Ash Wednesday Schedule Includes Mass Celebrated by Bishop Zubik
Spiritan Campus Ministry has announced the Ash Wednesday schedule, which includes a Mass with the Most Rev. David A. Zubik, bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. All events are scheduled for Wednesday,...
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Filmmaker to Discuss UN Climate Change Conference Agreement, Local Impact
Award-winning documentary filmmaker and environmental activist Mark Dixon will visit campus to discuss the agreement reached during the historic United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris...
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Join the Challenge for Duquesne’s Day of Giving: Feb. 16
The countdown has begun for the Duquesne Day of Giving, a one-day virtual fundraising event scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 16, during which faculty, staff, alumni and friends will be asked to show their...
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Founders Week Continues with Music, Stories and Evening Prayers
Faculty and staff can still register for the remaining Founders Week 2016 activities. Hosted by Division of Mission and Identity, Founders Week events continue with Spiritan Pedagogy, scheduled today,...
View ArticleDU in the News [February 2016]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. Feb. 9 AG Kathleen Kane’s Senate Removal Vote May Kick Off a Whole New Controversy Law Professor Bruce Ledewitz is quoted in this...
View ArticleFaculty & Staff Spotlight [February 10, 2016]
What have John Stolz and Ralph A. Wheeler been up to? Dr. John Stolz, professor of environmental microbiology and director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education, was part of a research...
View ArticleGrants Received [February 10, 2016]
Funds totaling $158,120 were received by Duquesne’s Program for Academic Excellence and the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. Program for Academic Excellence, $108,120, from The...
View ArticleLenten Libermann Luncheon Series to Explore Corporal Works of Mercy
Corporal Works of Mercy, the kind acts performed to extend God’s compassion and mercy to those in need, will be the focus of this year’s Lenten Libermann Luncheon series. Hosted by Spiritan Campus...
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Reminder: Duquesne’s Day of Giving is Feb. 16
Faculty, staff, alumni and friends are reminded to help support the Duquesne Day of Giving, a one-day virtual fundraising event scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 16. Donors will have the option to make an...
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Lecture Considers Syrian Immigration, Refugee Crisis from a Muslim Perspective
The two-part Religion and Society Lecture series, which focuses on the plight of millions of displaced Syrians and Syrian refugees, concludes next week with A Muslim Response to Displacement and...
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Human Rights Film Series Screens Film on Undocumented Immigrants
The thought-provoking topic of undocumented immigrants and immigration law will be at the center of this week’s Human Rights Film Series screening. Don’t Tell Anyone, which will be screened on...
View ArticleCETR Open House and Writing Group Session Set for Thursday
The Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) plans a double-header of events for tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. The CETR’s Community-Engaged Writing Group, comprised of faculty members...
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Spanish Professor Encourages Students, Preschoolers to Love the Language
Assistant Professor Dr. Lucia Osa-Melero, who teaches Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, is working to enrich a local preschool by having Duquesne students introduce the 3-...
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$1 Million Grant Supports Scientist’s Study of Protein Trafficking Dynamics
A Duquesne biology professor has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of more than $1 million to explore how cells adapt to stress and changes in their environment by reorganizing...
View ArticleGrants Received [February 17, 2016]
Funds totaling $190,048 were received by the Office of International Programs with the Center for African Studies, the Department of Physics, the School of Education and the Center for Healthcare...
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Art on the Bluff: A Walking Tour of Duquesne
The city’s Office of Public Art will host a public, hourlong walking tour of campus next week. Scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, at noon in the main lobby of Mellon Hall, this guided tour will include...
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Darwin Day 2016 to Explore Genetic Diversity in Africa
An exploration of the rich genetic diversity of the African people will be at the center of the 2016 Darwin Day celebration on campus. Featured speaker Dr. Sarah Tishkoff, a human evolutionary...
View ArticleUpcoming Liebermann Lenten Lunch Looks at Music Ministry as an Act of Mercy
Rachel Wanovich, a music therapy major, will discuss music ministry and music therapy as a method of delivering acts of mercy at the upcoming Libermann Lenten Luncheon. Slated for Tuesday, Feb. 23, at...
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Re-Scheduled ‘Songs Remembered and Forgotten’ Concert is this Saturday
The Pittsburgh Song Collaborative (PSC) concert, originally scheduled for Jan. 16, has been re-scheduled for this weekend. Pianist Dr. Benjamin Binder, coordinator of the PSC and chair of musicianship,...
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Human Rights Film Series Presents ‘Place at the Table’
The various implications of hunger in the United States and how the issue can be solved will be explored at the next screening of the Duquesne University 2016 Human Rights Film Series. The 2012...
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