A four-year comprehensive study of mercury levels in the St. Johns River will determine if Duval County residents are at greater risk of exposure than the rest of Florida, with JU researchers and students using a $25,000 grant to take …
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Master of Science in Health Informatics now offered fully online
JU’s Master of Science in Health Informatics is now available 100 percent online.
The program, offered on campus and now via the web with partner and industry leader University Alliance, a division of Bisk Education, will provide graduates with …
Read More »Former JU star Monique Tubbs picked for A-Sun Hall of Fame
…“Excellence in Nursing” keynote by Prof. Roberta Christopher galvanizes German health executives
More than 200 top healthcare professionals from across Germany gained key insight from the School of Nursing’s Prof. Roberta Christopher into what it takes to deliver nursing care at the highest levels of expertise worldwide.
Christopher, an Assistant Professor of …
Read More »WELL-TRAVELED: From Chicago to Detroit, it’s a classic vacation by car
For many baby boomers, the quintessential summer vacation was the family road trip. But those who observe American cultural changes have noticed the decline of the family car vacation.
Many of us remember being loaded in the station wagon with
“The Nanny’s” Charles Shaughnessy on campus Thursday for Theatre Q&A
Charles Shaughnessy (bio here), best known for starring in the CBS show “The Nanny” opposite Fran Drescher, will conduct a Q&A Guest Artist session on careers in the Theatre and other aspects of the profession, at 5 p.m. …
Read More »American Politics on Film series kicks off with talk by award-winning defense lawyer William Sheppard
The American Politics on Film series at JU, designed to provoke critical thought about our U.S. political world, gets started Monday, Sept. 14, with “Gideon’s Trumpet” and a special appearance by guest William Sheppard, a criminal defense lawyer who has …
Read More »Think you know Florida? Take this quiz
So you think you know Florida? The Geography Department at Jacksonville University has a challenge for you.
The department has mapped some recently released census data for the state of Florida. Each thematic map in the unique presentation illustrates the …
Read More »Old(er) news: Popular TV hosts “age” when they put on reading glasses
Many people think reading glasses make you look older. Now, that may not be earth-shattering news, but media personalities may want to take heed: A new study by JU researchers has found that famous TV news anchors are 60 percent …
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