Duquesne Compound to Fight Brain Cancer Earns Orphan Drug Status
The promise of a Duquesne-created compound to treat one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer has led to a special designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines...
View ArticleNoted Authors Miller and Newman to Present at Coffee House Reading Series
The next Coffee House Reading Series event will bring Cathleen Miller and Dave Newman to the Genesius Theater on Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. Miller, a nonfiction writer and teacher, has traveled the...
View ArticleSymposium to Focus on Communication and Cognitive Impairment
Interventions for individuals who suffer from communication disorders along with a range of cognitive impairments, including severe dementia, will be the focus of the upcoming speech-language pathology...
View ArticleNew ten Have Book Addresses Globalization Impact on Health, Medicine and...
Health and medicine are huge concerns in a global marketplace. And mainstream bioethics need to catch up, according to Dr. Henk ten Have, director of the Center for Healthcare Ethics. Dr. Henk ten Have...
View ArticleBusiness School to Offer New Specialized Master’s Programs Entirely Online
Two options for master’s degrees are now available entirely online through Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. The two flexible programs, which start in fall 2016, will make a Master of Science in...
View ArticleDuquesne to Recognize John R. McGinley Jr. for Philanthropy
Duquesne University will present John R. McGinley Jr. with the Spiritus Award at its President’s Scholarship Dinner on Thursday, April 21, at the Omni William Penn Hotel. John R. McGinley Jr. McGinley...
View ArticleHayden to Discuss a Decade of Intelligence Policy and Debates at Duquesne
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, a Duquesne alumnus and the only person to lead both the Central Intelligence and National Security agencies, will bring an insider’s view of national security issues to...
View ArticleUniversity Community Invited to Open Forum as Part of Self-Study
Duquesne faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to attend an Open Forum that is being held on Wednesday, March 30, in preparation for a two-year Self-Study that the University undergoes every...
View ArticleWomen’s Basketball Team Makes History, Men Enter Post-Season
For the first time in program history, the Duquesne women’s basketball team has been selected to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Dukes (27-5) were selected as an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed and will...
View Article‘U.S. News’ Ranks Five Duquesne Graduate Programs in Nation’s Top 50
Five Duquesne programs were ranked among the top 50 graduate programs in the nation, with another three in the top 100, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Graduate Schools, which...
View Article‘The Times’ Will Take an Easter Publication Break
The ‘Times’ will not publish on Wednesday, March 23, due to the Easter holiday. Publishing will resume on Wednesday, March 30. Have a blessed and happy Easter!
View ArticleDebating Society Wins Team and Individual Awards at National Competition
The Duquesne Debating Society has continued its streak of success at the national level by winning four awards and seeing one team member named to the All-American Debate Team at the 2016 National...
View ArticleRed Masquers Present ‘The Consorts,’ Written by Duquesne Alumnus
The Red Masquers’ season continues with the production of The Consorts, written by Dr. Timothy Ruppert, former Duquesne professor and alumnus. The show will be presented at the Genesius Theater from...
View ArticleCampus Invited to Commemorate the Rwandan Genocide at the Walk to Remember
Members of the campus community are invited to commemorate the 1994 Rwandan genocide by participating in the Walk to Remember, scheduled for next week on campus. The Walk to Remember at Duquesne is...
View ArticleUniversity Students to Participate in Three Research Events in April
Various groups of Duquesne undergraduate students will be participating in three different research-related events in April. Students from the Mylan School of Pharmacy and the School of Education will...
View ArticleYear of Mercy Brings Thought-Provoking Exhibit to Campus
Spiritan Campus Ministry and the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts will sponsor an art exhibit showcasing compassion in response to Pope Francis declaring 2016 as the Year of Mercy....
View ArticleTeam of Business School Students Named Finalists in CMU Venture Challenge
A team of three students from the A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration’s revamped entrepreneurship program has been invited to present at this weekend’s Carnegie Mellon University Venture...
View ArticleDeadline Imminent for Gaultier Fellow Applications
Applications for the Gaultier Community-Engaged Teaching Fellowships are due this Friday, April 1, with the Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR). The fellowship, which includes an...
View ArticleGraduate Research Presented at Forensic Science and Law Conference
Graduate students from the Forensic Science and Law (FSL) program will present on topics ranging from Differentiation of Gender through Fingerprint Residues to Forensic Evidence of Animal Cruelty at...
View ArticleOutstanding Educators to be Honored at Celebration of Teaching Excellence
The Center for Teaching Excellence will recognize faculty and graduate students for their creativity, effectiveness and innovation in the classroom at the upcoming annual Celebration of Teaching...
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