NSU’s Division of Applied Interdisciplinary Studies will host an open house to showcase academic programs to prospective graduate students on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Maltz Psychology Building. Representatives from the Center for Psychological Studies, the Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice, the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development, the Graduate School […]

The Community Foundation of Broward, AutoNation and the Royal Dames of Cancer Research donated $100,000 to NSU’s Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research to support further development of a new drug that will treat prostate, ovarian and colorectal cancers. The drug is called JFD, an organic molecule that is antiangiogenic, meaning that it prevents blood flow […]

Florida Senate committee approves campus gun bill  Florida’s Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved the guns-on-campus bill on Feb. 16. The bill allows people with concealed-firearms licenses to carry guns at state colleges and universities in Florida. Those without licenses are permitted to carry weapons during emergency evacuation orders. The bill must be approved by three […]

NSU’s Oceanographic Center will partner with the Marine Industries Association of South Florida to present the Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament on Feb. 28, which raises merit-based scholarships for oceanographic doctoral students. Around 20 boats, including NSU community members and local fishermen, are expected to participate this year. Last year’s tournament raised more than $80,000, which […]

The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute launched the Guy Harvey Shark Race, in which businesses and individuals can sponsor and name their own shark and watch it online as it races against other tagged sharks. The race will kick off on April 2, once researchers from GHRI have returned from […]

Drive-Thru Book Drive NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library is offering a drive-thru book drive every Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clean out your shelves, call to schedule an appointment, meet at the library and the rest is taken care of. All gently-used books, CDs, DVDs and video games are welcome. No magazines […]

On Feb. 6, NSU’s Office of Residential Life and Housing informed students via email about important information for the 2015-2016 academic school year regarding room selection process, housing options, meal plans and pricing changes. Changes in policy include increased room rates in Leo Goodwin Sr. and The Commons residence halls, as well as in the […]

Applications for the 2015-2016 Undergraduate Student Government Association are available until March 23 at 4 p.m. and can be found on OrgSync or at the Office of Student Activities. SGA members are selected each winter semester and include elected or appointed positions. Students interested in running for a position can run by themselves or as […]

Submit your work to Undergraduate Student Symposium The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for its annual Undergraduate Student Symposium until Feb. 20. Students can submit their academic research, artistic work or a class assignment that they’d like to share with the NSU community. The symposium application is available online at fcas.nova.edu/opportunities/student-symposium. […]

NSU’s Health Professions Division Library now offers all NSU students and faculty free subscriptions to the language learning software Rosetta Stone, which was previously available only to HPD students and faculty. The HPD Library originally obtained a subscription to Rosetta Stone for the HPD faculty and students to help them prepare for their various medical […]