Congratulations to Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences faculty member Dr. Heather Hausenblas and co-author Ryan E. Rhodes on their new textbook, “Exercise Psychology: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior,” which was published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers on Feb. 15. …
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Charter Week celebrates campus and community April 11-16 with festivities, acts of service
Jacksonville University’s Charter Day recognizing the University’s 1934 origins has blossomed into Charter Week (#JUCharterWeek), with the annual celebration now expanded to include events over the entire week of April 11, such as a food drive and distribution, Day of …
Read More »Prof. Brian Frus’ dazzling outfall of glass sheds light on JU-community partnership
With a baby on the way, classes to teach and students to mentor, Assistant Professor of Glass Brian Frus had to get creative after being offered a plum commission by Hobnob restaurant, a soon-to-open heavy-hitter in the quest to make …
Read More »Women’s History Celebration set for Tuesday, March 15
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida CEO Susan Ponder-Stansel, Accounting Prof. Ruth O’Keefe and Mathematics senior Savannah Bates are the honorees at the 18th annual Women’s History Month Celebration at noon Tuesday, March 15, in the Kinne Center.
PONDER-STANSEL began …
Read More »Dolphins say farewell to JU basketball legend Ernie Fleming
…98,000 downloads and counting: JU student helps create wildly popular Star Wars-themed Minecraft mod
“Many new weapons! Astonishing new planets! Flyable starships and speeders! Diverse structures and loot system!”
— From the “Parzi’s Star Wars Mod” homepage
A Star Wars-themed add-on to the hugely popular open-ended video game Minecraft is drawing tens of thousands …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Have your say about area’s waterfront
The St. Johns River is many things to many people, but not everyone has the opportunity to enjoy it as much as they would like. And while this has been known for some time, very little has been done to …
Read More »Veteran mental health expert Dr. Whitney George added to BRCHS faculty
A seasoned mental health practitioner and researcher is helping add even more expertise to the new Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Health Care Sciences.
Assistant Prof. Whitney George joins the program after serving as …
Read More »‘Let’s Code Physics’ teaching method gains national attention for Prof. Brian Lane
Bullying, morale are topics of first Florida nursing summit to improve patient safety
The first Florida summit to address how nurses can improve patient safety comes to Jacksonville University’s Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences Friday, March 4, with top experts discussing topics such as how to decrease bullying in the workplace and …
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