‘They could’ve let him graduate:’ A series of student visas revoked

Megan Trotter | news editor It was three weeks out from the end of the semester when 24-year-old Jayson Ma, a Carnegie Mellon University student, received a call alerting him that his student visa had been revoked. CMU Provost James H. Garrett Jr. sent out a letter on Monday to faculty and staff announcing that late last week the student visas of “two current CMU … Continue reading ‘They could’ve let him graduate:’ A series of student visas revoked

Biomedical engineering project seeks Liberal Arts majors as CEOs

Michael Marafino | Staff Writer 10/26/17 The expansion of the involvement of science aiding those in society highly depends on the collaboration between engineers and those with an entrepreneurial mindset. Duquesne University’s Biomedical Engineering Program is training a new generation of engineers and giving them real-life scenarios to work in. Duquesne’s Biomedical Engineering program allows students interested in working in fields involving medicine, science, technology, … Continue reading Biomedical engineering project seeks Liberal Arts majors as CEOs

DU first to offer biomed, nursing dual program

By Julian Routh | News Editor Duquesne is actively recruiting for a first-of-its-kind dual degree program that combines biomedical engineering and nursing. The five-year program, launching fall 2015, will allow engineering students to gain clinical experience, which will open up “more immediately-beneficial career paths,” provost and vice president for academic affairs Timothy Austin said. Biomedical engineers typically have to work with clinicians to test products, … Continue reading DU first to offer biomed, nursing dual program

Engineering, nursing programs planned

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke Duquesne is accepting applications for the University’s first engineering program and an online nursing program, which will both debut in fall 2014. The School of Nursing will be offering an online program that will allow registered nurses to earn a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing. According to program coordinator Cynthia Walters, the program will fill an industry … Continue reading Engineering, nursing programs planned

Bayer School names first Minucci chair

By Brittney Jackson | For The Duquesne Duke Chemistry professor Jeffry Madura, who has taught at Duquesne since 1998, was named the University’s first Lambert F. Minucci Endowed Chair in Engineering and Computational Sciences. In his career, Madura has received $10 million from private foundations for his research, and has had over 100 scientific papers published. Madura said being named chair exemplifies his hard work … Continue reading Bayer School names first Minucci chair