Author: Christie Williams

NSU’s Palm Beach Regional Campus Hosts “A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist”

NSU’s College of Pharmacy at the Palm Beach Regional Campus hosted “A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist,” an event designed for high school students, from the School District of Palm Beach County, who have identified an interest in the pharmacy profession. The event provided participants with foundational knowledge and an understanding of the evolving profession of pharmacy. The day comprised of mini lectures in pharmacy practice career pathways, an interactive activity focused on compounding medications, and a tour of a local pharmacy practice site to observe what pharmacists do daily. Eighteen students and their teachers from five schools across the county attended the event.

“We are excited to partner with the School District of Palm Beach County and bring local high school students to our campus to increase their knowledge about the many career opportunities for pharmacists, as well as, the tremendous impact pharmacists can have on their patients’ lives.” said Rochelle Nappi, Ed.D., the assistant dean of the college in Palm Beach.

Black History Moment 2020: The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

Juneteenth celebration in 1900 at Eastwoods Park. Credit: Austin History Center.

On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. At the stroke of midnight, prayers were answered as all enslaved people in the Confederate States were declared legally free. Union soldiers, many of whom were black, marched onto plantations and across cities in the south reading small copies of the Emancipation Proclamation spreading the news of freedom.

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as “Juneteenth,” by the newly freed people in Texas.

The post-emancipation period known as Reconstruction (1865-1877) marked an era of great hope, uncertainty, and struggle for the nation as a whole. Formerly enslaved people immediately sought to reunify families, establish schools, run for political office, push radical legislation and even sue slaveholders for compensation. Given the 200+ years of enslavement, such changes were nothing short of amazing. Not even a generation out of slavery, African Americans were inspired and empowered to transform their lives and their country.

Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Although it has long celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans.

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Source: Smithsonian

 

NSU Florida Wins Big at ADDYgras!

NSU’s Division of Public Relations and Marketing Communications (PRMC) had cause to celebrate at this year’s American Advertising Awards gala for the Greater Fort Lauderdale & The Palm Beaches district. The university received six awards including four Silver ADDY’s, one Gold ADDY, and the Judge’s Choice Award!

JUDGE’S CHOICE

  • Film, Video & Sound: NSU Mission Possible Video

GOLD

  • Elements of Advertising/Visuals: Brand Essence Video

SILVER

  • Guerilla Marketing: NSU Razor Mascot Promo/Teaser Video
  • Social Media Campaign: Razor Reveal Media Campaign
  • Film, Video & Sound: NSU Mission Possible Video
  • Elements of Advertising/Visuals: Razor Mascot costume

This year’s theme was “ADDYgras” and attendees enjoyed an evening in a New Orleans-inspired setting. The event took place on February 20, 2020. NSU Florida’s success at the local level qualified the university for entry into the national level program.

These incredible projects were put together by the PRMC team in partnership with Starmark International.

NSU’s Halmos College Hosts 2nd Annual Ocean Glider Event

Halmos College is becoming a center of robotic oceanography! In cooperation with Teledyne Webb Research (TWR), the Halmos College Physical Oceanography Laboratory is pioneering the application of a new family of ocean gliders that, for the first time, can operate in strong currents like the Gulf Stream. These robotic instruments provide an unprecedented spatial resolution and report data through a satellite.

On February 10-14, eighteen participants from various institutions, companies, and government agencies from the USA, Canada, Estonia, Peru, Spain, and France gathered at NSU’s Oceanographic Campus to share experience and be trained in piloting these ocean gliders. This was the second annual glider training event conducted at NSU Halmos College’s Ocean Engineer Terry Thompson and Graduate Research Assistant and master’s student Mikayla Craven joined the ranks of trained glider pilots.

NSU’s Tampa Bay Regional Campus Host’s Inaugural Health Exposition

On February 15, the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted its inaugural health exposition at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus as a way to provide students an opportunity to network and explore different medical specialties.

The event began with a speaker series, where physicians from various specialties spoke about why they chose medicine and their various career paths. Keynote speaker Ronald Burns, D.O., FACOFP, president of the American Osteopathic Association, highlighted the program’s second half. Burns discussed the osteopathic profession, as well as what it really means to be an osteopathic physician. In addition, he answered questions regarding the recent merger and the USMLE pass/fail exam.

The exposition ended with a networking social hour, where students were able to chat with the speakers, as well as learn about shadowing and research opportunities. The event, which helped many of the students gain insight into a variety of specialties, also served as a reminder of why they chose to pursue medicine in the first place.

 

The Age of Innocence Lecture with Susan Wissler at the Alvin Sherman Library, March 13

2020 marks the centennial of Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. In anticipation of this anniversary, Susan Wissler, executive director of The Mount, revisited Wharton’s timeless novel. In her presentation, Wissler will share her insights on the novel’s significance and why it continues to captivate new generations of writers and readers. She will also discuss Wharton’s creative process crafting the novel. Presented in partnership with The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home in the Berkshires of Western Mass.

Date: Friday, March 13, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
RSVP: lib.nova.edu/wharton

For more information: libdev@nova.edu  or 954-262-4593

NSU Fort Myers Campus Backstage Tour

Your all access pass to why NSU

 Anyone can look up credit hours, tuition, and course information, but what you can’t get is the VIP experience of what it’s like to be a Shark on campus. Take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the programs offered at the Fort Myers Campus on Saturday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. and join us for an exclusive experience while gaining knowledge you can’t find online.

