Featured News
Villanova Professor Dr. Edward Guinan Discusses the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing and Future of Space Travel
As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing approaches, another golden jubilee has also arrived—50 years of teaching and research at Villanova University for Dr. Edward Guinan, Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences. Dr. Guinan talks about his memories of the Apollo 11 mission, the impact it had on his career and what the future of space travel holds.
Other Top Stories
Villanova Chemistry Professor, Student Become First Researchers in University Garden
Rising junior Eliana Uriona and Visiting Assistant professor of Chemistry, Vanessa Boschi, PhD, are studying which organic amendments in soil best support plant productivity in the University’s research garden, known as Villanova Consortium for Agricultural Research and Education (VCARE). read more
New Book by Brett Malcolm Grainger, ThD Makes Key Contribution to American Religious History
Transcendentalists have long been credited with transforming American religious life by finding God not in church but in forests, fields and streams. Brett Malcolm Grainger, ThD, associate professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, challenges this long-held notion and argues it was evangelical revivalists who spiritualized the natural environment and transformed religious life in his new book Church in the Wild: Evangelicals in Antebellum America (Harvard University Press, 2019). read more
Villanova University Recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Overall Performance and Sustained Excellence in Fundraising
Villanova University has been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), receiving the 2019 CASE Educational Fundraising awards for “Overall Performance” and “Sustained Excellence.” Villanova is one of three doctoral, private institutions with endowments below $1.2 billion to receive the Overall Performance award read more
Villanova University Law Professor Ruth Gordon named 2019-2020 U.S. Fulbright Scholar
Ruth Gordon, Professor of Law at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, was recently awarded a 2019-2020 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program grant by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to conduct research in Hong Kong. She will be at the University of Hong Kong from August-December 2019. read more
Villanova civil and environmental engineer receives $1.46 million U.S. Department of Defense grant to investigate and remove contaminants left by explosives at military training sites
Wenqing Xu will lead a research team to study and remove contaminants left by explosives at US military testing and training ranges. read more
Villanova University Researchers Part of Team in Determining the Critical Load of Atmospheric Nitrogen Endangering Northern Alberta Peat Bog Ecosystems
Three Villanova University researchers, part of a team that through a five-year study in Alberta, Canada determined the “critical load”—or recommended maximum amount of nitrogen that can enter the region’s peat bogs through precipitation without causing damage to its ecosystem—have released their findings in an article published June 18 in Ecological Monographs. read more
Professor’s Book Intersecting Economics and Faith Awarded International Prize from Vatican
A new book by Mary Hirschfeld, PhD, associate professor of Economics and Theology, was awarded the Centesimus Annus prize at a special Vatican ceremony May 29. Her book, Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy, was recognized with the Pro Pontifice Foundation’s “Economy and Society” International Prize, given every two years to individuals who are making significant contributions to implementing the social doctrine of the Catholic Church. read more
Villanova University Student Receives Prestigious Place at Fulbright Summer Institute in the UK
Villanova University student Ryan Weicht has received a place at a Fulbright Summer Institute to study at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Strathclyde on one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. read more
Villanova in the Media
- Our Apollo-inspired dreams of living on the moon could still come true (CNET)
- Villanova Students Use Mock Martian Soil So Humans Are Ready (NBC 10)
- The Chaplain of the U.S. House 'cast out all spirits of darkness' in his chamber prayer amid racism fight (Washington Post)
- The World Bank reaches a crossroads (World Finance)