2024 FACT BOOK 77 to enter graduate study in the mathematical sciences or pursue careers in a variety of fields, including science, medicine, industry, and business. RESEARCH Since its inception in 1966, NSU has had a long history of conducting high-quality research in a variety of topics and disciplines. Today, the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff members, researchers, and students pursue studies and investigations in a variety of natural scientific fields, as well as in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Research remains at the forefront of its many initiatives. Specific research topics and past publications for the college can be found at hcas.nova.edu/research. RESEARCH INSTITUTES The Halmos College is home to several research institutes. • Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program (BCSTCP)—working with Broward County, the college manages this program with its mission to engage the community through outreach and education. • Center for Applied Humanities—aiming to demonstrate the relevance of the humanities as a complement to the core STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math), this center encourages students and scholars to explore connections between those disciplines. • The Council for Dialogue and Democracy (CDD) was designed to support and expand the ongoing collaboration the university has with the community. CDD provides opportunities for groups and communities to use dialogue to explore pressing issues and understand options in addressing them. It is dedicated to practical democracy, including the basics of creating, maintaining, and fostering a society, economy, culture, and political atmosphere that advances, in Lincoln’s words, “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” • DEEPEND | Restore (Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico) research focuses on the openocean, pelagic fauna of the Gulf of Mexico from the surface to 1,500 m depth. DEEPEND studies of faunal composition, abundance, variability, biophysical drivers of community structure, and petrogenic (e.g., oil spill) contamination will greatly improve understanding of pelagic systems in general and will facilitate ecosystem-based management of the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem. • Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC)— located in Hollywood’s Carpenter House, this center is operated by the college in partnership with Broward County government. • National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI)—established by Congressional mandate in 1998, this institute’s primary objective is the assessment, monitoring, and restoration of coral reefs through basic and applied research, training, and education. • NSU Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI)—based at the Oceanographic Campus, the GHRI was established in 1999 through collaboration with renowned marine artist Dr. Guy Harvey. The mission of the GHRI is to conduct conservation-focused, scientific research on fish species. • Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Centre (SOSF-SRC)—was established in 2011 as a partnership between NSU and the Save Our Seas Foundation, Switzerland. The SOSF-SRC, one of three SOSF global centers, conducts a wide range of scientific research focused on sharks and rays to aid in their conservation. • SECLER, the study of environmental conservation through leading-edge research consists of an interdisciplinary group of scientists in environmental, marine, chemical, and biological sciences investigating ecosystem and environmental changes. PRACTICE HCAS students and faculty members have a shared commitment to working with community and organizational partners in the application of theory, research, and practice to address social problems. Our students and faculty collaborate on research and community engagement projects around specific topic areas in working groups—such as Africa Working Group,
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