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Halmos to Host Webinar ‘Russia’s War on Ukraine’ on March 18

The Council for Dialogue and Democracy (CDD) and the Sustainable Development Seminar Series (SDSS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) extend an invitation to join us for an important dialogue on the current crisis in Ukraine, titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine.”  This webinar will provide an opportunity to learn more about the causes and background of the crisis. It will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022, from noon-1:30 p.m.

The panelists include J.P.T.Savage, Ph.D., Researcher and Social Science Faculty at Catholic University of Leuven; David Kilroy, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History in the Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP); Katy Doll, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History in DHP; and Dustin Berna, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Political Science in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS).

The event is free and registration is required. Please see the flyer for the registration link.

For more information about the CDD, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., at mckayj@nova.edu and Charles Zelden, Ph.D., at zelden@nova.edu.  For more information about the SDSS, please contact Elena Bastidas, Ph.D., at bastidas@nova.edu

Posted 03/11/22

Education Professor Celebrates Notable Number of Article Downloads

Professor Hui Fang “Angie” Su, Ed.D.

Abraham Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Professor Hui Fang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., celebrated a recent achievement in January. In the first month of the year, she celebrated 318 downloads more than 335 papers in NSU Works. With those 318 downloads, her current readership stands at 14,915 since January 2022 (downloaded across 55 countries, including India, Brazil, Canada, the Philippines, Australia, and South Africa).

Su said that most of her articles are on mathematics, teaching, and learning. However, some papers also focus on online education and STEM education. Su is a faculty member in the Mathematics Education Program. The program trains students and builds effective teachers in middle, secondary, and post-secondary mathematics. Some of the very students enrolled in the program have also co-authored some of the articles downloaded.

Congratulations, Professor Su!

Posted 03/13/22

Shepard Broad College of Law Ranks High for Diversity

While all schools strive to make it a reality, diversity is undoubtedly seen here at Nova Southeastern University. The Shepard Broad College of Law has been ranked 22nd in a National Level as “Best Schools for Black or African Americans” and 6th in a National Level as “Best Schools for Hispanics” by preLaw Magazine Winter 2022 edition.

Posted 03/13/22

USchool Students Selected as 2022 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

NSU University School is proud to announce that all four seniors who were named Semifinalists in the prestigious and highly competitive National Merit Scholarship Program have advanced to Finalist standing!

Madison Draizin, Nicole Steinberg, Zachary Hardgrave, and Brian Zhi represent the top 1% of program entrants and will be considered for Merit Scholarship awards based on their academic abilities, skills, and accomplishments.

Congratulations to all!

Posted 03/13/22

Law Alumnus Discusses COVID’s Affect On Hybrid Work Models

Ira Coleman, J.D.

Ira Coleman, J.D. (’86), a Shepard Broad College of Law graduate, is the chairman of McDermott Will & Emery. Since Ira took on this role in 2017, the firm has embraced a new strategic direction focused on being indispensable to clients, enhancing performance and nurturing a happy, fun culture.

He focuses his practice on all aspects of representing major private and publicly held corporations. In particular, he advises clients in navigating M&A and controversy matters that have “bet the company” implications. His other areas of focus include health, private equity and compliance.

The pandemic forced lawyers to leave the office and work from home. Now, as many of those offices open back up, leaders of big law firms are grappling with what tasks need to be done in person and what can be done remotely.

Leaders from some of the country’s biggest law firms share their return-to-office plans and whether hybrid work is here to stay. To watch video, click here.

To learn more about our alumnus, Ira J. Coleman, click here.

Posted 03/13/22

Halmos Students Present at Annual Microbiology Meeting

On February 25-27, the Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology held its 2022 annual meeting, giving Halmos students the opportunity to present their research.  The labs of Halmos faculty members Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.; Robert Smith, Ph.D.; and Jose V. Lopez, Ph.D. attended, presented, and won awards.

