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 …
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Master of Science in Health Informatics now offered fully online
JU’s Master of Science in Health Informatics is now available 100 percent online.
The program, offered on campus and now via the web with partner and industry leader University Alliance, a division of Bisk Education, will provide graduates with …
Read More »“Excellence in Nursing” keynote by Prof. Roberta Christopher galvanizes German health executives
More than 200 top healthcare professionals from across Germany gained key insight from the School of Nursing’s Prof. Roberta Christopher into what it takes to deliver nursing care at the highest levels of expertise worldwide.
Christopher, an Assistant Professor of …
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 »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 »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 …
Read More »MPP/MBA student’s drone imaging company cleared for takeoff with coveted FAA exemption
One industrious JU grad student is putting the entrepreneurial and leadership skills he’s gaining in his MPP/MBA program to good use, earning the company he co-leads a coveted federal permission to engage in commercial drone operations.
Kevin Barth, who earned …
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