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Mathematics Club Buzzing with Spooky Integration Bee

Contestants working on the bee.

The NSU Mathematics Club and the Department of Mathematics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences hosted the first annual “Spooky Integration Bee” on Wednesday, October 27. This event combined the annual student Integration Bee Competition with a Halloween Costume Contest.

Radleigh Santos, Ph.D., dressed up as “Abelian Grape.”

The Integration Bee featured students using their calculus knowledge to answer integration questions by buzzing in with their answers in front of a lively audience. The champion of the Bee was freshman mathematics major Triet Do. Prizes were awarded to the top three winners of the bee.

The Costume Contest winner was Math Club Faculty Advisor Assistant Professor of Mathematics Radleigh Santos, Ph.D. who dressed up as an “Abelian Grape,” which is a pun rooted in Abstract Algebra. Contestants and audience members enjoyed the food, costumes, and competition.

This event was the first of many events during this year which will include Math Jeopardy, Colloquium Speakers, and Pi Day. For more information about the NSU Mathematics Club and its activities, please contact club president sophomore mathematics major Diana Dancea at dd1868@mynsu.nova.edu.

Posted 11/14/21

Law Professor Honored as a 2021 Top Black Educator

Olympia Duhart

Olympia Duhart, a professor in the Shepard Broad College of Law, was recently recognized as one of South Florida’s Top Black Educators of 2021. Duhar is the college’s associate dean for Faculty & Student Development and a full-time faculty member.

Duhart was also recognized by the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) at its biennial conference. Duhart received the ALWD Outstanding Service Award. The award is given to ALWD members who contribute extraordinary national service to the organization. ALWD’s mission is to support the legal writing community as teachers, scholars, and leaders.

The full issue and list of honorees from South Florida and Miami can be found here.

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Criminal Justice Professor Co-Authors Book on Juvenile Justice

Jennifer Allen, Ph.D., professor at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, coauthored the book, “Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory, Policy, and Practice,” Tenth Edition.

The book illustrates the practical realities of the juvenile justice system and the most current topics in the field. Students will learn about the history, process, and theories of the juvenile justice system, and gain access to the latest crime measurements while exploring important issues such as community-based sanctions, treatment and rehabilitation, gangs, and international youth crime.

Allen has been published in the areas of restorative justice, juvenile delinquency and justice, youth programming, police crime, and police administration and ethics. She is also the coauthor of The SAGE Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Administration: A Service Quality Approach, The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections, The Sage Guide to Writing in Policing, and The Sage Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice Research Methods, and Research Methods and Statistics in Criminal Justice: An Introduction(upcoming).

Get more information on the book.

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Honors Student Publishes Research to Combat Heart Disease

Joshua Bennett defends his thesis.

Last September, Farquhar Honors College student Joshua Bennett published an article in the Global Journal of Medical Research that suggests engineering principles could be used to help fight heart disease. The research was completed as part of his honors thesis titled “Mathematical Analysis of Blood Flow in Human Coronary Arteries Plagued by Atherosclerosis” and was also presented virtually at the American Society of Thermal and Fluid Engineers Annual Meeting and the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting.

“It feels crazy to know that the research I performed in my first three years of undergrad could potentially impact lots of people, and knowing that my fellow coauthors and I are being recognized for it is truly an amazing feeling,” said Bennett, a senior general engineering major.

Completed in pursuit of his Research Citation in Honors, Bennett’s thesis uses engineering principles to study the implications of blood flow mechanics in the onset of heart problems for those with atherosclerosis.

“Joshua is a stellar student with solid engineering principles,” said Manuel Salinas, Ph.D., professor in the College of Computing and Engineering who served as Bennett’s thesis adviser. “He focuses on industrial and systems engineering and through this project, he got a taste of biomedical engineering. My contribution was mainly helping him convert a disease into an engineering system and applying engineering principles to study and potentially solve the disease.”

View Bennett’s article in the Global Journal of Medical Research.

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Psychology Alumnus Raises Funds for Cancer Awareness

Matthew Jalazo and Crystal Ortner

Matthew Jalazo, a College of Psychology alumnus, is seeking widespread support throughout Nova Southeastern University for his national virtual walk on December 4 to benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition and its efforts to promote awareness of the importance of early screenings.

