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2021 Press Releases

June 9
Villanova University Alumni Association Announces New President-Elect and Four New Board Members
May 27
Eleven Villanovans Win Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for 2021-22
May 16
Villanova Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jay Wright to be Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
May 10
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Receives $2.5 Million Gift from Bedford Falls Fund
May 7
Villanova School of Business Professor Jonathan Doh Elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Management
May 3
Villanova University Named Recipient of Gallup’s 2021 Don Clifton Strengths for Students Award
April 27
Villanovans Receive “One Body in Christ” Award from Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Persons with Disabilities & Deaf Apostolate
April 16
Villanova University Celebrates Earth Day in 2021 with an Emphasis on Sustainability & Justice
April 14
Villanova Chemistry Professor Receives NIH Grant to Support Development of New Antibiotic Approaches
April 9
Darryl J. Ford ’87 to Receive the 2021 St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal
April 9
Katarina Mayers ’11 Selected as Recipient of the Villanova University Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Medal
April 9
Shooting for Mars: Villanova Team Named Finalist in NASA RASC-AL Challenge
April 6
Villanova’s Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest Concludes Series on “Decolonizing History” with Three Notable Events
April 6
Villanova Students Develop Innovative Solutions at First-Annual Health Hackathon Focused on COVID-19
March 31
Two Villanova University Students Named Goldwater Scholars
March 25
Villanova University Names Kathleen J. Byrnes, JD, Vice President for Student Life
March 24
Astronomers Image Magnetic Fields at the Edge of M87’s Black Hole
March 10
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Renews Partnership with Villanova School of Business to Offer Master of Science Degree in Church Management
March 1
New Research by Villanova University Nurse Scientist Shows Long-term Implications for Babies Born Preterm and Offers Short and Long-Term Recommendations
February 26
Theology Professor’s New Book Addresses How Catholic Universities Can Create Environments More Conducive to Catholic Social Teaching
February 24
Villanova University Research Team Explores How COVID Masks Impact Speech
February 22
Villanova University Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
February 2
Villanova University Research Team Investigates How a Warming Climate Will Impact Aviation
January 28
Villanova University College of Engineering and Aqua America Partnership Marks Five Years of Work Together on International Water Supply Initiatives
January 25
Villanova University Receives $10 Million Gift from Martin G. McGuinn, Esq., ’64, ’67 to Advance Faculty Research and Support Student Veterans
January 21
Villanova University Student Selected as a 2021 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellow
January 19
A Team of Mechanical Engineers Turns To Eggs To Model Concussion and Better Understand Sudden Impact Brain Injuries
January 13
New Book by Theology Professor Massimo Faggioli Provides First In-depth Exploration of Joe Biden’s Catholicism in the Context of American Politics
January 12
Playwright and Writer Hannah Khalil named 2021 Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Chair of Irish Studies at Villanova University
January 4
Justin G. Gmelich Named Chair of Villanova University Board of Trustees; Beth Mazzeo Elected Vice Chair

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Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.

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