By Dr. A. Quinton White
The St. Johns River is a fascinating ecological feature of Florida. It is critical to the very fabric of Jacksonville.
I often sit in amazement while observing the impact of the river on our lives, …
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The 2018 State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin was recently released at the City of Jacksonville Environmental Symposium. As usual, the report contains both good and bad news. This …
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Originating in Sweden in 2016, and now a global fitness trend, plogging is one part “jogging” and one part garbage “picking.” It comes with all the health benefits of jogging while at the same time cleaning …
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that wreaked havoc on Houston, the question was often asked: Could it happen here? The answer was pretty straightforward: “Yes, it is not a matter of if, but when. Remember Matthew?”
Little did we …
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Nearsightedness — the ability to see close objects more clearly than those far away — now affects about 50 percent of young adults in the United States and Europe. This is double the prevalence of half a century ago. In …
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Fire and water don’t mix, and fire when coupled with a lack of water can create a dangerous combination. This is readily illustrated in the huge wildfire that has recently burned just north of the Florida-Georgia line, and multiple fires …
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International Business/English double major Ellis Harr, a Presidential Student Ambassador who also heads Sigma Chi fraternity on campus, will bring his voice to The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board this semester as a citizen member, the newspaper announced.
The five members …
Read More »In a Florida Times-Union guest column published Friday, Oct. 11, Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida received resounding kudos from Curt Cunkle, EverBank’s president of North Florida banking.
Cunkle recently toured the two universities as a member of …
Read More »Jacksonville University basketball legend Artis Gilmore is helping lead the community’s hosting of a National Basketball Association preseason game and associated events, the Florida Times-Union and Financial News & Daily Record reported in its Friday, Oct. 4, editions.
As part …
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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