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Newswise: NSU Researcher Helps International Team Create Plan to Protect the Biodiversity of U.S. Waters
Released: 19-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
NSU Researcher Helps International Team Create Plan to Protect the Biodiversity of U.S. Waters
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Studying the world’s oceans can be difficult – an NSU researcher lead a team that is working to do just that.

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Released: 4-Aug-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Extreme Temperature Stress Proving Disastrous on Southeast Florida’s Coral Reefs
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Thanks to extremely high ocean temps, coral reefs are dying like we've never seen before. Research scientists are doing anything and everything to help - it's a race against time.

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Released: 10-Feb-2023 9:45 AM EST
Watch the Fastest Fish in the World Hunt its Prey – For the First Time
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Thanks to researchers at NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) who designed a novel electronic tag package incorporating high-tech sensors and a video camera, we now have for the first time, a detailed view of exactly how sailfish behave and hunt once they are on their own and out of view of the surface.

Newswise: NSU Sea Turtle Turns Prognosticator, Predicts Winner of Super Bowl LVII
Released: 10-Feb-2023 9:35 AM EST
NSU Sea Turtle Turns Prognosticator, Predicts Winner of Super Bowl LVII
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Forget Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow - Nova Southeastern University has Captain the Sea Turtle and her Shell - and she's predicting the future!

   
Newswise: Major Breakthrough As Scientists Sequence The Genomes Of Endangered Sharks
Released: 4-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Major Breakthrough As Scientists Sequence The Genomes Of Endangered Sharks
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Scientists have sequenced the genomes of Critically Endangered great hammerhead and Endangered shortfin mako sharks for the first time.

Newswise: New Research on Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria May Be A Step Toward New Treatments for Infections
Released: 16-Dec-2022 8:05 AM EST
New Research on Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria May Be A Step Toward New Treatments for Infections
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose of the greatest threats to global public health. New research has the potential to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in the clinic and may pave the way for the discovery of new antibiotics that change growth rate and energy levels in bacteria.

   
Newswise: NSU Professor Honored with The Explorers Club Prestigious Lowell Thomas Award
Released: 10-Oct-2022 9:25 AM EDT
NSU Professor Honored with The Explorers Club Prestigious Lowell Thomas Award
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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that one of its own – Stephen J O’Brien, Ph.D. – was honored with The Explorers Club’s 2022 Lowell Thomas Award.

Newswise: First-Ever Stand Alone International Dental Program Starting in Florida
Released: 13-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
First-Ever Stand Alone International Dental Program Starting in Florida
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NSU, working with Tampa Bay cardiologist and philanthropist Dr. Kiran C. Patel, is establishing a first-ever, stand-alone program for International Dental Students

Newswise: Insight into Roundup® Weed Killer’s Neurological Impact – Collaborative Lab Makes Dramatic Findings
Released: 23-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Insight into Roundup® Weed Killer’s Neurological Impact – Collaborative Lab Makes Dramatic Findings
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Taking research to the next step, a new study shows that Roundup® weed killer may have new dangers

   
Newswise: NSU Researchers Use First-of-its-Kind Tracking Sensors to Study Billfish
Released: 11-Aug-2022 10:40 AM EDT
NSU Researchers Use First-of-its-Kind Tracking Sensors to Study Billfish
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Researchers at NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) used high-tech sensors to track billfish – and now we now have, for the first time, a detailed view of exactly how these fish behave after they are caught and released.

Newswise: NSU Researchers Studying Algae Blooms – New Findings Discussed in Science Magazine
Released: 12-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
NSU Researchers Studying Algae Blooms – New Findings Discussed in Science Magazine
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They are bluish-green, stinky and yucky. We’re talking algae blooms, that phenomenon that happens in waterways around Florida. And since 2019, researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Arts and Sciences have been studying them with the primary goal to find out why they occur. Their research may lead to new ways of helping address blooms when they occur or help prevent them in the first place.

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Released: 5-Jul-2022 9:55 AM EDT
NSU Research Scientist and Shark Expert Working on International Study of Silky Sharks
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Tracking silky sharks has revealed them to be swift swimmers. But they’re also one of the most heavily fished sharks globally. Will expanded marine protection in the Tropical Eastern Pacific go far enough to protect these long-distance swimmers?

Newswise: NSU’s on-Shore Coral Nursery Expanding Its Role
Released: 20-Jun-2022 1:30 PM EDT
NSU’s on-Shore Coral Nursery Expanding Its Role
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Back in 2019, research scientists at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Arts and Sciences joined forces with colleagues on an ambitious project to save at-risk corals. As that project has progressed, NSU is now making its coral nursery available for other similar projects.

