Author: Christie Williams

NSU University School Students Win at Broward County Regional Science and Engineering Fair

 

NSU University School is proud to congratulate our Middle and Upper School winners of this year’s Broward County Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Students did an outstanding job presenting their research and experiments in various categories including engineering, plant sciences, physics, mathematics, computer sciences, earth sciences, and microbiology. We are so proud of all our participants. Way to go, Sharks!

 

Middle School (Student video presentations: https://rb.gy/vkpryl)

Vincenza P. – won 1st place

Sofia T. – won 1st place and a special award

Ava C. – won 2nd place

Katherine H. – won 2nd place

David L. – won 2nd place

Noah R. – won 2nd place

Alessandra S. – won 2nd place

Tyler G. – won 3rd place and a special award

Ethan H. – won 3rd place

Dante M. – won 3rd place

Upper School

Olivia K. & Dhruv K. – won 1st place & a special award (Video presentation: https://rb.gy/0pbhkx)

Jacob N. – won 2nd place (Video presentation: https://rb.gy/8iw1mi)

 

 

 

COVID: The Asian American Experience Panel

NSU Multicultural Affairs Committee Hosts COVID: The Asian American Experience Panel Wednesday March 24, at 6:00PM via Zoom.

 

Free Event

Who: NSU Multicultural Affairs Committee

What:  COVID: The Asian American Experience Panel

When: Wednesday March 24, at 6:00PM

Why: an interdisciplinary panel exploring how healthcare professionals navigate racism, stereotypes and discrimination during the pandemic

Where: Via Zoom : https://nova.zoom.us/j/95465247579?pwd=T1FOQlJXMWJGTUxpNlNtL0hpaU92UT09

 

URL for more information: https://healthsciences.nova.edu/studentaffairs/multicultural-affairs-committee.html

 

Please contact Sarah Williams at sw1982@mynsu.nova.edu for any questions or concerns.

StoryFest presents Week of Wonder: April 18 – 24  

Enjoy a StoryFest presents Week of Wonder with Free Online Family Concerts!


This year, StoryFest presents Week of Wonder, seven days of online concerts featuring award-winning musicians and a Special Guest storytime. This spectacular, diverse line-up of artists includes a Grammy-winner, Latin-Grammy winners, and a four-time Grammy nominee!

Join us every day at 11a.m. from Sunday, April 18 to Saturday, April 24!  In addition, you can view on-demand; the concerts and storytime can be viewed by anyone at any time for one month after they premiere.

To support our community, local families can register for a chance to win a set of books (selected by our librarians) and a Publix gift card. Winners will be drawn daily during Week of Wonder and prizes can be mailed to the winners’ homes or picked up in person at the library. For more information on our performers and prize drawing, please visit our Week of Wonder website: lib.nova.edu/wow

 

Sunday, April 18, 11am: “Queen of Kindie Rock” Laurie Berkner’s Family Concert
StoryFest 2021 presents Week of Wonder kicks off with the “undisputed queen of kindie rock” Laurie Berkner, singer, songwriter, lyricist, and author with 3 popular children’s books and 12 bestselling, award-winning albums! Her exclusive concert for the NSU Alvin Sherman Library is a high-energy show that will have kids roaring like dinosaurs, shaking their tails and dancing to the monster boogie. Enjoy a special read-aloud of Laurie’s popular picture book, We Are the Dinosaurs, by the author herself! “Laurie Berkner does what Fred Rogers did: respect, validate and reassure young children.” – Los Angeles Times.

 

Monday, April 19, 11am: Latin Grammy-Winners 123 Andrés: Hello, Friends; Hola, Amigo Bilingual Concert

Andrés and Christina, better known as 123 Andrés, are known for bringing joyful sounds, passion for bilingualism and a high-energy love of music that gets kids singing and dancing in Spanish and English. Andrés and Christina share a sweet, never saccharine, bilingual story of friendship with a readaloud of their board book: Hello, Friend; Hola, Amigo. “A rockstar for little language learners.” –Billboard.

 

Tuesday, April 20, 11am: Aaron Nigel Smith Family Reggae Concert

Dance to the award-winning reggae rhythms of Portland-based musician Aaron Nigel Smith as he shares a high energy online concert inviting families to move, shake, and groove together. Aaron is an educator, songwriter and entertainer, working with kids all over the world, from Oregon and Washington to New York, Kenya, Jamaica and more with a simple mission to inspire and be inspired by children through music and movement. His upbeat reggae concerts for kids and families are energetic, fun, and joyful.

 

Wednesday, April 21, 11am: Special Storytime with Miss Penny

Join Miss Penny, star of KidVision Pre-K, and your librarians for a special Raise a Reader virtual storytime celebrating books and encouraging a lifelong love of reading!

 

Thursday, April 22, 11am: Alina Celeste + Mi Amigo Hamlet: Being Bilingual Rocks Family Concert

Family musicians Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet share original and folk tunes in Spanish and English with music spanning genres including Flamenco, Rumba, Bluegrass, Reggae, Cuban Son, Bossa Nova and other Caribbean and Latin American Beats!

 

Friday, April 23, 11am: Grammy-nominee Justin Roberts’ Kindie Rock Concert

Award-winning kindie rock star Justin Roberts returns to the NSU Alvin Sherman Library with inspiring, intelligent and imaginative music kids and their grown-ups will enjoy in a fun and funny concert! Four-time GRAMMY nominee and nine-time Parent’s Choice Gold Award winner Justin Roberts is truly one of the all-stars of the indie family music scene, and was hailed by the New York Times as “the Judy Blume of kiddie rock.

