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Man recounts revival at spring 2025 commencement ceremony

Kaitlyn Hughes & Naomi Girson | news editor & opinions editor  Five months after Edward Wesolowski, a local English teacher, suffered a heart attack at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse during a women’s basketball game, he returned to the very same place to address the graduating liberal arts students at Duquesne University. Wesolowski credited his life to Travis Moyer and the rest of the sports medicine team … Continue reading Man recounts revival at spring 2025 commencement ceremony

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Health science professors talk race, bias awareness in classroom

Katia Faroun & Gillian Fitzgerald | The Duquesne Duke 04/08/2021 Everyone has different lived experiences that are unique to them as individuals of unique backgrounds, but understanding these differences is what actually makes a difference — especially when it comes to health care. Because of this, Duquesne health science professors make it one of their key objectives to teach on racial sensitivity and bias awareness … Continue reading Health science professors talk race, bias awareness in classroom

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DU study: COVID disproportionately affects segregated areas

Emily Ambery | Staff Writer 03/11/2021 A Duquesne study found that people living in socioeconomically and racially segregated neighborhoods may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 deaths. Dr. Ahmad Khanijahani, a researcher and assistant professor in the Rangos School of Health Sciences, published this study in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in January. Khanijahani gathered data from over 3,100 counties and over 73,000 … Continue reading DU study: COVID disproportionately affects segregated areas

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