The Vitreous State Laboratory's long-standing partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management was on display Sept. 27 when senior leaders from the department visited campus for a tour.
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President John Garvey joined Lee Lambert, chancellor of Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, local business leaders, and students on Oct. 6 to launch an innovative partnership that will give Tucson residents an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from Catholic University while remaining in Tucson.
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Catholic University is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The month recognizes the history, culture, influence, and contributions of Hispanic Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
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Pope Francis today appointed two Catholic University of America professors, Robin Darling Young, Ph.D., and Reinhard Huetter, Dr. theo. habil., as members of the Vatican’s prestigious International Theological Commission (ITC).
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University President John Garvey and his wife Jeanne have welcomed a new furry family member — an 8-week-old golden retriever.
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President John Garvey, who led Catholic University through an extensive period of campus transformation that lifted up nearly every aspect of the University, will step down from his leadership role on June 30, 2022. Garvey, 72, was named the 15th University President in 2010.
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U.S. News & World Report released their latest 2022 Best Colleges rankings. Catholic University has earned multiple spots on lists, including, National Universities, Best Value - National Universities, and Best Undergraduate Nursing.
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September 20 officially kicks off National Migration Week, an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking.
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The Class of 2025 was welcomed to Catholic University at Convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Read MoreTrey Trahan, founder and leader of Trahan Architects, will visit Catholic University this fall as the 2021 Walton Critic in the School of Architecture and Planning.
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The Catholic University community came together in a two-part memorial for the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Read MoreCatholic University graduate alumna Michael Mellifera and student Magdalene Jensen spent their summers participating in the Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program.
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A team of researchers at The Catholic University of America, led by renowned virologist Venigalla Rao, have published their findings on a universal vaccine design platform that can rapidly generate multiplex vaccine candidates.
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After a year of social distancing and online learning, Catholic University gathered together again to celebrate the academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit.
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Jem Sullivan, associate professor of practice in Catechetics, has been appointed as a member of the International Council for Catechesis that serves under the auspices of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization in Rome.
Read MoreA comprehensive survey of the entire Catholic University community this summer showed all elements of the University - students, faculty, and staff - overwhelmingly to be vaccinated.
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Nathalia Henrich, director of the Oliveira Lima Library, will travel to Portugal this fall to learn more about the people, ideas, and institutions that played a role in the formation of the Brazilian diplomat, historian, and journalist Manoel de Oliveira Lima.
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On Thursday, August 26, CatholicU welcomed this year's first-year students as they moved into campus. As they unpacked their belongings into their residence halls, members of the Class of 2025 shared with us some of the items they brought to CatholicU to remind them of home.
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The Catholic University of America will celebrate the start of the academic year with its Mass of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, Sept.2, at 12:10 p.m.
Read MoreA recent Ph.D. graduate and a doctoral student from The Catholic University of America Department of Physics have been honored with the prestigious 2021 Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) fellowships from the Jefferson Lab Electron-Ion Collider Center.
Read MoreTogether with the Mexican cultural institute, Maria Mazzenga, curator of American Catholic History Collections in the University Libraries Special Collections; and Julia Young, associate professor of history, produced a short video about the Treaty of Córdoba and Plan de Iguala.
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The Catholic University of America’s Conway School of Nursing announced this week that it will now enroll new students under the “direct-entry” model.
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Visitors to Catholic University’s campus this week saw an unusual site on the University Lawn: a team of 40 carpenters and framers using axes to construct a large triangular shape out of 30 white oak logs.
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A scientific instrument developed by a researcher affiliated with Catholic University's partnership with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center was launched into space on July 11 2021.
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Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology, received a grant funded by the Maryland Historical Trust to do an archaeological survey of three historic sites in Maryland related to the Jesuits.
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President John Garvey has appointed Associate Dean of Engineering Mel Williams, Jr., to coordinate the University’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.
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Ascension, one of the nation's leading nonprofit health systems, has pledged $3 million to support a new online Acute Care Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner program in the Conway School of Nursing.
