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Child auditions to be held Jan. 26 for JU production of “Street Scene”

JU Assistant Professor of Voice Kimberly Beasley (Director of Little Women, Fall 2011) is holding auditions for children for the Spring 2013 production Street Scene: an American Opera by Kurt Weill. 

She needs three boys and four girls between the …

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Congratulations to January JU Employee of the Month Makhbulla Amirova

Congratulations to JU Employee of the Month Makhbulla Amirova, a JU Physical Plant housekeeper at Wilma’s Little People School.

Amirova was serenaded Tuesday, Jan. 21, by a group of children from Wilma’s Little People School (WLPS) with the song “Skidamarink” …

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JU Public Policy Institute director discusses uncertainties of Affordable Care Act in Times-Union

Rick Mullaney, founding director of the JU Public Policy Institute

Rick Mullaney, the JU Public Policy Institute founding director, discusses the complex Affordable Care Act in a Jan. 21 Florida Times-Union article.

Also known as “Obamacare,” the new law is …

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Mullaney talks about uncertainties in Affordable Care Act

Rick Mullaney, the JU Public Policy Institute founding director, discusses the complex Affordable Care Act in a Jan. 21 Florida Times-Union article.

Also known as “Obamacare,” the new law is multifaceted and is especially significant locally because Jacksonville has become …

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JU’s Champs of Chopsticks and Chicken Consumption!

Sodexo not only offered a variety of culinary delights at its Asian Street Market on Friday, Jan. 18, at Jacksonville University’s Riverview Cafe, it served up some fun and games, too.

First, contestants raced the clock to determine who was …

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JU professor discusses FAA ‘distracted flying’ proposal

JU Assistant Professor of Aeronautics Wayne Ziskal says that he and his colleagues continually stress to their students that flying planes — like driving cars — requires being “engaged mentally.”

“We say in flying, don’t let the airplane go where …

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Dwindling helium supply more than hot air, JU professor tells Florida Times-Union

Helium is in short supply — so much so that prices for the gas have skyrocketed — despite helium being the second-most abundant element in the universe. Who knew?

Jacksonville University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Christopher Potratz, for one.…

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JU Assistant Professor of Information Management Angela Mattia addresses trend of businesses omitting telephone numbers of their websites

Have you noticed that more and more businesses don’t publish their telephone numbers on their websites?

It’s a trend that shows no signs of slowing down, Jacksonville University Assistant Professor of Decision Science and Information Management Dr. Angela Mattia told …

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JU faculty, staff contestants needed for chopstick challenge, wing-eating contest Friday at Riverview Cafe

 

Sodexo is soliciting Jacksonville University faculty and staff members to step up and take the chopstick challenge. Or, for those not afraid to get messy, how does a chicken wing-eating contest sound?

It’s all part of the festive lunchtime …

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