2011 NSU Research and Technology Transfer Brochure

AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY scientists and researchers are actively collaborating on innovative research projects to improve patient care, make new drug discoveries, and examine the forces that impact our environment. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) faculty members are focused on collaborative projects that simulate the university’s mission of research, public service, and academic excellence. They are working on more than 176 basic, applied, and clinical research projects in areas such as health care, biotechnology, life sciences, environment, and social interactions. Some of the research includes creating new medications to starve cancer cells and determining the environmental impact of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. Classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is making new discoveries that will advance science and may improve lives. The university has expanded its research vision by enhancing basic, applied, and clinical research; generating revenue through technology transfer; and fostering economic development in the community.