Newswise: Nova Southeastern University Associate Professor Receives Special Grant for Eye Research
Released: 14-Jun-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Nova Southeastern University Associate Professor Receives Special Grant for Eye Research
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NSU Associate Professor Roger Wing-Hong Li, Ph.D., receives a $100,000 RPB Walt and Lilly Disney Award for Amblyopia Research. Since it was founded in 1960, RPB has channeled more than $397 million into eye research. RPB has been identified with nearly every major breakthrough in vision research in that time.

Newswise: New NSU Health Neuroscience Institute to be Headed by Dr. Eduardo Locatelli
Released: 11-Mar-2022 8:05 AM EST
New NSU Health Neuroscience Institute to be Headed by Dr. Eduardo Locatelli
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New Neuroscience Institute to Focus Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and will treat patients with other neurological conditions, including epilepsy, seizures and Alzheimer’s Disease

Newswise: Nova Southeastern University Experts Leading Team Tackling Major Florida Challenges
Released: 1-Mar-2022 9:15 AM EST
Nova Southeastern University Experts Leading Team Tackling Major Florida Challenges
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NSU Researcher Leading Project to Create Interdisciplinary Teams of Faculty From Across Florida to Focus on a Florida-Based Challenges

Newswise: Nova Southeastern University Researcher Earns Coveted Grant to Study Ocean Contaminants
Released: 22-Feb-2022 9:35 AM EST
Nova Southeastern University Researcher Earns Coveted Grant to Study Ocean Contaminants
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Newly proposed research will test the effects of UV light exposure on chemical contaminants

Newswise: NSU Program Addresses Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention, to be Shared Far and Wide
Released: 16-Feb-2022 9:55 AM EST
NSU Program Addresses Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention, to be Shared Far and Wide
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Suicide Awareness and Prevention is Something Every Community is Grappling With. To That End, an NSU Professor Created a Program to Help Educators Identify Signs so Their Students Can get the Help They Need.

   
Newswise: NSU Partners with TAO Connect to Strengthen Student and Faculty Mental Health and Wellness
Released: 24-Jan-2022 1:30 PM EST
NSU Partners with TAO Connect to Strengthen Student and Faculty Mental Health and Wellness
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Since the start of the pandemic, many people have been dealing with the stress that COVID-19 has brought to our lives. To help, NSU has partnered with TAO Connect to provide mental health assistance.

Newswise: NSU Research Scientist Leads Group That Discovered Gene Variants That Delimit HIV-1 Infection
Released: 2-Nov-2021 9:00 AM EDT
NSU Research Scientist Leads Group That Discovered Gene Variants That Delimit HIV-1 Infection
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The new study provides valuable insights into the genetic variants associated with HIV-1C infection and AIDS progression in sub-Saharan Africa, potentially paving the way for new therapies.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Emergency Expedition Saves Thousands of Diseased Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park
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An emergency response mission to save corals in Dry Tortugas National Park was recently conducted and the results exceeded researchers’ expectations

Released: 20-Jul-2021 10:40 AM EDT
Fish Friends Help In A Crisis
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To better understand how familiarity impacts social fishes, a group of research scientists studied this idea using schooling coral reef fish

Released: 14-May-2021 10:15 AM EDT
NSU Researcher Part of Team to Sequence the Genome of One of the World’s Most Elusive Big Cats – the Leopard
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They are some of the most beautiful, and elusive, animals on the plant. Leopards. In a major scientific step, the whole genome DNA sequence of 23 individual leopards have been interpreted.

Released: 29-Apr-2021 1:45 PM EDT
NSU Researcher Part of a Flagship Study on Vertebrate Genomes
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Unprecedented novel discoveries have implications for characterizing biodiversity for all life, conservation and human health and disease.

Released: 11-Mar-2021 12:15 PM EST
The Great Shark Race is Back!
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NSU's Guy Harvey Research Institute Melded Fun with Research, Technology, Business and Sharks!

Released: 9-Mar-2021 12:25 PM EST
The 2021 Sea Turtle Nesting Season is Here
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Pretty soon Broward County, Florida's beaches will be filled with the "pitter-patter" of little flippers on the sand as it's the 2021 Sea Turtle Nesting Season!

Released: 23-Feb-2021 8:55 AM EST
NSU's Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Receives Provisional Accreditation
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The LCME has provided provisional accreditation to NSUMD, which is now one step from full accreditation.

