2014 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.

December 12 Villanova University Social Justice Documentary Follows Basketball Alumnus as He Embarks on Career as Filmmaker and Community Activist
December 11 Villanova President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, a Guest Panelist at 13th Annual IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
December 11 Nova News: December at Villanova
December 10 Villanova University Establishes Formal Partnership with UNICEF Nicaragua
December 9 A Safe (Cyber)space for Children
December 1 Presidential Scholar Stephen Sechler Wins Prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship
December 1 Villanova Presidential Scholar Nicholas Ader Selected As Prestigious 2015 Marshall Scholar
December 1 Villanova University to Hold Dec. 3 “Season of Solidarity” Vigil in Show of Support for Families Fleeing Conflict in Iraq and Syria
November 24 Through the eyes of the homeless
November 24 Villanova University’s Doctoral Program in Philosophy Celebrates 20th Anniversary
November 17 Villanova University’s Comprehensive Capital Campaign Visits Ireland and England
November 14 2014 Adela Dwyer-St. Thomas of Villanova Peace Award to be Presented to Kevin Ryan, President and CEO of Covenant House
November 11 Noted Author Dr. Richard Oppenlander Visits Villanova Nov. 13 to Discuss “Food Choice and Sustainability”
November 11 Protecting Our Nation’s Mural Art
November 10 Villanova Professor Kelly Welch Among Select Group of Philadelphia-Area University Faculty to Speak at Philadelphia Magazine’s 2014 ThinkFestU Event
November 7 Villanova History Professor Shares Memories of Living with the Berlin Wall on 25th Anniversary of Its Fall
November 5 NOVA NEWS: November at Villanova
November 4 Aspiring Villanova University Entrepreneurs Compete in Third Annual 24-Hour Imagination Quest Weekend, Nov. 15-16
November 3 Finance Students Learn the Art of Value Investing
November 3 Villanova Continues Tradition of 39th Annual National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 15-21
October 30 Villanova to Host Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s 26th Annual Fall Festival, Nov. 7-9
October 30 Center for Advanced Communications signs MOU with Wesley Enhanced Living
October 30 Villanova Receives $2 Million Commitment from Professor Robert L. Nydick, PhD, as part of University’s Capital Campaign
October 29 Villanova University Strengthens Ties to Ireland with Visit from Irish Senator and Director of Abbey Theatre Nov. 10
October 29 Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Awards 2014 Alumni Medallions
October 27 National Poetry Slam Champion to Appear at Villanova University for Two-Day Poetry Event
October 23 Villanova University Department of Communication Opens State of the Art Studio and Multimedia Complex
October 22 Villanova Presents Mary Ann Glendon, J.D., LL.M. with Civitas Dei Medal for Exemplary Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Tradition
October 21 World-Renowned Epidemiologist Will Deliver Villanova’s 2014 Mendel Medal Lecture
October 20 Villanova Celebrates Campus Sustainability Day on October 22
October 20 Environmental Panel to Examine How Faith and Sustainability Can Work Together to Make a Difference
October 8 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Center for Energy and Environmental Education to welcome Dr. Richard Alley Nov. 4 and 5
October 6 Nova News: October at Villanova University
October 2 Villanova University to Dedicate Higgins Soccer Complex, Oct. 4
September 29 Villanova University’s Virtual Reality CAVE Opens
September 26 Reunited in Art after 60 years, Villanova Staffer and Sister Offer Joint Exhibit At Villanova University Art Gallery
September 26 Villanova University Department of Computing Sciences Is Among Select Group of Academic Institutions Named to Participate in Building Recruiting And Inclusion for Diversity (BRAID) Initiative
September 25 College of Nursing Professor Named Director of Global Health Center
September 24 Villanova University Announces Second Cohort of O’Toole Family Presidential Scholars
September 23 College of Engineering to Partner with MythBusters Co-Host and M5 Industries’ Jamie Hyneman for Innovative Senior Capstone Project
September 19 National Science Foundation Awards Two Grants to Center for Statistics Education in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
September 19 Villanova Student Engineering Team to Participate in Elite International Robotics Competition
September 18 Villanova Engineering Professor to Present ASCE Flood Safety Report Revealing Lessons Observed But Not Learned Since Hurricane Katrina
September 16 Villanova University Welcomes Wes Moore, Author of Its One Book Villanova Program 10th Anniversary Selection, “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates”
September 15 Villanova University Ranked #22 in International Business by U.S. News & World Report
September 12 Villanova University to Celebrate Constitution Day
September 12 Villanova University’s Master of Theatre Program Shines in Local Theatre Awards