From the Garcia Lab:

  • Undergraduate biology students Ashley Janke, Sri Rishitha Nannapaneni & Alyssa Gershon won 2nd place award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation for their work, “Isolation of bacteriophages in soil that infect Gordonia rubripertincta”.
  • Chloe Barreto-Massad, American Heritage Boca/Delray High School (a high school student mentored by Garcia) won 3rd place award for outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation for “An Investigation of the Effects of Aerobic and Anaerobic Environments on Antibiotics Produced by Soil Bacteria”

From the Smith Lab:

  • Camryn Pajon, an undergraduate biology major won 1st place award for outstanding undergraduate oral presentation for her research, “Carbon source driven metabolic buffering determines the co-existence of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa”.
  • Laura Garcia-Dieguez, Masters in Biological Sciences student gave an oral presentation,

“Changes in Frequency and Amplitude of Spatial Disturbances Modulate the Expression of Quorum Sensing-Mediated Virulence Effectors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa”

She also entered the Microbiology Art Contest with the theme “Florida Microbes” and won Honorable mention.

  • Masters in Biological Sciences students Gabriela Diaz-Tang & Estefania Marin Meneses gave an oral presentation on “The Influence of Growth Efficiency on the Inoculum Effect”

From the Lopez Lab:

  • Colleen McMaken, Masters in Biological Sciences gave an oral presentation regarding

“Microbial impacts on loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle hatching success”

The Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (FLASM) promotes microbiology education and research in Florida through meetings, discussions, and publications. Our members represent the many diverse areas of microbiology including virology, metagenomics, clinical, environmental, basic research, education, industrial, bioenergy, veterinary, and more.

Congratulations to all students presenting at this year’s meeting!

Posted 03/13/22

National Academies of Practice Inducts Elizabeth Swann

Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D.

The National Academies of Practice (NAP) is pleased to announce the election of Elizabeth Swann, Ph.D., ATC, FNAP, as a Distinguished Athletic Training Fellow.  Class of 2022 Fellows were welcomed into the National Academies of Practice during the awards and induction ceremony in San Diego, California on March 5, 2022.

Founded in 1981, NAP is an interprofessional, nonprofit organization, with membership representing a range of health care professions willing to serve as distinguished advisors to health care policy makers in Congress and elsewhere. The mission of the National Academies of Practice is to serve as distinguished professionals advancing interprofessional healthcare by fostering collaboration and advocating policies in the best interest of individuals and communities.

The academies within the National Academies of Practice include:  Allopathic and Osteopathic Medicine, Athletic Training, Audiology, Dentistry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology and Veterinary Medicine.

Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice is an honor extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to furthering interprofessional practice, scholarship and policy in support of interprofessional care. The central purpose of NAP is to advise public policy makers on health care issues using NAP’s unique perspective — that of expert practitioners and scholars joined in interprofessional dialogue and advocacy.

For more information on the National Academies of Practice, please visit napractice.org.

Posted 03/13/22

Halmos Faculty Co-authors Chapter in Encyclopedia of Peace History

Mary Hope Schwoebel, Ph.D.

Mary Hope Schwoebel, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), co-authored a chapter entitled, The Evolution of the Peace-development Nexus: Inequality and the Transformative Turn. The chapter was accepted for publication in the upcoming Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Peace History.  Schwoebel’s co-author is Erin McCandless, Ph.D. McCandless is faculty at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.

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

Posted 03/13/22

Join Conversation With Best-Selling Author Korelitz

Join us online or in person for a conversation with Jean Hanff Korelitz, the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Plot, You Should Have Known (adapted for HBO as “The Undoing” by David E. Kelley and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant). “Pen to Purpose; Cultivating Writing as a Brand of Professionalism” with Jean Hanff Korelitz will be Tuesday, March 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written–let alone published–anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears The Plot.

Register at lib.nova.edu/purpose

Sponsored by the Circle of Friends for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library.

Posted 03/13/22

Criminal Justice Students Get Hands-On Demonstration from Brevard Sheriff

A group of undergraduate students at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice got a hands-on opportunity to learn about criminal justice from a Florida Sheriff.

The students, along with criminal justice Professors Grace Telesco, Ph.D., and Jennifer Allen, Ph.D., were invited by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey to participate in an exciting and realistic virtual experience involving the MILO, or Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives.

MILO is a scenario-based firearms training system that is used by all branches of law enforcement, military, security, and public safety agencies across the country and the world. Along with the first-hand virtual experience and a lunch outing with Sheriff Ivey, the students also got a chance to meet Junny, the sheriff’s bloodhound.

Posted 03/19/22

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