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An art student painted a mural for the National Catholic School of Social Service depicting three different scenes on the themes of housing, education, and everyday service set under the D.C. skyline.
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William Daniel, assistant professor of canon law, was recently appointed to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura by Pope Francis.
Read MoreCatholic University’s School of Architecture and Planning is partnering with Handshouse Studio to build a full-scale truss of Notre Dame de Paris — approximately 45 feet wide and 35 feet tall — during a 10-day workshop on the University Mall.
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It was recently announced that The Catholic University of America has received a $64.1 million research award from NASA to fund a cooperative agreement with CatholicU’s Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences and five other local partners.
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A dress worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" was recently found at Catholic University.
Read MoreCatholic Law Professor Mark Rienzi acted as counsel for Catholic Social Services in the Fulton v. Philadelphia Supreme Court case.
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The Catholic University of America has been ranked #27 in the mid-Atlantic region by Military Times for their 2021 Best for Vets: Colleges list.
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Students and researchers at Catholic University were surprised to see a robotic dog trotting around campus in front of Hannan Hall on Thursday, July 24.
Read MoreThe Migration and Refugee Services department of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has partnered with Catholic University Law School’s Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Clinic, on an urgent new report calling attention to the needs of unaccompanied migrant children without sponsors in the United States.
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During the spring semester, the University’s performing artists and athletes found they were navigating similar challenges as both groups of students were determined to return to their stages, fields, courts, and pools.
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The Division of University Communications was recognized for its efforts during the Catholic Media Association’s annual Catholic Media Conference, which was held virtually June 8-11. The University was awarded eight honors, including prizes for graphic design, photography, multimedia packages, and writing.
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On May 25, a group of Mexican politicians led by Leticia Lopez, former congresswoman and incumbent mayor of Cordoba, visited Catholic University to see the Plan de Iguala.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America Board of Trustees met this week. As part of those meetings, they approved the addition of six new members.
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A beehive tracking device designed by Catholic University engineering students has now been in use by a local beekeeper for more than two years.
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The Board of Trustees gathered at the University's new Alexandria campus for a blessing ceremony.
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On Thursday, the Landmark Conference announced that Catholic University has been awarded its third Presidents' Trophy with a total of 199 points and a 10.79 average.
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Jacqueline Mars has made a gift of $1.25 million to help Catholic University create a fitting home for Angels Unawares, the 3.5-ton, 20-foot-long sculpture designed by renowned artist Timothy Schmalz and gifted to the University in 2020 by an anonymous patron. Mars is a co-owner of Mars, Incorporated and a generous philanthropist with a particular interest in supporting the arts and higher education.
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This July, a full-scale truss — approximately 45 feet wide and 35 feet tall, or more than three stories — will be built outdoors in a 10-day workshop at The Catholic University of America on the campus’s University Mall, and will be available for public viewing.
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CatholicU magazine’s spring 2021 edition features a cover story on Catholic University Chancellor Cardinal Wilton Gregory.
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The Center for Cultural Engagement hosted a celebration of Our Voices, a student publication exploring identity, purpose, and belonging at Catholic University on April 23 on the Przybyla Lawn.
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“Miss Willie” Joyner, customer service ambassador in the Eatery restaurant at the Pryzbyla Center, was recognized by Food Management as one of 48 food service heroes who have made a difference this year.
Read MoreThe Catholic Media Association has announced the results of its Alumni Magazine Awards Program, with three honors for CatholicU magazine.
Read MoreBrandon Vaidyanathan, chair and associate professor of sociology, will host a discussion on mental health during COVID-19.
Read MorePhysics Research Professor Tommy Wiklind was recently awarded a grant from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy for a project entitled Far-infrared Diagnostic Emission Lines: Probing Metallicity Across Cosmic Time.
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Psychology Professor David Jobes’ Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality ("CAMS") is found to significantly lower suicidal ideation and general distress, increase treatment acceptability, and increase hope for people with serious suicidal thoughts.
