Scientific concepts will become clearer and the area scientific community will become more accessible to residents with a unique new online digital video magazine produced by Jacksonville University in collaboration with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
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Honors students get a taste of Fullbridge, Inc., boot camp
Twenty of Jacksonville University’s brightest honors students received a taste of boot camp last week through five intensive days of the Fullbridge, Inc., Leadership Boot Camp in the Davis College of Business.
The Fullbridge seminars, 10 topics over five days …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Oxygen isn’t as prevalent for river life as it is for you and me
While we can discuss the impact of such things as temperature and salinity on river life, the most critical component is oxygen. It is the one essential element that must be available for almost all living things to exist. And …
Read More »Leadership upgrades bring new structure for JU; Horner named Senior Vice President of University and Academic Affairs
Upgrades to its leadership have prompted a new administrative structure at Jacksonville University, including naming Dr. Donnie Horner as Senior Vice President of University and Academic Affairs/Provost and streamlining University responsibilities into five primary areas.
In addition to Dr. Horner’s …
Read More »International citizen-scientists live on campus, research microplastics in waterways at JU Marine Science Research Institute
They’re in everything from disintegrating water bottles and weathered synthetic clothing to facial scrubs and even, until recently, some toothpastes. Microplastics and their smaller cousin, microbeads, can eventually end up in our water, and have helped create huge swaths of …
Read More »JU joins 87 Universities across the U.S. in Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge
Going green is one thing. Going out into the green is another – and maybe even more important.
Getting people to engage with the environment around them is the main goal of Jacksonville University’s Outing Club, and now it’s …
Read More »WELL-TRAVELED: Yes, Rio really is that beautiful
Rio de Janeiro has been in the news for months leading up to the Olympic Games, and it hasn’t been good: the Zika virus, political unrest, ouster of the president, security issues, an uncertain economy and questions about the city’s …
Read More »Stein, Mittelman, Moran and Peterson honored as JU 2016 Alumni of Distinction
Standouts known for their achievements in the military, higher education, philanthropy, healthcare, industry and civic involvement make up one of the strongest cohorts of Distinguished Alumni Jacksonville University has announced since the annual awards began in 1983.
Honored as “Distinguished …
Read More »Prof. George Gresham is first DCOB faculty member to teach full semester in Taiwan
One of the most exciting new initiatives at the Davis College of Business is its international student-faculty exchange program, now in its second year. In this article Dr. George Gresham, Associate Professor of Marketing, reflects on his semester in …
Read More »Health Sciences Dean Dr. Christine Sapienza wins ‘Woman of Influence’ award
Dr. Christine Sapienza, Dean of Jacksonville University’s Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, is already known worldwide for her clinical trials on airway protection, mentoring thousands of students and clinicians, initiating community outreach on voice and respiratory rehabilitation and …
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