Founders Day Celebration

On Wednesday, February 25th, we will celebrate Founders Day, which honors Marymount University’s founding order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM). All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate. The celebration begins with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. Luncheon in Gerard Dining Hall follows at […]

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Marya McLaughlin Lecture in Media Communications

This year’s Marya McLaughlin Lecture in Media Communications will feature speaker Myron Belkind.  Mr. Belkind has spent four decades abroad for The Associated Press as foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, London and Tokyo. Mr. Belkind has also spent the past decade as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University in […]

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Creating the next generation of the Internet

Growing up, Dr. Tom Narock wanted to be an astronaut. But after getting his bachelor’s degree in astronomy, his master’s in physics and working as a NASA researcher, Narock – who also holds a doctorate in Information Science – is helping explore an entirely different realm: the world’s oceans. Working with researchers at places like Woods Hole Oceanographic […]

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Marymount Hosting Chemistry Challenge for Middle School Students

Marymount University’s biology department, in collaboration with the Chemical Educational Foundation, is hosting a chemistry challenge for middle school students from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium. “You Be the Chemist” is a question-and-answer competition for grades five through eight with a format similar to the National Spelling Bee. It’s designed […]

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Learn about Hollywood and Science at Free Marymount Webinar

The public is invited to attend “Chemistry on the Silver Screen,” a free webinar that discusses Hollywood’s increasing incorporation of science in movies and on television. Learn how the scientific community is making the portrayal more accurate. Marymount University will host the event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Rowley Hall, Room G127, 2807 North […]

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Jane Goodall to Speak at Marymount University Benefit

Marymount University will host Dr. Jane Goodall at DAR Constitution Hall on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Dr. Goodall is a famed primatologist, conservationist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (janegoodall.org) and UN Messenger of Peace. Proceeds from the event will help establish a fund at Marymount that will enhance the work of volunteerism […]

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Virginia Students to Deliberate “Ethics and the Family” Top Business & Community Leaders to Judge Student Team Arguments

Marymount University will host the 16th annual statewide collegiate Ethics Bowl on February 8-9, 2015. The event is sponsored by The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) and Wells Fargo. Serving as co-chairs for the event are Roger Mudd, author and former journalist for CBS and The History Channel, and Ken Garren, President of Lynchburg […]

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