Research
Universities exist for one reason: to further the knowledge of mankind. From the very beginning, NSU has embraced science and technology to enhance the educational experience. Today, aided by more than $45 million in outside funding, NSU researchers are at the leading edge of scientific breakthroughs on many, many fronts. More than 150 research projects are currently underway including anti-cancer therapies, coral reef restoration, stem-cells, and wildlife DNA forensics.
NSU will take a giant leap forward with the future development of the 208,000-square-foot Center for Collaborative Research (CCR). This state-of-the-art cooperative interdisciplinary center, to be located right on campus, will be the focal point of NSU’s medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and oceanographic research. The CCR will also house one of the largest wet lab research facilities in Florida. The wet lab will be a home-base for applied health care research and medical informatics. Researchers will collaborate within this advanced environment to investigate pharmaceutical synthesis, cancer therapy, human stem cell research, biomaterials, wildlife DNA forensics, and ocean biomaterials.
The CCR will be home to the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer research, Florida LambdaRail, information and technology services, investigators from NSU’s Health Professions Division and Oceanographic Center, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS is partnering with NSU, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Florida to promote scientific cooperation for the Greater Everglades Restoration Project, the largest public works program in U.S. history. The CCR will be an integral part of NSU’s new Academical Village, a 26-acre, mixed-use, high-tech research office park that will bring together the best minds in science from academia, government, and industry.