The seventh annual State of the River Report on the lower St. Johns River Basin leaves reason for optimism for the waterway, but with some caveats, including concerns about increased salinity, encroachment of non-native species, and wetland changes that may …
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A lifelong passion for the environment and our river’s health rewarded
As a child growing up near the Elizabeth River system in Norfolk, Va., Quinton White saw firsthand how neglecting or harming the environment can directly shape the quality of a person’s life.
“We kids would go down to the mudflats …
Read More »National Science Foundation’s $625,273 grant will benefit students in STEM fields
A nationally coveted $625,273 grant from the National Science Foundation will cement the University’s status as a premier institution of higher education offering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Degree Programs.
The NSF is an independent federal agency created by …
Read More »Feeding minds and bodies: JU Education alum Sherrie Fausey saves lives with Haitian ministry
When the boy came in the room, he told Sherrie Fausey to go and hide. Men were out front of her Christian ministry for Haitian children, and they wanted food.
It was shortly after the 2010 earthquake that pummeled the …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Clean drinking water may be in short supply
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” goes the line from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The statement may soon be more true than many in our area would like to believe in the …
Read More »JU grad Arelis Resto makes her (colorful) mark across campus
Recent JU grad Arelis Resto, 22, has left indelible images across campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors to enjoy for years to come.
Resto, who graduated May 3, 2014, with bachelors’ degrees in Illustration and English, painted three murals …
Read More »JU’s Drs. Ray Oldakowski, Erich Freiberger selected for prestigious duPont Summer Seminar Series
Jacksonville University’s Dr. Ray Oldakowski, Geography, and Dr. Erich Freiberger, Philosophy, have been selected as visiting scholars in this year’s duPont Summer Seminar Series at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
This is especially noteworthy because the …
Read More »Political Science alums old and new honor “incredibly passionate” faculty at reunion
Longtime alums and those newer to the fold joined together recently as JU’s Political Science Department hosted a spirited reunion in the Howard Administration Building lobby.
Former Political Science Society President Frank Mantay ’88, current society President Vida Caibigan ’14 …
Read More »The latest JRAD (Journal of Research Across the Disciplines) is out!
The latest edition of Jacksonville University’s Journal of Research Across the Disciplines (JRAD) is out, at http://journal.ju.edu.
The journal, overseen by Ed McCourt, director of the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum, and assistant professor of English, …
Read More »JU’s Dr. Paulina Rippere awarded APSA Congressional Fellowship
Dr. Paulina Rippere, JU Assistant Professor of Political Science, has been selected for a prestigious Congressional Fellowship for 2014-15 with the American Political Science Association.
Congressional Fellows are announced after a rigorous selection process and learn about the legislative process …
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