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The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts Hosts NSU Law Alumnus Joshua Lida as a part of the Art + Design “Know Your Worth” Lecture Series

Joshua Lida

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, NSU’s Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts within the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences presented a guest lecture with NSU Shepard Broad College of Law alumnus Joshua Lida as part of its Winter 2021 “Know Your Worth” Art + Design Lecture Series.

The workshop, which took place on Zoom, helped emerging artists and designers navigate the business side of creative entrepreneurship with a focus on the legal system and copyright issues in the art world.

Lida was born and raised in South Florida and studied intellectual property and business law as a law student in NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law. Upon graduating from NSU, Lida co-founded the law practice Twig, Trade, and Tribunal – also known as “T3” – which focuses on Art Law, including art transactions, art leasing, due diligence, advisory to gallerists, contract negotiation, litigation, intellectual property, art loans and art wealth management.

For more information about the “Know Your Worth” Art + Design Lecture Series, including upcoming events, visit https://www.facebook.com/nsuartdesign

 

 

 

HCAS Faculty Member Elected President of FLASM

Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.

In January 2021, HCAS faculty member Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D. was elected president of the Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (FLASM). Garcia has been a member of FLASM since 2001, she became an officer in 2015. FLASM promotes microbiology education and research in Florida through meetings, discussions, and publications. Their members represent the many diverse areas of microbiology including virology, metagenomics, clinical, environmental, basic research, education, industrial, bioenergy, veterinary, and more.

HCAS Faculty and Student Discuss Mask Safety and the Effectiveness of Hand Sanitizer on Telemundo”

Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.

Last year, HCAS faculty member Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D. was interviewed by Telemundo for a series of segments called “Amenaza Escondida”. These segments about hidden threats will appear on the news show “Al Rojo Vivo” which airs on the Spanish language network, Telemundo, across the US and Latin America.

Undergraduate student, Roberta Brugger (Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience double major) helped conduct the research for the segments. The three segments were looking at bacteria on shopping carts and the effectiveness of hand sanitizer, bacteria on gas station pumps, and bacteria on masks and the importance of washing/storing them properly.

The last segment, bacteria and masks, has had over 150,000 views on YouTube.

 NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts presents Musical Theatre Project featuring Broadway hits, Feb. 26

The Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts within the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences presents the Musical Theatre Project celebrating Broadway with B.A. in Music students performing songs from “Hello, Dolly!, “Funny Girl,” “Cinderella” and more. Enjoy the show from the comfort of your home; we’ll do the singing and dancing for you!

The event is free and open to the public. Virtual performances will take place during three dates in February:

Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. – click here to access
Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. – click here to access

Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. – click here to access

For more information about the event, visit nova.edu/arts

 HCAS Invites you to the First El Cafecito of the Term Virtually, March 2

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) is delighted to host the first El Cafecito of the semester on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. This coffee and conversation Hour provides a relaxed environment for Spanish students and speakers to practice their language skills. Speakers of all levels are welcome to El Cafecito!

El Cafecito will be offered virtually on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 12:30pm-1:30pm via Zoom. Registration is required. Please scan the flyer code for the link. For further information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics at yf60@nova.edu

HCAS Invites you to the First Au Café of the Term Virtually, March 1

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) is delighted to host the first Au Café of the semester on March 1, 2021. This coffee and conversation Hour provides a relaxed environment for French students and speakers to practice their language skills. Speakers of all levels are welcome to Au Cafe!

Au Café will be offered virtually on March 1, 2021 from 12:00pm-1:00pm via Zoom. Registration is required. Please scan the flyer code for the link. For further information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics at yf60@nova.edu

HCAS Faculty and Alumna Present at the Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference

Judith McKay, J.D.

Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) gave a presentation with alumna Michelle Finneran, Ph.D., at the 2020 Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference held in the fall. The conference was held virtually, and the theme was “Conflict & Justice in an Era of Polarization.” Their presentation was entitled, “Intimate Partner Violence and the Impact on Conflict Resolution Practice.”

Finneran received her doctoral degree from DCRS and is a therapist in private practice in Coral Springs.

McKay is the Director of the Ph.D. program and faculty advisor to the Social Justice Roundtable and works with students in the community through Community Resolution Services, a practicum and volunteer site for DCRS. CRS hosts Story Café, We Love our Families series, The Women’s Roundtable, and is involved in offering workshops, training for the Crisis Intervention Teams, and other events for community groups and organizations. Her scholarly interests include conflict coaching, mediation, strategic community planning, and prevention and intervention in family, neighborhood, and organizational violence.  For more information about CRS events and how we can partner with your group, free to contact McKay at mckayj@nova.edu.

