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Former Dolphin Daniel Murphy Selected for MLB All-Star Game July 15
Former Jacksonville University standout Daniel Murphy continues to represent the Dolphins at the highest level as the New York Met second baseman was selected to compete in the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star game. Murphy will serve as a reserve …
Read More »Germany bound: Student is first in MBA program to study abroad
This fall, graduate student Daniel Pruitt ’14 will become the first in Jacksonville University’s MBA program to attend a semester abroad. The aviation operations major will travel to The European Business School (EBS) Business School in Frankfurt, Germany where he …
Read More »WBB Performs First Community Service Event of the Season
Even during the offseason, Jacksonville University’s women’s basketball team is honoring its commitment of service. Devoted to giving back to the community in which they live, last season the Dolphins volunteered nearly 275 hours of community service and last Saturday …
Read More »For one student, a quest to help save a culture’s music leads to an internship in Africa
Senior Will Baxley has built a passion for world music while at Jacksonville University. Now, with encouragement from faculty and some at the top levels of the University, he’s cultivating his interest with a unique eight-week ethnomusicology internship, during which …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: St. Johns River a diverse ecosystem
The St. Johns River is so big and complex that it is hard to know everything about it, especially the who, what and where of plant and animal life at any given moment in time.
But I get help. When …
Read More »New era of student housing to begin with waterfront residence hall north of campus
New development is slated for completion by fall 2015
Jacksonville University is ushering in a new era of student housing with construction of a 274-person riverfront residence hall north of its 200-acre campus, to be completed by fall 2015.
The …
Read More »Forty-acre land purchase expands campus footprint southward
Jacksonville University is pleased to announce the purchase of approximately 40 acres of riverfront property located directly south of its Arlington campus. According to University administration, the acquisition is JU’s largest in more than half a century.
“The purchase of …
Read More »Milne Field Construction Update, June 2014
Construction at Milne Field was in full go again this week as the concrete footers for the 2,500 seat grandstand addition were poured on what was formerly the west side berm.
In addition to the 2,500 seat grandstand, enhancements include …
Read More »HEALTHY LIFE: The truth about sun-caused skin cancer
We all have melanin, which gives our skin pigmentation. But some of us — because of genetics and ethnicity — have more than others.
In the past, it was believed the more melanin a person had, the less likely he …
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