Duquesne University will welcome the holiday season with its ninth annual Light-Up Night celebration. The event is open to the Duquesne community as well as the general public, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. Read more »
Archive for November 2005
Future Pharmacists Help Seniors Understand Medicare Plan D
Nov. 28, 2005
While politicians and insurance companies are doing their part to explain the new Medicare Plan D, students from Duquesne’s Mylan School of Pharmacy are reaching out to the community to educate consumers about the plan. Beginning this week, these future pharmacists will travel across the area, sharing information with seniors who are faced with trying to understand the challenging program. Read more »
Duquesne Receives $650,000 PNC Foundation Grant
Nov. 21, 2005
Funding Earmarked for Early Childhood Education Programs
Duquesne University has received a $650,000 grant from The PNC Financial Services Group through The PNC Foundation. The funds will be used by to enhance Duquesne’s early childhood education programs, advancing the goals of PNC Grow Up Great, the company’s 10-year, $100 million investment in school readiness for children from birth to age five. Read more »
Duquesne University Hosts e-Learning Conference
Nov. 18, 2005
Duquesne will welcome more than 180 representatives from 28 national and regional higher education institutions for the third annual Pittsburgh Blackboard Users Group (PBUG) Conference. The conference, on Monday, Nov. 21 and Tuesday, Nov. 22, will be held in Duquesne’s Bayer Learning Center. Read more »
Taylor Allderdice Senior Receives Mind, Heart and Spirit Award
Nov. 14, 2005
Duquesne University has named Benjamin Levine as a recipient of the Mind, Heart and Spirit Award, which acknowledges and promotes outstanding student athletes from local high schools. Read more »
Clinical Psychologists Gather to Address Depression at Duquesne Symposium
Nov. 11, 2005
Clinical psychologists will gather at Duquesne University on Saturday, Nov. 12 to attend Depression: Contributions from Clinical Pscyhology, an important symposium that will address the important role of clinical psychologists in the treatment of this disease. Read more »
New Partnership Helps Small Businesses Use Technological Edge to Gain Government Contracts
Nov. 10, 2005
One of the toughest challenges a small business can face is competing against larger enterprises to win critical contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense. A new partnership between Duquesne’s A.J. Palumbo School of Business and The Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology has evened out the playing field, giving local small businesses an edge in battling for these lucrative federal government contracts. Read more »
Local Priest’s Latest Book Examines 2,000 Years of Biblical Scholarship
Nov. 8, 2005
In his 16th and latest book, The Interpretation of the Gospel of Luke, Volumes One and Two, Duquesne University Professor of Theology the Rev. Sean P. Kealy, C.S.Sp., offers the first detailed exploration of the Gospel of Luke from beginning to present day. The first volume focuses on Apostolic times through the 19th century, and the second volume explores the 20th century. Read more »
Local Law Students Finish Second at National Trial Advocacy Tournament
Nov. 7, 2005
In a national competition drawing 30 top-level schools, Duquesne University Law School’s Mock Trial Team garnered a prestigious second place finish. The team of third-year law students from Duquesne defeated Chicago-Kent in the quarterfinals and Temple in the semi-finals before losing to Creighton University in the final round at the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Read more »
Shaler Resident Wins Teaching Award
Nov. 3, 2005
Dr. Kathleen Glenister Roberts of Duquesne University’s communication and rhetorical studies department was recently honored with the Harvey Kelly Excellence in Teaching Award. Bestowed by the Pennsylvania Communications Association, the award is given annually to one communications professor in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The award is a mark of high achievement for professors in communications instruction. Read more »
Duquesne Energy Group Announces Recommendations for Oil Company Windfall Profits
Nov. 3, 2005
Duquesne University’s Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) today released recommendations on a national policy response to excess oil company windfall profits. The recommendations are contained within the EPRG’s “Program for Oil Security” (POS), a summary of which was announced on Oct. 4. The program resulted from discussions among public sector, private sector, and academic experts and is currently under review by policy makers in Washington. Read more »
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