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College of Osteopathic Medicine receives new grant

by Luke Henne | sports editor Feb. 3, 2022 What Duquesne envisions for its proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine, set to open in the fall of 2024, is progressively gaining both momentum and monetary resources. The university announced this past week that it received a $3 million grant for the osteopathic medicine school from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, the largest it’s ever received from … Continue reading College of Osteopathic Medicine receives new grant

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DU receives Woodrow Wilson Foundation grant

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 09/27/2018 On Sept. 11, Duquesne University announced that it would be one of three institutions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to receive a grant from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Created in 1945, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation originally served to “attract veterans back to academic careers,” according to its website. Over time, the foundation has also come to focus on recruiting … Continue reading DU receives Woodrow Wilson Foundation grant

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Center for Catholic Faith and Culture receives large grant for project

Sairah Aslam | Staff Writer 01/25/18 The Center for Catholic Faith and Culture, headed by Darlene Weaver, has won a $400,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation that will fund a three-year-long series of projects. The Center was established as a department of Duquesne University 5 1/2 years ago, at which time Weaver, an ethicist, was appointed director. Weaver said, “[It] exists in order to … Continue reading Center for Catholic Faith and Culture receives large grant for project

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Strong Women, Strong Girls club gets second in nat’l contest

Michael Marafino | Staff Writer 10/19/17 Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, once said, “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” A club at Duquesne is following her words by helping girls in need. Duquesne University’s branch of Strong Women, Strong Girls received a $13,500 grant for winning second place in the “Students with Drive” program run by … Continue reading Strong Women, Strong Girls club gets second in nat’l contest

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Professor gets grant for well tests near fracking sites

Brandon Addeo | News Editor Residents of southwest Pennsylvania can learn if their well water has been contaminated by fracking operations for free — all thanks to a Duquesne professor and his students. John Stolz, director of Duquesne’s Center for Environmental Research and Education, received a $48,000 award from the Heinz Endowments earlier this month for his project, which he and Duquesne students have been … Continue reading Professor gets grant for well tests near fracking sites

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SBDC gets AARP grant to teach adults over 50

Liza Zulick | Staff Writer Those in Pittsburgh nearing retirement age will now have an opportunity to learn how to start a second career working for themselves, thanks to Duquesne’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The AARP Foundation, a charitable affiliate of the AARP, awarded the SBDC almost $19,000 to host three Work for Yourself@50+ workshops for those over the age of 50 between November … Continue reading SBDC gets AARP grant to teach adults over 50

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Student receives $40,000 grant for pain research

By Brandon Addeo | Asst. News Editor A Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences graduate student just returned from an international science conference in Chicago where she presented her research on bladder pain. Fifth year biology Ph.D candidate Katelyn Sadler, along with assistant biology professor and research coordinator for Bayer’s Chronic Pain Research Consortium Ben Kolber, traveled to the “Neuroscience 2015” conference Oct. 17 … Continue reading Student receives $40,000 grant for pain research

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Professors aid Turkish immigrants through grant

By Casey Chafin | The Duquesne Duke While hundreds of thousands of refugees flee the Middle East into Europe under dangerous conditions, a group of Duquesne professors is working to help a community of Turkish refugee families already living in Pittsburgh. The instructors are teaming up with the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh to provide immigrant families with services they would otherwise lack, according to … Continue reading Professors aid Turkish immigrants through grant

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Center gets grant for Hispanic startups

By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke The Small Business Development Center received a $50,000 grant for funding to provide aid to young and startup businesses on Sept. 4. Duquesne’s Neo Lab: Fast Track to Inclusiveness was one of 50 winners selected from 800 proposals. The money will go toward providing aid to Hispanic and disadvantaged owners of businesses that are less than three years … Continue reading Center gets grant for Hispanic startups

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City officials, Penguins drop gloves over lot

By Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor The $33.7 million redevelopment project to build three new streets and rebuild four others on the site where the Civic Arena used to stand hit a wall last Thursday when the Sports & Exhibition Authority failed to secure federal grant money. The federal government rejected the authority’s application for $18.7 million in grant money to cover the rest … Continue reading City officials, Penguins drop gloves over lot

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