September 10 "Fallen Angels" Bubbles Over With Wit and Charm
September 10 Villanova University to Serve Greater Philadelphia Community During Ninth Annual St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service, Sept. 27
September 9 Villanova University Ranked #1 in North Category for 22nd Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
September 4 Villanova University’s Paralegal Studies Program Granted Re-Approval Status by American Bar Association House of Delegates
September 4 Villanova Launches New Mobile App, NOVA NOW
September 3 Paintings by Area Resident and Artist Gerry Tuten Open 2014-15 Exhibit Season at Villanova University Art Gallery
August 27 Villanova Awarded $800,000 NSF Grant for Stormwater Systems Research
August 21 Nova News: August/September at Villanova University
August 18 Villanova’s Barbara Romaine Receives NEA Literature Translation Fellowship
August 12 Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Announces New Minor in Public Administration
August 12 Student-Athletes Excel in the Classroom
July 29 Engineering Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Osteoporosis Research
July 28 Villanova University Selects “The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates” by Wes Moore to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Its One Book Villanova Program
July 17 VSB’s Center for Church Management and Business Ethics Preparing Seminarians for Future Parish Management
July 10 College of Engineering Data Shows Successful Impact of Flipped Classrooms
July 7 ICE Center Welcomes Michael Tomczyk as Innovator in Residence
July 7 Nursing Partnerships Drive Care Home
July 3 LEAD Summer Engineering Institute Returns to Villanova University for Fifth Consecutive Year
July 3 Villanova University Named 2014 Green Business of the Year by Main Line Chamber of Commerce
June 23 National Science Foundation Awards $548,273 Grant to Support Research in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
June 16 Engineer Embraces the Artist Within
June 13 Villanova University College of Nursing Faculty Member Receives 2014 IBC Foundation Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education and Practice Award
June 11 Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Launches Academic Travel in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (ATLAS) Program
June 11 Esteemed VSB Professor Named Dean Emeritus
June 2 Villanova University Alumni Association to Present 2014 St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal to Rosa M. Gatti ’72, Young Alumni Medal to Taylor Henderson ’05
May 29 Villanovans Earn Numerous National Scholarships and Awards
May 23 Two Villanova University Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships by U.S. Department of State
May 20 Four New Members Elected to Villanova University Alumni Association Board (VUAA)
May 15 Fourteen Villanovans Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships
May 15 Villanova University Political Scientist Dr. Daniel I. Mark Appointed to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
May 15 Villanova University Receives $5 million Commitment from Alumnus James V. O’Donnell (’63 VSB), Establishing Center for Professional Development in Villanova School of Business
May 12 Managing their own race team, Villanova Engineering Students Prepare for Formula SAE at Michigan International Speedway
May 8 Villanova Center for Energy and Environmental Education to Offer Faculty Sustainability Workshop
May 6 Villanova University Social Justice Documentary “Heel’d” Selected as Student Academy Awards Finalist by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
May 5 Villanova University receives $2.5 million commitment from John G. Drosdick (’65 COE) towards Engineering Innovation Lab for College of Engineering
May 2 Entrepreneurs Win Big at Pitch Day
May 1 Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States and Villanova alumna, to Deliver University’s 2014 Commencement Address, May 16
April 30 Villanova University Announces Creation of College of Professional Studies
April 28 Villanova Presidential Scholar Nicholas Ader Recognized by Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
April 22 Villanova University Featured in The Princeton Review's 2014 Guide to 332 Green Colleges
April 17 Villanova University Social Justice Documentary Examines the Everyday Struggles of an Impoverished Community in Rural India
April 17 Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center) Hosts Annual, Campus-Wide Pitch Day Event, April 24
April 15 Villanova University Holds First Annual Undergraduate Research Exposition, April 22-25
April 15 Villanova University 2014 Earth Day Celebration Highlights Commitment to Sustainability
April 11 Villanova University Assistant Psychology Professor, Janette Herbers, PhD, Named Visiting Scholar at People’s Emergency Center in West Philadelphia
April 9 Villanova Students Win the Annual Real Estate Challenge
April 9 Villanova University to Sign Catholic Climate Covenant’s St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor
April 3 William Penn Foundation (WPF) Awards $565,000 Grant to Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership for Development of Watershed Protection Strategy for Philadelphia
April 3 The Remarkable Art of Niko Chocheli Upcoming at Villanova Art Gallery
April 1 Fall in love with "The Light in the Piazza"
April 1 2014 Spotlight on Leadership Lecture Will Feature Darfuri Human Rights Activist Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih
March 28 Villanova Sophomore Her Own Cake Boss
March 26 Villanova University’s Marylu Hill, PhD Receives ACTC-OSAP Scholar-in-Residence Award
March 24 Villanova University Holds Its Second Annual “Careers in International Development Day,” March 26
March 24 Villanova University Awards 2014 Mendel Medal to World-Renowned Epidemiologist W. Ian Lipkin, MD
March 17 The Honorable Judge Marc Carter Named Recipient of Villanova University’s 2014 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics
March 13 Villanova University’s Irish Studies Program Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
March 12 Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Russian Area Studies Department Hosts “Crisis in Ukraine” Panels, March 12 and 19
March 11 Villanova University receives $7 million commitment from Robert F. Moran (’72 VSB) towards Comprehensive Capital Campaign, “For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change”
March 11 Nova News: March at Villanova University
March 7 Warming Temperatures Are Pushing Two Chickadee Species—and Their Hybrids—Northward
March 7 Villanova University Hosts First Annual Ethics of War Conference April 4-5 in Collaboration with U.S. Military Academy
February 26 Villanova University Gender and Women’s Studies Program Presents 25th Annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton Student Research Conference
February 24 Villanova University Recognized with Fifth LEED Certification on Campus
February 24 Mathematics Professor Andrew Woldar, PhD, Receives Commendation on Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
February 21 Villanova University Launches Online Master of Laws in Taxation and Online Master of Taxation Programs
February 18 Hoyos Labs Issues $78,000 Research Grant to Villanova University
February 18 Weather Update: Delayed Opening February 18
February 17 Villanova University College of Nursing Welcomes Prominent Journalist for Lecture Series Address on Issues of Human Trafficking
February 14 Villanova Early Action Candidates Weekend Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
February 14 Weather Update: Delayed Opening February 14
February 13 Weather Update: Villanova University Closed February 13
February 6 Power and Heat Outage Update
February 5 Campus wide power and heat outage - University closed Feb. 6 and 7
January 31 Villanova School of Business Unveils Two New Online Masters’ Programs
January 27 Renowned Authors Set to Visit Villanova University for 16th Annual Literary Festival
January 27 Villanova University Announces Election of Two New Board of Trustees Members
January 24 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Awards $1 Million Grant to Villanova University For Stormwater Management Research in the City of Philadelphia
January 23 NOVA NEWS: January/February at Villanova
January 23 MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education Partners with Springfield School District
January 23 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Falvey Memorial Library to Present Conversation Series on Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium
January 21 Villanova University Welcomes Susan Nussbaum, Author of Its One Book Villanova Program Selection, “Good Kings, Bad Kings”
January 21 Villanova University School of Law (VLS) Announces Major Curricular Innovations and Full-Tuition Scholarship Program
January 15 Villanova University Pays Tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 14 Villanova University Student Group, LEVEL, Selected as National Winner of Johnson & Johnson Video Competition
January 10 Villanova Engineering Professors' Work to be featured in National Compendium
January 10 Villanova Teaming Up to Raise Awareness for Sanfilippo Syndrome at Jan. 20 Men’s Basketball Game
January 10 Tribute to Prehistoric Art and Artists Offered In Joyce Harris Mayer Exhibit at Villanova Gallery
January 9 Villanova University Ranked among Nation’s Study Abroad Leaders by Institute of International Education (IIE) in Open Doors Annual Report
January 9 Villanova University and Abbey Theatre Launch "Summer Studio" For Undergraduate Students
January 8 Villanova School of Business Online Graduate Program Ranked #17 by U.S. News & World Report
January 8 Villanova University Announces New Certification Preparation Course for Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Professionals
January 7 Villanova University Announces the Diane L. and Robert F. Moritz, Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research
January 2 Noted Irish Poet-Scholar Eamonn Wall Named 2014 Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chair of Irish Studies at Villanova University

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