Each year, Jacksonville University faculty members recognize their colleagues who excel in four areas: community service; university service; scholarship and professional activities; and teaching. A selection committee determines a winner for each of the four categories and announces their pick …
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Renowned oceanographer helps JU student solve years-long search for grandfather
It’s not every day that Jacksonville University is able to help solve a decades-old mystery that unfolded thousands of feet below the sea, but Jacksonville University graduate student Mackenzie Horton has been hard at work uncovering the fate of the …
Read More »MSRI students go knee-deep in St. Johns River research
With small artificial reefs in hand, Biology Professor Dr. Dan McCarthy and his students waded through the tall grassy banks and into the St. Johns River just outside the Marine Science Research Institute.
As Dr. McCarthy supervised, marine science students …
Read More »River Life: Polluted waters harming manatee populations across Florida
Our charismatic megafauna, the manatee, which is also the Florida state mammal, is in trouble, again. The manatee, or sea cow, is that large, so-ugly-it-is-cute, aquatic plant-eating, gentle giant that can weigh 1,000 pounds or more. Maintaining that size and …
Read More »Dr. Bryan Franks publishes comprehensive great white shark study
Utilizing an unprecedented data set, Jacksonville University Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Bryan Franks published a comprehensive study in the Frontiers in Marine Science journal in November on the movement and migration habits of great white sharks in the Western …
Read More »River Life: A student’s perspective on the St. Johns River
This past semester we offered a course at Jacksonville University entitled “Ecology of the St. Johns River.” It was mentioned in last month’s column. As part of their final exam, I had them review some past River Life columns and …
Read More »Deep Dive: how to protect our river
With Halloween just behind us and Thanksgiving looming not too far away, it means the year is coming to an end. Every year I think about how fast it has passed. This one has been no exception, but I am …
Read More »2021 St. Johns River Report: tracking trends that threaten aquatic life
One step forward. Two steps back.
The 2021 St. Johns River Report, developed by a team of researchers from Jacksonville University and several other universities, offers signs of positive progress regarding the health of the river, while some concerning trends …
Read More »U.S. News & World Report Ranks Jacksonville University Among Top Tier Universities in the South
For the third year in a row, Jacksonville University secured its place among the top 25 percent of regional universities on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Colleges, a prestigious annual ranking of the best colleges and …
Read More »Study Abroad Restarts with Coconut Olympics
This year, as athletes around the world train for gold medals in Tokyo, a new competition has emerged. Originating on the five-acre island of Tobacco Caye in the middle of the Belize Barrier Reef, the Coconut Olympics has left its …
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