 

Saturday, April 24, 11am: Grammy-winning Secret Agent 23 Skidoo + Secret Agency’s Family Hip Hop Concert

Grammy winning, internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenomenon, fan favorite Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Secret Agency return! Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet.

 

 

An Invitation to the 2021 Issues in Autism Conference

Join us online for Genes, Brains, and More: A CARD Perspective on Autism Research and Community Engagement. This conference will feature autism researchers and experts in genetics, neuroscience, objective measurements of autism, virtual and augmented reality, clinic and classroom-based interventions, and more. The annual Issues in Autism Conference will take place on Saturday, April 3, 2021 with our keynote speaker, Michael Alessandri, Ph.D., executive director of the UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD), kicking off the day of learning at 9:00 a.m.
This conference is free, and all are welcome. Register at

https://issuesinautism.eventbrite.com to receive a link to join the conference.

 For more information contact 954-262-7111 or CARD@nova.edu.

Emerging Technologies Panel: Spatial Computing Round 2

Wed., March 17th, 2021/ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – US / EASTERN
Online Event, Broward County, FL
Moderated by:
John Wensveen, Chief Innovation Officer, NSU & Executive Director, Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
Panelists:
• Callie Leone, Founder | Eunoe
• Jennifer Shannon, Alliance Director – Enterprise | Galvanize
• Jeremy Dalton, Head of XR | PwC UK

• Rob Petrosino, VP of Emerging Tech & Innovation | PeakActivity

• Thomas Lewis, Spatial Computing Cloud Advocate | Microsoft
Register: Event page 

NSU Grant Lab Chats, April 9

April 9, 2021

***You will receive the Zoom link closer to each session.***

“Grant Lab Chats” is a new bite-size grantsmanship series which features a 15-minute presentation on a finding funding or proposal development tip or resource. Each brief, informal presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A with attendees. These events usually occur the 2nd Friday of each month from 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Questions? Contact GRANTLAB@NOVA.EDU  

 

NSU Psychology Experts Providing Free, Online Mental Health Workshops, June 4

WHO:
Experts from Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Psychology

WHAT:
Live, online discussions on various mental health issues, with a focus on COVID-19 impacts and more.

WHERE:
Wherever people have a computer and an Internet connection
URL: nova.edu/sharkchats

Upcoming Webinars

  • Forensic Psychology
    Friday, June 4, 2021 | 12:00 P.M. ET.
  • NSU LGBTQA Pride – Special Alumni Panel Discussion with Rachel Needle, Psy.D. and Friends
    Friday, June 25, 2021 | 12:00 P.M. ET.
  • Battle of the Sexes: How the Biology of Sex Differences Impacts Health, Athletic Performance, and Behavior
    Friday, July 16, 2021 | 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. ET. Register HERE. 
  • Zero Suicide: Translating Program into Practice – Preventing Suicide on the Navajo Reservation with Heather-Ayn Indelicato, Psy.D. (Clinical Psychology, Class of 2011)
    Friday, September 10, 2021 | 12:00 P.M. ET.

NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Receives Provisional Accreditation

NSU is proud to announce that The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has granted provisional accreditation to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSUMD). The LCME is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in the United States and Canada, and this accreditation provides assurance that programs awarding the M.D. degree meet the national standards for educational quality.

“We are excited about the news on our progress, and I want to acknowledge the hard work that Dean Vieweg, his faculty and staff have undertaken to achieve such a major step toward full accreditation in such a short period in the middle of a pandemic,” said NSU President Dr. George Hanbury. “Work will now begin to prepare for the final step in the accreditation process.”

All medical schools must complete three steps to become fully accredited by the LCME, and NSUMD has achieved the first two of these steps.

“Achieving provisional accreditation is a critically important milestone in our development and growth,” said Dr. Johannes Vieweg, founding dean of NSUMD. “Our early successes are a testament to the strength, talent, and dedication of our faculty, staff, students, clinical and community partners who, together, have been instrumental in laying the foundation of our new medical school.”

In 2015, the NSU Board of Trustees authorized the creation of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. The college received preliminary accreditation in October 2017 and admitted its inaugural class of 50 students in August 2018. The college will welcome its fourth class of 50 students in August 2021 and has received nearly 7,100 applications thus far for the college’s “Class of 2025”.

The college enjoys a strong clinical affiliation with the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) East Florida Division. Seven leading HCA hospitals in South Florida are currently serving as clerkship sites and provide hands-on clinical experiences for the college’s medical students. During clinical training, students have the opportunity to work side-by-side with physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients, applying knowledge learned from the first two years of study to real-life situations. Medical students are also exposed to advanced medical cases in cardiology, surgery, infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, renal disorders and a host of other clinically-relevant scenarios using computer controlled high-fidelity mannequins in medical simulation centers.

Work will now begin to prepare for the final step in the accreditation process. The LCME is expected to conduct another site visit during the 2022/23 academic year, and a decision on full accreditation is expected in 2023.

NSU University School Students Advance to 2021 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

 

NSU University School is proud to announce that all of the 12th grade students who were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program have advanced to Finalist standing. These are students who scored in the top percentile in the nation on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). All finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships that will be offered this spring, honoring students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Congratulations, students!

 

William B.

Duncan J.

Tobi M.

Ella M.

Benjamin M.

Peyton R.

Benjamin Y.

 

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