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We all have melanin, which gives our skin pigmentation. But some of us — because of genetics and ethnicity — have more than others.
In the past, it was believed the more melanin a person had, the less likely he …
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National acclaim for Dr. Teri Chenot’s nursing safety efforts
A Jacksonville University Nursing professor who has devoted years to helping improve patient care and safety is getting kudos nationally for her work and research.
Dr. Teri Chenot of the JU College of Health Sciences was invited to help plan …
Read More »FIT LIFE: U.S. kids failing in physical activity
It’s that time of year for kids to bring home their academic report card. But what about their physical activity report card?The good news is that the first-ever U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth recently came …
Read More »Over-exercising not a good fit with eating disorders, JU researcher Hausenblas finds
Exercise, as we all know, can improve your health, but if you have an eating disorder and also exercise compulsively to help manage your weight, you may find your overall quality of life going down even further
Those are some …
Read More »JU School of Nursing accepting first Veteran RN to BSN on-campus cohort as part of $870,000 federal grant
The Jacksonville University School of Nursing is now recruiting qualified veteran RNs into an on-campus cohort of students who will benefit from an $870,000 federal grant JU received to help them excel as they pursue bachelor’s degrees in nursing.
The …
Read More »JU College of Health Sciences wins $44,883 Florida Blue grant for nursing safety training
Jacksonville University has been awarded $44,883 by The Florida Blue Foundation to help develop training modules that will help nurses improve the quality and safety of the health care systems in which they work.
The three-year project, which began Jan. …
Read More »Sapienza, DiFino of JU’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders invited as speech panelists
Dr. Christine Sapienza, JU College of Health Sciences Associate Dean, and Dr. Sharon M. DiFino, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, have been invited to speak on two separate upcoming conference panels.
DiFino has been accepted to speak …
Read More »Read the latest issue of the School of Nursing newsletter!
The January 2014 edition of DolphiNurse, the JU School of Nursing newsletter in the College of Health Sciences, is below. For more on the College of Health Sciences, visit http://www.ju.edu/COHS.
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JU’s Dr. Sapienza presents at American Speech Language and Hearing Association conference
Dr. Christine Sapienza, College of Health Sciences Associate Dean, recently attended the American Speech Language and Hearing Association conference in Chicago. She presented to more than 150 participants on the intervention technique called respiratory muscle strength training as an invited …
Read More »JU’s Teri Chenot of College of Health Sciences helping plan national Nursing safety education meeting
JU’s Teri Chenot, Ed.D., RN, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences, is serving on the 2014 QSEN Institute National Forum Planning Committee.
The conference, titled “Creating Safe Harbor for Patients and Families,” is …
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