Ahead of the election in November, Villanova University's experts discuss key issues that will be sure to impact the electoral process. Find videos of experts discussing political, racial, social, economic, health and environmental related topics.
Villanova Faculty Design Fall Courses to Connect with Students Through Variety of Delivery Methods
Faculty spent months hard at work, collaborating with partners across campus, to design and adapt courses to engage students in a fall semester that includes in-person, hybrid, and various online course formats.
Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Chengyu Li's research on “Odor-Guided Flapping Flight: Novel Fluid Dynamic Mechanisms of Insect Navigation” has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant for $500,000. Since 2017, eight Villanova faculty members have now received NSF CAREER Awards.
Villanova University President, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, today announced a $15 million gift from the John F. Scarpa Foundation to further elevate the Charles Widger School of Law as a leader in entrepreneurship and law, in addition to strengthening entrepreneurial expertise, innovative thinking and collaboration across the University. In recognition of Scarpa’s lifetime giving of more than $20 million to Villanova, the Law School building will be named John F. Scarpa Hall.
A new documentary produced by Villanova University students, focuses on three veterans from Philadelphia and their transition from service to civilian life. The film aspires to educate civilians about what it means to be a veteran, while shining a light on the complex issues many veterans face. "Warrior Class" will debut virtually on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, at 7 p.m.
The Villanova School of Business (VSB) Online MBA ranked in the top ten among programs in the annual Poets&Quants ranking, coming in at #7 in the nation. VSB performed exceptionally well—earning the #2 spot—in the academic experience part of the methodology, largely comprised of the results of an extensive alumni survey.
Villanova University today announced plans for the creation of a Veterans Resource Center behind a gift from Brian F. Prince—President & CEO of Hegemon Capital, Inc. The new space will support veterans, service members and dependents as they make their way through their academic journey at the University.
Professor Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN, Diane and Robert Moritz Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research in the Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN), and Laraine Winter, PhD, FCN senior research associate, are principal investigators on an R01 funded by the National Institute for Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health.
Villanova University has announced an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at examining the issues of poverty and inequality and their intersection. The initiative was spurred by a $1 million gift from Paul A. Tufano, Esq., ’83 VSB, ’86 CWSL and Christine Tufano ’84 CLAS, ’86 MA, for enhanced thought leadership and research across the University to address poverty and inequality.
Voter Z—scheduled to be published in April 2021—examines why Gen Z “thinks what they think,” and the events and phenomena that have shaped the generation and their political beliefs.
