Author: Christie Williams

For the second time in NSU history, there were two Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award winners.  Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Executive Vice President and Interim Provost Ron Chenail, Ph.D., presented Mariana Morris, Ph.D., and Tracey Sutton, Ph.D each with the 9th Annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award.

The purpose of the award is to recognize a faculty member who has demonstrated significant achievement in support of NSU’s mission to foster scholarship, intellectual inquiry, and academic excellence. Research and scholarship are two of NSU’s eight core values, and excellence in these areas enhances education, patient care, and public service, and develops superior scholarship.

The announcement was made at the External Funding Recognition Reception, hosted by Gary S. Margules, Sc.D., vice president of NSU’s Office of Research and Technology Transfer. At this event, faculty members from all disciplines across the university are recognized for their commitment to advancing their fields of study.

“Today, as shared, I am extremely proud to honor two faculty members whose extraordinary accomplishments distinguish them in a community of bright, thoughtful, and engaged people.” said Dr. Chenail.

Dr. Mariana Morris from the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine is known as an outstanding academic leader and well recognized in the field of Gulf War Illness. She has a strong record in biomedical research and minority training, as well as a strong record in administrative experience and program direction.   Dr. Morris’s critical focus for the last 10 years has been on cardiovascular toxicology, specifically the effects of cholinergic antagonists and nerve agent (sarin) including interest in exercise modulation.

Dr. Tracey Sutton from the Halmos College of Natural Sciences & Oceanography is not only considered one of the world’s foremost authorities in pelagic ecosystem dynamics, he is also an internationally recognized leader in the larger field of deep-sea research.  To date, Tracey has garnered over $24 million in extramural research funding in 6 years at NSU.   He currently serves as Director and Principal Investigator of, the DEEPEND Consortium, a 5.5-year, $10 million research program with 80 participants from 22 institutions.

Previous Provosts Research and Scholarship Award winners include*:

2018: Linda Sobell, Ph.D., NSU College of Psychology

2017: Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography

2016: Robert Speth, Ph.D., NSU College of Pharmacy

2015: Nancy Klimas, M.D., NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

2014: Sam Purkis, Ph.D., M.B.A, NSU Oceanographic Center

2013: Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

2012: Bernard Riegl, Ph.D., NSU Oceanographic Center

2012: Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., NSU’s Division of Applied Interdisciplinary Studies

2011: Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, NSU Center for Psychological Studies

*Denotes college names at the time the award was presented

For many years, NSU has been home to a myriad of health clinics serving the residents of South Florida, many of whom have been veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Now, NSU is establishing a Veteran’s Access Clinic, which will provide veterans with integrated, interdisciplinary care.

“NSU’s commitment to the community can be seen in our long-standing and robust clinical offerings to the South Florida community,” said Dr. George Hanbury, NSU’s President and CEO. “Designated as a Military Friendly school, we’ve worked hard to make NSU a university veterans want to attend – we’re home to more than 1,000 student veterans. It’s part of the NSU Edge that we provide to students. Through our clinics, we are proud to serve the veterans in our community who so courageously served our county.”

Thanks to a $5 million appropriation from the Florida Legislature and governor, NSU can bring the full weight of its well-established clinical services to serve those who served our country. Through this funding, the citizens of Florida are helping establish a program that is designed to help provide care for those who gave so much to protect us.

Veterans – those who are NSU students as well as veterans in the South Florida community –  and their immediate family (spouse, children) will be able to visit or call this new clinic where NSU staff will help coordinate all the appointments they may need. This includes, but is not limited to: NSU’s medical, dental, optometry or psychology clinic, and if NSU doesn’t have the expertise in-house, through a network of community providers, staff will help the patient identify a provider and facilitate the referral so the necessary services can be provided.

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• Actual arrival information via phone call, smart phone, LED Screens, LCD TV screens.
• Alerts via your computer or handheld device.
• Access to real-time maps of Nextbus system that show actual vehicle locations.

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