Symposium to Address Challenges of Unconventional Shale Gas Extraction
The Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) will host Facing the Challenges, a two-day symposium that will explore the challenges of unconventional shale gas extraction on Monday, Nov....
View ArticleBusiness Tech Conference Helps Companies Grow Through Technology
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will present the eighth annual Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Power Center ballroom....
View ArticleHoliday Shopping Begins with Gallery of Gifts
Members of the campus community hoping to jumpstart their holiday shopping will find a wide selection of unique, handcrafted and hard-to-find items available at the Gallery of Gifts next week on...
View ArticleRegional African Research Consortium Gathers at Duquesne
Three Duquesne professors, as well as scholars gathered from West Virginia and Carnegie Mellon universities and the University of Pittsburgh, presented research at the annual meeting of the Regional...
View ArticleBusiness Professor Develops Software to Scour Away Secret Files
Dr. Charles Wood may be the “Mr. Clean” of the Digital Age. Dr. Charles Wood In a world of high-profile cyber security breaches, from China and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Edward Snowden and the...
View ArticleGumberg Library Transformation Continues
Students headed to the Gumberg Library in preparation of finals will find additional space in which to work and study. The recent removal of nearly 20 shelving units from the fifth floor has allowed...
View ArticleBenefit for Water Purification Project in Honduras Drinks in Art, Jazz
What do you call a chance to admire art, nosh on hors d’oeuvres and hear jazz? Either a Jazz and Art Soiree or a benefit for Pure Thirst, an organization led by Duquesne students who are dedicated to...
View ArticleNew Environmental Course Reaches Far Beyond Pittsburgh
Sometimes a class isn’t just a class. Sometimes it’s much more. And this semester, Dr. Stan Kabala’s Water, Environment and Development course represents a convergence of events that will impact the...
View ArticleGrant Supports Research, Teaching Environmental Stewardship
A Lilly Fellows Program grant focusing on faculty scholarship and the mission-based teaching of environmental stewardship has been awarded to two faculty members. Dr. Darlene Weaver Dr. Darlene Fozard...
View ArticleAccounting Conference Attracts Professionals to Duquesne
Cloud computing’s security challenges, changing tax laws and the effects of the Affordable Care Act on the nation’s businesses will be among the issues addressed at the second annual Accounting...
View ArticleDukes Host Panthers for 82nd City Game on Nov. 30
A longstanding Pittsburgh tradition will continue over Thanksgiving break when the Duquesne Dukes face the Pitt Panthers in the 82nd annual City Game on Saturday, Nov. 30, at CONSOL Energy Center....
View ArticleGiving Thanks to the United Way
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it is a time to count personal blessings and to consider how to be a blessing to others. “At Duquesne University, we are very blessed, and we can bless those who...
View ArticleSpiritan Campus Ministry Reaching Out to the Philippines
To help with relief in the typhoon-stricken Philippines, Spiritan Campus Ministry has posted a link on its website to Catholic Relief Services. In addition, all of the collections taken at Masses...
View ArticlePsychology Department Selected as Emerald View Park Advocate for 2013
Duquesne’s psychology department has been named Mount Washington’s Emerald View Park Advocate for 2013. Under the guidance of Dr. Eva Simms, a psychologist and environmentalist, seniors from her...
View ArticleFox Foundation Funds Study to Validate Potential Disease-Modifying Target in...
If asked to name a symptom commonly associated with Parkinson’s disease, many will say tremors or slowness of movement. Lesser-known symptoms however, can include loss of the sense of smell, autonomic...
View ArticleDuquesne University’s Red Ring Launches New Menu and Year-Round Patio,...
The Red Ring Bar and Grille celebrated its grand re-opening with the launch of a brand new menu on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Open to the general public and the campus community with street access to Forbes...
View ArticleFirst 10 Benefactors Commit a Total of $1 Million to New Fund for Basketball...
Duquesne has announced the establishment of a Fund for Basketball Excellence. The first 10 donors have committed a total of $1 million over the next five years. “There is a difference between success...
View ArticleUniversity on Track with the Affordable Care Act
The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) is bringing a number of important changes to the workplace, especially for larger employers like Duquesne. A core provision of the ACA, which President Barak Obama...
View ArticleThe ‘Times’ Goes on Break
The Duquesne University Times will not publish on Wednesday, Nov. 27, because of the Thanksgiving holiday break. Publication will resume on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
View ArticleCIT to Host Second Event in Catholic Artistic Imagination Series
The Center for Catholic Intellectual Tradition will host the second in a series of conversations on Catholic Artistic Imagination from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, in Room 613 of the Union....
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