By Sheri Webber
Scores of students, faculty, staff, alumni, athletes, and prospective students invaded Jacksonville’s metroplex last Friday with helping hands and open hearts. They gave of themselves in dozens of projects to honor Jacksonville University’s Charter Day of Service…
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The Jacksonville University (JU) Department of Geography and the Environment annually hosts the Florida State Geography Bee, a part of JU community engagement efforts since 1998.
This year for the first time, JU also hosted the National Geographic GeoChallenge…
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Growing up in the Tidewater region of southeastern Virginia near Norfolk, we used to play in what we called the “mudflats.” Later, in college and graduate school, I began to appreciate how important these areas were to the ecology of …
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By Dr. A. Quinton White
Spring is just around the corner if it isn’t here already. We had a very mild winter, which for many us was a good thing. We only had to cover our plants a couple of …
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By Sheri Webber
More than $25,000 was recently awarded to three interdisciplinary teams at Jacksonville University (JU) through Collaborate JU. This internal grant opportunity was offered by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). A component of the Florida …
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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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By Dr. A. Quinton White
On occasions, I am asked to identify my favorite animal. This question usually comes up when I am talking to a group of elementary students and they get into what I term the superlative questions:…
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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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By Sheri Webber
The cool and coastal tones of Opportunity by recent Jacksonville University (JU) College of Fine Arts graduate Tori West and the undulating River Wise marinescape by MFA candidate Tiffany Gonzalez, are JU’s newest public art installations.
One of the joys of living in northeast Florida is the ability to eat fresh Mayport shrimp. I was reminded of just how delicious they are earlier this week.
We took our Marine Science Summer …
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