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Time to Talk: Stigmatizing Disorder Demands Attention

Resource: NSU Com Outlook Spring 2019, pg. 38 and 39

Bowel incontinence (BI), also called fecal incontinence and accidental bowel leakage, is a devastating illness. BI is defined as the accidental passing of solid or liquid stools from the anus. It is generally caused by degeneration, irritation, and weakness of the anal sphincter and pelvic floor muscles, which can result in occasional loss of bowel control. Some feel an urgent need, while others have no sensation at all and total loss of bowel control.

BI is more common than most people think. Among noninstitutionalized people living in the community, between 7 to 15 percent have had BI in the past year. Risk factors are numerous and include certain medications (e.g., metformin), obesity, trauma during childbirth, digestive tract disorders, constipation, smoking, chronic disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, and other known and unknown causes. BI is more common among women and more common as people age.

People with BI often suffer emotionally, physically, and socially. In addition to physical discomfort due to skin irritation, BI is associated with anxiety, loss of dignity, anger, shame, depression, loneliness, and a high financial burden.

Though BI often reduces quality of life, most people do not speak with their health care providers about their condition. An estimated 70 percent of people surveyed said they did not talk about their condition with their doctors, often because they were either too embarrassed to discuss it, or because they believed there was nothing their doctors could do to help them.

Read more here: Com Outlook Spring 2019 on pages 38 and 39

Math in Space at the Alvin Sherman Library

Every summer, the Alvin Sherman Library hosts a weekly Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for Tweens program for children between the ages of 8 and 12. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, several of the STEM programs this year was centered around space theme.

On Wednesday, July 3, attendees applied mathematical concepts in the simulation activity Mako’s Mission to Mars, developed by Halmos College Mathematics Chair Jason Gershman, Ph.D. and Director of Academic Support and Administration Melissa Dore, Ed.D.. During the activity, 40 children worked in small groups of 3-4 as space engineers to calculate the maximum weight of a rover that can land safely on the surface of Mars.

The space engineers test dropped differently weighted spacecraft (represented by plastic containers containing marbles) onto a Martian landscape. If the rover went too deep into the soil, it was a failure. If it landed on too much of an angle, it was also a failure. The groups needed to conduct the scientific experiment and be successful four out of five times.

The event was supported by Science Alive! volunteers led by Halmos College’s Department of Biological Sciences Chair Emily Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D. and coordinated by Youth Services Librarian Kristen Rodriguez.

For more information about the library’s STEM programming, please visit the campus guide at https://nsufl.libguides.com/STEM.

Halmos College Hosts 6th Annual OSTEM Summer Camp

This past June, the Halmos College welcomed 18 students from South Broward High School’s Ocean STEM summer camp to the Oceanographic Campus. These students worked with Halmos faculty and graduate students to understand the life cycle of hard corals, how to maintain corals in an aquaculture setting, mapping corals on the ocean floor, identifying soft corals in the lab, and working with a 3D scanner.

As well as their time at the Oceanographic Campus, these students visited the Marine Environmental Education Center to meet “Captain” and learn about sea turtles. At the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus, they met with faculty and staff to learn about environmental sampling and identifying what they found.

The week culminated with a day-long shark tagging trip sponsored in part by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida. Unfortunately, even after a hard day of laying out bait and pulling in the drum lines, we were unable to catch a shark.

The OSTEM camp is an innovative summer program designed to allow students to explore careers in the marine field and do research investigations centered on marine and aquatic environments.

Girl Scouts Spend a STEM day on the Beach

Early in July 2019, the Girl Scouts of South Florida, with their families and friends came to the Von D Mizell – Eula Johnson State Park to spend a hot Saturday learning about marine and coastal ecosystems.

As part of this event, Halmos College Director of Academic Support Melissa Dore, Ed.D. worked with these families on understanding the marine animals and their environs. This included the popular game “What is it?” as well as hands on activities using marine specimens.

Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors and strong female role models. Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship, and is designed to meet her where she is now and to grow along with her.

NSU American Student Dental Association Hosts Pre-Dental Weekend

Group photo the simulation lab as the weekend wrapped up with our participants.

The NSU chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) hosted its annual pre-dental weekend giving aspiring dental students a glimpse of life in dental school.

As part of the many programs ASDA hosts, the pre-dental weekend aims to educate students in undergrad from the admission process to the daily routine of attending classes and labs. The weekend begins with tips on performing one’s best in mock interviews done by our faculty and event participants. Meeting the admissions committee, dean and a tour of the college wraps up the didactic portion of the event.

For many students it’s the hands-on session that gives them a feel of what dentistry is all about. Participants get a chance to enter our simulation lab where they get to make impressions, restorations and wire bending as they are assisted by ASDA members and faculty. The sessions allow students to test their skills and see if dentistry, especially NSU Dental is a right fit for them. For Bruna Garbin Paes de Barros a biomedical sciences major at the University of Central Florida the experience was one that made her never want to leave.

