Many people think reading glasses make you look older. Now, that may not be earth-shattering news, but media personalities may want to take heed: A new study by JU researchers has found that famous TV news anchors are 60 percent …
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Wilson! MSRI drifter buoy that drew headlines makes a comeback
He may have drifted off from a tearful Tom Hanks and never returned in “Castaway,” but JU’s Wilson? He’s back.
The volleyball drifter buoy that a JU physical oceanography class dropped into the mouth of the St. Johns River last …
Read More »DCOB’s Dr. Angela Mattia draws worldwide notice at 2015 Big Data Analytics EdCon
Dr. Angela Mattia of the Davis College of Business recently received international attention for her success in Big Data business analytics educational research at the Big Data Analytics EdCon 2015 International Conference in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
The Associate Professor of …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: The littlest denizens of the river are so intriguing
Recently, while listening to one of Jacksonville University’s marine science graduate students defend her thesis research, I was struck by how much life there is in the St. Johns River that no one can see without a microscope.
The life
James named Director of growing DCOB Graduate Programs
Dr. Matrecia S.L. James, who came to Jacksonville University in 2005 and was recently appointed the Robert T. Shircliff Professor of Business Ethics, has been named Director of the Davis College of Business Graduate Programs.
James has taught in …
Read More »Student Profile: Dr. Safi Elmaraghy
Meet Dr. Safi Elmaraghy, who is enrolled in the JU Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences School of Orthodontics’ Advanced Specialty Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Please describe your educational background including your undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Originally …
Read More »Apollo astronaut David Scott to new freshmen: JU offers you a ‘wonderful opportunity’
A state-of-the-art residence hall, inviting study spaces, cutting-edge academic programs, a completely updated fitness center, new labs, the U.S.’s leading food-service provider added to the JU team — and some words of wisdom from an Apollo moonwalker. Not a bad …
Read More »Cause for celebration: New year, new home for the Class of 2019 as move-in begins
Resident Assistant Ques’tavia “Peaches” Bradshaw popped her head into a room, just as she had been doing all morning Friday, Aug. 21, helping freshmen as they moved onto the second floor of the brand new 274-bed North Hall.
“Now, if …
Read More »Associate Prof. Joy McConnell retires after 30 years in School of Nursing
Associate Prof. Joy McConnell, one of the most dedicated and dynamic Nursing faculty members in the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, retires at the end of this month.
She has held various professional positions throughout her career, after receiving …
Read More »Art professors to show works at Riverside’s Clay & Canvas Friday, Aug. 28
Works by Lily Kuonen and Tiffany W. Leach, both Assistant Professors of Art at JU, will be on display from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, during an Open Studio Night Exhibition at the Clay & Canvas Studio they operate in …
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