This is the time of year I’m glad I live in Florida. A snowstorm hit the Northeast and, while it is seasonably cold here, it is not snowing, just cold. Now I know some of you think our weather is …
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NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell to discuss climate change
What: “Unconventional Solutions to Climate Change” — In an event free to the public, Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, will discuss sea level rise and climate change, including the potentially devastating impacts on coastal communities such as …
Read More »Gateway to an Icy World: JU Researcher studies the Antarctic
John N. Heine recently had to bear 29-degree temperatures just to do his job. That may not sound too foreboding, but in this case, he was 100 feet underwater, beneath 10 feet of Antarctic ice, with only a dry suit …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: A 4,000-year journey of the St. Johns
Filling in for A. Quinton White this month is Jeremy Stalker, an assistant professor of marine science at Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute.
Most people in Jacksonville are familiar with watching the St. Johns River slowly flow out through
RIVER LIFE: A river runs (north) through it
Most people understand that the St. Johns River flows north, but few seem to understand why. And it doesn’t have anything to do with the state of Georgia producing a vacuum.
What it does have to do with is the
Second major civic award of 2014 for MSRI’s Dr. Quinton White
Dedication to marine science, the health of the St. John River and the future of his community has netted Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute Executive Director Dr. Quinton White the top annual award given by the Northeast Florida Regional …
Read More »2014: A year of exciting growth and expansion for Jacksonville University
It was a news-filled year in 2014 for Jacksonville University. Here’s a list of some of the more impressive stories of JU’s outstanding progress:
Children of Fallen Patriots scholarship agreement will support children of deceased veterans
Bringing it all back
… Read More »All about that lab: New equipment and updated spaces a boon to Science and Nursing students
Labconco Purifier Logic + Class 2 bio-safety hoods. VWR Symphony air-jacketed CO2 incubators. BMT Laboratory Sterilizer Sterivap SP666-1 autoclave. Abbott Laboratories IIC-6 laminar flow hood. Movex TERFU snorkel exhaust ventilation system.
All that verbiage may not mean much to the …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Artificial reef experiment in the St. Johns might help your catch
We are getting ready to do an experiment in the St. Johns River, one that could help improve fishing and water quality for decades.
After years of research and community discussions, artificial reefs, or fish habitat enhancements, will be deployed …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: What’s that silver ripple in the St. Johns?
One huge benefit of having the Marine Science Research Institute at Jacksonville University is its waterfront location right on the St. Johns River. I get to watch and observe the river on a daily basis. I am spoiled and readily …
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