Category: Health Care

Goar Alvarez, Pharmd Receives 2020 Best of Davie Award

Goar Alvarez, Pharmd has been selected for the 2020 Best of Davie Award in the Pharmacies category by the Davie Award Program.

Each year, the Davie Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Davie area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2020 Davie Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Davie Award Program and data provided by third parties.

NSU University School Students Advance to Robotics World Championship for Seventh Year in a Row

NSU University School congratulates our Upper School Robotics students for qualifying for the VEX Robotics World Championship for the seventh year in a row. Four USchool Robotics teams successfully competed at the VEX Robotics Regional Championship against 60 of the top Robotics teams throughout the state of Florida. USchool Teams 4154X and 4154B won a state trophy and were also among only 16 teams to qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championship. We are proud of our Sharks for their hard work and dedication and are wishing them the best of luck at the World Championship.

 

 

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Students Dominate at SOSA Spring Convention

Nicholas Lampasona, Oleg Tsvyetayev, and Taylor Mazzei.

On February 29, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine students claimed first place in four out of five categories at the Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA) Spring Convention poster competition held at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa.

OMS-II Nicholas Lampasona received the Outstanding Research Award in Clinical Case Studies/Literature Review for his poster “Posterior Tilt Predicts Failure in Garden I and II Femoral Neck Fractures,” while OMS-II Taylor Mazzei earned the Outstanding Research Award in the Anatomy Case Study category for his poster “An Incidence of Duplicated Priceps Pollicis and Radialis Indicis Arteries.”

OMS-II Oleg Tsvyetayev received the Outstanding Research Award in Public Health for his poster “Dietary Views and Habits of Health Professional vs. Non-Health Professional Students,” while OMS-III Evelina Arzanova was honored with the Outstanding Research Award in Original Clinical Research for her poster “Normative Values for Inter-Hand Tissue Dielectric Constant Ratios with Possible Application in Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema.”

 

Evelina Arzanova

 

NSU University School Students Recognized by the Town of Davie

NSU University School congratulates our Lower School students who have been recognized by the Town of Davie. Fifth grade students Valeria Aran, Stella Carlough, and Madison Haimo were presented with Student of the Month Awards by the Town of Davie. They were selected as award recipients for orchestrating a class trip to Feeding South Florida where they helped provide meals to families in need of food assistance. We are so proud to see our students making a difference in our community and earning recognition for their service.

KPCOM Students Dominate at FOMA Awards


Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, students swept to victory at the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Convention Poster Competition held February 7 at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, Florida. First-year student Kaitlyn Alessi captured first place and $750 for her poster “Rab8a Role in αSynucleinopathy Disorders,” while second-year student Oshin Rai claimed second place and $250 for her project “Continuous 24-Hour Contact Lens Sensor as a Commercial Device for IOP-Related Changes: Patient Tolerability and Clinical Experience.”

Second-year student Landen “Shane” Burstiner captured third place and $150 for his poster “E. coli O157:H7 Sepsis Following FMT in an IgA Deficient IBD Patient.”

Additionally, third-year students Kevin Moriles, Amanda Ramnot, and Michael Lai won a $250 prize in the Future of Osteopathic Medicine Award category, which honors a research poster that best advances the principles and practices of osteopathic medicine. Their winning poster was titled “The Enhancement of Osteopathic Rib Principles and Manipulation Treatments Through 3D Printing.”

FOMA Student Awards

On February 8, second-year students Joshua Berko and Charles Bisbee, as well as first-year student Michelle Lanspa, received the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Student Awards, which are based on criteria such as possessing leadership skills, political activity, and displaying significant interest in the osteopathic profession.

AFOMA Scholarship

Kayla Brown received a $500 Advocates to the FOMA (AFOMA) Believes in You Scholarship Award during the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Convention awards banquet held February 8 at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, Florida. The award is based partly on a student’s interest in osteopathic medicine, activities in the profession, and leadership qualities.

 

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.

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.

NSU’s Reading Education program ranked #1 in the state by Florida Department of Education

NSU’s Reading program, a major in the M.S. in Education at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice, is ranked #1 out of 307 institutions offering teacher preparation programs in the state by the Florida Department of Education (DOE).  Further, the program was ranked the #1 English and Reading Program in the state. Based on the January 2020 Florida DOE report, factors considered in the ranking are teacher placement rate, retention rate, student performance on statewide assessments, statewide performance by groups, and teacher evaluations.  The Reading Program earned a score of 3.8 out of 4.0 placing it higher than all 307 Florida institutions.

For more information, on the programs at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, please visit: education.nova.edu

NSU Earns 2020-2021 Military Friendly School Designation

NSU is pleased to announce that it has earned the 2020-2021 Military Friendly® School designation.

“Over the years we’ve worked to make NSU a welcoming place for our Veterans, and this designation recognizes those efforts,” said Dr. George Hanbury, NSU President. “NSU is home to more than 1,000 student veterans, with many more being NSU faculty or staff members. We will continue to make these valued members of our community feel at home.”

Some of the ways NSU is meeting the needs of its veteran population include:

  • Veterans Resource Center. This center is a centralized location for services specifically designed for our veterans and military affiliated students. Its mission is multifaceted and includes the facilitation of academic success, transitional assistance, supporting university and community engagement, providing professional development opportunities, and ultimately graduation and career attainment.
  • Veterans Access Clinic. Thanks to a $5 million appropriation from the Florida Legislature and governor, NSU is bringing the full weight of its well-established clinical services to serve those who served our country. 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.
  • In 2019, NSU debuted its new U.S. Army ROTC program. Army ROTC is an elective curriculum that students take along with their required college classes. It provides the tools, training and experiences that will help students succeed in any competitive environment. Along with great leadership training, Army ROTC can help pay for college tuition. Because Army ROTC is an elective, students can participate their freshman and sophomore years without any obligation to join the Army.

 

Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,000 schools participated in the 2020-2021 survey with 695 earning the designation.

The 2020-­2021 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com.

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with the assessment of the institution’s ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans.

Halmos Faculty Featured in New York Times Lionfish Article

Matthew Johnston, Ph.D.

On February 4, the New York Times published the article, “Open Sores, Lower Numbers Likely Not Invasive Lionfish’s End”. The article discusses a new disease which has caused open sores that can eat into the muscles of the invasive lionfish. While the disease contributed to an abrupt drop in the northern Gulf of Mexico populations, researchers quickly state that this is not the end of these showy invaders.

Halmos College biology faculty member Matthew Johnston, Ph.D. contributed to this article. Johnston, who has written scientific papers about the lionfish commented, ““We’ve always been wondering if they’re ever going to reach their limit in certain locations,” he said. “To date it seemed the populations just kept getting larger and larger and larger.”

Genetic studies have shown the invaders are descended from lionfish that were first sighted off Florida in 1985; aquarium hobbyists may well have started the invasion by dumping fish into the ocean, according to NOAA.

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