Attend to:

  • Take a tour led by current students of the simulation labs and four-story campus with Q&A opportunities.
  • Meet with expert faculty and staff.
  • Learn about organizations, clubs, and student activities on campus.
  • Receive information on admissions and financial aid.
  • Find out about student support services.

 Learn about our degree programs:

  • Business (M.B.A.)
  • Counseling (M.S.) – Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Counseling (M.S.) – School Counseling
  • Criminal Justice (M.S.)
  • Education (M.S. and Ed.D.)
  • National Security Affairs and International Relations (M.S.)
  • Nursing (entry-level) (Accelerated B.S.N.)
  • Nursing (entry-level) (B.S.N.)
  • Nursing – Traditional Concentration (M.S.N.)
  • Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
  • Physician Assistant (M.M.S.)
  • Public Administration (M.P.A.)
  • Speech-Language Pathology (M.S.)

 RSVP at nova.edu/fortmyersshowcase.

Peer-Reviewed Article Features Two Undergraduates as Primary Authors

Halmos Faculty member Robert Smith, Ph.D., Pallavi Velagapudi, and Rachel Ghoubrial

Recently, the journal Microbes and Injection published the article, “A potential tradeoff between feeding rate and aversive learning determines intoxication in a Caenorhabditis elegans host-pathogen system”.

In this manuscript, a research team composed of seven undergraduate students examined the interplay between attraction and avoidance in the worm C. elegans. Using infective bacteria engineered to make an attractive odor, the group examined how the level of attraction determines the ability of the bacteria to infect the worms. They observed that if the bacteria are too attractive, the worms quickly learn to avoid the bacteria, and infection is reduced. Conversely, if the bacteria are not attractive enough, the worms are not attracted to the bacteria, and infection is reduced.   However, if the attractiveness of the bacteria is between these two extremes, the bacteria are able to cause a high degree of infection in the worms, suggesting a ‘Goldilocks’ region of attractiveness. The work might shed light on the evolutionary constraints that bacteria and other infective agents face when trying to infect a potential host.

The research of Halmos faculty member Robert Smith, Ph.D. (senior and corresponding author) focuses on understanding and manipulating bacterial cooperation, antibiotic resistance and host-microbe interactions using multidisciplinary approaches. Halmos faculty member Christopher Blanar, Ph.D. is also an author on this paper.

Citation: Velagapudi Pallavi, Rachel Ghoubrial, Ratnavi Shah, Helana Ghali, Meghan Haas, Krunal S. Patel, Ashleigh Riddell, Christopher A. Blanar, and Robert P. Smith. (2020).”A potential tradeoff between feeding rate and aversive learning determines intoxication in a Caenorhabditis elegans host-pathogen system.” Microbes and Infection.

 

 

 

CAHSS Faculty present at Power Publishing Day

NSU Writing & Communication Center Faculty Coordinator, Janine Morris (CAHSS), and CAHSS Visiting Assistant Professor, Mario D’Agostino, presented at the 5th annual Power Publishing Day in the Alvin Sherman Library on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.

Power Publishing featured presentations by and meet and greets with editors and publishers from academic publishing houses such as Taylor & Franics, McGraw Hill, SAGE, and more. Online and in person, participants learned about creating academic videos, open access publishing, textbook publishing, writing and using case studies, where to publish, avoiding predatory publishing, publishing your research, writing a great research paper, and finding the right journal for your paper.

Morris and D’Agostino presented “Hard Work Preys Off: Recognizing & Avoiding Predatory Publishing,” which focused on how to spot the signs of predatory publishing and strategies for securing your scholarship. “Power Publishing Day is an important event for the Alvin Sherman Library and for the greater NSU community at large. I value being a part of this event as well as having the opportunity to educate faculty and students about predatory publishing,” said D’Agostino.

Power Publishing Day is part of the NSU Library “Gear Up” workshops series, which offers faculty and students professional development opportunities to engage with librarians and  gain knowledge in areas of research, publishing, grants, and copyright. Click on the link to view dates for the next “Gear Up Workshops.”

To learn more about the other Power Publishing Day sessions and presenters, visit: https://nsufl.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=51746513

To view past Power Publishing Day recordings, visit:

https://nsufl.libguides.com/c.php?g=348819&p=2353209

 

 

 

 

Halmos Faculty Focuses on Cyanobacteria Environmental Research

Over the past several years, Floridians have been hearing (and seeing) more and more about algal blooms. One project is taking a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem. The genetic arm of the project is led by Halmos faculty member Jose V. Lopez, Ph.D.

In 2016, Florida was impacted by a large harmful algae bloom (HAB) on its east coast. Although cyanobacteria are also known as blue-green algae colloquially, there are technically many different species of bacteria in the water. It is mostly cyanobacteria that can photosynthesize, this HAB caught national attention for its thickness and resemblance to guacamole. While most HABs are intermittent, the researchers are asking this question, “can we determine what are the switches that cause cyanobacteria to just burst forth and take over an area of waterway?”

This research project is focusing on Lake Okeechobee Watershed as it is the biggest lake in Florida and is surrounded by wetlands and sugar farms. The collaborators have experts specializing in very different areas, which speaks to the complexity of the HAB problem. Any number of factors, such as varying wind or physical systems, could also be impacting these blooms.

“It is very complex, because first of all, it’s a microbial community in water, so you’ve got hundreds of different species there,” says Dr. Lopez. “We also know that there are nutrients getting into the waterway that have increased these changes in overall water quality. We don’t really know which factors might be driving the bloom, so that’s why we’ve focused on a few to start with. We know that some are probably being introduced from agriculture or other types of suburban runoff.” The US Army Corp of Engineers is funding this research project.

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