Japanese researchers to give official name to element 113 The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced that scientists from RIKEN, a large research institute in Japan, will name element 113, currently under the placeholder name ununtrium, due to research studies published between 2004 and 2012. The studies prompted IUPAC to credit the Japanese […]
Year: 2016
On Shore Calendar for January 12, 2016
Jan. 13 IFC Rush Week SGA Senate Meeting 3-5 p.m. @ Rosenthal 200 Jan. 14 IFC Rush Week Sharks Helping Sharks Open Math Lab 1:30-4:30 p.m. @ SAB 104 Best Buddies Board Game night 4:30-6:30 p.m. @ Commons 123 Jan. 15 IFC Rush Week Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day of Service Jan. 19 I […]
Race to Presidency: Candidates viewpoints on gun regulation
On Jan. 5, President Barack Obama announced that he will implement a series of executive actions to regulate guns in the country. Some actions include expanding checks for buyers, requiring that individuals selling firearms are licensed gun dealers and mandating that all sellers keep formal sale records. Presidential candidates made the following statements about gun […]
Human Trafficking Awareness Week
As part of Human Trafficking Awareness Week, the Multicultural Association for Pre-Health Students (MAPS) will host events to raise awareness about human trafficking from Jan. 11-15. According to the Department of Justice, South Florida is the third-busiest area for human trafficking in the United States. The Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking’s website states that human […]
Fraternities ‘rush’ new members
NSU’s Interfraternity Council will host the semi-annual Rush Week for interested students to learn more about the social fraternities on campus from Jan. 11 to Jan. 15. IFC is composed of the campus’s three social fraternities: Phi Gamma Delta, or Fiji, Kappa Sigma and Beta Theta Pi. During rush week, each fraternity hosts events to […]
Learn to lead at NSU’s Leadership Conference
The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will host its annual Leadership Conference for students to participate in workshops designed to define and refine their leadership skills on Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the RecWell basketball courts in the Don Taft University Center. The workshops will cover diverse subjects, including […]
News Briefs for January 12, 2016
Construction closure The Dania Beach Boulevard Bridge, which goes over the Intracoastal Waterway, is under construction and is expected to be closed for 60 days. Once the bridge reopens in March, one lane will be closed in each direction until summer 2016. The area is accessible through SE 5th Avenue to Sheridan Street to N. […]
NSU ranks high in undergraduate student earnings
According to studies by the Economist and the Brookings Institute, NSU ranks among the top 25 percent for undergraduate student earnings ten years after enrollment. Both studies used data from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, which published demographic and earnings information about students based on information submitted on financial aid applications and on […]
NSU takes pledge for sustainability
In response to the United Nations Climate Negotiations in Paris, NSU signed the American Campus’s Act on Climate Pledge on Dec. 16 to transition to low-carbon energy and to enhance sustainable practices on campus. According to whitehouse.gov, the official pledge states that the institution signing the agreement wants a comprehensive and ambitious agreement to stem […]
Arcade Odyssey is winning the game
Many of us were blessed with high-tech goodies over the holidays ― devices with 3-D interfaces, devices that obey verbal orders and follow the directions in which we flail our arms or even devices that we place over our eyes to transport us to a virtual world. Yet, even though we live in a world […]