NSU In The News May & Early June 2019

NSU IN THE NEWS is a snapshot of NSU media placements from May and Early June 2019. The purpose of this recap is to keep you abreast of issues and media reports impacting the university and/or specific departments or centers. Click on the  name of the media outlet to read their story – stories that appeared out of the South Florida media market are in red font (some links may have expired after this page was created.)

  • Print and broadcast stories related to NSU were circulated to approximately 365 million viewers locally, statewide, nationally and internationally. 
  • The estimated advertising value equivalency (AVE) of  these stories is $3.38 million. 

Please visit the NSU’s Newsroom section of the university’s main website to view additional press releases, stories and more created by your media relations team.  We encourage you to visit our Newsroom and subscribe to our RSS Feed so you can receive each of our news releases in real-time via email when they are distributed.

University Wide

  • Designing and Developing Student Housing for Gen Z, featuring NSU
  • NACCU 2019 Awards Rundown, featuring Vernol Robinson, Director of SharkCard Services
  • South Florida 100, featuring NSU Vice President, Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson
  • United Way Youth Leadership Institute, featuring NSU
  • South Florida Workers are Among the Poorest-Paid.  The ‘Miami Discount’ May Be to Blame, featuring NSU
  • Recent Deaths Highlight Risks for Older Divers and Snorkelers, featuring Tec Clark, Associate Director for Aquatics and Scuba Diving

Health Professionals Division

  • Going Up a Look at Major Construction Projects in Florida Statewide News- Florida Trend Gas Dryer vs. Electric Dryer Safety, featuring NSU’s Center for Collaborative Research

College of Dental Medicine

  • Dr. Leia Porcaro Named a 2019 Top Patient-Rated Marietta Dentist by Find Local Doctors, featuring alumna, Leia Porcaro, D.D.S.
  • 7th Annual Linda C. Niessen Geriatric Dentistry Symposium, featuring Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., MPH, MPP

College of Nursing

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

  • Anesthesiologist Assistant-Wikipedia Gasbuddy Touch
  • Clarkson University Physical Therapy Professor Elected Chair-Elect for the Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, featuring student, Rebecca Martin, PT, DPT
  • Deaths in South Florida: 5/19, featuring Judith Ricketts
  • Expert Insight #7: Has ZPower Made Any Updates to the Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids Since it First Launched?
  • Morgan Oakes Graduates with High Honors, featuring alumna, Morgan Oakes, DPT
  • Bravo: 18 Army Cadets Commissioned as Officers at CSUF, featuring alumnus, Phillip Weir-Mayta, M.S.
  • CMH Welcomes Neurologists from Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders to Local Practice, featuring alumna, Kristen Ulrich, M.P.A.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

  • Nova Southeastern Now Offers Two Paths to Medicine
  • Letters: Current System Wouldn’t Work Without Subsidies from Private Insurance, featuring Assistant Dean, Susan Collingwood, J.D.
  • Letters: Oncology Pay Model Takes Flawed Approach, featuring Assistant Dean, Susan Collingwood, J.D.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • MRSA in Florida Schools: What Parents Need to Know, featuring Deborah Mulligan, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
  • Founding Dean of ICOM Offered Position Opening Another Medical School, featuring Robert Hasty, former program director for the Internal Medicine Department,
  • Tampa Company with Dr. Kiran Patel as Chairman Wins Key Designation for Devices That Reduce Risk of Heart Blockages
  • Dr. Meyer Joins Children’s Clinic-Saltillo, featuring alumna, Katie Meyer, D.O.
  • Benzer Strives for ‘Bold New Future’ for Pharmacy, featuring student, Meghann Chilcott
  • Miami Laker Kristina Martinez-Costa named the Outstanding Resident of Year, featuring alumna, Kristina Martinez-Costa
  • MSU-Meridian’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program Works Toward Accreditation, Anticipates First Students in January, featuring alumna Debra Munsell, Ph.D.
  • Sunscreen Scoop, featuring Deborah Mulligan, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
  • Phoebe Opens Dermatology Clinic, Welcomes Mohs Surgeon, featuring alumnus, Dr. Stephen Plumb
  • Let Food Be Thy Medicine, featuring Deborah Mulligan, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
  • Serving Families, Helping His Neighbors, featuring alumnus, Inaki Bent, D.O., M.B.A., M.S.
  • Dr. Joanna Drowos named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, featuring alumna, Joanna Drowos, DO, PPH, MBA

College of Pharmacy

  • Food for thought: Pharmacists can be nutrition guides for patients, featuring Jamie Weiner Riskin, Pharm.D., BCPS

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

  • Planes Full of Immigrants Could Deliver Political Trouble for Donald Trump’s Re-Election Campaign in Florida, featuring Charles Zelden, Ph.D.
  • SUNY Plattsburgh Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chosen, featuring alumna, Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D.
  • Protecting Life is not just a woman’s job, featuring Vicki Toscano, J.D., Ph.D.

