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Halmos Faculty Published Paper on Social Environment Adaptation

omar sharkbyteHalmos College Associate Professor Omar T. Eldakar, Ph.D., and collaborators from SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York, published a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

The article, entitled “Plasticity of Mating Duration in Response to Slight Biased Operational Sex Ratios in the Water Strider (Aquarius remigis): The Effect of Cohabitation Under Standard Laboratory Conditions”, showed that a social insect (water strider) can change its mating behavior based on its social environment. It is interesting that an insect can readily survey the social environment and adjust its behaviors adaptively.

 

Osteopathic Alumna Nabs Excellence in Advocacy Award

Katarina Lindley, D.O., FACOFP, a 2004 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine alumna, received the 2019 American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Excellence in Advocacy Award. The accolade recognizes physicians who have significantly contributed their time and talents to national health care policy issues at the local, state, and/or federal levels on behalf of their profession and patients. She received her award during the ACOFP 56th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars held March 21–24 in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Earns Best Case Report Honor

Shaikh poses with Natan Zundel, M.D., FACS, president of the ACS’s South Florida Chapter.

Saamia Shaikh, a class of 2020 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine student, won first place in the Best Case Report (podium presentation) category at the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) annual meeting held March 16 in Fort Lauderdale. Shaikh’s report was titled “Surgical Management of Incidental Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Ex Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumor with Appendectomy, Secondary Right Hemicolectomy, and Abdominal Wall Resection.”

 

Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Emeritus Wins AACOM Accolade

Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.S., FACOFP dist., FCPP, dean emeritus of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the Dale A. Dodson Award from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in April at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. The award is given to a current or past chief executive or chief academic officer of an osteopathic medical college who has made a significant contribution to the advancement or support of osteopathic medical education.

Halmos Faculty Travels to UK for Astronomy Research

Stefen UK

Over spring break, Halmos faculty member Stefan Kautsch, Ph.D. traveled to University of Warwick, United Kingdom to support the research projects of Kautsch and his student Kyle Hansotia, an undergraduate biology major working on a physics minor.

There Kautsch conducted research and held collaborative meetings at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group. These meeting were with Prof. Dimitri Veras, one of world’s most experienced theoretical exoplanet researchers. They met in order to develop a strategy estimate the numbers of Earth-like and other planets in our galaxy and beyond.

The result of this collaboration may serve as input for the Drake equation to derive the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. This is of particular interest to “Are We Alone?” initiatives such as Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, which aims to send a satellite to the Sun’s nearest stellar neighbor Alpha Centauri and has already accrued over $100,000,000 in funding.

The photo shows Kautsch in front of the Foucault Pendulum the entrance hall of the Physics Department at the University of Warwick. The pendulum was a revolutionary experiment which demonstrated that the Earth is a rotating body. The floor display around the pendulum shows famous equations in astronomy and physics.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution Alumnus Named Director of Programs at Colorado State University

Scott M. Woods, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is the Director of Programs at Colorado State University Online. Woods directs online programs in Business, Engineering, and Natural Sciences. He also teaches courses in the graduate certificate program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation, including Multi-Party Conflict Resolution, and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace. In addition to his doctoral degree, he earned his M.B.A. and his B.S. in Business from the University of the Redlands.

Woods said of his Conflict Analyses and Resolution degree from NSU, “Earning my Ph.D. from NSU has served me well in meeting the life goals I established in a time of transition and transformation in 2000.  I have utilized my mediation skills in the courts and in a land dispute in Honduras, as well as every day in the workplace. I continue to grow academically as a lifelong learner utilizing the fantastic research skills gained in the program.”

Fischler College of Education Graduate Named Oconee Fall Line Technical College’s Vice President of Student Affairs

Saketha Adams, Ed.D.,  graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education, School of Criminal Justice (FCE) was named Oconee Fall Line Technical College’s (OFTC) Vice President of Student Affairs. Adams has served as the Dean in Student Affairs since 2016. Prior to that position, she led the adult education division for many years. During her tenure in adult education, she was selected as a state finalist for the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.

Adams earned her doctorate degree in educational leadership from FCE in 2013. Additionally, she is pursuing another Ed.D. program focusing on student retention under the direction of  Lisa Carbone, Ed.D,  at the Fischler College of Education.  Adams has a master’s degree in school guidance and counseling from Fort Valley State University and a bachelor’s degree in management from Savannah State University.

Huizenga Professor Enlightens Belizean University Students

Students at the University of Belize in Punta Gorda Town, Belize received lessons on finance and customer service from Albert Williams, Ph.D. during his spring break visit. Williams, who serves as associate professor and acting chair of the Finance and Economics Department at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, regularly returns to his country of origin to give back to residents.

In a presentation on financial management, Williams discussed cash flow and project valuation, encouraging students to consider project viability when making any financial decisions. To illustrate his point, he shared that he once gave a small loan to a farmer for the purchase of a dairy cow. The cow, he explained, could provide the farmer with milk, and the farmer could sell some of that milk to repay the loan. After emphasizing the positive relationship between risk and expected return he challenged students to answer, “How can you invest $1,000 in this small town?”

With tourism being the biggest contributor to the GDP in Belize, Williams’ second presentation was geared toward students studying hospitality, with a focus on customer service. In this presentation, students were encouraged to be friendly, attentive, honest, and caring. Williams strongly emphasized that all guests, regardless of racial background or other differences, be treated with the same level of service and care. The local guests should not receive a lower standard of service than the foreign guests, regardless of the level of tips provided. He also made sure that students were aware of the respect they deserve when they are doing their jobs.

In addition, Williams, who is known for his guitar solos at NSU, played guitar and sponsored snacks for both groups of students. The food and music helped break the ice and resulted in active participation during both presentations. Not only did the students benefit from this experience, but they were proud to have one of their own coming from the U.S. to enlighten them. Campus Director, Roy Polonio, and Glen Enriquez, lecturer for both classes, were thankful for the professor’s valuable contributions to their students and the community.

Williams eagerly embraces opportunities that allow him to give back to the community. Last summer, he assisted with the filling of a street in the community. On this recent trip, he organized for more materials be put in one part of the same street, in anticipation of the rainy season. We applaud Williams for embracing “community,” one of the core values of NSU.

Sea Turtle Program Receives Adopt-A-Nest Donation

The 2019 sea turtle season has started! It began with Gumbo Limbo Sea Turtle Day. There the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program, managed by Halmos College, received a $7,700 check from the Adopt-a-Nest program. This long-standing partnership between the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation and the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program supports sea turtle conservation in Broward County.  The conservation program employs 23 field workers who are primarily NSU Halmos College graduate students or recent graduates. They patrol over 38 km of Broward County beaches each morning at dawn, from March 1 through September 30. Endangered sea turtle nests are identified, marked, located by GPS and sometimes relocated from intensely lighted beaches to avoid hatchling disorientation. Fifty percent of all funds raised from the Adopt-a-Nest program comes directly to the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program.

People interested in this program can adopt their own nest, or give it as a gift.

Florida accounts for 70% of the nation’s sea turtle nesting and Southeast Florida, from the Space Coast to the Gold Coast, is the second most important nesting area in the world for loggerhead sea turtles. Broward County serves as a consistent nesting area of three specific species of sea turtles: the loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle, the green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle, and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtle. By monitoring nests and creating public awareness, the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program (BCSTCP) helps protect these fragile creatures.

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