Jacksonville University Professor Dr. Brian Lane is the brain behind the popular YouTube channel Let’s Code Physics, which recently hurdled the 6,600-subscribers mark. Designed to help teach students to produce code to simulate physics experiments, the channel helps answer …
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Junior physics major in NROTC chosen for submarine program
Since she was young, junior physics major Vanessa Rodriguez has wanted to join the US Navy. Her father served in the Navy for 23 years. That’s why Vanessa developed a fascination with ships.
Last year, the Naval Reserve Officer Training …
Read More »Dolphins Host Super Blood Wolf Moon Watch Party at JU Observatory
By Sheri Webber
Sky watchers converged on Jacksonville University (JU) for a cosmic celebration on Sun., Jan. 20. Co-hosted by the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society (NEFAS) and Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History (MOSH), spectators peered at a super blood …
Read More »Eppley Foundation Awards JU Professor Funding for Plant-Based Electronics Research
By Sheri Webber
On June 21, The Eppley Foundation for Research awarded Jacksonville University (JU) Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Ramesh Adhikari $24,850 in grant funding to conduct and oversee undergraduate research on the development of plant-based electronics.
The Foundation …
Read More »Senior Misha Chalkley becomes first female JU NROTC Midshipman to earn elite Submarine Warfare Officer assignment
It won’t be long before senior Misha Chalkley is submersed in all things nuclear as the first female JU NROTC Midshipman to earn a highly competitive post as a U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Officer.
Of 67 NROTC units with applicants …
Read More »Physics and Photo students make formidable team in region’s Physics Photo Contest
The UNF Physics Photo Contest is open, and Jacksonville University students are looking to dominate again.
Students from all over the Jacksonville area can enter, and last year, JU students won first and second prize. They are again hoping to …
Read More »Dr. Brian Lane wants you to know how and why the sun will go away for a bit Aug. 21
In case you haven’t heard, the sun is still on schedule to disappear in less than three weeks. And Dr. Brian Lane isn’t about to let anyone miss it.
The Physics professor has been all over the papers and TV …
Read More »‘Let’s Code Physics’ teaching method gains national attention for Prof. Brian Lane
The fertile power of STEM at JU attracts youthful attention
The batteries powered by a rhino’s “calling card” were a big hit. So were the dancing metal rings that showed how electromagnetism works, as well as the keychains, eyeglass frames and ukulele made with the 3D printer.
Those were just …
Read More »“Let’s Code Physics” uses YouTube and gaming approach to engage public
It’s a hot new “Let’s Play” YouTube channel, but instead of PewDiePie gawking and squawking through “The Last of Us,” it’s JU Physics Prof. Brian Lane patiently walking you through velocity and acceleration in “Police Chase!”
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