“Going to the pre-dental weekend at NSU was a memorable experience! Not only we got to meet dental students and the faculty, but we also got hands on some dental related projects in the Sim Lab. It was an excellent opportunity to grow and learn about this incredible profession we want to pursue,” said
Garbin Paes de Barros.

The pre-dental weekend is one of the many ways NSU ASDA gives back to the community. The organization takes pride in partaking in philanthropy events, advocating for dental causes in Tallahassee and hosting lunch and learn events furthering their dental knowledge. To see what the organization has been up to the past semesters check out their bi-annual magazine, NOVAcaine News.

CAHSS Announces Name Change of Digressions from “Literary Magazine” to “Literary & Art Journal”

Digressions: The Literary Magazine has changed its name to Digressions: Literary & Art Journal. This change reflects the journal’s mission to promote inclusivity and reflect the array of submissions received across the greater NSU community. Digressions is housed in the Department of Writing and Communication (DWC) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS).

“I am impressed with the journal’s strong student and faculty leadership. I appreciate the way they have prioritized inclusivity,” said Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., professor and chair of DWC.

For the Spring 2019 issue (volume 16), the executive committee received a record number of artistic pieces—continuing a trend evident over the last several issues—prompting the title change.

“In reviewing some of the journal’s back issues, it became clear that this isn’t simply a magazine of words. In fact, we noticed more-and-more artistic pieces submitted each year. The journal’s executive team decided that it was time to replace the title with one that was more representative of these submissions,” said Mario D’Agostino, co-faculty advisor to the journal and visiting assistant professor in DWC.

The 16th volume featured student work from numerous colleges and degrees across NSU. Logan Stewart, an Art and Design major from the Department of Performing and Visual Arts, directed the journal’s leadership. Jenna Kopec, Communication major from DWC served as Associate Editor.

To celebrate the Spring 2019 issue, Digressions: Literary & Art Journal held its yearly launch on April 1 in PVA Gallery 217. The event featured students reading their pieces and explaining their artistic choices. “The launch is our culminating celebration of this incredible student work. The journal is created entirely by students, from the content to the publishing process and their hard work deserves acknowledgement and celebration,” said Molly Scanlon, Ph.D., co-faculty advisor to the journal and associate professor of writing in DWC.

Digressions: Art & Literary Journal is a student-run publication. The journal accepts original works of poetry, short fiction, creative essays, artwork, and photography and has been publishing student work for over two decades. To read Digressions back issues, visit https://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/

Halmos Faculty Brings Marine Biology to St. Louis, Missouri

On Friday, June 21, Halmos faculty member Matthew Johnston, Ph.D. brought marine biology to the center of the United States. Using SKYPE technology, Johnston spent an hour with high school summer campers talking about his research on the invasive lionfish and being a member of many research projects as a biologist and computer expert, such as shark tracking at the Guy Harvey Research Institute within Halmos College.

For more information: https://www.slsc.org/programs/summer-science-blast-camps/

NSU Art Museum Participating in Blue Star Museum and Partnership with Brightline

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale supports the Armed Forces by participating in the Blue Star Museum program. Now through Labor Day, all active duty personnel and their families can enjoy FREE admission with military ID.

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Forbes Recognizes NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

Source: Forbes.com

Forbes recognizes NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale as an artistic haven full of vibrant expressions and eye-opening work.

Shake up your beach-focused itinerary by visiting NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, which presents a permanent collection of more than 7,000 works. Delight in the vibrant expressions at this 61-year-old artistic haven that became part of Nova Southeastern University approximately a decade ago. Director and chief curator Bonnie Clearwater is especially commended for her skill identifying and nurturing emerging artists. It displays the world’s largest collection of 19th- and early-20th-century paintings and drawings by American realist William Glackens.

To read more, click here.

Sociodrama Club Presents at the 2019 Children’s Services Council of Broward County Kinship Family Conference

On June 7th, Grace Telesco, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and the Sociodrama Club: Stage for Change, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice provided the keynote presentation at the Children’s Services Council of Broward County Kinship Family Conference.

The sociodrama presentation of “Behind the Mask” focused on raising awareness of predator risk for children within the foster care community. The highly charged dramatic presentation by the Sociodrama Club and facilitated discussion by Telesco, was extremely well received by over 150 participants. Issues related to child suicide prevention, bullying, child predator awareness, and intervention strategies were addressed in an experiential style that held the audience captive.

Norlando Padilla (Club President), Michelle Rodriguez, David Troxell, and Joshua Enfinger were the sociodrama club members who participated. All are students within the criminal justice program.

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