29 RESEARCH RENAISSANCE 60TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE At its inception, NSU stood out as the first technical university established in the U.S. in 20 years, prioritizing research centers over traditional colleges. While early efforts shifted to focus on law, education, and distance learning for sustainability, the university maintained its strengths in childhood education, psychology, and oceanography. A research resurgence began in 2008 under President Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D., who appointed NSU’s first vice president of research. His successor, George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., amplified the progress, overseeing the development of cutting- edge facilities like the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center and the Center for Collaborative Research (CCR). Among numerous pursuits, the CCR houses the nation’s first Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine—where scientists address and care for patients with complex diseases such as Gulf War illness, Parkinson’s, and long COVID— along with three donor-named institutes: NSU AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care, NSU Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research, and the David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute. These advancements align with the goals of NSU’s seventh president, Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd, including NSU’s campaign to achieve Carnegie R1 status, signaling elite research university designation. With a $213-million endowment and strategic focus on increasing funding for NSU Research, together with expanding the NSU Health network, the university is committed to increasing its impact on global innovation and discovery and environmental and human health. Original Oatmeal Club member Charles Forman, D.V.M., proposed the oceanography program, and his brother Hamilton Forman obtained 10 acres near Port Everglades, so Nova could conduct research vital to the world’s food supply, security, and recreation. Today, NSU researchers continue to partner to restore coral reef ecosystems, conserve sea turtles, and protect sharks and other marine life.
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