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Healthy Campus week hopes to get Ospreys more focused on their overall health and wellness. Photo courtesy of UNF Healthy Osprey

“Healthy Campus Week” hopes to get Ospreys up and moving

Nick Blank • Sep 19, 2016
UNF Health Promotion will be hosting Healthy Campus Week from Sep. 17 to Sep. 23 with a full schedule of events.
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Healthy Osprey hosted another installment of their Every Mind Matters series Monday night. Photo by Kimberly Appleby

Healthy Osprey Hosts Every Mind Matters with “Vulnerability” TED Talk to Increase Mental Health Awareness

Tierney Harvey • Nov 12, 2015
The event was part of Healthy Osprey's Every Mind Matters series, which focuses on mental health awareness.
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Health Promotions kicks off Healthy Campus Week with "Fresh" block party

Health Promotions kicks off Healthy Campus Week with “Fresh” block party

Cassidy Alexander • Oct 1, 2015
The So Fresh, So Clean kickoff event let students know about the many ways they can live healthier, and that UNF is now smoke free.
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UNF has signed on with the Partnership for a Healthier America to encourage healthier lifestyles on campus. Photo courtesy of Facebook

UNF makes strides toward a healthier campus

Brianna Dillon • Sep 22, 2015
A nationwide health initiative has been welcomed onto the UNF campus.
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Smoking ban forum held on campus

Gordon Rhyne • Mar 27, 2013

On the first day back from spring break, March 25, UNF held an open forum for students, faculty, and staff to voice their opinions on the recently proposed campus tobacco ban. One student was in attendance. Stephanie...

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Smoking Ban Proposed for UNF

Dana Levy • Mar 5, 2013

UNF appears to be following other state universities with concern to campus tobacco rules. Administrators have drafted a proposal to ban all forms of tobacco on campus by August 2014. Tom Serwatka,...

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Students tend to winter’s edible vegetation

Spinnaker • Feb 11, 2012
No matter what color your thumb is, the UNF Organic Garden fosters education about healthy gorging and, of course, vegetables.
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Japan earthquake, tsunami worries students with families in Japan

Spinnaker • Mar 23, 2011

The 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that rocked the coast of Japan March 11 has claimed the lives of nearly 10,000 people while over 13,000 remain lost, according to Japan’s National Police...

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Relient K rocks Compassion to help with Haiti relief

Spinnaker • Feb 21, 2010
Imagine standing in the crowd of a packed arena listening to ethereal gospel tunes swirling past your ears.
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Affected students, on-campus club helps disaster-struck Haiti

Spinnaker • Jan 21, 2010
On the UNF campus, the student organization Hope for Haiti has organized disaster-relief efforts along with the Jacksonville nonprofit organization Mission Harvest America.
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