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Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Wellness Complex celebrates one million visits

Will Weber Jun 20, 2016

In celebration of its one-millionth visit, the Student Wellness Complex is hosting four special programs from 4-6 p.m. Monday, and giving away free towels to the first 500 visitors. There will be three...

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UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

Danae Leake Jun 20, 2016

No ribbons and scissors here—Seaside Sculpture Park was christened with a blowtorch and a metal sheet Monday. This creative spin opened the new public art showcase in Jacksonville Beach that displays...

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Mary Ratcliff's sculpture. The globe is powered by solar panels.

Student Artist Profile: Mary Ratcliff

Travis Pridgen Jun 17, 2016

Not many of us have the ability to discover and master a new passion in life as fluently as Mary Ratcliff. Completing her final year as a Fine Arts major, Ratcliff discovered an innate ability to create...

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View of Boathouse and lake bridges, 1978?

A Look Into the History of the Boathouse

Danae Leake Jun 17, 2016

For all of you whippersnappers that enjoy the stylish Boathouse with its sports bar ambiance (a bit of a tease for those under 21), you might not be aware that the Boathouse has seen many changes over...

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Mosquito larvae are placed in a mixture  to stop them from completing the pupal stage.

Professor leads team fighting back at mosquitoes

Bernadyn Nettles Jun 15, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z55AX9OOBlk Video by Bernadyn Nettles and Brittany Moore The summer heat waves bring in pesky mosquito bites, but a UNF professor and students are biting back with a...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

UNF Digs: Early roots of the nature trails

Danae Leake Jun 10, 2016

Graphic by Ben Cross UNF Digs is a weekly column that delves into UNF’s archives to find treasures worth sharing. This column would be more of a snapshot of UNF’s history than an excerpt from a...

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Ashley said digging at the Mayport site is an incredible learning opportunity for the students. Photo by Nick Blank

Archaeology students find wealth of knowledge in Native American trash piles

Nick Blank Jun 10, 2016

In the muggy Mayport woods lay a bounty of Native American artifacts from trash piles dating back to 1000 AD. You know the saying. Keith Ashley and his students cleaned and analyzed animal bones, shells...

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People of UNF

People of UNF

Jenn Mello Jun 9, 2016

People of UNF is a chronicle of students, faculty, university staff and visitors. Here’s a closer look at those we see walking by us everyday, those we overlook and those we sometimes wish we knew better. “I...

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statue designed by Emily Pinnell

UNF sculptures to brighten up Jax Beach

Danae Leake Jun 3, 2016
Five large-scale outdoor sculptures created by UNF students will be displayed at a new sculpture park on June 20th at 480 1st street south in Jacksonville Beach.
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Graphic by Ben Cross

UNF Digs: Dr. Feelgood invited by Thomas G. Carpenter to teach music at UNF

Danae Leake Jun 3, 2016
UNF Digs is a weekly column that delves into UNF’s archives to find treasures worth sharing. This column would be more of a snapshot of UNF’s history than an excerpt from a history textbook. But let us do the digging and brush up on your university history with UNF Digs.
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UNF animated short made the Top Films List at Oregon Printmaking Conference

UNF animated short made the Top Films List at Oregon Printmaking Conference

Bernadyn Nettles Jun 2, 2016
It normally takes months or even years to create an animated film, but two UNF instructors managed to put one together in just ten days.
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People of UNF: Storm Stories

People of UNF: Storm Stories

Jenn Mello Jun 1, 2016
It's June 1st, the first day of hurricane season. We find ways to prepare for a storm. We stock up on supplies, stay up to date on the forecast, and then sometimes wait out the storm. For Floridians, living through a hurricane is just part of the panhandle experience. Here are a handful of storm stories for this week's edition of people of UNF.
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