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The Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida is one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review. The company features UNF’s Coggin College in the new 2017 edition of its annual guidebook, “The Best 294 Business Schools.”
Dr. John Hatle, a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Florida, was awarded a grant for more than $430,000 by the National Institutes of Health to continue his research studying how a reduced diet can slow aging and extend lifespan in simple animals.
Running barefoot is better than running with shoes for your working memory, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of North Florida. The study is the first to show that running barefoot leads to better cognitive performance than running with shoes.
Dr. Alireza Jahan-mihan, assistant professor and registered dietitian in the Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program at the University of North Florida, discusses myths and facts about the almond.
Faculty in the School of Engineering and the Department of Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences at UNF were awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for over $85,000 for a course that develops adaptive battery-powered toy cars for children with developmental disabilities.
Professors in the Coastal Biology Flagship Program at the University of North Florida were awarded a grant for more than $300,000 by the National Science Foundation to continue the development of an intensive summer research internship for undergraduate students in coastal ecosystems.
Dr. Joshua Gellers, assistant professor of political science at the University of North Florida, has been awarded a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar Award to conduct research on public participation in the environmental decision-making process at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka.
The Music Flagship Program at the University of North Florida announces it has now been officially designated a School of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences, expanding its training and equipping of a wide range of music students—jazz studies, performance, music education and conducting as well as music technology and production—in a culture of excellence in order to be relevant 21st century music professionals.
In 2013, Great White shark Lydia was captured, tagged and released aboard OCEARCH’s unique vessel in Jacksonville, Florida. Since then, the 2,000-pound shark has traveled over 35,500 miles, demonstrating the connectivity of Florida waters with Northeastern Atlantic waters off Europe.
A new University of North Florida statewide poll of likely Republican primary voters reveals that if the Florida Republican presidential primary were held today, Donald Trump would garner 35.5 percent of the votes through the Sunshine State.
The University of North Florida’s Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors recently approved the Graduate School at UNF adding a new Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition degree program to its graduate course offerings, making it a one-of-a-kind doctoral degree in Florida and the only other DCN degree in the country.
Many consumers have wondered what Greek yogurt is all about and if it’s really much healthier than regular yogurt and worth the higher price. Dr. Zhiping Yu, assistant professor in the Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program at the University of North Florida, shares more about this popular dairy product.
A new University of North Florida statewide poll of likely Democratic primary voters reveals that if the Florida Democratic Presidential Primary were held today, the majority of respondents would vote for Hillary Clinton.
Poor visual working memory can play an important role in the struggles experienced by autistic children, according to a new study conducted by Dr. Tracy Alloway, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Florida.
The new book "Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century" offers an in-depth sociological exploration of present-day colorism in the lives of black women, investigating the lived experiences of a phenomenon that continues to affect women of African descent.
Racial issues have recently been at the core of unrest and violence across the country. In order to move beyond the traditional black-white racial paradigm and to look at race and ethnic relations through a diverse lens, the University of North Florida has launched the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations.
Monday, Nov. 23, is the third anniversary of the shooting of Jacksonville teen Jordan Davis over loud music. National race expert Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder, a University of North Florida associate professor of sociology, discusses how this event contributes to worsening race relations in our country.
University of North Florida race expert Dr. JeffriAnne Wilder discusses the building story of the African-American football players at the University of Missouri who are protesting due to racist events on their campus.
For the seventh consecutive year, the University of North Florida has been designated as one of the most military friendly schools in the country by Victory Media, the leader in connecting the military and civilian worlds.
The University of North Florida is one of 116 stakeholders from academia, industry and the nonprofit sectors that were selected through a competitive process to participate in the proposal, initiation and strategic planning for the South Big Data Regional Innovation Hub. The Hub will engage businesses and research organizations in the south region to develop common big data goals that would be impossible for individual organizations to achieve alone.
A new UNF statewide poll of Democratic primary likely voters reveals that if the primary were held today, the majority of respondents (54.6 percent) would vote for Hillary Clinton.
A new University of North Florida statewide poll of Republican primary likely voters reveals that if the Republican primary were held today, Donald Trump would garner the most votes with 21.7 percent. The poll shows Ben Carson closing in with 19.3 percent, while Marco Rubio comes in third with 14.9 percent and Jeb Bush at a distant fourth with 9 percent of the vote.
