For its 2007 Darwin Day celebration, which honors the achievements of pioneering evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, Duquesne University is bringing the forensic study of genes to campus.
Archive for January 2007
Centennial Celebration to Honor World-Renowned Organist
Jan. 30, 2007
Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music will host the Jean Langlais Centennial Celebration, a five-day conference to honor the life and works of Jean Langlais, from Feb. 16-20.
Ethics Luncheon Forum Focuses on ‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling’
Jan. 29, 2007
The Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics will host Breaking the Glass Ceiling, a luncheon forum that will focus on issues surrounding the challenges of women leaders and managers in workplaces dominated by men.
Meet Your Match… at Nonprofit Speed Dating
Jan. 26, 2007
Boards-by-Design is hosting a ”Nonprofit Speed Dating” event in conjunction with the New Trustees for a New Pittsburgh.
Community Drum Circle Offers a Unique Approach to Personal Health
Jan. 25, 2007
Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music will host a series of three free Community Drum Circles on Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 322 of the music school. The drumming circles are open to the public and facilitated by the Music Therapy Department.
Duquesne University and Partners Receive Approval on Keystone Innovation Zone Proposal
Jan. 25, 2007
The Pittsburgh Central Keystone Innovation Zone (PCKIZ) proposal, led by Duquesne University and the Hill House Economic Development Corp., received state approval today and a $237,300 grant to support operations.
Brahms on the Bluff Continues with ‘The Voice of the Violin’
Jan. 23, 2007
The second season of Brahms on the Bluff continues with The Voice of the Violin, a concert featuring three lyrical and intense violin-piano duo sonatas that have taken their place as the indisputable classics of the genre. The Four Piano Pieces op. 119, Brahms’s final works for piano, will be performed by David Allen Wehr, the Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair in the Mary Pappert School of Music, and violinist Rachel Stegeman, adjunct professor of violin at Duquesne.
Duquesne Reading Clinic Receives Boost from Verizon
Jan. 18, 2007
A $10,000 grant received today from the Verizon Foundation will be used to help young readers finesse literacy skills through the Duquesne University Reading Clinic.
Duquesne Earns Top-20 Ranking in New Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
Jan. 12, 2007
Duquesne University is ranked in the top 20 small research universities in a new index that is designed to gauge faculty productivity in doctoral programs in the United States.
Make-a-Wish VP Receives Anthony L. Bucci Award for Excellence in Communication Ethics
Jan. 11, 2007
Duquesne alumna Ann Fisher Hohn was recently presented with the Anthony L. Bucci Award for Excellence in Communication Ethics from the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University.
Renowned Bulgarian Bass-Baritone’s Latest CD Focuses on Mortality
Jan. 10, 2007
Guechev’s Songs and Dances of Death Pairs Two Pieces for the First Time.
The two works that Guenko Guechev selected for his new solo CD, Songs and Dances of Death, are both ruminations on the subject of mortality. Recorded at Duquesne University’s PNC Recital Hall, the work features Guechev’s interpretations of Modest Mussorgsky’sSongs and Dances of Death, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite on Poems of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145.
Duquesne Business School Ranked Among Best in Ethics Content
Jan. 10, 2007
Duquesne University’s John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business has been identified as one of only three schools scoring in the highest category of ethics content in a recent academic survey.
Riverview Senior Wins Mind, Heart and Spirit Grand Prize Award
Jan. 8, 2007
Duquesne University recently named Christine M. Ostrowski as the grand prizewinner of the 2006 Mind, Heart and Spirit Award, which acknowledges and promotes outstanding student athletes from local high schools.
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