Released: 16-Feb-2021 11:00 AM EST
NSU & Coral Restoration Foundation™ Join Forces to Save Coral Diversity
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Around the world, coral reefs are under pressure from a host of stressors, including global warming, pollution, and disease events. Now, two leading groups – Nova Southeastern University and the Coral Restoration Foundation™ – are teaming up to establish a new “coral ark” for critically endangered coral species where genetically diverse corals will be housed to bank and protect their important genetic diversity.

Released: 28-Jan-2021 12:05 PM EST
NSU Research Scientist Part of Team Studying Impact of Rising Sea Temperatures on Marine Life
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Global warming. Climate change. Coral bleaching. These are a few issues that are negatively impacting our marine world. And now you can add underwater heatwaves to the list - something an NSU Researcher is studying.

Released: 11-Dec-2020 10:45 AM EST
NSU’s LifeLong Learning Institute Provides Seniors with Meaningful Virtual Socialization During COVID-19
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hen the COVID-19 pandemic brought the U.S. to a standstill, active seniors were suddenly shut in and lost the ability to socialize as they normally would. The impact to Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) LifeLong Learning Institute (LLI) was immediate, with in-person classes and social gatherings suspended indefinitely. LLI students virtually connected through Zoom participate in chair yoga this past spring. Thus began Linda Maurice’s herculean effort to transition to Zoom classes to encourage the older adults who attend the LLI’s seminars to continue to have meaningful interactions, albeit at a virtual distance.

Released: 8-Dec-2020 10:40 AM EST
New Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation to Stimulate Economic Development in South Florida
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The Center is designed to serve the community resulting in breakthrough ideation, new technologies, job creation, talent skills pipeline, company formation, and scaling of early stage and young startup companies.

Released: 28-Oct-2020 11:30 AM EDT
Nova Southeastern University Researchers Receive $4 Million From CDC for ‘COVID Long Haulers’ Study
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, health care providers are finding more and more patients are experiencing lingering symptoms after recovering from the virus. While the medical community is still working hard to address the virus itself and racing toward a vaccine, there is very little known or being done to address these residual health issues being experienced by those now called “COVID long haulers.” But all of that is about to change, thanks to research scientists at Nova Southeastern University (NSU.)

Released: 15-Sep-2020 4:25 PM EDT
Tracking hammerhead sharks reveals conservation targets to protect a nearly endangered species
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They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans. While some may think they look a bit “odd,” one thing researchers agree on is that little is known about hammerhead sharks. And thanks to a team of researchers, that's about to change.

Released: 9-Jul-2020 10:25 AM EDT
NSU Researcher Part of Team Addressing Potential Risks to Marine Life from Deep-Sea Mining
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As the planet’s land-based natural resources become exhausted, the need for new sources is bringing the search to the deepest parts of the world’s oceans. And that has researchers across the globe very concerned.

Released: 17-Dec-2019 1:35 PM EST
Nova Southeastern University Names Dean of College of Computing & Engineering
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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce that Meline Kevorkian, Ed.D., has been named the dean of its College of Computing and Engineering. She was named the interim dean in July 2018.

Released: 28-Oct-2019 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Points to Possible Correlation Between Sleep and Overall Good Health
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As if you didn’t already have enough to worry about to keep you up at night, a new study indicates that poor sleep can negatively affect your gut microbiome, which can, in turn, lead to additional health issues.

Released: 2-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT
NSU Researchers Receive More Than $4 Million in NOAA Grants for Ocean Research
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Talk about a windfall! Researchers at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography have received more than $4 million in grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.)

Released: 27-Sep-2019 2:25 PM EDT
Predicting a Hurricane’s Intensity Can Prove Difficult
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Many scientists have said that hurricanes are more intense than ever before – Cat. 4 or 5 storms used to be outliers, but today, it seems they are becoming the norm. Why? That’s the question a research team that includes a scientist from Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography is working to answer – they are looking what contributes to the rapid intensification of storms.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 11:30 AM EDT
Nova Southeastern University Researchers Part of Team Studying Blue-Green Algae
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Scientists are teaming up to study blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) blooms plaguing communities across Florida.

Released: 27-Mar-2019 8:05 AM EDT
First Annual Sea Turtle Derby Part of Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach
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To help financially support sea turtle research, NSU is partnering with the annual Tortuga Music Festival, creating the First Annual Sea Turtle Derby

18-Feb-2019 12:30 PM EST
Great White Shark Genome Decoded
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Researchers studying genome of Great White Shark to see what secrets may be applicable to the human condition

   
Released: 12-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
Long-Lasting Love: Name a Shark for Valentine’s Day
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Valentine’s Day is almost here. If you’re stuck trying to find that perfect gift for your someone special, researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) may have just the thing: a tagged female mako shark swimming off the coast of North Carolina who is looking for a name.



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