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Applications Open for Provost’s Research & Scholarship Awards

Starting August 7, 2023, nominations will be accepted for the annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards. Last year this program was expanded to increase recognition opportunities for NSU faculty, and to improve accessibility to faculty from all academic disciplines and career stages.

The Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards (PRSA) program now awards up to four awards. The PRSA program has two disciplinary categories and two awards within each category by career stage (one for early career and one for established faculty). Therefore, the below four awards, given sufficient candidates in each category, will be awarded annually:

  1. Assistant Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  2. Associate/Full Professor in the Arts, Business, Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences
  3. Assistant Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine
  4. Associate/Full Professor in STEM and Health/Medicine

The purpose of this program is to recognize demonstrated achievement in research, scholarship, and creative pursuits by NSU faculty members. These annual awards recognize distinguished accomplishments in the pursuit of research, creative, and scholarly activities across disciplines and career stages, as noted above.

More information and the link to the application is available here: http://www.nova.edu/academic-affairs/provost-award/index.html.

The deadline to submit a nomination or to self-nominate is September 6, 2023, 5:00 p.m., EDT. The winners of the Provost’s Research and Scholarship Awards will be announced in November 2023.

Posted 08/04/23

Levan Center Presents Pitch Night for Startups on Aug. 16

Join the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation for their Pitch Night featuring Levan Center entrepreneurs and their startups. This event supports the Founder’s Journey for our program/cohort participants and members.

Come experience a community of innovative difference makers that are taking over South Florida. Here, we are not opening new doors, we are creating them.

Posted 07/31/23

NSU’s Davie Campus to Host JCC Maccabi Games Events, Aug. 7-10

Nova Southeastern University is a Signature Sponsor and one of the host sites of the 2023 JCC Maccabi Games, which will be take place from Monday, Aug. 7 to Thursday, Aug. 10.

The David Posnack Jewish Community Center (DPJCC) was selected to serve as the host community for the games, which are presented by the JCC Association of North America. The games are North America’s largest Olympic-style competition for Jewish teens.

This international competitive sports event’s baseball, basketball, dance and swimming competitions will be held at various venues on NSU’s campus, including the UCC-Don Taft University Center, NSU Aquatic Center/Competition pool, and the Ian Besner Baseball Field. NSU is excited to welcome numerous visitors, parents, and participants daily during the games and closing ceremony.

Jewish teen athletes, ages 12-16, representing communities from across the world, will be competing in the event. We anticipate 750-800 participants daily Monday through Wednesday and about 2,500 participants on Thursday, with athletic competitions and the closing ceremony.

Among the highlights of this unique, Olympic-style Jewish experience will be sports competitions, opening and closing ceremonies; community service; social and cultural events; and opportunities to create Jewish connections, and memories to last a lifetime.

The NSU community is invited to attend as spectators for the general admission’s Opening Ceremony. The event is free to attend and self-parking is complimentary. See attached invite to pre-register or go to THIS LINK. When registering, in the delegation drop-down option please select “Fort Lauderdale.”

Posted 07/28/23

NSU to Hold Free Community Health Fair August 5

Come join us at this fun and educational event and find out how healthy you are! The medical students and faculty of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine will be providing free health screenings for adults and children, and our NSU Health pediatricians will be providing back-to-school physicals. Backpacks, courtesy of the United Way of Broward County, will be given to those K-12 students who get a physical and/or participate in the health screenings.

  • Date and Time: Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Where: Sanford L. Ziff Building, 3200 S University Drive Davie, FL
  • Registration: No appointment needed
  • Cost: Health screenings are free. Back-to-school physical is $25 (No Insurance Billing)

Posted 07/21/23

Incoming Med Students Introduced to Immersive Technology

On July 26, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine distributed Meta Quest Oculus headsets to its incoming medical students.

The distribution marked a significant milestone in the college’s commitment to incorporating immersive educational technology into its medical school curriculum. By leveraging virtual reality, NSU students will be able to explore medical scenarios, gain practical skills, and enhance their learning experiences.

This presents an extraordinary opportunity to showcase our forward-thinking approach to education and highlight the innovative strides we are taking in medical training.

Posted 07/30/23

Criminal Justice Alum Helps Previously Incarcerated People

Siena Benson

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice alum Siena Benson is using her degree to help people who were once incarcerated build a better life.

Benson recently graduated with her M.S. in Criminal Justice. Now, she is working as Community Navigator for the New York City-based nonprofit organization Housing Works. Benson works with the Justice Initiatives Department providing re-entry services for people who have been through the criminal justice system and helps connect them to mental health services, employment resources, housing and more.

