Chances are we can all agree that exercise is good for us and air pollution is not. In fact, air pollution can take years off, while exercise can add years to, our life span. In other words, exercise reduces, while …
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Latest Catie Carter nursing scholar welcomed into JU family
The latest recipient of the full-tuition Catherine “Catie” Carter Scholarship was welcomed into a special family recently, continuing a tradition that honors the memory of its teenage namesake by providing funding to help awardees complete or advance their Nursing education …
Read More »‘A milestone in our long partnership’ – Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences celebrated
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 …
Read More »Student Profile: Tala Farah
Meet Tala Farah. Tala is enrolled in her second year of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program. Her undergraduate degrees are in Psychology and Sociology, which she earned from Jacksonville University in 2014.
Why did you choose the …
Read More »FIT LIFE: What marshmallows can tell us about our health, our wealth and our wisdom
Could you resist eating a marshmallow knowing that if you did, you’d get two marshmallows later?
If you answered yes, then you may have the ability to delay gratification, which is an important characteristic for success in health, work and …
Read More »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 »Old(er) news: Popular TV hosts “age” when they put on reading glasses
Many people think reading glasses make you look older. Now, that may not be earth-shattering news, but media personalities may want to take heed: A new study by JU researchers has found that famous TV news anchors are 60 percent …
Read More »Student Profile: Dr. Safi Elmaraghy
Meet Dr. Safi Elmaraghy, who is enrolled in the JU Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences School of Orthodontics’ Advanced Specialty Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Please describe your educational background including your undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Originally …
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 …
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