The bluff of the Duquesne University campus will become a temporary home to about 180 of the world’s most elite cyclists competing in the American Eagle Tour of Pennsylvania this weekend. Read more »
Archive for June 2008
High School Students Find Special ‘Chemistry’ with Duquesne
Jun. 27, 2008
While their friends are cutting lawns or taking fast food orders, some area high school students have landed a summer job conducting research in laboratories at Duquesne University.
For the fifth year, outstanding high schoolers who are economically disadvantaged have been selected to take part in Project SEED, a program supported by the American Chemical Society, Duquesne and local businesses. Read more »
College Poll: Female Students Expect Lower Earnings than Men
Jun. 25, 2008
A national survey of more than 750 graduating college seniors conducted by a Duquesne University economics professor shows that female students expect to earn less than their male counterparts in the next year, and the anticipated earning gap grows even more pronounced by the end of three years. Read more »
Coalition Against Violence Presents Findings, Strategies to Address Crime and Violence
Jun. 20, 2008
The Coalition Against Violence (CAV) and Duquesne University will host an event during which the Coalition will present new findings and strategies to address the crime and violence that plague many Pittsburgh and Allegheny County communities. Updating and expanding Strategy 95, a 1995 document that identified strategies to decrease violence during that time, the CAV’s presentation is adapted to the current circumstances in 2008. Read more »
Duquesne Names New Director of Center for Leadership in Ethics
Jun. 19, 2008
Dr. Virginia W. Gerde has been named director of the Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics at Duquesne University, effective July 1. Read more »
Duquesne Pilots New ACS Summer Research Fellowship Program
Jun. 19, 2008
Three Local High School Teachers Participate as Fellows
This summer, three high school chemistry teachers from the Pittsburgh area are conducting hands-on research with Duquesne University scientists through a new pilot program sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Read more »
Business Dean Listed among ‘100 Most Influential People’
Jun. 13, 2008
Dean Alan R. Miciak of the Palumbo Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University was named one of the “100 most influential people in finance” in the June Treasury & Risk Magazine. Read more »
Summertime Jazz Concert Mixes in Some Soul
Jun. 12, 2008
Duquesne University presents Summertime Jazz with Soul for its 5th annual outdoor concert, featuring performances by nationally renowned artists. Read more »
Reverend Wright as Metaphor
Jun. 9, 2008
Scholar to address race and psychology in presidential politics
Reverend Wright as Metaphor: Race and Ethnicity in the 2008 Democratic Primary Election will be the focus of a presentation by Dr. Lawrence J. Friedman, professor emeritus of history at Indiana University and visiting professor of the history of science at Harvard University. Read more »
Students Tackle Growing Crisis of Poor Medication Adherence
Jun. 6, 2008
According to a recent report from the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), poor medication adherence has reached crisis proportions, leading to unnecessary disease progression and complications, reduced functioning, a lower quality of life and even death. The NCPIE report cited that only about 50 percent of Americans typically take their medicines as prescribed. A local pilot study by Duquesne University pharmacy students produced similar findings. Read more »
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