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NASA has announced an extension to the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology II (CRESST II) program through March 2027.
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For the first time, an architecture and planning team from Catholic University won the 2021 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition.
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Sergeant Quesada received the Lolita Armstrong Award for achieving the highest academic honor in his class at the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Public Safety Institute.
Read MorePope Francis issued a Motu Proprio Tuesday, May 11, announcing the new Rite of Institution of the Lay Ministry of Catechist from the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Read MoreJo Ann R. Regan, dean of the National Catholic School of Social Service, has been named a recipient of a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award.
Read MoreStudents, faculty, and staff of CatholicU signed a beam earlier this week that was raised to the top of the Dining Commons following a short ceremony on Tuesday, May 4.
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On April 30, Bill and Joanne Conway committed an additional $20 million in scholarship support that will benefit 160 Catholic University nursing students over the next five years. With this most recent gift, Bill and Joanne’s transformational support of the Conway School of Nursing has reached a total of $80 million since 2013.
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Hasanna Tyus has been appointed the new associate vice president of Enrollment Management, and will join the University staff July 6.
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The men's and women's golf teams captured their first-ever Landmark Conference championships.
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CatholicU Campus Ministry and student-athletes helped out at St. Anthony Catholic School on April 30, hosting the school's end-of-the-year field day celebration.
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The Catholic University women's lacrosse team won their 12th Landmark Conference championship and seventh-straight with a 13-9 victory over Scranton Saturday at Carlini Field.
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The Catholic University Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies, University Advancement, and Barry University hosted a panel titled Immigration Family Separation: Past and Present on April 12.
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Sheina Godovich, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at The Catholic University of America, is one of 100 doctoral students in the United States and Canada selected to receive a $20,000 Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood.
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The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law received a $4.25 million gift to establish The Project for Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.
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On April 20, Susan Wessel, professor of Church history and historical theology, was formally installed as The James H. and Mary F. Moran Endowed Professor in the Origins of Church Teaching within the School of Theology and Religious Studies.
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The Human-Centric Evidence Based Design for WELLbeing course teaches students how the environment affects and supports human health. This semester, students applied that knowledge to the newly designed buildings around The Catholic University of America’s campus.
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Approximately 50 members of the University community gathered on Sunday, April 18, to participate in service projects celebrating Earth Week.
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For the sixth year in a row, Research Day provided a showcase for some of the best and most exciting research The Catholic University of America has to offer.
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As the COVID-19 vaccine is currently being administered in D.C. and around the world, Catholic University School of Engineering’s Center for Service Through Innovation hosted a student-led Design Jam - Vaccine D.C. in March that focused on effective and equitable vaccination in the District.
Read MoreCatholic University’s Catholic Project is a proud co-sponsor of “Faith and Flourishing: Strategies for Preventing and Healing Child Sexual Abuse.”
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After months of research and preparation, Catholic University announces that its 132nd Annual Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 15, at 10 a.m., at FedExField in nearby Landover, Md.
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The Catholic University of America has announced the establishment of a research center that
will focus on advancing biomedical technologies using a unique bacteriophage T4 technology
developed by Biology Professor Venigalla Rao.
With no change in the policy regarding attendance at College and University sporting events in the District of Columbia on Monday, Catholic University Athletics will continue its no spectator policy until further notice.
Read MoreNew research from Victor Padilla-Sanchez, a postdoctoral research scientist at The Catholic University of America, analyzes COVID-19 structures to understand why the UK, South Africa, and Brazil variants appear to be more infectious than the original novel coronavirus.
Read MoreThe School of Arts and Sciences has gathered leading voices from government, journalism, academia, and think tanks to discuss the causes and meaning of the Capitol riot in their 2021 Spring Speakers’ Series, “American Impasse: Politics, Citizenship, and Democracy in 2021” sponsored by the school’s Board of Visitors.
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On Friday, Catholic University Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Sullivan announced the formation of an Athletics Diversity Initiative called "CARDS United."
