The Jacksonville University (JU) Office of Alumni Programs will honor recipients of the Class of 2018 JU Distinguished Alumni Awards during halftime of the Homecoming and Family Weekend football game Saturday, October 13.
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The Road from Tegucigalpa: Alejandra’s Story
By Sheri Webber
Though Jacksonville University alumna Ninoska Alejandra “Ale” Nuñez Garcia Keyes (’14) never had the pleasure of meeting her grandfather, it is his legacy that largely inspired her educational journey. He passed away in 1969, decades before her …
Read More »Five and Final: Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Town Hall at JU
By Sheri Webber
Jacksonville University and WJXT-TV Channel 4 co-hosted Democratic candidates in Florida’s run for the Governor’s Office in a livestreamed town hall discussion. You can watch the full debate online through WJXT.
(in order of appearance Aug. 9)
… Read More »JU and WJXT Co-Host Final Republican Primary Debate for Florida Governor’s Office
By Sheri Webber
The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute (the Institute) is no stranger to lively debates between candidates. The Institute and WJXT-TV Channel 4 have co-hosted seven televised debates in local, state, and federal elections since 2015.
Tonight, the …
Read More »MARKET LIFE: Does College Really Make You Smarter?
By Dr. Don Capener
The short answer is yes.
Though not as much as you might assume. According to MarketWatch writer Jillian Berman, there isn’t as much evidence readily available to back up what we already know is true. …
Read More »River Life: Key Ingredients in St. Johns Algae Blooms
By Dr. A. Quinton White
While we have not set any records for hottest days this summer, at least not yet, it sure seems like we have had a very long spell of days with temperatures over 90 degrees. The …
Read More »JU Alum & High School Coach Celebrates 21-year Perfect Attendance Streak
Jacksonville University graduate Tony Watson (’85) started his 31-year teaching and coaching career in Jacksonville. Currently teaching physical education in Royal Palm Beach at Forest Hill High, his alma mater, Watson displays the “can-do” Dolphin attitude.
Publication: Jodie Wagner reports …
Read More »Juilliard Quartet Founder & Jacksonville University VIP Guest Dies at 97
By Sheri Webber
Born on July 19, 1920, and raised in Portland, Oregon, renowned American violinist Robert Nathaniel Mann made three guest appearances at Jacksonville University (JU).
Mann passed away earlier this year at the age of 97. He is …
Read More »The Mathis Report: JU Welcome Center construction approved
Eppley Foundation Awards JU Professor Funding for Plant-Based Electronics Research
By Sheri Webber
On June 21, The Eppley Foundation for Research awarded Jacksonville University (JU) Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Ramesh Adhikari $24,850 in grant funding to conduct and oversee undergraduate research on the development of plant-based electronics.
The Foundation …
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