College of Psychology

  • When Your Baby Pulls, Tugs, and Pinches, featuring Touch Research Institute at NSU
  • Merilee Middleton: A Pioneer in Local Mental Health Counseling, featuring alumna, Dr. Merilee Middleton

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

  • Local Students Prepare TED Talks, featuring student Christina James, J.D.
  • MCC Picks Montana Educator as Next President, featuring alumnus, Stacy Klippenstein Ed.D.
  • Stoney Creek High School Teacher Named 2019-2020 Michigan Teacher of the Year, featuring alumna, Cara Lougheed, M.A.
  • Robert Anderson Was Coach, Principal, Superintendent, Sports Official, and Public Servant for Over 40 Years, featuring alumnus, Robert Anderson, Ed.D.
  • Machester Honors Educators of the Year, featuring alumna Valerie Schaefer
  • Dr. Christopher Conzen Appointed Executive Director of HCCC Secaucus Center, featuring alumnus Christopher Conzen, Ed.D.
  • New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU, featuring alumnus Kevin James, Ed.D.
  • Deep Creek Elementary Gets a New Principal, featuring alumnus James Vernon, M.S.
  • Meet Your New Everett School District Superintendent, featuring alumnus Ian Saltzman, Ed.D.
  • Dr. Chip Buckwell named Regional Superintendent of the Year, featuring alumnus, Chip Buckwell, Ed.D.
  • Bozeman School Superintendent Search Narrows to Four, featuring alumna, Sarah Brown, Ed.D.

College of Engineering and Computing

  • Board Officers Elected and Three New Trustees Begin Terms at College of the Mainland, featuring alumnus, Bill McGarvey, Ph.D.

H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Shepard Broad College of Law 

  • DeSantis-appointed Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony opposes arming teachers, featuring Bob Jarvis, J.D.
  • Daycare Dispute Over Negative Online Reviews Leads to Defamation Lawsuit, featuring Bob Jarvis, J.D.
  • Environmentalists to stage protests against toll road expansion, featuring Richard Grosso, J.D.
  • Sag Harbor, featuring alumnus Brian DeSesa, J.D.
  • Coral Springs Candidates Get Candid on Issues Affecting the City, featuring alumna Camille Wallace, J.D.
  • We Still Don’t Know the Full Story About the Ballots Destroyed in Broward County, featuring Tim Canova, J.D.
  • Boca Family Law Attorney Doreen Yaffa Appointed to Board of the Faulk Center for Counseling
  • Here’s a History of Miami’s Many Ballot-Fraud and Boletero Scandals, featuring Bob Jarvis, J.D.
  • Freidin Brown PA: Whitney Untiedt Appointed to Board of Trustees for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), featuring Mark Dobson, J.D.

College of Undergraduate Studies

  • Amateur Guerra Takes Lead in Home-Country Event, featuring senior, Juan José Guerra
  • Deerfield Beach, Nova Southeastern Alumnus Joins Rare Company with Second No Hitter, featuring alumnus, Mike Fiers
  • Concordia Lutheran Product Garrett Wolforth Selected by Reds in 14th Round, featuring students, Garrett Wolforth and Brock Minich

Don Taft University Center

  • After 10 Years Overseas, Soldier Surprises Daughter at South Florida Graduation
  • Niyo: Michigan’s Juwan Howard No Stranger in Recruiting Game, featuring the Noel P. Brown Sports Center

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale

  • Exhibition Brings More than 20 Renoir Artworks to the Hunter Museum
  • NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale Will Present Free Symposium Focusing on Issues Within LGBTQ+ Art Community
  • Go Calendar
  • NSU Art Museum Presents ‘A Sense of Pride’ Leading Up to Pride Month
  • Senator Lauren Book on Human Trafficking, Mental Health Film Festival & Nail Salon Artwork
    • WLRN (05/16/2019)
  • NSU Museum Exhibits AutoNation Quilt in Honor of Cancer Patients
    • WSVN (06/04/2019)

University School

  • Nominees Announced for High School Theater Awards
  • Brag About NSU University School
  • Mentoring Matters: Passion for Butterflies Turns Into Educational Initiative, featuring student Duncan Jurmun and teacher Chana Goodman
  • Proud dad Dwayne Johnson Praises Daughter After High School Graduation, featuring student, Simone Johnson
  • Winners of 17th Cappies Honoring Students in Theater and Criticism
  • Anxiety Among American Students is On the Rise, As is Injustice, featuring student Sebastian Ludmir
  • Introducing SLAM’s 2019 High School All-American Boys Team, featuring alumnus, Vernon Carey Jr.
  • High School Students Honored for Theatre at South Florida Cappie Awards, featuring students Sebastian Rabassa, Jared Cohen, Gabriel Feldenkrais, Nicolette Nunziato, Tal Kochav, Liberty Lapayowker, Jennifer Holz, and Erin Miller

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