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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
This $526,892 NSF grant will support retention and graduation rates of students pursuing bachelor's degrees in STEM fields.
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.
Clare Boothe Luce funding will support four two-year, full-ride scholarships for undergraduate women pursuing majors in chemistry, mathematics and computer science.
Dominican University will hold its 2019 commencement exercises on Sunday, May 5 at University of Illinois-Chicago's Dorin Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago.
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.
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.
Dominican University presents "El Futuro is Here!," a national virtual conference exploring ways of creating more culturally responsive campus ministries for Latinx students.