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And Then There Were Five: Two More FlexTech Classrooms Available on Campus
Two more FlexTech classrooms have been added to campus over the summer, bringing the total to five technology-rich spaces for active, collaborative learning. With the completion of FlexTech classrooms...
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New Monument Memorializes a Familiar Ring
A larger-than-life version of the distinctive Duquesne University class ring now greets those walking across campus. Sponsored by Herff Jones and the Student Government Association, The Tradition...
View ArticleDiplomatic Role of Vatican to be Highlighted in Thursday Program
The diplomacy of the Vatican, its reach and impact will be highlighted in an event that will bring a former ambassador to the Holy See onto campus—just as the U.S. prepares for its first visit from...
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Annual United Way Campaign to Begin Sept. 18
The Spiritan mission to serve the disadvantaged has never been passive, but always an example of faith in action. The campus community can continue to support this commitment to helping others when the...
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Four Faculty Members Honored with Presidential Awards
President Charles J. Dougherty has recognized four faculty members with Presidential Awards. Awardees recognized at convocation were: Excellence in Scholarship Dr. Laura Engel, associate professor of...
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Campus Introduced to Newly Installed Endowed Chairs
Seven new endowed chair holders were installed and introduced to the campus community at the 2015 Convocation last week. The new chair holders and their work are highlighted below. The Patricia Doherty...
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What has Dr. Daniel Scheid been up to? Dr. Daniel Scheid, assistant professor of theology, served as a panelist with U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, religious and science leaders discussing climate change at...
View ArticleGrants Received [September 23, 2015]
Funds totaling $100,000 were recently received by the Office of Research. The Office of Research, $100,000, fifth-year of funding, from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development...
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Campus Is Invited to Virtual Breakfast with the Pope
The campus community is welcome to share coffee and doughnuts while watching a live stream of Pope Francis’s address to Congress on Thursday, Sept. 24. The free event, sponsored by the Division of...
View ArticleAnnual Pennsylvania Foreign Language Conference to Begin Friday
Academics, students, and language and linguistic enthusiasts from across the country will visit campus this week to explore a variety of literary genres, authors, comparative literature and topics in...
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United Way Campaign Brings Employees Together
While a single person may have the power to make a difference, the effort is even stronger when that person is united with others in a shared purpose. That is the message that United Way Chair Tom...
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Campus to Celebrate Its Spiritan Roots during Heritage Week
The campus community is gearing up for the annual Heritage Week celebration, a series of events sponsored by the Division of Mission and Identity to enhance the connections between the University and...
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Triple Play: Duquesne Professor, Alumna Earn Three Emmy Awards
A biology professor who enhances health literacy through multimedia efforts captured two Emmy Awards while a graduate of Duquesne’s journalism and multimedia arts program walked away an Emmy winner at...
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Liberal Arts Program Supports Students’ Opportunity to Cover Papal Visit
Four Duquesne students have the rare opportunity to cover the visit of Pope Francis in both Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., as credentialed reporters. Mike Clark The journalism and multimedia...
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Campus Mourns the Loss of Pharmacy Professor Tom Mattei
The Duquesne University community is mourning the loss of Dr. Thomas J. Mattei, associate professor of pharmacy practice in the Mylan School of Pharmacy, who died Sept. 19. Dr. Thomas J. Mattei Mattei...
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‘MONEY’ Recognizes Duquesne’s Financial Assistance to Students
MONEY, which already has recognized Duquesne University as one of the nation’s schools with the best tuition value, is now calling Duquesne one of the 99 colleges in the country generally providing...
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What has Dr. Henk ten Have been up to? Dr. Henk ten Have, director of the Center for Healthcare Ethics, delivered presentations at the 11th Brazilian Congress of Bioethics, which gathered 800...
View ArticleGrants Received [September 30, 2015]
Funds totaling $10,000 were recently received by the Gumberg Library and the School of Education. Library, $5,000, from the Ann & Frank Cahouet Foundation, to further digitize issues of the...
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Nigerian Scholar Visiting as CIQR Research Fellow for Fall Semester
The first research scholar with the Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research (CIQR), a Nigerian expert on education, history and politics, is on campus this fall. Dr. Aminu Aliyu Wushishi Since...
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Forensic Fridays to Address Reading Forensic DNA Reports
The Forensic Friday series continues with a session that will focus on the complicated yet varied statistical methodologies involved in DNA analysis and what it means to find a DNA “match.” What’s in a...
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