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Area Notebook: UNF, JU golfers have a good spring
Date: 3/15/2010 12:18:12 AM
(6 hours ago)
The men's golf teams for the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University are both having outstanding spring seasons, with three top-10 finishes each in three tournaments. Last week, UNF finished third in the South Florida Invitational ...
Summer choices for the gifted in Jacksonville
Date: 3/14/2010 5:41:31 AM
(3/14/2010)
Historically, however, there have been few choices in Jacksonville designed with the gifted in mind. In past years, the University of North Florida (UNF) has offered some choices, such as a two-week intensive summer program in math and science for ...
Students Create Homes From Containers
Date: 3/9/2010 11:55:30 PM
(3/9/2010)
Construction management students at UNF work to create portable homes from old shipping containers. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Senior students in the University of North Florida's Industrial Construction course are usually required to put their book ...
Jacksonville Journal: Crist in town to stump for Senate
Date: 3/12/2010 7:02:38 AM
(3/12/2010)
Charlie Crist has moved to reappoint two members of the University of North Florida board of trustees. Edythe M. Abdullah , 56, president of Florida State College at Jacksonville's downtown campus, and R. Bruce Taylor , 67, chairman and chief ...
UNF Project Turns Jacksonville Cargo Containers Into ...
Date: 3/10/2010 9:59:47 PM
(3/10/2010)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's hard to imagine someone living in an old cargo container that's been rusting at the port, but it's a reality thanks to some local college students. Sixteen University of North Florida students in a building construction ...
Crist Stumps for Votes in Jacksonville after Rubio Jax ...
Date: 3/12/2010 10:54:41 PM
(3/12/2010)
... former speaker of the state House, campaigned earlier this week in Jacksonville Beach, greeting hundreds of supporters. Who would have imagined such a swing in one year, said Matthew Corrigan, University of North Florida professor of political ...
Jacksonville-area unemployment rate improves
Date: 3/11/2010 2:34:47 PM
(3/11/2010)
... decline since June 2009, the rate was still much higher than the 7.5 percent noted in January 2009, noted University of North Florida economist Paul Mason. “This is a positive sign that the unemployment rate is getting better,” Mason said ...
Finishing a friend's mission of mercy
Date: 3/15/2010 4:21:35 AM
(2 hours ago)
On April 11, Jessie Haury will speak about her mission at Freedom Christian Fellowship Church at 3423 Loretto Road in Jacksonville. She is ... never make it through nursing school at the University of North Florida. She would pass out at the sight of ...
Jacksonville-area unemployment rate improves; state and ...
Date: 3/10/2010 5:06:18 PM
(3/10/2010)
Visit Jacksonville.com's Work Wanted page . The first decline since June 2009, the rate was still much higher than the 7.5 percent noted in January 2009, noted University of North Florida economist Paul Mason. “This is a positive sign that the ...
Officer over U.S. forces in Europe to speak at UNF
Date: 3/12/2010 11:41:48 AM
(3/12/2010)
The officer in charge of all U.S. forces in Europe as well as NATO forces in Afghanistan, Adm. James G. Stavridis, will speak at a program Tuesday co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and the University of North Florida. Last ...
Business helps turn physical fitness into fiscal ...
Date: 3/4/2010 11:54:16 PM
(3/4/2010)
A new Jacksonville business is focused on helping other businesses take advantage of government tax credits for certified wellness programs. Dr. Joe Czerkawski may be known throughout Jacksonville as the head team physician for the University of ...
Higher hopes, frank discussion at Jacksonville autism ...
Date: 3/11/2010 11:07:12 AM
(3/11/2010)
Parents, therapists and health care providers crowded into Jacksonville's second annual Autism ... symposium was overflowing the conference room at the University Center at the University of North Florida. Attendance is up since the first event last ...
Jacksonville company to build 9/11 memorial fountain in ...
Date: 3/5/2010 4:54:55 AM
(3/5/2010)
The Jacksonville company is virtually unknown in its hometown, but ... Delta Fountains’ work at local sites includes World Golf Village and the University of North Florida . The company is pursuing work involved in building an interactive play ...
Flagler College Home > Exploring Flagler > Meet ...
Date: 3/11/2010 12:25:56 PM
(3/11/2010)
Abare earned his bachelor's degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, his master's degree from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. He has been active in ...
UNF charity basketball game canceled
Date: 3/11/2010 7:13:58 PM
(3/11/2010)
A charity basketball game scheduled for Saturday at the University of North Florida featuring rappers Nelly and Bow Wow has been canceled, the school said this afternoon. The game was canceled by event promoters, not the school. It hasn't been ...
Experts: Bug season may be delayed, but not diminished ...
Date: 3/13/2010 5:14:04 AM
(3/13/2010)
... cold enough long enough to put a dent in the rate at which most annoying insects reproduce, said Daniel Moon, a biologist specializing in insect ecology at the University of North Florida. Take mosquitoes, for example. To kill off their larvae ...
Jacksonville’s rock climbers left with no heights to ...
Date: 3/9/2010 12:46:48 AM
(3/9/2010)
... University of North Florida, which now has a climbing club. “One way or another, Heelhook Rock Gym will open one day,” Barry said. Meanwhile, Ken Hyneman, general manager of the Gainesville Rock Gym, said he learned of the Jacksonville ...
Cutting edge: Making cargo containers into homes?
Date: 3/8/2010 12:00:52 PM
(3/8/2010)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - If people can live in trailers, why not converted cargo containers ... Some University of North Florida students are studying the process. A school official says it's sensible, environmentally friendly and a great study for ...
Jacksonville's Communities In Schools celebrating 20 ...
Date: 3/11/2010 6:23:51 PM
(3/11/2010)
Annual budget: $3.8 million Major funders: Jacksonville City Hall. Take Stock in Children Description ... So now Quinn, 26 and a graduate of the University of North Florida, is quick to go to bat for her 86 Take Stock students when they need it.
People living in cargo containers a growing trend
Date: 3/6/2010 11:59:04 PM
(3/6/2010)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- There's a new trend in housing sweeping North Florida ... These converted cargo boxes are so popular that students at the University of North Florida are doing a study on the trend. A UNF official says it's sensible ...