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On Saturday, March 27, students from the Student Government Association (SGA) Environmental Initiative, Catholic University Environmental Club, and staff from Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) joined forces to break ground for a new community garden, located on the north side of Curley Hall.
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The Catholic University of America celebrated St. Oscar Romero last week during a series of events planned by the Center for Cultural Engagement, Campus Ministry, and the Student Organization of Latinos.
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While many things have started to return to some form of “normal” this spring, music performances, especially vocal programs, have continued to present large risks to performers and audiences. The Catholic University Repertory Chorus — housed within the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art — overcame the obstacles presented by the pandemic to present a Spring Series of sacred music concerts.
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The Conway School of Nursing was ranked #27 on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 220 Best Graduate Schools for Nursing, marking a significant jump from last year’s ranking of #36.
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Hieu Bui, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was recently
awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency totalling $192,000.
The School of Arts and Sciences at The Catholic University of America presents their 2021 Spring Speakers’ Series, “American Impasse: Politics, Citizenship, and Democracy in 2021.”
Read MoreNew research from Catholic University Professor Brandon Vaidyanathan explores the link between religious involvement and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThree politics doctoral students reflected on the challenges and successes of President Joe Biden’s administration during a webinar entitled “The Biden Presidency on Day 51.”
Read MoreTheology Research Associate Professor Monsignor Stephen Rossetti and music alumna Crossley Hawn recently collaborated with the Museum of the Bible to prepare a “virtual exhibit” on the Stations of the Cross.
Read MoreThe Catholic Project at Catholic University, in partnership with The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, and the Papal Commission on the Protection of Minors, will convene public health professionals, religious leaders, and abuse survivors from across the world for a free, public, interfaith symposium to improve the health and spiritual wellbeing of victims of childhood sexual abuse, trafficking, and exploitation.
Read MoreHistory Professor Katherine Jansen organized the first ever webinar for the journal, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies in order to launch the January themed issue entitled, “Disease, Death and Therapy.”
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For the second-straight year, the Catholic University men's and women's swimming teams swept the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 4, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency of the Department of Defense had identified the remains of Catholic Priest Emil J. Kapaun.
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Catholic University's presence on the higher education landscape has grown for the second time in a year with the opening of a new location in Alexandria, Va.
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On Feb. 10, 2021, Ambassador of Mexico Martha Bárcena, and Ambassador of France Philippe Étienne — and their spouses Agustín Gutiérrez Canet and Patricia Étienne respectively — visited Catholic University Libraries Special Collections.
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With the conclusion of Catholic Law’s Black History Month program, which boasted an impressive list of events throughout the month of February, the Catholic Law community held an unveiling and blessing of a new icon for the Law School’s Mary Mirror of Justice Chapel.
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The Catholic University of America was honored with a 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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A pair of students in the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art are interviewing Broadway stars as part of their podcast series, “Whatcha Doin.”
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With tremendous support offered by American University and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Catholic University will be partnering with local universities and organizations to utilize a new mobile COVID-19 testing lab that is in place at Gallaudet University in Northeast D.C.
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In 2020, the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship in the Busch School of Business launched a college-level course for Catholic high schools to introduce students to business and entrepreneurship from a Catholic perspective.
Read MoreCatholic University biology Professor Venigalla Rao is being honored for his more than three decades of multidisciplinary research with a highly prestigious fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.
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The Catholic University of America has been awarded gold-level for being a military friendly school.
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The Catholic University of America Press has exceeded it’s “best-ever” year of book sales with two full months left in the fiscal year.
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Shannen Dee Williams presented her research to members of the Catholic University community Feb. 10 during a lecture entitled, “The Real Sister Act: Why the Stories of Black Catholic Sisters Matter.”
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The Catholic University of America is pleased to announce that Clark Construction Group has been selected to construct the new nursing and sciences building, the future home of the University’s Conway School of Nursing.
