Green energy funds could be headed to UNF
Dr. Jim Fletcher, UNF mechanical engineering professor, has applied for more than $1 million in grant money to develop alternative energy technologies in the area of fuel cell transportation.

Author says proper diet vital to weight loss
Many people are already plotting how to drop some pounds. Dr. Judy Rodriguez, UNF nutrition professor, discusses how to find the right diet for you in her new book "The Diet Selector."

Terrific potential
Jacksonville is blessed with some of the finest medical facilities anywhere. They need to change as circumstances change. This is why UNF's Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy is conducting a Caring Community Conference.

Crowe's team to train, play game at UNF
Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe visited the University of North Florida to announce his rugby league club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, will hold a training camp and exhibition game in January.

Her space
Nancy Soderberg, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at UNF, talked about her life with The Florida Times-Union.

UNF musician's goal: Be 'thought-provoking'
University of North Florida music professor Charlotte Mabrey is gearing up to present her 24th annual "An Evening of 20th Century Music" and says the performance should be compelling and thought-provoking.

UNF students learn hot metal pouring
It was a hot, muggy summer day but students and instructors at the University of North Florida showed up to participate in UNF's first iron pour.

Batman goes on trial for class at UNF
Batman was just one of many fantastical characters put on trial by students participating in a six-week mock trial course at the University of North Florida.

UNF helping college dreams come true
A new program at the University of North Florida is helping developmentally disabled students get an authentic college experience.

UNF nursing student sees South Africa's woes firsthand
For two weeks this spring, University of North Florida nursing student Stacey Enriquez got a close look at a country in the throes of a health catastrophe.

UNF Chorale performs in Portugal tour
A catchphrase at the University of North Florida is Transformational Learning Opportunities, and for the 30 members of the UNF Chorale who toured Portugal this spring, a symphony of "TLO Moments" awaited.

Retired UNF professor finds his ship really can come in twice
Retired University of North Florida marketing professor Lowell Salter was just back from the Navy in 1965 when his father gave him a boat, a 14-foot single-engine Glastron.

Wanted: techs to take care of baby boomer-era COBOL codes
With baby boomers retiring, companies are going to need people who can maintain COBOL systems, says Judith Solano, director of the University of North Florida's school of computing. This is why UNF requires students to take COBOL and newer languages as part of the information system sciences program.

UNF: Teaching is No. 1
It's refreshing to see the commitment being made to the University of North Florida to undergraduate education.

Grads for hire
The college graduate hiring season is well under way. Rick Roberts, director of career services at the University of North Florida, says employers are especially looking for grads in information technology and services, engineering and construction.

UNF students are off to Africa, with gifts
Thirteen University of North Florida students are packing their suitcases with clothes for the people of Ghana, where they are headed this summer as part of their studies of West Africa.

Coggin College honors local business leaders
The University of North Florida's Coggin College of Business honored four local business leaders for their roles both in the business world and the community at large.

UNF leaders find a model for future at university in Ohio
Higher education leaders may see little similarity between the University of North Florida and Ohio University. But UNF leaders have found major ones with Miami University in Ohio.

Opera opens 'breath of fresh air' for UNF music
The atmosphere backstage at the University of North Florida's Robinson Theater was charged with excitement during opening night of the UNF Opera Ensemble's first-ever fully staged opera Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell.

First Generation scholars
The University of North Florida recently awarded first-generation scholarships to several students who are the first in their families to seek a four-year college degree.

UNF starts executive training program
A new institute at the Unviversity of North Florida will allow area officials to gain quality leadership training locally and less expensively than in other programs.

UNF student gives terrorism briefing
A University of North Florida psychology major recently presented her research on suicide terrorism on Capitol Hill as part of Posters on the Hill, sponsored by The Council on Undergraduate Research.

First-generation students are recognized by UNF
The University of North Florida recently recognized students who are the first in their families to seek a four-year college degree.

UNF student is honored for her outstanding service
The University of North Florida honored UNF senior Melissa Bright with an outstanding record of volunteerism when it handed out nearly 1,900 degrees during spring commencement.

UNF's nonprofit management courses on track
The University of North Florida will offer graduate students a new course track in nonprofit management this fall under the master's of public administration program.

Most OK on paying more taxes for police
A recent University of North Florida poll shows that about 68 percent of the registered voters in Duval County who responded would be willing to pay more taxes to fund police and crime prevention programs.

Brantley endows scholarship at UNF
Catherine and the late Lewis Brantley, former Floridaa Senate president, has endowed a scholarship at the University of North Florida to fund need-based and merit scholarships.

College hurting U.S. male golfers?
University of North Florida golf coach Scott Schroeder and Mike Giammaresi, a UNF senior who plays on the golf team, talk to the Florida Times-Unon about how college prepares an athlete to develop life skills.

Reaching the dream
More than 300 UNF students received a First Generation Scholarship and are the first in their families to seek a four-year college degree. The matching grant program was highlighted in The Florida Times-Union.

Jacksonville innovator
Dr. Pam Chally, dean of the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida, was featured in the April issue of Florida Trend magazine as a 2007 Innovator in Jacksonville for helping to solve the community’s nursing shortage by bringing private-sector competitors together to work on the problem.

UNF-IBM link boosts Hispanic education
The University of North Florida joined a partnership with IBM that connects researchers at universities in Latin America, Spain and the U.S. and encourages Hispanic students to acheive higher levels of education and to enter the information computer sciences field

UNF gets OK to launch two new doctorate programs
The University of North Florida recently received approval from the Florida Board of Governors to offer two new doctorate programs in the Brooks College of Health.

The places they will go
The Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida recently hosted its third annual Girls Going Places conference, a full-day, free forum that exposes high school girls to the world of owning a business.

