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This summary report is a snapshot of NSU media placements from July through early August 2021. The purpose of this recap is to keep you up-to-date on issues and media reports that involve 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 (some links may have expired after this page was created.)
For this time period:
- Potential Reach (print and broadcast audiences) of stories related to NSU were circulated to approximately 61.3 million;
- For Unique Visitors Per Month (online audiences globally), the potential viewership was approximately 485.7 million;
- The estimated advertising value equivalency (AVE) of these stories is $4.3 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 also 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
- Woman vandalizes NSU building, tells police she was disturbed while sleeping
- WPLG – Ch. 10 (7/1/21)
- Animal Activists Blast Florida University Over Cat Feeding Ban
- Sun-Sentinel (8/7/21); Orlando Sentinel (8/7/21); Inside Higher Ed (8/6/21); Yahoo News (8/5/21)
- Cats on Campus – Nova Southeastern University Responds, a Letter to the Editor by NSU President and CEO Dr. George Hanbury
- Sun-Sentinel (8/7/21)
- Couple had just started their married life when they died in Surfside, featuring alumnus Luis Sadovnic
- Miami Herald (8/2/21)
- Surfside couple touched many — he as a teacher, she who never forgot a friend’s birthday
- Miami Herald (7/17/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine
- Please Don’t Become a Statistic of the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated, Guest Editorial by NSU President and CEO, Dr. George Hanbury
- North Fort Myers Neighbor (8/6/21); Palm Beach Post (8/10/21); Orlando Sentinel (8/5/21)
- Many colleges are requiring vaccines and masks this fall. Why aren’t Florida’s state universities?
- Orlando Sentinel (8/9/21)
- Mandating the COVID vaccine: Which South Florida businesses will lead the way?
- Sun-Sentinel (8/8/21)
- US Colleges Face Opposition to Vaccination Requirements
- VOA (8/7/21)
- Can the boss require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine? There are rules in Florida
- Miami Herald (8/8/21)
- As COVID concerns continue to grow in South Florida, two universities are requiring faculty and staff to get the vaccine
- Florida Insider (8/4/21)
- UD imposes campus indoor mask mandate, references NSU’s mandate for employee vaccinations
- Yahoo News (8/4/21)
- Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges
- Associated Press (8/3/21); Holland Sentinel (8/3/21)
- Two universities requiring COVID vaccines for workers as concerns grow in South Florida
- MSN News (8/3/21); The Epoch Times (8/3/21); Yahoo News (8/3/21); Orlando Sentinel (8/3/21); Tampa Bay Times (8/3/21); Miami Herald (8/2/21)
- Florida schools back away from mask mandates
- Tampa Bay Times (8/3/21)
- Private South Florida University Employees Face Vaccination Requirements
- WLRN (8/2/21)
- Another coronavirus-fueled school year for Florida
- Tampa Bay Times (7/29/21)
- NSU to Require Vaccinations for Faculty, Staff
- Sun-Sentinel (7/27/21)
- Florida Board of Governors to students: we ‘strongly recommend’ you get vaccinated
- Tampa Bay Times (7/27/21)
- Should more employers require COVID-19 vaccines?
- CW34 – W. Palm Beach (7/26/21); WPEC – Ch. 12 W. Palm Beach (7/26/21)
Tropical Storm Elsa
With Tropical Storm Elsa’s path putting Florida right in the crosshairs in early July, NSU’s media relations team coordinated messaging with university officials as the decision was made to close two of our campus locations – Tampa Bay and Jacksonville. Information was shared with all media in those markets, with many including the closing and reopening in their storm coverage
Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
- Prepare for Takeoff!
- Refresh Miami (7/13/21)
- Is South Florida the Next Silicon Valley?
- Mission Critical (7/12/21)
- PeakActivity, Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation Collaborate to Bring Augmented Reality Experiences to South Florida
- WFMZ – PA (7/21/21)
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
- How to Build a Healthier Salad, featuring Su-Nui Escobar, D.C.N., RDN, LDN, FAND
- Consumer Reports (7/7/21); Yahoo! News (7/7/21)
The following stories feature Deborah Ann Mulligan, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
- Methodist Hospitals Appoints New Director, Rehabilitation Services, featuring alumna Stephany Husemann, M.S. CCC-SLP
- NWI Life (7/8/21)
Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing
- Lehigh Medical Center Dayna Flores receives Hometown Hero
- Lehigh Acres Citizen (7/7/21)
College of Optometry
- Nova Southeastern Appoints Dean Of Optometry
- Virginia Views (7/27/21); InVision Magazine (7/27/21); Vision Monday (7/23/21)
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
- NSU, Guy Harvey Research Institute’s Great Shark Race winners revealed
- Sun-Sentinel (8/4/21); DeeperBlue (7/21/21); HTV10- LA (7/17/21)
- Research shows urea causes blue-green algae bloom under certain conditions in Lake O system
- News Press (7/28/21)
- Study Sheds Light on How Familiarity Impacts Survival of Social Fishes
- AZO Clean Tech (7/21/21)
- In most of Florida, COVID vaccinations lag where Trump support is Highest, featuring Charles Zelden, Ph.D.