“I believe that this advocacy movement (borne from my close friendship with Crystal, a fellow NSU alum and psychologist who was stricken with Stage 4 colon cancer) can help many people, given the universally positive reception it has received throughout the South Florida community and across the country,” Jalazo said.

Crystal Ortner and Jalazo, both cancer survivors, have forged a strong friendship through the years.

To date, Jalazo has raised more than $11,000 for charity and hopes to raise significantly more by the time his fundraising efforts conclude next month.
“Crystal and I are on a lifesaving mission. We hope to make a powerful difference nationwide, and make our university proud!” he said.

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COM Outlook Wins Two PRSA PRestige Awards

The Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine’s venerable COM Outlook magazine received first-place honors in both the Magazine and Periodicals and the Writing categories at the Public Relations Society of America Tampa Bay PRestige Awards ceremony held November 3. The PRestige Awards recognize outstanding public relations programs and tactics by Florida practitioners and organizations and is open to both PRSA members and nonmembers.

In addition to COM Outlook winning the top award in the Magazine and Periodicals category, the article “Fellowship Fun: Inquisitive Alumna Savors Grey’s Anatomy Stint,” which appeared in the spring 2021 issue, received the top prize in the writing category. The article was written by Scott Colton, B.A., APR, director of medical communications and special projects for NSU’s Office of Printing and Publications.

This is the second year in a row that COM Outlook earned the first-place prize in the PRestige Awards competition.

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Researchers Published in Smithsonian Marine Station Newsletter

This fall, HCAS research scientists Brian Walker, Ph.D. and Karen Neely, Ph.D. had their work published in the Smithsonian Marine Station Newsletter. Titled “Using 3D Modeling to Understand Coral Disease,” it discusses how computer programming can aid in monitoring stony coral treatments.

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has spread throughout Florida’s Coral Reef causing extensive mortalities in more than 21 species of reef-building corals and resulting in the local extinction of some species. Not only has SCTLD caused great devastation along Florida’s Coral Reef, but it has recently been found in 17 other countries or territories throughout the Caribbean.

Walker and Neely have been collaborating with the Smithsonian’s The Coral Health and Marine Probiotics (CHAMP) lab. They have been working have been working to treat infected corals along the reef with beneficial bacteria, probiotics. One of the biggest hurdles of the project is to be able to compare tissue loss progression on each coral over time to better understand if the probiotic treatments are successful at slowing or stopping the disease. Numerous photographs are taken of each coral each time the researchers are able to visit them on the reef. Using a software program, Agisoft Metashape, the CHAMP lab compiles these photos into 3D models of each coral. By comparing the surface area of healthy tissue on each model over time, the CHAMP lab can compare effectiveness between treatments.

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Ecology Journal Appoints HCAS Faculty to Editorial Board

J. Matthew Hoch, Ph.D.

In October 2021, HCAS environmental faculty member J. Matthew Hoch, Ph.D. was officially added to the editorial board of Oecologia. Hoch is a marine and wetland ecologist and evolutionary biologist. His current work concerns ecological effects of the restoration of the Everglades. In the past he has worked on sex allocation and reproductive dynamics of barnacles, including the functional morphology of their penises. Other projects have included soft-sediment community ecology in salt marshes, the effects of the restoration of Cadmium pollution in Foundry Cove and the dynamics of sex change in slipper snails.

Oecologia is a prestigious, upper-tier journal that publishes innovative research from across the entire field of ecology.  Distributed by Springer, this journal is one of the most highly cited journals in ecology.

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Halmos Faculty Appointed to Sustainability/Resiliency Board

Mary Hope Schwoebel

Mary Hope Schwoebel, P.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was appointed to the Sustainability and Resiliency Advisory Board in Plantation by Councilmember Horland. This new board was established to advise the Plantation City Council on issues such as climate change.

Schwoebel’s teaching and research interests include peacebuilding and state building, peacebuilding and development, gender and conflict, culture and conflict, and facilitation.

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Halmos invites You to Au Café on Monday, November 15

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) is delighted to host Au Café on Monday, November 15, 2021. This coffee and conversation hour provides a relaxed environment for French students and speakers to practice their language skills. Speakers of all levels are welcome to Au Cafe!

Au Café will be offered virtually on November 15 from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Please see the flyer for Zoom information. For further information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics at yf60@nova.edu

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