UNF career center offers video conferencing & interviews
The new Career Management Center at the University of North Florida's Coggin College of Business will provide students with services and technology that will help their career development and connect them with out-of-market businesses.

UNF plans 2 new doctoral nursing, therapy programs
The University of North Florida plans to launch two new doctoral programs, hoping to make a dent in the local shortage of skilled medical workers, pending approval from the Florida Board of Governors.

Columnist Geroge Will covers wide range of topics
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will spoke to a packed crowd at the University of North Florida's Fine Arts Center, sharing thoughts on politics, crime and sports with The Florida Times-Union.

There's a math-od to the madness
Everybody's got a system for conquering March Madness. Dr. Jay Coleman, associate dean at the University of North Florida, came up with a mathematics-based computer program designed to predict which teams get into the tournament each year.

Garbage is subject of study in a special event at UNF
It was recently "Garbage on the Green" time at the University of North Florida. Volunteers donned protective white jumpsuits and blue gloves to poke through a mound of stinky trash. But all for a good cause.

Methods to the madness
A model developed by University of North Florida business professor Dr. Jay Coleman could help determine which basetball teams will receive at-large invites to the NCAA tournament, aka March Madness.

UNF working with IBM on hurricane mitigation
The University of North Florida and IBM are working together on a program to develop applications in health care, life sciences, hurricane mitigation and nanotechnology.

UNF offers access to local economic data
The University of North Florida's Economics and Geography Department is offering access to local economic data through its new Local Economic Indicators Project Website.

UNF IPTM instructor teaches drug investigation tactics
Greg DiFranza, tactical enforcement coordinator at UNF's Institute of Police Technology and Management, recently taught a week-long course on drug investigation tactics to a group of police officers from across the Southeast.

Delaney's back on campaign trail
When John Delaney was inaugurated as president of the University of North Florida in February 2004, he promised to raise its endowment from $43.7 million to $100 million by 2009. Three years later, UNF has been so successful in attracting financial support that Delaney has revised that goal upward.

UNF leads public sector in green movement
Mayor John Peyton has told his staff that he wants the city's buildings to be more environmentally friendly, hoping the city also will save on longterm operating, energy and water costs. Right now, the University of North Florida is the city's public sector leader in greening.

UNF nursing students teach kids to stay fit
Students in UNF's School of Nursing, along with the Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center and the Nassau County Health Department and School District are teaching Yulee Elementary School students to take care of themselves, inside and out.

UNF student prepares for cultural experience of a lifetime
University of North Florida nursing student Stacey Enriquez is preparing to travel to South Africa. She is the first student in Northeast Florida accepted by the International Scholar Laureate Program, which provides first-hand cultural learning experiences for pre-professional university students.

UNF creates global health center
The University of North Florida has created a new center to foster global understanding of health issues and to improve health and medical care.

UNF forms health think tank
The University of North Florida has launched a "think tank" that aims to tackle pressing local health concerns, such as access to care and infant mortality.

Retirees using leisure time to start small businesses
Janice Donaldson, regional director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, told the Jacksonville Business Journal that entrepreneurs age 50 and older are a growing demographic in Jacksonville.

Locals get primer on international trade
International trade was the focus of the Florida International Business Summit recently held at the University of North Florida. Dr. Jeff Steagall, director of UNF's International Business flagship program, said the summit got all of the issues out in the open.

Nursing: Private sector supports education
Dr. Pam Chally, dean of UNF's Brooks College of Health and a co-chairwoman of First Coast Nurse Leaders Consortium, had a letter to the editor featured in The Florida Times-Union about how health care organizations in the region are working together to address the issue of filling health care jobs.

Officers try to cope with split-second decisions
In life or death situations, police decide whether to pull the trigger or wait. Deciding when to shoot is part training and part instinct, says Greg DiFranza, a tactical instructor at UNF's Institute of Police Technology and Management.

UNF sponsoring business plan competition
The University of North Florida will hold its first campus-wide business plan competition in March as part of an initiative to promote entrepreneurship in all of the school's colleges.

A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou...and a teacher
In this University of North Florida course, there are no books, no tests, no assignments, no grades. The only requirement is to bring a wine glass to class.

Please do an about-face with cliches
University of North Florida anthropology professor and linguist Ron Kephart says the practice of cliches starts innocently. He says everyday expressions become overused.

UNF economist weighs in on tax reform proposals
The Florida Legislature would make an already imperfect tax system worse if it implements the radical reform proposals coming out of Tallahassee lately, local economists say. Dr. Paul Mason, UNF economics chair, says the tax reform proposals reflect high property values.

The age of robotics
Dr. Charles Winton, UNF computing professor, demonstrated three robots at St. Johns River Community College's St. Augustine campus, outlining the benefits and limitations of the machines.

Baseball helped him discover he had cancer
University of North Florida freshman Matthew Radilla's high school baseball career was disappointing. He thought seriously about giving up baseball. But UNF coach Dusty Rhodes and his assistant Bob Shepherd urged him to consider the Ospreys, a decision that saved his life.

Program brings laptops to schools for hands-on learning
Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh, associate professor of instructional technology at the University of North Florida, is one of three educators chosen to evaluate a pilot program by the Florida Department of Education that integrates laptops into the classroom.

Nursing group addresses shortages in Northeast Florida
Pam Chally, dean of the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida, is co-founder of the First Coast Nurse Leaders Consortium, which was initiated to address the nursing shortage in Northeast Florida.

This T-Rex will never go extinct
Some University of North Florida students in the Building Construction Management Program will be refurbishing and repainting the weathered, 20-foot concrete dinosaur looming along Beach Boulevard.