Read MoreDespite having to complete their senior year online at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, nursing students from the Conway School of Nursing class of 2020 achieved a 100% pass rate the first time they took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) exam.
Read MoreThe Landmark Conference Presidents' Council has approved a plan to conduct collegiate competition in fall and spring sports during the 2021 spring semester.
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Members of the Catholic University community spent a week learning about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the current state of racial justice in America during the MLK Teach-In in January.
Read MoreThe School of Arts and Sciences has awarded its first ever Mid-Career Sabbaticals to associate professors Tobias Gregory (English), Laura Mayhall (History), and Alex Russo (Media Studies).
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines can be used “with a clear conscience,” according to Professor of Moral Theology Paul Scherz, who joined three other Catholic University faculty members for an in-depth discussion about the ethical questions pertaining to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Members of the University community and the Domincan House of Studies gathered (virtually) to pray at the start of the spring semester at the annual Mass in honor of University patron St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 4.
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Thanks to a three-phase project begun in 2016, the Catholic University campus is now running more smoothly and efficiently.
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Catholic University Physics Associate Professor Vadim Uritsky and a team of American and British scientists led by him have uncovered evidence of small solar structures — or “plumelets” — that could shed new light on the Sun’s flow of high-speed solar wind.
Read MoreBiology Professor Venigalla Rao and his bacteriophage T4 lab have been nominated for the 2021 MolecularCloud Distinguished Research Award, which is sponsored by the biotechnology company GenScript.
Read MoreThe Second National Faith@Work Employee Resource Group (ERG) Conference will bring together representatives of Fortune 500 companies who are members of faith-and-belief ERGs Feb. 9-11, 2021.
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More than 300 students, researchers, and science enthusiasts from around the world signed up to participate in a weeklong series of virtual lectures and hands-on exercises that was co-hosted by The Catholic University of America, the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), and the University of Maryland.
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This week, the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced the winners of its Research and Preservation Grant program. Among the four winners was the Latin American Music Center, housed in the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art at The Catholic University of America, which received a $5,000 grant.
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Julio Bermudez, professor of architecture and planning, has been named a Distinguished Professor in the 2021 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Architectural Education Awards.
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In conjunction with today's Landmark Conference announcement, Catholic Athletics intends to attempt to offer its student-athletes opportunities for competition throughout the spring semester.
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A team of Catholic University students is working to set good examples when it comes to pandemic health precautions. The students are part of the Cardinal Health Ambassador program, an initiative that began last semester to encourage students to follow social distancing and masking guidelines.
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For every year in recent memory, toward the end of January, hundreds of Catholic University students, faculty, and staff would bundle up (regardless of snow or rain) and head downtown to participate in the annual March for Life. Although weather couldn’t keep them indoors, this year, a pandemic has.
Read MoreThe Columbus School of Law's recent "Hot Topics in the Law" event focused on the Jan.6 unrest at the U.S. Capitol. Law professors Sarah Duggin and Antonio Perez and Politics professor Matthew Green served as panelists, providing a contextual framework for the discussion.
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The school’s online graduate nursing program was ranked #5 on a list of 194 nursing programs across the country, thanks in part to its high scores in faculty credentials and training, student engagement, and student excellence.
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Across the country and especially in Washington, D.C., the inauguration of the 46th U.S. president has been the focus of attention. Here, at The Catholic University of America, we also take a moment to recall the inauguration of our own University President 10 years ago.
Read MoreThe Catholic University of America and the Dominican House of Studies will kick off the second semester of the academic year at the annual University Mass in honor of our patron St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb 4.
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The Washington Football Team announced today that it has named Marty Hurney '93 as its Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel. Hurney will report directly to Head Coach Ron Rivera.
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The new winter 2021 CatholicU magazine includes feature articles on women in STEM, the history of Catholic activism in the fight for racial justice, and an important anniversary for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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This winter, Professor Duilia de Mello will present work she is collaborating on with amateur astrophotographers in Brazil at the American Astronomical Society’s 237th Meeting in January.
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