 24 on the main campus. The walk is co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Awareness and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Registration…


Register TODAY and participate in NSU’s Annual Shark Shuffle 5K Run/Walk, Oct. 14

The Shark Shuffle 5K Run/Walk returns to Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Davie, FL., on Sunday, Oct. 14 beginning at 7:30 a.m. The Shark Shuffle is designed to promote health and wellness among the NSU community and raise funds to provide scholarships and prizes for students. It will take…


College of Health Care Sciences Promotes Diabetes Awareness

Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences has entered a partnership with the American Diabetes Association to initiate a ‘Live Empowered’ program aimed specifically at African American and underserved church communities. The ‘Live Empowered’ initiative is aimed at teaching individuals how to thrive with and prevent Diabetes.  The goal…


NSU Pharmacy Professor Helps Organize Walk for Children of Syria, Sept. 8

Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Ph.D., is helping to organize a national walk with the aim of raising awareness of and money for Syrian children who have been impacted by the recent conflict in that country. Called a “Walk for Children of Syria”, the two-hour…


NSU Pharmacy Professor Helps Organize Walk for Children of Syria

Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Ph.D., is helping organize a national walk to help raise money for Syrian children how have been impacted by the recent conflict. Called a “Walk for Children of Syria”, the event will take place Saturday Sept. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.


NSU Students Go Without Shoes to Raise Awareness for Children in Developing Countries

NSU’s Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and groups from SISTUHS Inc., recently hosted their second annual “One Day Without shoes” event, which brought out dozens of participants to walk through the Don Taft University Center without footwear to experience first-hand what it can feel like to lack such basic necessities. The…


It’s That Time Again – Lace Up Your Walking Shoes and Join Team NSU, Apr. 14

On Saturday, Apr. 14, Nova Southeastern University will host Walk Now for Autism Speaks’ annual fundraising walk on the quad in front of the Alvin Sherman Library.  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10:00 a.m. Last year, TEAM NSU was #1 in both fundraising as well…