What a year it has been. Back-to-back hurricanes in 2016 and 2017 leave us hoping for a quiet and uneventful 2018 — at least as far as meteorological events go. But if the past is any indication of the future, …
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HEALTHY LIFE: Ostomies require life adjustments
President Dwight Eisenhower, former pro golfer Al Geiberger, former all-pro Green Bay Packer Jerry Kramer, the late U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas “Tip” O’Neill and Olympic gold medalist and pro golfer Babe Zaharias all had something in common — …
Read More »Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society’s JU chapter inducts students, faculty
More than 50 undergraduate and graduate students were recently inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, joining an elite national group whose members have served in the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court; won Nobel and Pulitzer …
Read More »Living homeless gives CMHC masters student Joe Johnson priceless insight as he aids Florida supportive housing study
Joe Johnson needed to feel the fear.
A JU Clinical and Mental Health Counseling masters student, Johnson spends much of his day with the chronically homeless as Housing Programs Manager for the local nonprofit Ability Housing, offering guidance on support …
Read More »JU becomes Florida’s first private university to take ACHA “Healthy Campus Pledge” and join prized national network
Jacksonville University has become the first private higher education institution in Florida to commit to the goals of the American College Health Association’s “Healthy Campus Pledge” and is now part of an exclusive network of official Healthy Campus 2020 Partners.…
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Irma’s incredible impact on St. Johns River
The impact Hurricane Irma had on the St. Johns River continues to amaze me. As a marine scientist, I understand the how and why, but the sheer magnitude is still sinking in. The size of Irma and the amount of …
Read More »More recovery specialists on the way for region with major $447,150 training grant to School of Applied Health Sciences
More peer recovery specialists will be available for underserved areas as JU’s School of Applied Health Sciences and Nathan M. Bisk Center for Professional Studies enhance a pioneering training program with a major $447,150 subcontract awarded through a federal grant …
Read More »A patient-centered approach to the U.S. drug epidemic to be discussed by top experts Nov. 14
A major seminar at Jacksonville University Nov. 14 will gather the region’s top substance abuse experts to describe outreach, prevention and treatment for those affected by the cascading U.S. drug epidemic, including U.S. veterans.
The 3½-hour event is supported by …
Read More »Physics and Photo students make formidable team in region’s Physics Photo Contest
The UNF Physics Photo Contest is open, and Jacksonville University students are looking to dominate again.
Students from all over the Jacksonville area can enter, and last year, JU students won first and second prize. They are again hoping to …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Combination of events keeps St. Johns River running high
As has been pointed out several times in this column, the St. Johns River is a unique river in the way it behaves and in its ecology. The fact that it is so flat, with only about a 30-foot fall …
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