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    Archive for January 2008

    Meshing Human Collaboration, Technology

    Jan. 29, 2008

    Doyle Center Grant to DU Helps Reduce Obstacles for Local Manufacturers

    Duquesne University has received a $220,000 grant from the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology to continue work in technology advances and collaboration techniques with local defense manufacturers. Read more »

    Duquesne Dedicates New Power Center

    Jan. 24, 2008

    Duquesne University will host the dedication for the Power Center, its new, five-level, 130,000-square-foot multipurpose facility and the first phase of DU’s redevelopment on Forbes Avenue. Read more »

    Occupational Therapy Event Focuses on Leadership

    Jan. 23, 2008

    Dr. Penny Moyers, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association, will discuss The Ultimate Act of Leadership: Mobilizing Minds and Creating Action at the daylong 15th anniversary celebration hosted by Duquesne University’s Department of Occupational Therapy. The event will honor 15 alumni and offer additional seminars reflecting different aspects of the flied, such as the best practices in the field.  Read more »

    Battling Cocaine: Drugs vs. Drug Addiction

    Jan. 18, 2008

    A Duquesne University pharmacy professor is “fighting fire with fire” as he conducts innovative research involving drug addiction. Read more »

    Film Series, Exclusion and Exploitation, Explores Human Rights Issues

    Jan. 18, 2008

    Duquesne University’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is hosting Exclusion and Exploitation, an eight-film series focusing on human rights issues, including racial and gender discrimination, the human toll of globalization and the problems of refugees. Read more »

    Darwin Day Explores History of Teaching Evolution in Public Schools

    Jan. 15, 2008

    Nearly 150 years after the publication of the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection remain controversial topics in American public schools, as well as in U.S. courts. Read more »

    Recreation, Retail Facilities Opening on Duquesne University Campus

    Jan. 7, 2008

    Duquesne University opened its new, $35-million, 130,000-square-foot Power Center today, to enthusiastic response from students and staff who are able to use the three floors of fitness and recreation areas inside the complex seven days a week. Read more »

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