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December 6
Clare Boothe Luce Grant Supports 18 Undergraduate Engineering Research Awards for Women in Engineering
November 21
Villanova Students Explore Solutions to Issues of Poverty Using Blockchain Technology
November 13
Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library Partners with Radnor Historical Society
June 6
Villanova University Announces Launch of New Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training Program for Immigrant Advocates
June 6
Villanova School of Business (VSB) Introduces the New Victoria and Justin Gmelich ’90 VSB Lab for Financial Markets
January 21
Villanova University Launches Veterans History Project
March 1
Villanova Alumnus James C. Curvey `57 Adds to Giving Legacy of Scholarship Support with New $2.8 Million Gift
June 6
Heiress, Political Prisoner, Reformer, Refugee: Villanova Dean’s New Book Chronicles Russian Countess’s Extraordinary Life
November 4
Villanova Women's Basketball Head Coach Harry Perretta Announces His Retirement from Coaching Following 2019-20 Season
October 29
Villanova University to Host Special Olympics Pennsylvania's 31st Annual Fall Festival, Nov. 1-3
October 28
Climate Change is a Direct Threat to Older Adults, Says Villanova Nursing Researcher in New Article
October 24
Eric Quisenberry ’98 VSB, ’08 MBA, Named Recipient of 2019 Villanova University Alumni Association Loyalty Award
June 6
Villanova Social Justice Documentary, Sankofa, Takes Home Gold Medal at Student Academy Awards
October 17
Villanova University to Host Theologians and Church Scholars from Around the World for Event Series Examining the Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church
October 16
Villanova 'Idea Hackathon' Aims to Address Poverty through Blockchain Technology
October 10
New Constitutional Studies Initiative to examine the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and religion
June 6
Villanova University Biologist Part of Research Team that Discovered How High CO2 Can Create “Shrinking Stems” in Marshes
June 6
Villanova Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Founding of Irish Studies at the University
September 19
Villanova University to Host Second Conference in the “Christians in the Contemporary Middle East” Series
September 18
Villanova University partners with Radnor and Lower Merion Townships on Community Efforts
September 18
Virginia Woolf’s Gender-Bending, Period-Hopping Epic ORLANDO on Stage at Villanova Theatre
September 18
Villanova University Awards 2019 Mendel Medal to Dr. Sylvia Earle, Marine Biologist, Explorer, Author, and National Geographic Explorer in Residence
September 17
Villanova University to Celebrate 14th Annual St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service, Sept. 21
September 16
Villanova Social Justice Documentary, Sankofa, Wins Student Academy Award
September 16
Villanova University Physicist, Student Part of Team to Win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for Black Hole Observation
June 6
Villanova School of Business Launches New Real Estate Major
September 9
Villanova University Again Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
September 5
Villanova University Opens Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship
September 2
Statement from Villanova University and Radnor Township Police Department
August 28
Villanova University Partners for Second Annual Main Line Restaurant Week Event
August 27
Villanova Social Justice Documentary Named as Finalist for Student Academy Award
August 22
The Commons: Design Team Profiles
August 22
The Commons: Fast Facts
June 6
Villanova University Celebrates the Opening of its Newest Living-Learning Community
August 21
Villanova University to Honor Radnor Police Superintendent Chris Flanagan with Inaugural Caritas Town Gown Award
August 19
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Establishes New Chair in Jewish Law
August 19
Villanova University’s Lepage Center Announces ‘Revisionist History’ Event Series
July 16
New Book by Brett Malcolm Grainger, ThD Makes Key Contribution to American Religious History
June 6
Villanova University Recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Overall Performance and Sustained Excellence in Fundraising
June 6
Villanova University Law Professor Ruth Gordon named 2019-2020 U.S. Fulbright Scholar
July 3
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
June 19
Villanova University Researchers Part of Team in Determining the Critical Load of Atmospheric Nitrogen Endangering Northern Alberta Peat Bog Ecosystems
June 14
Villanova’s Lepage Center Receives Grant from Lenfest Institute for Journalism to Collaborate with Philadelphia Inquirer and Drexel University
June 7
Professor’s Book Intersecting Economics and Faith Awarded International Prize from Vatican
June 7
Villanova University Student Receives Prestigious Place at Fulbright Summer Institute in the UK
May 28
Villanova Engineering Professor Awarded Patent for Groundbreaking ‘Smart Brain’ Technology
March 1
