Marymount University invites the public to a free opening reception for its Annual Juried Student Exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the Barry Gallery. The exhibit will feature work from students in Fine Arts, Fashion Design, and Graphic and Media Design. It runs through May 6. In addition, the annual […]
Month: March 2018
Health and Human Performance Professor Helps Shed New Light on Acupuncture and Hypertension
Dr. Alexei Wong, Marymount assistant professor of Health & Human Performance, is part of a four-member international team* that recently published research on a clinical study on acupuncture (ACU) as an effective intervention in the treatment of hypertensive middle-aged adults. Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is considered the most important factor in premature […]
Marymount Invites Families to Campus for Free STEAM Activities on April 14
Local families are invited to visit a portable planetarium, build stomp rockets and watch 3-D printing demonstrations and other free, hands-on STEAM activities from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 14 in the Verizon Gym on Marymount Universitys Main Campus, 2807 North Glebe Road. MU students who are pursuing education degrees will be on […]
Marymount University Ballston Center Cody Gallery Dedicated to Honor the RSHM Faithful Service to Catholic Education
Marymount University held a dedication ceremony of the new Cody Gallery in Ballston Center on Thursday, March 8. Anonymous donors presented an art gallery naming gift to the University in gratitude for the important role that sisters have played in Catholic education, in general, and specifically in their lives. No community understands that gratitude for […]
Marymount Invites Public to NASA Scientists Lecture on Collision of Neutron Stars
Marymount University invites the public to its annual Myhill Memorial Lecture, which will be given by Dr. Eleanora Troja of the University of Maryland and NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. The research scientist will speak on The Last Dance of Two Neutron Stars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 in Reinsch Auditorium on the […]
DNP Works with Medically Underserved Population Migraine Patients
When they miss work due to illness, Maureen Moriartys patients typically wont mention that theyre suffering from a migraine. In many ways its still not socially acceptable to call in with a headache, says Moriarty, DNP, even though one in eleven Americans a total of 23 million people suffer from migraine headaches. Common […]
Marymount Professor First Nurse Named as Fellow in American Headache Society
Dr. Maureen Moriarty of Marymount University is the first nurse to be inducted as a fellow in the American Headache Society (AHS), an honor that was bestowed at the 2017 Scottsdale Headache Symposium in Arizona in November. She has come a long way since the first meeting she attended back in 1986, when, as a […]
Marymount University’s Bisson Lecture Features UW-Madisons Brigitte Fielder
Marymount University’s 2018 Bisson Lecture will feature Dr. Brigitte Fielder, assistant professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her lecture, Antislavery Children’s Literature and Twenty-First Century Antiracism, begins at 5 p.m. on April 4 in the University’s Ballston Center Conference Room, 1000 North Glebe Road. While the event is free and open to […]
Marymount President Matthew Shank Honored by Virginia General Assembly
Marymount University President Matthew D. Shank was lauded by the Virginia General Assembly in House Joint Resolution No. 411 for his years of exemplary service to the students, staff, and faculty of Marymount University as well as his many contributions to higher education. Patrons of the resolution, approved by both houses of the legislature, are […]
Opening for Art Exhibition on March 22 at Marymounts Ballston Center
Marymount Universitys Cody Gallery will host an opening reception for the exhibition Thats Why Im Here, which features work by Kyle Bauer, Cynthia Connolly, Elizabeth Huey, Kim Llerena, and Jordan Rathus. The opening is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery on Thursday, March 22. The exhibition will run through May 5. The exhibition considers […]
