Villanova Magazine Spring 2020
Spring 2020

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Illustration of a group of nurses with their hands raised

Mission
Possible

Villanova nurses take the lead
in health for the common good

BY VALERIE NEFF NEWITT

Harry Perretta standing in the Finneran locker room

A Life, Coaching

Retiring Women’s Basketball head coach reflects on building a team that’s become a family

BY NELSON RICE

Colorful sketch of stain glassed windows by Fr. Cannuli

Heartful Life

A tribute to the artistic legacy of a friar who made our campus, and our world, a more beautiful place

BY MARIAN BUTCHER

Director Princess Garrett at the microphone at the Academy Awards

Gold Standard

Sankofa, a documentary produced by students at Villanova wins a Student Academy Award

BY MEGAN WALSH-BOYLE

Book cover of Citizen Countess, showing Sofia Panina in a Russian fur hat

A Countess and a Revolutionary

Russian History scholar reveals untold story in new biography

Villanova Business alum James C. Curvey talking to Curvey Scholars on campus

Thanks to One Man and His Generosity

James C. Curvey Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship program builds on two decades of life-changing success

CubeSat technology floating in space above the earth

Onward and Upward

Students developing nanosatellite technology to explore space from campus

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Editor's Note: This issue of Villanova Magazine was largely planned and written before the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives. At press time in early May, the headlines continue to change from day to day as we learn more about the developing situation. For the most up-to-date stories of how Villanovans have banded together to respond to the crisis, visit our Villanovans Respond to the Pandemic site.