USAID Official to Address Duquesne Graduates at MBA Sustainability Diploma...
Duquesne alumnus John Patrick (J.P.) Gibbons (MBA ’12) will be the keynote speaker at Duquesne’s Class of 2016 MBA Sustainability diploma ceremony, to be held on Friday, July 29, in the Power Center...
View ArticleAlumna and Founder of Speech Disorder Association to Address Rangos Grads
Graduates from Duquesne’s Rangos School of Health Sciences Class of 2016 will receive their diplomas during the school’s commencement ceremony on August 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the A.J. Palumbo Center....
View ArticlePhysics Professor Awarded Grant to Calibrate Particle Detector
Dr. Fatiha Benmokhtar, assistant professor of physics in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Science, will lead a group of Duquesne undergraduate students to calibrate an enormous particle...
View ArticleSummer Undergraduate Research Symposium This Friday
The Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences will welcome a record number of student researchers to campus for its 19th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, July 29,...
View ArticleGrant Allows for Further Life Satisfaction Assessment in Women Religious
Dr. Maria Clara Kreis, assistant director and outreach coordinator in the University Counseling and Wellbeing Center, has been awarded $390,000 in grant funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to...
View ArticleDU in the News [August 2016]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. August 3 Commentary: Regulations Stifling the American Dream Dr. Antony Davies, associate professor of economics, co-wrote this piece...
View ArticleGrants Received [August 3, 2016]
Funds totaling $71,167 were received by the School of Nursing. Dr. Melissa Kalarchian, associate dean for research, School of Nursing, $71,167, from the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the...
View ArticleResearch Symposium a Successful Celebration of Undergraduate Research
Nearly 400 people viewed the work of a record-breaking number of student researchers from high schools, colleges and universities around Western Pennsylvania at the 19th Annual Summer Undergraduate...
View ArticleCigna Recognizes University’s Commitment to Employee Health and Wellness
Duquesne was recently presented with the Cigna Well-Being Regional Award for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and wellness of its employees through a workplace wellness...
View ArticleHistory Professor Appointed Scholar in Residence at Prestigious Military College
The United States (U.S.) Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., has appointed a Duquesne history professor as its 2016 Harold Keith Johnson Chair of Military History for the 2016-2017 academic year. Dr....
View ArticleFaculty & Staff Spotlight [August 10, 2016]
What have Drs. Clifford Bob and Drew Simpson been up to? Dr. Clifford Bob, chair of political science and the Raymond J. Kelley Endowed Chair in International Relations, has been appointed to the...
View ArticleWetzel’s Research Delves into Often Asked Question About Gunshot Residue
Gunshot residue (GSR) is important evidence that can place a person at the scene of a crime with the smoking gun—literally—or prove someone’s innocence. Some questions, however, can completely...
View ArticleTraffic Restrictions for Freshman Move-In
Surface parking will be prohibited along the move-in route during Freshman Move-In, which is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The move-in route—which will be one-way traffic—is as...
View ArticleGrants Received [August 17, 2016]
Funds totaling $21,000 were received by the School of Education and the Mylan School of Pharmacy. Dr. Temple Lovelace, associate professor, Department of Education, $20,000, from The Sprout Fund, for...
View ArticleFreshman Class Arrives on Campus
The Office of Freshman Development/the Office of Special Services, through its Orientation program, hosted another successful Move-In Day on Aug. 16. Members of the Class of 2020—which is among the...
View ArticleNursing Students Begin Professional Phase at White Coat Ceremony
Sophomore nursing majors will begin the professional phase of their career at the third annual School of Nursing White Coat Ceremony. Leah Cunningham Nearly 150 students will participate in the...
View ArticleSchool of Pharmacy to Host Annual White Coat Ceremony
More than 180 third-year students from the Mylan School of Pharmacy will participate in the annual White Coat Ceremony before an audience of their families and friends on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2:30 p.m....
View ArticleMass of the Holy Spirit to Mark the Start of New Academic Year
Duquesne University will celebrate the beginning of a new academic year with faculty, staff, students and friends at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit this coming weekend. This year’s Mass will be...
View ArticleThe Rev. Daniel Walsh Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Ordination
The Rev. Daniel Walsh, C.S.Sp., celebrated the silver anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at a special mass and reception on Aug. 14. Family, friends and members of the campus community...
View ArticleResearch Aims to Bring Digital Imagery into Focus
Dr. Stacey Levine, professor of mathematics, is collaborating with other university researchers to develop a mathematical framework that uses geometric calculations to reconstruct degraded image data....
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