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2013 Press Releases

The following are the official Villanova University Press Releases for the current year. Previous year's releases can be found via the links in the left navigation.

  • May 24 Villanova Presidential Scholar Christine Fossaceca Awarded National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarship

  • May 24 Villanova Alumnus Erik Scully Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

  • May 23 $10 Million Gift Establishes O’Toole Family Presidential Scholarship Program at Villanova University

  • May 21 Villanovans Earn Numerous National Scholarships and Awards

  • May 21 J. Richard Harvey, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Practice at Villanova University School of Law and its Graduate Tax Program, invited to testify about the offshore tax practices of Apple, Inc. before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on May 21

  • May 16 Best of Buddies: Nursing Senior Jennifer Kicak Pursues Her Passion

  • May 15 Villanova Presidential Scholar Joana Petrescu Recognized by Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

  • May 14 Computer Science Students Philip Williams and Ben Smith Taking Their Apps to New Levels

  • May 14 Villanova University Awarded “Fair Trade University” Status by Fair Trade USA

  • May 6 Six Villanovans Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

  • May 6 Villanova University Featured in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges”

  • May 3 Villanova University Social Justice Documentary Explores Homelessness in Philadelphia

  • May 2 U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania Patrick J. Toomey to Deliver Villanova University’s 2013 Commencement Address, May 19

  • May 1 Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter Celebrates Completion of Latest Villanova-Sponsored Habitat House

  • April 30 Villanova University Junior Stefan Johnson Named Recipient of Prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship

  • April 29 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to deliver Villanova University School of Law’s 2013 Commencement Address May 17

  • April 26 Villanova University Social Justice Documentary Looks at Education Disparity Through the Eyes of Two Students a World Apart in Philadelphia and Ghana

  • April 26 Bridging the Healthcare Gap Around the World

  • April 24 ICE Center Announces 2013 Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence Awards

  • April 17 Villanova University 2013 Earth Day Celebration Marks Continued Commitment to Sustainability

  • April 15 Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center) Hosts Annual, Campus-Wide Pitch Day Event

  • April 11 Department of Chemistry in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to Host Harvard University’s Daniel Nocera, PhD

  • April 11 Villanova University Theology Institute Welcomes Renowned Bioethics Scholar, Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD on April 11

  • April 10 Villanova University Social Justice Film Class Sponsors April 13 Education Summit Exploring Educational Disparity, the Topic of Upcoming Documentary “Rise and Shine”

  • April 9 CNBC’S Jim Cramer Takes Popular "Mad Money Back to School Tour" Show Back on the Road to Villanova University

  • April 8 Hearts and Minds Film Festival Comes to Villanova University for Annual Social Justice Film Showcase

  • April 8 The Art of Former Villanovan Susan Stefanski Comes to University Art Gallery April 26

  • April 8 Villanova University Hosts Ninth Annual Technology Expo April 11

  • April 4 Villanova University College of Nursing Celebrates 60th Anniversary

  • April 3 Villanova Students Partner with Back on My Feet, Take on Social Issues of Homelessness

  • March 26 National Science Foundation Awards $1.17 Million Grant to Support Research in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • March 25 Villanova Environmental Law Journal Annual Blank Rome LLP Symposium, April 13

  • March 20 Villanova School of Business Ranked #15 in the Nation by Bloomberg Businessweek

  • March 18 "Global Development Day: A Roadmap to Your Career" facilitates increased student interest in careers in international relief and development

  • March 18 Villanova University Appoints Debra F. Fickler as Vice President and General Counsel

  • March 18 Clare Boothe Luce Program Recognizes Villanova University’s Commitment to Women in Engineering

  • March 14 Villanova Vatican Interns Witness History

  • March 12 Villanova University Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service

  • March 8 College of Nursing's MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education Targets Tools to Tackle Pediatric Obesity

  • March 7 Villanova University’s Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good Announces Distinguished Faculty Fellows

  • March 5 The 2013 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium tackles the Concussion Conundrum, March 15

  • March 5 Gender and Women’s Studies Presents 24th Annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton Research Conference

  • March 4 Spring Break Service Trips Include Post-Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

  • February 28 As Upcoming Service Trips Near, Engineering Students Reflect on Experiences

  • February 25 Lillian (Boots) Cassel, PhD, Receives ACM’s “Distinguished Educator” Award

  • February 22 Football Players and Nurses Team Up in Villanova College of Nursing Lab

  • February 22 Jennifer Staple-Clark, CEO of Unite for Sight, Named Recipient of 2013 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics

  • February 15 Room to Grow: Villanova Empowers Visionary Erika Rech ’14 VSB to Take Her Cause to New Level

  • February 12 Disciplines Join Together to Educate and Advocate for End of Human Trafficking

  • February 8 Villanova University Sigma XI Honor Society Awarded 2012 Sigma XI Chapter of Excellence Award

  • February 7 VSB Professor Recognized as Top Scholar

  • February 4 College of Engineering to Host World-Renowned Entrepreneur and Designer

  • January 30 Villanova Junior Natalie Flinn Receives Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fellowship to Study Environmental Impact of Snow Melting Salts

  • January 29 Villanova's Falvey Memorial Library Named Recipient of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Excellence in Academic Libraries Award

  • January 28 Villanova Students Use Cell Phones to Take on Healthcare Challenges in Waslala, Nicaragua

  • January 28 Villanova Engineering Research Center Identified as a Model in NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Report

  • January 18 Villanova University Welcomes Conor Grennan, Author of Its One Book Villanova Program Selection, ‘Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal’

  • January 16 Villanova Celebrates Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • January 14 Prominent Authors Set to Visit Villanova University for Literary Festival

  • January 14 Catherine M. Keating Named Chair of Villanova University Board of Trustees; Paul A. Tufano Elected Vice Chair

  • January 11 Award-winning Poet Mary O’Malley Named Villanova University’s Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies

  • January 11 Villanova School of Business Economists Offer 2013 Fiscal Projections

  • January 11 Asian Arts Festival Honors and Celebrates Asian Culture

  • January 10 Villanova Theatre and the Villanova University Asian Studies Program present a new play by Joanna Rotté

  • January 3 Professor Robert Caverly Named 2013 IEEE Fellow

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