Employees Invited to Register for Benefits Information Sessions
Duquesne’s open enrollment period for the 2019-2020 benefit year is underway. To help employees navigate and understand University medical plans, the benefits office is hosting several information...
View ArticleAnnual Run for Ryan Honors Local Fallen Soldier
The 10th annual Run for Ryan, a campus-wide 5K honoring the life of Marine Sgt. Ryan H. Lane of Castle Shannon, will be held this Saturday, April 27, at 9:15 a.m. at the Duquesne Union. Lane was killed...
View ArticleCelebration of Teaching Excellence Honors Outstanding Professors, Graduate...
Provost Dr. David Dausey conferred two teaching awards April 11—the Creative Teaching Awards for faculty and the Awards for Excellence in Teaching for graduate students. The Creative Teaching Awards...
View ArticleDuquesne Collaboration to Provide Free Health Care Screenings at August...
The Center for Pharmacy Care, in conjunction with Giant Eagle Pharmacy and Paramount Rx, will provide free health care screenings during the fourth annual August Wilson Block Party on Saturday, April...
View ArticleClassics Faculty to Join Department of History
Beginning in fall 2019, Duquesne will merge the University’s classics faculty and offerings with the Department of History. The addition of classics faculty—whose purview includes Greek, Roman,...
View ArticleDuquesne, U.S. Air Force Explore Therapies to Help Military in the Field and...
Duquesne University researchers and U.S. Air Force (USAF) scientists discussed advanced biomedical therapies and technologies to help U.S. service men and women at the University’s State of the Art...
View ArticleDr. David Kahler Receives $1 Million Grant to Study Water Resources in...
An international research team led by Dr. David Kahler will work to make one of the world’s most biodiverse areas more climate resilient. Supported by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Agency for...
View ArticleBiology Graduate Student Awarded Fulbright; Will Study Snow Leopards in China
Ever since she was a child growing up near the water, biological sciences graduate student Charlotte Hacker has been fascinated by how people co-exist with the fragile natural environments around them....
View ArticleGraduating Students, Families Invited to ‘Commencement Celebration 2019’
Duquesne University will host a daylong Commencement Celebration 2019 on Friday, May 10, to add to the festivities during its spring commencement ceremonies. The event will honor the new graduates,...
View ArticleSpring Commencement Slated, Honorary Degree Recipients Announced
Students from the class of 2019 will be honored at the spring undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies next month. In addition, two Pittsburghers will receive honorary degrees from the...
View ArticleDU in the News
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. April 30 Commencement Speakers Announced 2019 Inside Higher Ed announced that Duquesne’s commencement speaker will be the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleMBA Sustainable Practices Students Place 4th at Case Competition
A team of Duquesne University graduate students selected to participate in the Aspen Institute’s 2019 Business & Society International MBA Case Competition earned a fourth-place finish. MBA...
View ArticleRSVP for Employee Appreciation Reception and Staff Awards Ceremony
To thank employees for their hard work and dedication, President Ken Gormley is inviting faculty and staff to a reception Wednesday, May 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. As part of the...
View ArticleRed Masquers’ Will Conclude Season with Annual ‘Premieres 42’
The Red Masquers’ season will come to a close this week with Premieres 42, the troupe’s annual festival of one-act plays written, produced and directed by Duquesne students. This year’s plays will...
View ArticleCenter for Catholic Faith and Culture Awards Micro-Grants
Four part-time faculty members have been awarded mission micro-grants by the Center for Catholic Faith and Culture (CCFC). The grants support part-time faculty with projects that reflect and contribute...
View ArticleRegister for the May Pathway Trainings
The Office of Human Resources has scheduled additional courses for May in the Training Pathways to Professional Success program because of the program’s popularity. “We have received more requests to...
View ArticleBiomedical Engineering Program to Join Rangos School of Health Sciences
Duquesne’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Program will join the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences effective Monday, July 1. Launched in 2013 to capitalize on strengths in the sciences at...
View ArticleDuquesne Names Interim Dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music
David Allen Wehr has been named interim dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music, effective Monday, July 1. He succeeds Dr. Seth Beckman, who has served as dean since 2014. “I am deeply honored by this...
View ArticleUniversity’s Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day a Success
The University enjoyed hosting the children of Duquesne employees on April 25 for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Children and their parents enjoyed a special welcome breakfast with...
View ArticleUniversity Enters Partnership with Clearway Energy, Inc. to Improve Campus...
New 40-year public-private partnership involves the campus Tri Generation facility Duquesne University has finalized the sale of its Tri Generation facility to a subsidiary, Clearway Energy, Inc., and...
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