Category: Health Care

University School Speech and Debate Team Wins Top Awards

Our Speech and Debate team started off its 2022-23 season as the University of Kentucky Season Opener where they competed against 150 schools and earned top recognition, including a first place win!

Join us in congratulating our Sharks for their success and hard work. It is going to a FINtastic season!

  • Charlotte Reitman: placed 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking, earning her first bid to the Tournament of Champions
  • Ilan Arias & Maria Riofrio: placed 2nd in Public Forum Debate, earning their first bid to the Tournament of Champions
  • Lilian Anderson & Eva Egozi: placed 11th in Varsity Policy Debate
  • Logan Bratter & Samantha Hernandez: placed in the top 50 of Public Forum Debate

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in Preschool – Grade 12 at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 09/25/22

RAM Mission Trip Provides More Than $160,000 in Dental Services

Under the leadership of Dr. Steven Kaltman, Dean of Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine and Dr. Mark Schweizer, Assistant Dean of Community Programs and Public Health, we pride ourselves on being a good neighbor while creating a nurturing environment where dental students can learn to be “compassionate and caring professionals and giving back to our community”.

To put into practice the NSU CDM commitment to inclusivity and service, we have partnered with several community organizations to provide opportunities for student- dentists to build a lifelong enthusiasm for community outreach.

The college recently collaborated with Remote Area Medical on September 17-18 in Sparta, Tennessee.

About 410 extractions and 200 filling procedures for more than $160,000 in donated dental services were provided.

Remote Area Medical is a major nonprofit provider of free pop-up clinics. Its mission is to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free, quality healthcare to those in need. It does this by delivering free dental, vision, and medical services to underserved and uninsured individuals. Remote Area Medical has provided care across the world at more than 1,500 events.

Posted 09/25/22

Graduate Peer Consultant Completes 500th Session

Imani Gibbs consults with Amber Gulau.

Imani Gibbs, graduate peer consultant at the NSU Writing and Communication Center, completed her 500th consultation on August 30, 2022. Gibbs is a graduate student in the Psy.D. program in the College of Psychology.

NSU’s Writing and Communication Center offers one-on-one consultations to all NSU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across all NSU campuses and disciplines. Students meet with consultants in person on the 4th floor of Alvin Sherman library and online via Zoom. NSU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students can make one-on-one consultations by visiting https://nova.mywconline.com/.

To learn more about the WCC, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/ or follow the WCC on Instagram and Twitter(@nsuwcc) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nsuwcc).

Posted 9/11/22

Chemistry Club Designated as Commendable by ACS

The Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) are proud to share the recognition received by the NSU Chemistry Club by the American Chemical Society (ACS).  NSU’s chapter was recognized as a Commendable Chapter, which is the 2nd highest achievement a club can obtain from ACS. Last year the club received an Honorable Mention, so this is exciting news! ACS, founded in 1876, has more than 150,000 members and more than 1,000 chapters worldwide. Only 7-8% of clubs are recognized as Commendable Chapters.

The news was shared with the college by Department of Chemistry and Physics faculty Beatrix Aukszi, Ph.D., and Jessica Brown, Ph.D. The club is housed in the department.

Posted 09/11/22

Alum Named President of Florida Optometric Association

Mark T. Marciano, O.D., was installed as the President of the Florida Optometric Association (FOA) at the annual convention, which was held on July 14-17, 2022 at the JW Marriott Turnberry Miami Resort & Spa.

The mission of the FOA is to advance and promote the quality, availability, and accessibility of primary eye and related health care of Florida’s citizens; to represent the profession of optometry; to enhance and promote the independent and ethical decision-making of its members; and to enable optometric physicians to practice at the highest standards of patient care.

Dr. Marciano is the owner of the Marciano Family Optometric, where he practices along his wife Dr. Brandee Owens Marciano. He has been a trustee for the Florida Optometric Association since 2016 and past president of the Palm Beach County Optometric Association (2004-2005). He is a trustee for the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County since 2015, and is also a member of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of the Palm Beaches.

He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Dr. Marciano received his Bachelor’s of Science at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario Canada. He graduated in 1998 from Nova Southeastern College of Optometry in Florida where he was on the Dean’s list for academic achievement and received the Chancellors’ Award. Following graduation, he performed his residency at the Braverman Eye Center in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Dr. Marciano performs comprehensive eye exams and specializes in the management of ocular disease, including, cataract, glaucoma and refractive surgeries. He has been practicing in West Palm Beach since 1999.

Dr. Marciano understands the importance of giving back. He graciously opened his doors as an externship location when the COVID pandemic hit and many of our externship sites were unable to accommodate students. He also committed to the Drs. Mark and Brandee Marciano Changing Lives Scholarship. This scholarship will change the lives of multiple future students.

Posted 09/11/22

SLP Student Wins First Place at 2022 FLASHA Knowledge Quest

Karen Cordoves, M.S.Ed., B.S.

Karen Cordoves, M.S.Ed., B.S., SLP student with the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, won first place at this year’s Knowledge Quest sponsored by the Stepping Stones Group at Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists, and Audiologists (FLASHA) annual convention, held in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Stepping Stones Group is on a mission to transform lives. The Stepping Stones Group grew from a simple belief: Every child is born with a special set of gifts.

Cordoves had to answer questions based on theory and clinical practice in speech-language pathology. She reported that she was proud to represent Nova Southeastern University and acknowledged her professors for mentoring her so well.

FINS UP, Karen!

Posted 08/28/22

Halmos Faculty Member Selected as Issue Editor for Journal

Jeremy Weissman, Ph.D.

Jeremy Weissman, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was invited to serve as the editor for the latest issue of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, considered the flagship scholarly journal of biomedical ethics. As the issue editor, he was invited to write the introductory essay, resulting in his new peer-reviewed publication, “Reasoning about Death in Biomedical Decision-Making.”

Weissman’s introduction ties the issue’s essays together around the theme of how different modes of reasoning, for example moral or empirical, often lead to vastly different conclusions on the nature of death and the appropriate orientation toward matters such as euthanasia or procuring organs from brain-dead patients. He situates these modern ethical controversies in discourse over the nature of death that trace back to the earliest strands of philosophy, focusing especially on relevant and contrasting thought from Plato and Epicurus.

Weissman’s research interests include ethics of technology, information / data ethics, applied ethics, bioethics, and social and political philosophy.

Read the full issue.

Posted 08/28/22

ESPN Interviews President as Part of Business of Month Honor

President George L. Hanbury II

The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and ESPN West Palm partner on a “Business of the Month” program that highlights Palm Beach County leaders each month.

For the month of August this year, Nova Southeastern University was selected as the Business of the Month. As part of the honor, ESPN West Palm interviewed NSU President and CEO Dr. George L. Hanbury II how the college excels on and off the athletic field.

Posted 08/14/22

Faculty Member Receives National Service Award

Pradeep R. Vanguri, Ph.D

Pradeep R. Vanguri, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, an associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, recently attended the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Annual Clinical Symposia in Philadelphia, Pa., where he received the Athletic Trainer Service Award to honor his contributions within the State of Florida.

As a member of the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida (ATAF) since 2005, Vanguri has served in multiple roles including education committee chair, secretary, and currently as the vice-president.

In his time with ATAF, Vanguri has coordinated and planned the educational content for the annual meeting, managed the board infrastructure and finances, and supported legislative efforts.

Posted 07/31/22

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