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HOMECOMING 2023
“ People are what have made this university great for so many years and you all coming back and participating in Homecoming is part of that long legacy .”
Dr . Daniel Strauss , Dean of the College of Professional Studies-Florida and NUHS President Joseph Stiefel at the Homecoming awards ceremony .
President Stiefel ’ s Full Address
NUHS researchers presented updates on their latest research accomplishments . Presenters included NUHS faculty members Drs . Claire Johnson , DC , MSEd , PhD , DACBSP , FICC ; Brett Martin , DC , MSAc ; Andrew Serlin , DC and Gregory D . Cramer , DC , Ph . D .
Dr . Cramer , NUHS Dean of Research , discussed studies on Zygapophyseal Joint Crepitus , or joint sounds . The latest study , funded by the NCMIC Foundation , tested an automated method of assessment of crepitus on human subjects and whether it could be as
reliable as human observers . In the last 18 months , NUHS researchers performed various testing on 12 human subjects .
“ We found substantial relatability between the human observers and the automated method ,” Dr . Cramer said . “ The automated method was up to 52 times faster than the human observers .”
The next step is to conduct a machine learning project to train the automated method to identify more subtle forms of crepitus that humans can identify .
“ This would take a larger population and we ’ d like to combine this with
diagnostic ultrasound ,” Dr . Cramer said . “ This would allow us to continue to study crepitus as a biomarker for Z-joint function . One potential use of this would be to identify high responders of various types of spinal manipulation .”
At the President ’ s Luncheon , NUHS President Joseph Stiefel , MS , EdD , DC , discussed the achievements of the university . He shared some of the upcoming campus improvements involving new signage and various projects in Janse Hall , the Whole Health Center , Lincoln Hall and more .
Dr . Stiefel also handed out several awards to the university ’ s many outstanding alumni .
“ People are what have made this university great for so many years , and you all coming back and participating in Homecoming is part of that long legacy ,” he said .
Click the video to watch Dr . Stiefel ’ s full address .
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