 

HCAS Researcher Works with Ancient DNA tp Reveals Secrets of Game of Thrones Wolves

Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s wolves, according to new research published in Nature (January, 2021). Dire wolves, made famous in the TV show Game of Thrones, were common across North America until around 13,000 years ago, after which they went extinct.

The study shows that dire wolves were so different from other canine species like coyotes and grey wolves that they were not able to breed with each other. Previous analyses, based on morphology alone, had led scientists to believe that dire wolves were closely related to grey wolves.

Halmos College biology faculty member Andrew Ozga, Ph.D. was one of the 49 researchers across nine countries who analyzed the genomes of dire wolves alongside those of many different wolf-like canid species. Their analyses suggest that unlike many canid species who apparently migrated repeatedly between North America and Eurasia over time, dire wolves evolved solely in North America for millions of years.

Although dire wolves overlapped with coyotes and grey wolves in North America for at least 10,000 years before their extinction, they found no evidence that they interbred with these species. The researchers suggest that their deep evolutionary differences meant that they were likely ill equipped to adapt to changing conditions at the end of the ice age.

The dire wolf is one of the most famous prehistoric carnivores from Pleistocene America which became extinct around 13,000 years ago. Known scientifically as Canis dirus, meaning ’fearsome dog’, they preyed on large mammals like bison. The team suggests the dire wolves’ stark evolutionary divergence from grey wolves places them in an entirely different genus – Aenocyon dirus (‘terrible wolf’)- as first proposed by paleontologist John Campbell Merriam over 100 years ago.

HCAS Chemistry Research Grant Gains Supercomputer Time

This year, Halmos College chemistry professors Brian Van Hoozen, Ph.D. and Maria Ballester, Ph.D. received a grant from the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), a division of the National Science Foundation. XSEDE is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services — things like supercomputers, collections of data and new tools — to improve our planet.

This grant allows three undergraduate biology majors (Rade Jibawi Rivera, Senior; Anthony Bianco, Junior; and Ramson Munoz, Junior) to do computational chemistry research which focuses on trying to model a pathway by which the body may naturally avoid skin cancer by simulating molecular vibrational coupling between model systems for DNA base pairs and nearby water molecules. The project is also supported by a President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant.

NSU Launches Bee Conservation Campaign: “Save the Bees at NSU”

The Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the NSU Office for Alumni Relations and Annual Giving is partnering to support NSU’s sanctuary for bee habitat, which houses dozens of beehives to promote educational activities for students of all ages on campus.

Bees have a very important role in the conservation of our planet, not to mention other medicinal and economic purposes, such as pollination of crops, fruit plants, and flowers, for example. Unfortunately, these honeybee beehives and colonies are severely threatened locally, nationally, and globally. They are dying at alarming rates, at times reaching nearly 50%, from several causes including pesticides, invasive species, loss of habitat and food, and others.

The loss of honeybees can have disastrous outcomes for our food web and environmental health. This is the reason why NSU aims to teach students about environmental stewardship and raise awareness of the importance of honeybees.

Dr. Vic Shanbhag, a professor in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, volunteers his time to maintain and develop a beekeeping initiative at NSU, purchasing equipment and supplies needed to keep the students and the bees safe. He is a certified apiarist and maintains a fair amount of beehive boxes (5-10) on campus.

Shanbhag does this out of his own pocket, which is expensive and limits the educational and conservationist impact of the project.

The Halmos College of Arts & Sciences and University Advancement are collecting donations for the “Save the Bees at NSU” crowdfunding campaign. With these donations, we will be able to cover the costs of the needed supplies and expand on the education experiences for our students.

Some of the needed supplies include two (2) storage bins ($200 each), two (2) beekeeper suits ($100), five (5) additional beehive boxes ($200 each), and other supplies.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, the campaign offers wonderful incentives for all donors who donate to it by February 10 at 5:00 p.m. ET. For every $5.00 gift, NSU will email a valentine’s card to your valentine; for every $10.00 gift, we will mail them a scratch-off valentine’s card; and for every $25.00 gift, we will ship them a special bee charm pendant.

To support this initiative, please share our campaign and donate at: https://www.givecampus.com/ghlii4

Let us help the next generation to preserve our bees and our environment. Any just maybe, make some Shark honey as well.

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