Engineering Professor Robert Traver, PhD, Named Recipient of Environmental and Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
May 13
Villanova School of Business Expands KPMG Master of Accounting Program To Include Tax
March 1
Two Villanova University Students Named Goldwater Scholars
May 10
Sarah Francis-Bland ’06 CLAS Selected as Recipient of the Villanova University Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Medal
May 10
Nance Dicciani ’69 to Receive the 2019 St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal
May 6
Bios of Villanova's 33 Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipients
March 1
Villanova Sets New University Record with 33 Students and Alumni Winning Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
March 1
Six Villanovans Recognized as National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows
May 2
Bert Jacobs, Villanova Alumnus and Co-Founder and CEO of “Life is Good,” to Deliver University’s 2019 Commencement Address, May 17
April 26
Villanova Art Gallery to Present Line, Form and Color: Evolving Through the Years, A Retrospective Solo Show by Salomon Khammi
June 7
Dr. Suzanne C. Smeltzer to be Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
April 17
Villanova University Social Justice Documentary Showcases Ethiopian Women Who Defy the Odds
April 11
Villanova University Hosts Annual DataFest Philly Student Competition
April 10
Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
April 5
Villanova University Nursing Professor’s Research Reveals Triple Threat of Factors Impacting Neurodevelopment in Babies
March 1
Villanova MPA Team Wins Global Public Policy Competition
March 1
Villanova University Physics Professor Georgia C. Papaefthymiou-Davis, PhD, named 2019-2020 Fulbright Scholar
March 21
Audiences will go “Wilde” for "The Importance of Being Earnest"
March 1
Villanova University Partners with Philadelphia Futures
March 18
Two Villanova University Professors Named Recipients of Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
March 15
Villanova University’s 10th Annual Spotlight on Leadership Features Tarana Burke, Founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement
March 1
Emory Woodard, PhD, Appointed Dean of Graduate Studies in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
March 8
Villanova Student Entrepreneurs to Compete in the Inaugural BIG EAST Startup Challenge
March 1
Two Villanova Students Named Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University
March 6
Villanova Engineering Professor Develops Virtual Reality Baseball Training Environment
March 1
Villanova University Partners with The Posse Foundation, a Premier College Access, Success and Youth Leadership Development Program
February 22
April Barton ’96 CWSL Named as Next Dean of the Duquesne University School of Law
February 22
Villanova University Serves as Host Site for Global Public Policy Simulation Competition
February 21
Villanova Research Team Helps Commission New Camera for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
February 19
Professor Joy Mullane Appointed Faculty Director of the Villanova University Graduate Tax Program
February 19
Villanova University to Host Third Mendel Symposium, “Gregor Mendel: From Hybridization to GMOs”
June 7
Villanova University a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
February 12
Villanova Theatre and History Departments Present “Last Seen: Voices from Slavery’s Lost Families,” Feb. 18
February 12
Villanova University Presents 2019 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics to Climate Change Pioneer Michael E. Mann, PhD
February 5
Villanova University’s Office of Disability Services Presents the 2019 Father Bill Atkinson Humanitarian Award to Michael and Debbie Gaynor
March 1
21st Annual Villanova University Literary Festival Features Award-Winning Poet Claudia Rankine
January 28
Villanova Physicist Part of Team That Discovers Light Echoes From A Black Hole
January 24
Villanova Professor’s New Book Addresses the Power and Use of Charisma
January 22
Growing Greener Grant Continues Support of Villanova’s Campus Stormwater Efforts
January 17
Experience the bloom of YOUTH in James Ijames’ magical new play
January 17
Villanova University Celebrates the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16
Villanova Political Science Professor’s New Book Examines the Politics of Memory in Turkey and Japan
March 1
Villanova University Announces the Election of Four New Members to its Board of Trustees
March 1
Villanova University to Open First On-Campus Restaurant in August
January 10
New Paper by Villanova Astrophysicists Indicates Potential for Primitive Life on Icy Barnard b Super-Earth Planet if Geothermal Activity Exists
March 1
Computing Sciences Professor Lillian Cassel, PhD, Part of NSF-Funded Collaborative Research Studying Gamification in STEM Education
January 3
The Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Works Internationally to Combat Human Trafficking
January 3
Cellular Engineering Course Introduced in Response to Industry Demand

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