Jacksonville University will award its inaugural Presidential Global Citizen Award to PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Indra K. Nooyi, one of the world’s most influential business leaders and a champion of critical societal issues such as sustainable commerce efforts, …
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Three for four: Students win lion’s share of National Role Model awards
When it came time to recognize leadership during the recent 15th annual Minority Access National Role Models Conference in Washington, D.C., Jacksonville University students stood out in a big way: out of 150 nationwide nominees, they took home three …
Read More »JU Public Policy Institute hosts major Education Policy Conference Nov. 12
Some of Florida’s most prominent education policy leaders will address significant education policy issues, including Florida standards, accountability, school choice and private sector funding initiatives, at a Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute Education Policy Conference, “Shaping Florida’s Future,” from 8:30 …
Read More »FIT LIFE: Do you get enough ‘sunshine vitamin?’
We may live in the Sunshine State, but are we getting enough of the sunshine vitamin, better known as vitamin D?
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that about three out of four U.S. teens
All about that lab: New equipment and updated spaces a boon to Science and Nursing students
Labconco Purifier Logic + Class 2 bio-safety hoods. VWR Symphony air-jacketed CO2 incubators. BMT Laboratory Sterilizer Sterivap SP666-1 autoclave. Abbott Laboratories IIC-6 laminar flow hood. Movex TERFU snorkel exhaust ventilation system.
All that verbiage may not mean much to the …
Read More »The U.S. Constitution: Get to know it Nov. 17 with legal expert Garrett Epps
Renowned legal expert and author Garrett Epps will put the U.S. Constitution under the microscope in a presentation Monday, Nov. 17, at Jacksonville University.
Epps, author of the 2013 Silver Gavel Award finalist “American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution,” is …
Read More »Jacksonville Southeast Collegiate Invitational draws more than 130 athletes
Jacksonville University’s Shooting Team and the Jacksonville Skeet & Trap Club recently hosted the seventh Jacksonville Southeast Collegiate Invitational (Regional) Championship Shoot, with 131 athletes from nine universities attending, making it one of the largest collegiate regional shoots in the …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Artificial reef experiment in the St. Johns might help your catch
We are getting ready to do an experiment in the St. Johns River, one that could help improve fishing and water quality for decades.
After years of research and community discussions, artificial reefs, or fish habitat enhancements, will be deployed …
Read More »Energy policy is topic of Public Policy Institute’s Hesburgh Lecture Oct. 30
Notre Dame economics Prof. Thomas A. Gresik is set to speak on energy policy Oct. 30 as part of the JU Public Policy Institute’s Hesburgh Lecture Series.
Gresik, a Kellogg Institute for International Studies fellow at the University of Notre …
Read More »State Speaker Will Weatherford comments on Florida policy
Florida can create a “pocket of prosperity” for its residents by addressing issues such as education and poverty, and Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute is playing a unique role in shaping dialogue on those very issues, according to Florida’s Speaker …
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