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Books on exercise, cancer out by Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences faculty

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 …

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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 …

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Dolphins say farewell to JU basketball legend Ernie Fleming

Dolphins near and far are mourning the passing of men’s basketball legend Ernie Fleming, 67, who died Feb. 28 in Dallas after a battle with cancer. He was honored at a Celebration of Life today at Hope Chapel Ministries in

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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 …

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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 …

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