“My position is really special because I’m the only one that actually gets to go inside Rikers Island and meet with people where they’re at,” Benson said. “I get to listen to what people need, and I get them set up to have services upon release.”

Benson said she feels lucky to work in such an impactful position.

“I get to work in one of the most historical prisons in the country,” she said. “Actually being there is, honestly — it’s outstanding. And outstanding in the sense that it’s an outlier, you know, not a lot of people get to go in, and not a lot of people get this experience.”

Working directly in the system, Benson gets to see the other side of incarceration and how those inside hope to improve their lives after getting out.

“I feel that the prison population is a population that is overlooked. People are serving their time, but they’re still people,” Benson said. “They’re struggling, they’re paying their dues … I think everybody can agree that once they’re released, nobody wants to go back to prison, and nobody wants to get in trouble again.”

Benson said she doesn’t know what’s in store for her in the future, but she hopes to continue working to give back.

“I see myself being successful and being a leader for people who need it the most — being that person who can guide people in the right direction and help people out.”

Posted 07/30/23

12-week Program Offers Tips for Space Industry Companies, Sept. 25-Dec. 20

Space Accelerate is a hybrid 12-week program to develop and increase your company’s funding, customers, and revenue streams in and into the space industry. During the program, you will build upon brand recognition and engage with a network of experts and stakeholders to support further innovation, make the right connections, and avoid a growth plateau.

Founders will meet Mondays, Wednesdays in-person and virtually on Fridays 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. from Sept. 25 to Dec. 20 with their facilitator to discuss a range of topics to support their growth. This is a FREE program. Applications are due Aug. 14.

Posted 07/31/23

Medical Sonography Board Exam Class Of 2023

Medical sonography students, class of 2023, who are completing their clinical externship have also spent several hours studying in preparation of their board examinations.

Six students passed their vascular board examination, and one student passed the abdomen board examination six weeks before graduation.

This is a great accomplishment!

Posted 07/30/23

Tiny Tots Transition to Home: A NICU Pilot Study

From left, Amanda Perry and Vanessa Lewinsky presenting their poster at FLASHA 2023 convention.

Speech-language pathology graduate students Amanda Perry and Vanessa Lewinsky presented their research at  the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA) annual convention in Orlando on July 14, 2023.

Their poster presentation titled “Tiny Tots Transition to Home : A NICU Pilot Study” shared data collected from a parent and caregiver support group that provides peer to peer networking and education to medically fragile families in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).

 Their research found that a parent and caregiver support group  supporting capacity building strategies, promoted peer to peer networking, increased parental confidence with the transition to home process as well as decreased stress, anxiety, and trauma. In collaboration with their research mentor, Raquel Garcia, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, CLC, CNT, BCS-S, assistant professor, Vanessa, and Amanda continue to collect data to determine tiny tots’ impact on infant development and parental health literacy.

This is an ongoing grant funded research study with many opportunities for interprofessional collaboration within the university and community. If you are interested in participating, please contact Raquel Garcia, rw602@nova.edu.

Posted 07/30/23

Honors Course Encourages Water Sustainability Advocacy

Water is one of the world’s most essential resources, and its shortage is on the rise—a global crisis that receives little attention. The Farquhar Honors College Water & Sustainability course is on a mission to change that. Last semester, students in this multidisciplinary course became advocates for safe and sustainable water for all.

Throughout the semester, students learned from guest faculty speakers and community leaders from various disciplines who offered unique perspectives on water-related issues identified by the UN Sustainable Development Goal #6, which aims to provide clean water and sanitation for all.

“Water is a vital and exhaustible resource; it is also an inexhaustible theme for discovery,” said Eben Gering, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences. “Taking an interdisciplinary approach to water studies lets us (the instructors) learn in parallel with our students while spotlighting urgent sustainability issues at both local and global scales.”

Gering is co-facilitator of the course alongside Martha “Marti” Snyder, Ph.D., professor in the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice and director of faculty professional development in the Learning and Educational Center.

Along with engaging in class discussions, students took an active role in water sustainability efforts by participating in a beach clean-up; visiting water sites across South Florida, including the Everglades, to learn about different ecosystems and the importance of citizen action; and interviewing innovative business leaders dedicated to conserving and using water sustainably.

“This course has allowed me to become more conscious of my actions and how they could potentially contribute to large-scale environmental concerns,” said Smrithi Mukund, a behavioral neuroscience major. “I have gained a lot of valuable information and insight concerning the lasting impact of sustainability efforts, and I will definitely take more initiative in my day-to-day life to participate in these efforts.”

Posted 07/30/23

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