- Sun-Sentinel (7/12/21)
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice
- Principal named at Battle Creek Middle School, featuring alumnus Mike Kinnard
- The Daily Herald (7/6/21)
- Gates County Schools Superintendent Selected as 2021 NCSSA Dr. Dwayne Stallings Leadership (NERESA) Award Winner, featuring alumnus Barry Williams, Ed.D.
- EdNC (7/6/21)
- Flagler County Schools New principals, directors named for 2021-2022, featuring alumnus Ryan Andrews
- Daytona Beach News Journal (7/7/21)
- Gwinnett School Board Appoints Two New Principals, featuring alumna Monica Ball
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (7/8/21)
- Specialists Warn About Flakka, a Very Cheap and Extremely Deadly Hallucinogenic Drug, featuring epidemiologist Jim Hall
- Market Research Telecast (7/8/21)
- Fairhaven superintendent Dr. Robert Baldwin named new executive director of MIAA and MSSA
- Boston Globe (7/19/21)
- Bryant calls Thomasville like coming home, featuring alumnus Raymond Bryant Jr.
- Thomasville Times-Enterprise (7/23/21)
- City names new workforce, economic development executives, featuring alumnus Michael Ramsey
- San Antonio Business Journal (7/28/21)
- Kate Ferrel installed as next Nicolet College president at investiture ceremony
- Tomahawk Leader (8/5/21)
College of Computing and Engineering
- Carter appointed vice chancellor for innovation, chief commercialization officer, featuring alumnus Dedric Carter
- The Source (8/4/21)
- Runyan named dean at Edison State, featuring alumnus Andy Runyan, Ph.D.
- Miami Valley Today (7/23/21); Sydney Daily News (7/22/21)
College of Psychology
Shepard Broad College of Law
The following stories feature Robert Jarvis, LL.M, JD
- South Florida casino files first lawsuit against state and Seminole Tribe over gambling deal
- Sun-Sentinel (7/6/21)
- Florida Pari-Mutuel Facilities File Lawsuit To Stop State’s New Gaming Compact With Seminole Tribe
- CardPlayer.com (7/7/21)
- Congress Takes Steps To Change Sports Betting Rules
- Gaming Today (7/8/21)
- Florida Pari-Mutuel Facilities File Lawsuit To Stop State’s New Gaming Compact With Seminole Tribe
- Card Player (7/7/21)
- Federal Judge Denies CDC Request to Keep COVID-19 Cruise Rules During Appeal
- Sun-Sentinel (7/7/21)
- Lawsuit Challenges Florida Online Sports Betting in Compact
- Gambling.com (7/7/21)
- Misinformation: The White House And Jen Psaki Didn’t Actually Call For Censorship Of Social Media
- Forbes (7/16/21)
- DeSantis keeps up CDC cruise fight despite latest setback
- Sun-Sentinel (7/19/21)
- Competency Exam Discussed for Las Vegas Strip Hate Crime Suspect
- Casino.org (7/21/21)
- Court reverses course on COVID-19 cruise-ship regulations, lifting CDC’s safety measures
- Sun-Sentinel (7/24/21)
- Babysitter charged with murder — 37 years later
- Sun-Sentinel (7/26/21); Global News Online (7/29/21)
- Here’s why court may have reversed itself on COVID cruise rules
- Bakersfield.com (7/27/21); Sun-Sentinel (7/26/21)
- Despite DeSantis’ court win, cruise lines choosing to follow CDC guidelines
- Sun-Sentinel (7/28/21)
- U.S. babysitter charged with man’s murder after he was shaken as a baby
- Global News (7/29/21)
- More Businesses May Follow NCL and Require Vaccines
- Sun-Sentinel (8/10/21)
- Making medical sense of Florida’s new parents’ bill of rights, Guest Editorial by Michael Flynn and Michael J. Dale
- Sun-Sentinel (8/10/21)
- Jamaican-Born Lawyer Becomes First Black Woman Elected as President of Broward County Bar Association, featuring alumna Alison F. Smith, Esq.
- Jamacians.com (7/13/21)
- Conservative Florida Supreme Court targets Bar leaders for diversity ‘quotas’ in lawyers’ refresher courses, featuring Jose Roberto “Beto” Juarez Jr., college dean
- Florida Bulldog (8/3/21)
NSU Athletics
- Former Devil, Bailey Gets Start And Shutout For Oakland Roots, featuring alumnus Taylor Bailey
- The Greenville Sun (7/9/21)
- Tokyo Olympics preview: storylines, USA and South Florida athletes to watch, TV guide
- Miami Herald (7/23/21)
- Pedro Martinez Jr. Forming Own Baseball Identity
- Milford Daily News (8/9/21); Enterprise News (8/8/21)
- There were 40 athletes with South Florida ties at Tokyo Olympics. Here’s how they did
- MSN (8/9/21); Miami Herald (8/8/21)
- Incoming NSU freshman awarded $20K Toski golf scholarship
- Sun-Sentinel (7/21/21); Palm Beach Post (7/17/21)