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The Student-Run Newspaper of Nova Southeastern University • December 1, 2015 | Vol. 26, Issue 14 | nsucurrent.nova.edu Staying single over the Bowl games are broken Holiday happenings in SoFlo Sneaky Snapchat terms holidays P. 8 P. 9 P. 11 P. 14 NSU forms international collaboration for new Cell Therapy Institute By: Li Cohen @Current_Yakira As part of the Center for Collaborative Temple said that students must be involved Research, NSU will open the Cell Therapy in research at the institute and that he believes Institute for cell-based biomedical research in the opportunity will attract a lot of students who spring 2016, in collaboration with Sweden’s have a profound interest in research and have a Karolinska Institutet, one of the world’s leading scientific background. medical universities that has conducted over “It’s all about education and training the 40 percent of academic medical research in scientists for tomorrow. We really want students Sweden. to be involved in the laboratory enterprise and Research programs at the new institute in educational processes,” he said. “Students are will focus on cancer, cardiovascular disease and the future of scientific endeavor, and if they don’t disorders known to cause blindness. To help engage, then we’re going to have a problem in support the programs, the institute will offer society. This is really going to raise the bar as far high quality resources in the areas of genomics, as sophistication, greater jobs, a sense of purpose cell therapies and flow cytometry. and a sense of pride in the community.” Thomas Temple, senior vice president The Center for Collaborative Research is a for translational research and economic PHOTO PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM J. KATZMAN 215,000-square-foot facility next to the Health development and an orthopedic surgeon, is The Center for Collaborative Research is expected to open next semester. Professions Division. It will include wet labs for one of the new researchers at CTI. He will “It’s all part of NSU President George from the Department of Biological Sciences research, a General Clinical Research Center, the conduct research on cancer stem cells and Hanbury’s vision to create a truly transformative to set up a genomics group and collaborating Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Rumbaugh- bone regeneration alongside Director of the research enterprise at NSU and leading scientific with the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center to Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research, the Cell Therapy Institute Richard Jove, who was discovery with clinical enterprise — in other discover drugs that stem from sea life. Emil Buehler Research Center for Engineering, previously the director of molecular oncology at words, getting ideas from the bench to the “It’s really taken off in a major way,” Science and Mathematics and a private incubator the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center and bedside in rapid order,” he said. Temple said. “Everything is coming together for information security businesses. Research Institute. Aside from the research projects already at once. The educational piece is linking to the For more information on the NSU Cell Temple said that the new group of announced, Temple said the institute is also in research piece, which will be linked to the new Therapy Institute, visit nova.edu/research/cell- researchers has a “global flavor” and that the process of forming groups of computational hospital. It will all be seamless — all these new therapy/index.html. For more information on the many of the primary researchers are from the biologists, recruiting more researchers from discoveries will make their way into the hospital Karolinska Institutet, visit ki.se/en/startpage. Karolinska Institutet. Europe, working with Professor Stephen O’Brien and be available to the patients who need them.” By: Darren Hendricks Construction on 36th Street residence halls, then we will work on 36th (FFV). The final part will be from FFV to the that it’s falling apart with potholes. NSU’s Facility Management will finish Street.” four way stop sign of SW 75th Avenue. “It’s good they are renovating because the an ongoing construction project over the winter The first part of the construction project “We will maintain detour points throughout road has gotten small, and it’s a tight fit which break to renovate 36th Street so that it is safer to will be from Dec. 7 to Jan. 23, and will be from each part,” Seneff said. “The trickiest part will could cause an accident,” he said. travel on and to open up space for new residence College Avenue to the first entrance of The be part four, but we will have a detour road so Maddie Uilk, freshman criminal justice halls on the field across from the Shark Athletics Commons/Goodwin Residence Halls. During traffic can go around the construction. But there major, said it’s nice that Facilities decided to Building. this time, the section of the road will be closed; shouldn’t be too much confusion, as students renovate the road. 36th Street starts at University Drive and however, students will still be able to access the will still have access to the entrances to the “We have such a nice campus, and people connects to SW 75th Avenue, just in front of the parking lot for The Commons and Goodwin. residence halls.” take the roads for granted. 36th Street is old and Shark Fountain. 36th also connects to SW 72nd “This part will be the most inconvenient While originally expected to be completed needs to be fixed so we can have a road as nice Avenue, which curves around Cultural Living because students like to use this road as it is the in March, Seneff said that because of the time it as our buildings.” Center (CLC), The Commons and Goodwin quickest way to get to the residence halls from took to get a permit, the project likely won’t be With detours provided and with the Residence Hall. the highway,” Seneff said. completed until fall 2016. multiple entrances around campus, Ingalls said Project Manager Randy Seneff said, “This The second part of the project will be Even though it is almost a year away, that, based on his experience at NSU, even whole project will improve the structure of 36th from Jan. 25 to Feb. 27, and will be from the Thomas Ingalls, junior marine biology major, though construction around the residence halls Street and free the area for future development entrance in The Commons/Goodwin parking lot said that he cannot wait for the new road. could cause confusion, the project is a good idea of residential halls. This road will cause less to the entrance in front of Cultural Living Center “It’s about time they started renovating. and students will be able to adjust. traffic around the residence halls.” (CLC). Students will also have access to the The road is not adequate for the amount of traffic Even though the renovations will change Once the project begins, it will take nine parking lots during this time. going through that area,” Ingalls said. the routes, Uilk remained positive because she months to complete. The project will first focus Although there is no set date, as of set, part Not only is the road going to be new, but said the construction will help traffic run more on renovations around the residence halls. three will be from CLC to the three-way stop sign some students agree that it will be safer for smoothly. Seneff said, “The entire project has been of 36th Street. Part four starts at the three-way drivers and their vehicles. For questions or more information, contact divided into five parts that will take about six stop sign of 36th Street to the entrance in front Gilberto Torres, sophomore exercise Facilities Management at 954-262-8845. weeks each. Once we are finished around the of Founders, Farquhar and Vettel Apartments science major, said that 36th Street is a mess and Download The Current Newspaper’s app to stay updated on the go! 2 News DecemberFebruary 17, 1, 2015|2015 |nsucurrent.nova.edu nsucurrent.nova.edu NEWS ANCHOR Stay up to date with international events. 3301 College Avenue Second-largest diamond discovered in Botswana Myanmar, according to witnesses. A pile of dumped Student Affairs Building, Room 310 The Lucara Diamond firm reportedly found waste material from the mining company collapsed, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796 the second-largest gem quality diamond in company burying the victims. 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