DU Professor Featured at Carnegie Science Center’s Café Scientifique
Dr. John A. Pollock, associate professor of biological sciences, will present the March 10 edition of Carnegie Science Center’s Café Scientifique, a monthly event for adults interested in the latest...
View ArticleWomen’s Guild to Host Miche Purse and Accessories Benefit Sale
To help bolster the Duquesne University Women’s Guild Endowed Scholarship fund, the guild will sponsor a fundraising party featuring Miche’s collection of customizable handbags with interchangeable...
View ArticlePILA’s Annual Online Auction Site Now Available
Tickets to Pittsburgh Penguins, Steelers and Pirates games are among the items available for bid in the online segment of the Public Interest Law Association (PILA) Annual Auction. The online auction...
View ArticleLenten Series to Focus on Spiritans’ Missionary Experiences
Spiritans will share their missionary experiences and recognizing Christ in different cultures during this year’s reflection on the Lenten season, led by the Division of Mission and Identity. For the...
View ArticleUndergraduate Research Earns State, National Attention
The high quality of undergraduate research at Duquesne will be showcased at upcoming state and national educational gatherings, marking the first time that the University has sent student-researchers...
View ArticlePrinceton Review Again Recognizes Duquesne for Fire Safety
Duquesne has again been named to the Princeton Review’s Fire Safety Aid Honor Roll. Only 23 institutions were chosen from more than 1,165 included in the Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges and...
View ArticleRefurbished University Crucifix to be Installed Thursday
The newly refurbished Crucifix, one of the most recognized religious symbols on campus, will be installed on Thursday, March 6, (weather permitting) at its new location in the grassy area between the...
View ArticleConstruction on New Black Box Theater Set for Spring
Construction is slated to begin next month on a $4.5 million, 10,500 square-foot black box theater on Seitz Street, next to the School of Music. A groundbreaking ceremony for the campus community is...
View ArticleDuquesne Alumnus Returns to Campus as Unity Banquet Keynote Speaker
Lamman Rucker, a Duquesne alumnus, activist, actor and educator, will return to campus to serve as the keynote speaker at the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ eighth annual Unity Banquet and...
View ArticleRefurbished Crucifix Installed on Campus
Duquesne’s newly refurbished Pirkner Women’s Guild Cross was installed on March 6 at its new location in the grassy area between the Rockwell Hall skywalk and the upper entrance to the School of Health...
View ArticleTogether, Health Professions Offer Exceptional Collaborative,...
The University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy, Rangos School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing will join forces at the third annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) workshop to host an exceptional...
View ArticleCCIT’s ‘Mystery of the Crucified One’ Invites Discussion of Depictions of...
The Center for Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CCIT) hosts The Mystery of the Crucified One in Byzantine Hymnography and Iconography—the fourth reception in the Catholic Artistic Imagination series—on...
View ArticleRice on the Road Returns for 2014 with New Excursions
The Center for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CCIT) will once again explore issues of social justice in neighboring communities through the Monsignor Owen Rice Lecture Series’ Rice on the Road...
View ArticleFormer Kadet Photo Building Purchased by Duquesne
The University has purchased the former Kadet Photo building on 1004-1006 Fifth Ave. The building has been vacant for approximately 15 years. “Restoring this building—which will provide more space for...
View ArticleFaculty Promotions and Tenure Announced
President Charles J. Dougherty has approved the promotion and tenure of the following faculty members: Promoted to Professor Dr. Anne M. Burrows, Physical Therapy Dr. Patrick Juola, Math and Computer...
View ArticleUniversity Launches New Mobile App and Mobile-Optimized Website
Capitalizing on the trend that Americans used smartphone and tablet apps more than personal computers to access the Internet last month, the University has launched two new mobile-friendly initiatives:...
View ArticleU.S. News Ranking Recognizes Graduate Schools of Nursing, Education, Business
The School of Nursing has been ranked No. 6 in the nation among the Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs by U.S. News and World Report. The School of Education climbed up 35 spots, to No. 126 in the...
View ArticleLaw School Jumps Significantly in U.S. News Ranking
Duquesne’s School of Law leaped 23 spots in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Graduate School Rankings. Dean Ken Gormley Last year, Duquesne placed among top-tier law schools for the first...
View ArticleNursing Students Spend Spring Break Learning in Nicaragua
For the 18th time in as many years, a group of juniors and seniors from the School of Nursing spent spring break in Nicaragua experiencing health care in a developing nation. From Feb. 27 to March 8,...
View ArticleDU Symphony Orchestra, Combined Choirs, TRYPO, CFC Collaborate
More than 350 young musicians and performers will be featured in the free collaborative concert One Roof, One Voice, presented by the Mary Pappert School of Music at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts....
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