Author: Christie Williams

ACON Takes a Win at the Ethics Bowl

Congratulations to the APRN students on the Palm Beach campus for winning the 2020 Ethics Bowl competition. The students were coached by Marcia Derby-Davis, Ph.D., R.N. and Stefanie LaManna, Ph.D., M.P.H., A.P.R.N., FNP-C, AGACNP-BC. This was the first time that the APRN’s participated in the Ethics Bowl event. The APRN students competed against the Entry B.S. in Nursing students in round two. It was a challenging debate between the nursing teams as the Entry B.S. in Nursing student team was well poised and very articulate. Round three debate was between APRN and Physical Therapy. After much deliberation by the judges, the trophy was awarded to the Palm Beach APRN nursing team.

Fins up for the Palm Beach APRN team.

NSU Infectious Diseases Expert Featured in Multiple Stories on Coronavirus

Bindu Mayi, M.Sc., Ph.D.

The Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, has been the topic of media stories. As this virus spreads across the globe, and more cases are discovered in the United States, and Florida in particular, reporters are talking with experts on what it all means and what we can do to help curtail the spread and help keep ourselves safe.

NSU’s Bindu Mayi, M.Sc., Ph.D., is a Professor of Microbiology in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and has been a spokesperson on various infections, having appeared on multiple panels attended by healthcare professionals and public officials, including representatives from the CDC..

Dr. Mayi teaches infectious diseases to students in the medical, public health, and other allied health fields. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she is committed to promoting infection prevention as well as antimicrobial stewardship.

You can see the stories featuring Dr. Mayi below:

 

Make Your Voice Heard

Voters registered in Broward County are encouraged to take advantage of the ease and convenience of early voting at Nova Southeastern University and to cast their ballot for the Presidential Preference Primary Election. Students, faculty, staff and the general public can vote at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship in rooms 1048 and 1049.

Polls will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through March 15. Parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to the College of Business building.

Don’t miss out and vote today!

CAHSS Alum Publishes Article “The Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Human Tragedies as an Extension of Colonialism”

Michael Achankeng Fonkem, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS), has written an article entitled, “The Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Human Tragedies as an Extension of Colonialism.” The article appears in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs. Volume 109, Issue 1 (2020).

Fonkem is an associate professor in the Department of Human Services Leadership in the College of Education & Human Services at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He was a Fulbright scholar in 1995-1996 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Previously he was in the diplomatic service in the Foreign Ministry of Cameroon. His teaching and research interests include refugees, migration, and human services; social issues and solutions; and conflict analysis and resolution. Fonkem is an Executive Council Member of The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies.

To access the article, please see https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BHPR6IXWU5XCKEUDBJEB/full?target=10.1080/00358533.2020.1717089

WAIVED Application Fee at NSU’s Mailman Segal Center Open House!-Postpone

Please join us on March 28, 10:00 a.m. – Noon to learn more about NSU’s Mailman Segal Center. The only university-based, nationally recognized, NAEYC accredited early childhood program in Broward County.

  • Discover our innovative early learning programs for children 6 weeks – 5 years and their families
  • Tour our building and play in our interactive, award winning-environment
  • Learn about our unique and innovative early childhood curriculum based in constructivist theory
  • Meet our experienced teachers

$50 application fee will be waived during this event!

If you are interested in a private tour or need more information, please contact Adele Weissblatt, the Associate Director of Admissions at (954) 262-6914 or aweissblatt@nova.edu.
Our website msc.nova.edu

Alvin Sherman Library to host Women’s History Month Film and Discussion, March 12

Join us for a lively, thoughtful movie and post-screening discussion led by Professor Aileen Farrar of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The featured film highlights a couple’s 30+ year marriage as they traverse a life of compromises, secrets, betrayals and mutual love. Based on a novel by Meg Wolitzer. Register online at lib.nova.edu/events. Call 262-62-5477 for more info.

NSU to Host Health Educational Panel about the Coronavirus, March 18

WHAT:

United Way of Broward County to Partner with Nova Southeastern University, Memorial Healthcare Systems, Broward County Medical Association and Broward Health to Present a Health Education Panel About the Coronavirus

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (nCoV-2019) that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and which continues to expand, including in the U.S. and now Florida.
  • A panel of local experts form Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Memorial Regional Hospital, and the Broward County Medical Association, will talk about symptoms, the spread of the virus, testing, cases in the U.S. and what our community can do to help prevent the transmission of this virus.
  • All healthcare professionals and students are encouraged to attend.
  • CEUs are available – Certificates will be distributed to attendees for submission to their respective accrediting bodies.

 

WHO:

  • Bindu Mayi, MSc., PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University
  • Corey Fredericks, PharmD, BCPS, Infections Disease Clinical Coordinator, Memorial Regional Hospital
  • Nancimae Miller, PhD, D(ABMM),Technical Director, Microbiology & molecular Infectious Disease, Memorial Regional Hospital
  • Gina Foster-Moumoutijis, M.D., MS Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University
  • Shanaz Fattheh, M.D., 2020 President, Broward County Medical Association, Asthma Allergy Care Center of Florida

 

WHEN:  Wednesday, March 18, 2020  TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Hull Auditorium
DETAILS: Please visit https://www.unitedwaybroward.org/events/novel-coronavirus-update to register to attend the event.

For more information, please contact Elkin Alfred at 954.453.3747 or                    ealfred@UnitedWayBroward.org.

 

 

 

NSU Sharks Are Global Health Care Leaders and Poised to be the Largest Educator of Doctors in the United States by 2023

At NSU, our focus is on collaboration across the health care specialties to deliver the very best in patient care and cutting-edge research. As one of only three universities in the United States with both M.D. and D.O. medical colleges, as well as dental, optometry, and pharmacy colleges, NSU is poised to be the largest educator of doctors in the United States by 2023. NSU students are making an impact in communities around the world.

Learn more here.

Halmos College to Host Diver-operated Underwater Satellites Seminar

On Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m., Joost den Haan, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of PlanBlue will be presenting a seminar entitled, “Efficient seafloor monitoring using diver-operated underwater satellites”. Dr. den Haan has been an active diver and scientist for many years. He has monitored the seafloor all around the world, during his M.Sc, Ph.D, and postdoctoral research. He experienced first-hand how time-consuming and tedious seafloor monitoring is both under water as well as back in the lab. With this in mind, a few years ago, he founded the seafloor monitoring company ‘planblue’ (www.planblue.com), which develops underwater satellites. This technology combines hyperspectral and RGB imaging with artificial intelligence and underwater navigation, and make seafloor monitoring much more efficient, as the seafloor data is standardized, objective and analyzed much faster. As a result, seafloor monitoring becomes cost-efficient at high quality. The aim of planblue is to build a universal seafloor database, which informs scientists, coastal managers, politicians, also the general public and industry on the importance of our seafloor and provide them with a tool to visualize and simplify complex data. This technology will help speed up climate legislation, but also help tackle other global critical problems, such as plastic waste pollution on our seafloor.

For more information, please visit www.planblue.com, or check out Dr. den Haan’s personal TEDx story on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocsjpCP0AZA.

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