University Highlights

On Saturday, October 10, from 2 until 5 p.m., Jacksonville University administrators and representatives from the Office of Student Life will be on hand to showcase renovations made across campus over the past several months. Improvements include those projects related …

A JU biology professor and marine science student have gone high-tech on Cumberland Island National Seashore’s gopher tortoise, using GPS mapping along with burrow and remote game cameras to learn about the threatened species’ age, gender, eating patterns, living conditions …

A fun, high-energy kickoff to JU Homecoming & Family Weekend is in store Oct. 10, with the first JU River House Run/Walk 5K.

(Price increases midnight Friday, Oct. 2! See details below and here.)

The path winds through the …

Jacksonville University has released a new free mobile app aimed at further enhancing campus security. The app, called JU Mobile Safety, offers students, faculty, staff, parents and the community a series of safety features and resources customized for Jacksonville University. …

Businessman Donald Trump remains the frontrunner among Republican presidential candidates in Florida, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush maintaining strong support, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina surging, neurosurgeon Ben Carson losing some ground and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on the …

Jacksonville University’s award-winning health education programs are now officially housed in the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, after a naming celebration Monday, Sept. 21, attended by hundreds of students, faculty, healthcare professionals and civic leaders.

“This is a …

A four-year comprehensive study of mercury levels in the St. Johns River will determine if Duval County residents are at greater risk of exposure than the rest of Florida, with JU researchers and students using a $25,000 grant to take …

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 …

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 …