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 »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 »The St. Johns River is so big and complex that it is hard to know everything about it, especially the who, what and where of plant and animal life at any given moment in time.
But I get help. When …
Read More »“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 »By Christina Kelso
JU Communications senior
For the more than 300 visitors who explored the Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute’s Seventh Annual Ripples on the River event on Saturday, May 17, the St. Johns River became more than a …
Read More »What: The Second Annual Jacksonville Science Festival highlighting the power of S.T.E.A.M. through more than 125 interactive exhibits, hands-on activities and staged performances celebrating …
Read More »With the St. Johns River behind them and a future emphasizing JU’s waterfront in front of them, University officials and donors unveiled more than $500,000 worth of research, sailing and rowing vessels and docks on Friday, Jan. 31. (See a …
Read More »Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute has received a $2,500 gift from the organizer of the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament to study the diet and migratory patterns of king mackerel.
“We’ve partnered with the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament for more …
Read More »Mullet is the subject of the Friday, Oct. 25, monthly River Life column in The Florida Times-Union by JU Marine Science Research Institute Executive Director Quinton White.
Not the hairstyle, the fish.
White discusses watching a recent mullet run and …
Read More »The green slime at several St. Johns River marinas, including Doctor’s Lake Marina in Clay County, is the outcome of excess fertilizing and leaking septic tanks, and can be harmful to humans, Dr. Quinton White, JU Marine Science Research Institute …
Read More »Dr. Quinton White, executive director of Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute, takes on the topic of our river’s saltwater — or lack of it — in the latest installment of his regular River Life column in The Florida Times-Union …
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