NSU participates in “Florida Waterways Dance Project”
Students in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will collaborate with students from eight other Florida art institutions to hold the first “Florida Waterways Dance Project.” The event is on March 5 at 4 p.m. in front of the lake between the Don Taft University Center and the Parker Building. Thirty NSU students will dance in the event. The students will dance at the same time in all the schools and will be streamed live at www.floridawaterwaysdanceproject.com. NSU students will assist in the filming and broadcasting of the event.
Faculty lecture series continues
On March 15, associate professor Edward O.Keith, Ph.D, will present “Each Human Being is a Bio-chemically Unique Individual” as a part of the faculty lecture series. The lecture will examine the legal, ethical and moral implications in the medical treatment of patients. The lecture will be in the Parker Building, Room 240 from 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Scholarship deadlines coming up
Deadlines for scholarships in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences are approaching. For the complete list of the scholarships and information about each one, including deadlines, log on to www.fcas.nova.edu/services/tuition/scholarships.cfm.
Director of SLCE transfers to HPD
Director of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) Terry Morrow, is the new assistant dean of Allied Health and Nursing in the Health Professions Division. Morrow worked in the Division of Student Affairs for nine years.
Turnpike converts to Sunpass lanes only
Starting Feb. 19, several toll booths on Florida’s Turnpike will be closed for a transition to coinless lanes. Drivers have the option of using a Sunpass or being billed based on the Toll-by-Plate system, where cameras will take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate as it passes through the lane. A bill will then be mailed. Toll-by-Plate can identify out-of-state customers, as well as customers driving rentals cars. For a complete Q&A on the transition, log on to www.sunpass.com.
Miami goes green
The Green Convention of the Americas will take place in the Miami Convention Center on March 3 and 4. The convention will feature green innovations and companies such as Panasonic, Carlisle-ICS, Lowe’s Companies, and Graphisoft. For more information about the convention, log on to www.MiaGreen.com.
Government lab loses drugs
Illegal drugs disappeared from a government forensic lab in San Francisco earlier this month. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory failed to track small amounts of cocaine, amphetamines, opium and black tar heroin. Auditors from the Department of Energy found no evidence of theft in the lab.
Kidney error
A University of Southern California hospital shut down its kidney transplant program after doctors realized that a patient received the wrong kidney. The patient who received the wrong kidney was not harmed because the kidney happened to be a match. Officials of the hospital said there will be an investigation before the program can be reopened.
