Cyntoia Brown has been granted clemency Cyntoia Brown, now 30, has been granted clemency according to the Tennessee governor’s office, reported by CNN. Brown had served the first 15 years of her life sentence for killing the man who bought her for sex. Brown’s story caught public attention after celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and […]
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NSU Mailman Segal Center partners with the Kapila Family Foundation
Nova Southeastern University will partner with the Kapila Family Foundation to open the feeding disorders clinic services at the Mailman Segal Center through June of this year for free. A grant of $669,282 was awarded to the Mailman Segal Center by the Florida Department of Education to fund feeding services. The feeding disorders clinic provides […]
NSU Art Museum opens pop-up shop
The NSU Art Museum in downtown Fort Lauderdale opened a pop-up shop in Oct. 2018 as part of their William J. Glackens and Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Affinities and Distinctions exhibit. This exhibit continues until May 19, leaving plenty of time for art connoisseurs and explorers alike to check out the lavishly French-themed shop on the exhibit’s […]
Rubber Jellyfish: NSU presents first screening of Rubber Jellyfish
On Jan. 17 at 7:30 pm, NSU’s Oceanographic Campus will host the first screening of the feature-length documentary Rubber Jellyfish in the United States. The film follows director and mom-to-be Carly Wilson on a personal journey as she meets other notable people involved in the fight to ban balloons and expose the marine danger behind […]
News Anchor, Jan. 15, 2019
Apple will release three new iPhones in 2019 On Jan. 11, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has plans to release three new iPhone models this year. The models will include improvements and changes to the camera and display. According to the Journal, higher-end models “will be fitted with a triple rear camera,” and […]
NSU to honor Rita and Rick Case at 21st Annual Celebration of Excellence
NSU’s 21st Annual Celebration of Excellence will be held on Feb. 2, and will bestow the 2019 President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service upon Rita and Rick Case. The award is given annually at the celebration, which is meant to invoke the “community” core value of the university. Previous honorees include The Miniaci Family, […]
International Tidings, Jan. 15, 2019
Saudi Women flee country with the help of social media Saudi women are increasingly fleeing from their country with the help of social media, reported The New York Times. Saudi Arabia has some of the strictest legal and social restraints when it comes to gender roles, requiring all women to have a male guardian, who […]
News Briefs, Jan. 15, 2019
NSU researchers discover genetic marker as a predictor of early relapse in pediatric ALL A team of researchers at the NSU AutoNation Institute for Breast and Solid Tumor Cancer Research center discovered when researching that the nucleotide excision repair gene can be used to determine the probability of early relapse in pediatric patients with acute […]
A Note from the Editors
“I want every day to be a fresh start on expanding what is possible.” — Oprah Winfrey Dear Sharks, Welcome back! We hope that this winter brought you all the rest and relaxation you needed to start the new year on the right foot. Whether your break was spent at home on the couch or […]
2018: NSU in Review
2018 was a great time to be a Shark. Take a look at some of The Current’s biggest news stories from last year- we can’t wait to see what 2019 has in store for NSU. NSU works to revamp the residential experience After welcoming a large incoming class in Aug. 2017, NSU announced that the […]