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Released: 2-Jul-2021 3:15 PM EDT
"El Futuro is Here" Explores Ways of Creating Culturally Responsive Campus Ministries
Dominican University

Dominican University presents "El Futuro is Here!," a national virtual conference exploring ways of creating more culturally responsive campus ministries for Latinx students.

Released: 18-May-2021 2:25 PM EDT
Dominican University Announces Appointment of Glena Temple as New President
Dominican University

Dominican University has appointed Glena Temple, currently president of Viterbo University, as the successor to Donna Carroll, who is retiring after serving as president for 27 years.

Released: 11-Sep-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Nursing School Named in Recognition of Gift by WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil
Dominican University

Dominican University has named the Elizabeth T. MacNeil School of Nursing in recognition of a gift by alumnus David MacNeil, CEO of MacNeil Automotive (WeatherTech) in honor of his late mother, a pediatric nurse and teacher.

Released: 7-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Dominican University Receives Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships for Undergraduate Women Pursuing Sciences
Dominican University

Clare Boothe Luce funding will support four two-year, full-ride scholarships for undergraduate women pursuing majors in chemistry, mathematics and computer science.

Released: 29-Jan-2019 5:00 PM EST
Brennan School of Business Presents Flying Concessions CEO Zeke Flores
Dominican University

​Dominican University's Brennan School of Business presents Ezequiel "Zeke" Flores, founder and CEO of Flying Concessions, as part of its C-Suite Speaker Series on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. Flores' talk will be held in the Martin Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, 7900 W. Division Street.

   
Released: 11-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Dominican University Receives NSF Grant to Enhance STEM Courses
Dominican University

This $526,892 NSF grant will support retention and graduation rates of students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields.

   
Released: 23-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Dominican University Announces Naming of College of Health Sciences in Honor of Pier and Renee Borra
Dominican University

Dominican University has announced the naming of its new College of Health Sciences in recognition of significant support from Pier C. Borra, a former board member and founder and CEO of companies providing nursing and rehabilitative services, and his wife, Renee Durand Borra, an alumna of the university.

Released: 1-Mar-2018 12:00 PM EST
Researchers Discover Evidence of Forgotten Memories in Sea Slug Brains
Dominican University

Drs. Bob and Irina Calin-Jageman have discovered genetic changes in the brains of sea slugs that indicate learning can outlast recall. Their breakthrough reveals that molecular fragments may persist in the sea slug brain, after memory has faded, and may help kickstart relearning.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
Dominican Students Bottle 50 Pounds of Honey From Campus Hives
Dominican University

Dominican University students, faculty and staff bottled a bumper crop of 50 pounds of honey harvested from the university’s four beehives. Members of the River Forest Sustainability Commission and Village President Cathy Adduci also got in on the action in the nutrition lab in Parmer Hall.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 4:05 AM EST
She Changed Her Own Life, Now She’s Helping Other Women Change Theirs
Dominican University

Nasreen Shekh escaped a life of subservience and squalor in her village in southern Nepal to chart her own course as a social entrepreneur in Kathmandu

Released: 1-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Reavey Receives Fulbright for Study in Romania
Dominican University

Brooke Reavey, assistant professor of marketing, will spend this academic year teaching and studying in Romania as part of a Fulbright Scholarship. She will be doing research on Romanian millennials' apparent disengagement with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and will teach at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration in Bucharest.

Released: 30-Oct-2012 12:35 PM EDT
Political Memes: Popular, but Persuasive?
Dominican University

Remarks made during the Presidential campaign have inspired thousands of memes online and even popular Halloween costumes, but media studies expert CarrieLynn Reinhard is skeptical of their power to persuade voters.


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