His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., the archbishop of Chicago, will be the inaugural speaker for a new lecture series in Duquesne’s McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. As part of the Richard T. and Marion A. Byrnes Lecture Series, the cardinal will present The Importance of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Life of a Catholic University, the Church and Society on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Duquesne Room. Read more »
Archive for February 2008
American Red-Light Districts: A Business Model Based on Segregation
Feb. 27, 2008
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Duquesne University is marking Women’s History Month by sponsoring a special presentation by Mara Keire, a fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of London. Read more »
International White-Collar Crime: A Checkered Past Revealed
Feb. 26, 2008
Dr. Christopher McKenna, an award-winning scholar and author from Oxford University’s Saïd School of Business, will present the keynote address, The First Enron: The Death of Ivar Kreuger and the Origins of White-Collar Crime, at the annual Duquesne University History Forum. Read more »
Labriola Receives Distinguished Milton Society Award
Feb. 26, 2008
Dr. Albert Labriola, acting dean of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, received the Irene Samuel Memorial Award of the Milton Society of America at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association for co-editing and contributing to Milton in the Age of Fish (Duquesne University Press, 2006). The award recognizes the most distinguished multi-author collection on Milton. This is Labriola’s fourth Samuel Milton Award and the first for a volume from Duquesne University Press. Read more »
Duquesne Named Again to President’s Community Service Honor Roll
Feb. 21, 2008
For the second consecutive year, Duquesne University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs. Read more »
Greening an Urban Campus
Feb. 15, 2008
With Latest Power Purchase, DU Relies Entirely on Clean Energy
Duquesne University’s greening efforts have reached an exceptional level with the purchase of more than 8 million kilowatt hours of Renewable Energy Credits from Strategic Energy. With this agreement, the University, which already produces 85 percent of its power, now depends 100 percent on clean energy. Read more »
Duquesne, Bayer Foundation Encourage Women, Minorities in Science Fields
Feb. 11, 2008
New Grant to Provide Scholarships, Internships Over Eight-Year Period
Duquesne University has received an $800,000, eight-year grant from the Bayer Foundation to fund a new scholar/intern program for female and minority students in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The initiative will address a shared concern for improving diversity in the academic setting and the scientific work force. Read more »
Duquesne Matches Nonprofits with Board Members Through Speed Dating
Feb. 7, 2008
Duquesne’s Boards-by-Design is hosting a “Nonprofit Speed Dating” event in conjunction with the New Trustees for a New Pittsburgh. Read more »
Human Health Risk Linked to Arsenic Additive in Chicken Feed
Feb. 7, 2008
In a follow-up study tracing the effects of arsenic additive to chicken feed, new research shows a potential risk for human disease. The arsenic compound, roxarsone, promotes the growth of blood vessels in human cell lines, which is a critical step in many diseases including cancer, said Dr. Partha Basu, corresponding author of the study and associate professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department at Duquesne University. Read more »
New Endowed Chair Will Focus on Community Service and Care
Feb. 5, 2008
The new Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations at Duquesne University’s School of Nursing will lead community action research initiatives that incorporate service and care to the community. The chair is endowed through a bequest from the estate of Thomas F. Bogovich, a 1953 Duquesne business graduate and retired Penn Hills funeral director who died in 2006. Read more »
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