Dr. Adel ElSafty, professor of civil environmental engineering at the University of North Florida, was named 2015 Educator of the Year by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, a national scientific, technical and professional institute for the precast concrete structures industry.
Researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Physics at the University of North Florida were recently awarded a three-year research grant totaling $250,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop new nanomanufacturing techniques for the electronics and communications industries.
Professors in the School of Engineering at the University of North Florida were awarded a grant for over $185,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop an automated quantifiable textural-based weathering classification system for limestone rock specimens, which will benefit the U.S. economy and society.
Dr. Bill Dally, an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of North Florida, was awarded a grant for more than $500,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop an amphibious remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for coastal research and education.
Dr. Mark Dawkins, dean of the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida, was recently inducted into The PhD Project Hall of Fame and is one of three select individuals nationwide to be recognized this year for his positive leadership on minority future leaders.
Climbing a tree and balancing on a beam can dramatically improve cognitive skills, according to a study recently conducted by researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Florida.
Researchers in the Department of Physics at the University of North Florida and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were recently awarded a three-year collaborative research grant totaling nearly $500,000 by the National Science Foundation to advance research in the fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience.
For the first time, researchers from the University of North Florida and the University of Sheffield, U.K., have discovered that working memory helps children tell better lies.
The University of North Florida Interfaith Center made history when it presented the Noor Inayat Khan Interfaith Community Service Award, one of the first interfaith community service scholarships offered by a college or university in the United States, to two UNF seniors.
University of North Florida business professor Dr. Jay Coleman takes the madness out of the month with his “Dance Card" Method for determining NCAA March Madness brackets, also known as “bracketology.”
With Valentine's Day around the corner, does chocolate appeal to you for its flavor, symbolic meaning of love or potential health benefits? Dr. Judith Rodriguez, a nutrition professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, discusses myths and facts about chocolate.
Coral reef health is declining worldwide. To better understand the combined effects of mosquito pesticides and rising sea-surface temperatures, Dr. Cliff Ross, UNF associate professor of biology, exposed coral larvae to selected concentrations of pesticides and temperatures.
Dr. Judith Rodriguez, registered dietitian and chairperson of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, discusses myths and facts about turkey and provides tips for including it in a healthy diet.
The University of North Florida won a five-year contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration, totaling nearly $1.6 million to help fund a new program, ScaleUp America, designed to create jobs, increase sales and provide access to additional capital for business development.
Twice as many women as compared to men are of the strong opinion that Ray Rice, former Baltimore Ravens running back, should never play in the NFL again, according to a new survey conducted by Drs. Kristi Sweeney and Elizabeth Gregg, both assistant professors in the Department of Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management at the University of North Florida.
Where you live doesn’t have to determine your school success, according to a recent study by Dr. Tracy Alloway, UNF assistant professor of psychology. Instead, your working memory—your ability to remember and process information—is a much better predictor of learning outcomes.
University of North Florida faculty researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics were recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation program, a notable award for the university since only one in five proposals are selected for funding.
A significant development recently occurred that has been widely overlooked and may herald a major evolution in how America approaches sports injuries in intercollegiate and interscholastic sports. The NCAA has specifically set aside $70 million in a settlement fund to settle a class action suit brought by former student athletes complaining of later-in-life health conditions.
The University of North Florida is partnering with the South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction and Conservation and assisting in research to help breed rare and endangered species at zoos around the country. UNF is the only university in the world that has a partnership with the organization as well as a working reproductive hormone lab on its campus.
A new study by Dr. Tracy Alloway, assistant professor of psychology at the University of North Florida, investigated the relationship among adult Facebook users and found that some Facebook features are linked to selfishness and some Facebook activities may encourage empathy.
The University of North Florida Interfaith Center is the only public university and the only Florida university to win a national Interfaith Youth Core Award for its “Better Together @ UNF” campaign.
Dr. Elissa Barr, associate professor of public health in the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida, is among a handful of sex educators nationwide who came together to develop and release the National Teacher Preparation Standards on Sexuality Education.