Faculty Spotlight [February 13, 2013]
What have Dr. Ronald C. Arnett, Dr. Janie Harden Fritz, Dr. John Stolz and Mark Yochum been up to? Dr. Ronald C. Arnett, professor and chair of communication and rhetorical studies, and Dr. Pat...
View ArticleGrants Received [February 13, 2013]
Funds totaling $140,873 were recently received by the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Dr. Stephanie Wetzel, Department of Chemistry...
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Campus Elevators: Faster, Safer, More Reliable and Energy Efficient
An ongoing project is rapidly modernizing Duquesne’s older elevators, making them faster and safer as well as more reliable and energy efficient. The University campus has more than 70 elevators, about...
View ArticleGet a Free Work Station Assessment From OT Students
Employees can get a free work station analysis and help out occupational therapy (OT) students. As part of the requirements for a course on environmental modification, OT students will evaluate a work...
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Music School Celebrates Career, Accomplishments of Jenkins
The Mary Pappert School of Music will honor the career, accomplishments and years of service of Professor Emeritus Dr. Joseph Willcox Jenkins during a special birthday celebration and luncheon this...
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Employees Offered 30 Percent Discount on Penguins Merchandise
Hockey is back and to celebrate, University employees can purchase discounted Pittsburgh Penguins gear online. Employees can enjoy 30 percent off all Pens Gear merchandise available at...
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Forensic Fridays Examines Driving Under the Influence of Distractions
A year after Pennsylvania legislation began to prohibit texting or emailing while operating motor vehicles, the Forensic Fridays series will explore the science by which driver impairment from causes...
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Schedule a Session with a Cigna Health Plan Representative on Feb. 21
Employees who subscribe to Cigna health or dental plans are invited to schedule a one-on-one session with a customer service representative to address questions regarding claims, coverage and plan...
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CCIT Explores Community Trauma in First of ‘Rice on the Road’ Series
The Center for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CCIT) is taking its Monsignor Owen Rice Lecture Series on the road this semester, hosting off-campus community excursions that will feature mobile...
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Research Looks to Reduce Side Effects of Medications for Depression,...
A University research team is attempting to unravel the regulation of dopamine that leads to happiness. But happiness alone is not at the end of their search. The modulation of neurotransmitters...
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Employees Knit Scarves for Cancer Patients
A group of University employees recently gathered during the first of a series of Thursday lunch hours in February to create pink scarves to support women afflicted with breast cancer. Participants,...
View ArticleAnnual Soul Food Sampler Slated for Feb. 26
The Black Students Law Association will host its annual Soul Food Sampler fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the School of Law’s Student Lounge. Cost is $12 and includes chicken,...
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Human Rights Film Series Closes with Special Guest Sam Hazo
Repression and Resilience, the sixth annual Duquesne University Human Rights Film Series, wraps up on Thursday, Feb. 21, with a free screening of Poetry of Resilience. The documentary explores the work...
View ArticleCelebrate the Gifts of the Spirit within our Community at Libermann Luncheon
Duquesne student Katie Ratay will discuss her volunteer work with the homeless during Spiritan Campus Ministry’s second Lenten Libermann Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at noon in the Africa Room....
View ArticleOpera Workshop Honors Poulenc with ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’
The Opera Workshop will commemorate the 50th anniversary of French composer Francis Poulenc’s death when it presents Dialogues of the Carmelites at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday,...
View ArticleDU Students Win Awards at Model European Union
Duquesne students successfully competed at a Model European Union (EU) simulation held Feb. 15-16 at the University of Pittsburgh. During the event, a team of 15 undergraduate students from the Center...
View Article‘Rice on the Road’ Continues with Women Building Communities
After a successful launch, the Monsignor Owen Rice Lecture Series continues on Monday, Feb. 25, with Women Building Communities from noon to 2 p.m. at One Hope Square in the Hill District. Members of...
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‘Toot Suite Revisited’: Music for a Cause
Sean Jones, associate professor of jazz studies in the Mary Pappert School of Music, along with members of the Pappert Players, will donate the proceeds from the sale of their new album, Toot Suite...
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Chancellor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Duquesne Chancellor and Professor of Law Dr. John E. Murray will be honored by his peers when he is presented with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award at the 8th Annual International Conference on...
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Law Students Win Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Regional Competition
Duquesne Law Students Finn Skovdal, Christy Gamble, John Woodruff and Danielle Wete won first place at the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Regional Competition, which was held during the Mid-Atlantic...
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