2018 NSU Fact Book

19 the demanding schedule of its student population of approximately 1,400. The wireless facility offers student lounges, private study areas, a multipurpose room, 10 videoconferencing suites, 21 multimedia classrooms, 2 computer labs, 2 interactive simulation operating rooms with pre-op and scrub-in, post-op clinical labs, inpatient/outpatient therapy labs, and private patient exam rooms. Programs of study include bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the areas of education, psychology, family nurse practitioner, and health care sciences (including hands-on and simulation training in cardiovascular sonography); specialist programs in the areas of education and psychology; a professional graduate anesthesiologist assistant program; and doctoral-level programs in education, speech-language pathology, and entry-level physical and occupational therapy. nova.edu/tampa NSU’s Puerto Rico Regional Campus is a 37,000-square- foot building located in the Professional Offices Park in San Juan. The park is located strategically just 300 meters from the Luis A. Ferre expressway, 1,500 meters from the Lomas Verdes Expressway, 2,500 meters from the Las Cumbres Expressway, and adjacent to State Road #1. These are the principal transportation arteries on the island of Puerto Rico. The campus serves more than 500 graduate students on the island. Programs of study include master’s degree programs in education and doctoral degree programs in education and pharmacy. nova.edu/puertorico SPONSORED FUNDING Nova Southeastern University supports faculty and staff members in their pursuit of sponsored funding from a variety of government and private sources. In FY 2017, the university’s sponsored funding totaled in excess of $95 million. The university is receiving sponsored funding from 101 different funding entities, with the largest amount of funding, 38 percent, coming directly from the federal government. State and local government represented 24 and 18 percent of total funding, respectively. Funding from for-profit and other nonprofit corporations, foundations, and other universities round out the funding portfolio. Of the FY 2017 total, 58 percent, or $56 million, is to support research activities. In addition, the university funds faculty research through the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant. Under this program, university faculty members compete for awards of up to $15,000 for the support of their scholarly inquiry and research. In the 18-year history of these awards, more than $4.6 million in financial support has been awarded. Grant winners have come from each of the university’s academic units. Since 2001, the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grants resulted in 600 presentations and 300 publications. The program has also led to 168 external grant proposals, 62 of which were funded for a total exceeding $9 million dollars. The Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography is receiving the largest amount of total sponsored research funding followed by the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine is the leader in sponsored funding for teaching/training projects. Many of the university’s schools, colleges, and centers, also receive sponsored funding to support community service, with the largest total going to the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development. In spite of an increasingly competitive funding environment, sponsored funding received by the university includes support for both new and continuing programs, centers, and institutes. Among these initiatives are NSU Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Programs, NSU’s AutoNation Institute for Breast and Solid Tumor Cancer Research, NSU’s Cell Therapy Institute, the NSU Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, NSU’s Institute for Natural and Ocean Sciences Research, NSU’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, and the NSU Rumbaugh- Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research. Major funding sources include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (including the National Institutes of Health), Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, U.S. Department of Education, other governmental agencies, and private foundations. Moreover, many of these, as well as other sponsored projects, include collaborations with other universities, hospitals, and community organizations.