Dr. Catherine Diaz-Asper has earned Marymount Universitys first National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant, which will support the assistant professor of psychologys work on a new screening test for cognitive decline and dementia using speech recorded by telephone. Too many of us know, or know of, people with Alzheimers disease, but we need to […]
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Marymount Students Share Study-Abroad Experiences
Katherine Sanchez, a junior biology major at Marymount University, always considered herself to be independent. She commutes to school from Alexandria and works part-time. But spending a spring semester in Melbourne, Australia, gave the concept of independence a whole new meaning. When you find yourself in another country for a semester, it really redefines what […]
Marymount Lecturer Presents at Mexico City Conference on Mindfulness
When Dr. Molly Dunn taught at a public middle school in inner city Chicago, she had to cope with the stress of high stakes testing and teaching in a poor district plagued with crime and gang activity. I started to go to a yoga studio on Sunday evenings to get my mind in the right […]
Author Discusses Muslims and the Making of America at Marymount University
There has never been an America without Muslims. That was a key point made April 10 in a talk at Marymount University by Dr. Amir Hussain, author of Muslims and the Making of America, published in 2016 by Baylor University Press. Hussain was the keynote speaker at this years Interfaith Forum, which drew 100 audience […]
Dr. Yolanda Gibson Named ACE Fellow for 2018-19
The American Council on Education (ACE) has named Dr. Yolanda Gibson of Marymount University as an ACE Fellow for the 2018-19 academic year. Dr. Gibson serves as associate dean of first year experience at Marymount. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program identifies and prepares faculty and staff for senior positions in college and university […]
Marymount Students Learn about Economics of Poverty in Ghana
For Allison Fantz, a Marymount University junior from Springfield, a weeklong spring study abroad experience in the West African country of Ghana was an eye-opener. Accra is a city of wealth and development alongside abject poverty, and just like any city in the U.S. there were different neighborhoods that visually represented this inequality, Fantz said. […]
Marymount University Adds Doctorate in Cybersecurity Program
As cyberthreats continue to grow more sophisticated and widespread, Marymount University is rising to the challenge with a new doctorate in cybersecurity this fall. It is designed for working professionals who will pursue applied research in the field. This program builds on over a decade of educational programs in cybersecurity at Marymount and solidifies our […]
Marymount University, St. Maria Goretti High School Ink Admissions Agreement
Marymount University and St. Maria Goretti High School of Hagerstown, Maryland, have signed an agreement that guarantees St. Maria Goretti graduates admission to MU, along with four-year renewable scholarships. The only Catholic university in Virginia, Marymount is also the commonwealths only college or university with a guaranteed admission agreement with St. Maria Goretti High School. […]
Cuba Experience Broadens Marymount Students’ Understanding of Global Development
Marymount Universitys Briana Fuller learned firsthand during her spring study abroad experience that the Cuban people know how to adapt to a difficult situation. For example, they love American cars but have no access to parts, the senior psychology and criminal justice major said. But we met a mechanic who could transform antique cars so […]
Marymount Universitys Dr. David Brown Awarded Digital Humanities Fellowship
Marymount Universitys Dr. David Brown, an assistant professor of literature and languages, has been awarded a Digital Humanities Fellowship in joint cooperation with the English and Statistics Departments at Carnegie Mellon University for the 2018-2019 academic year. Brown, who has been at Marymount for three years, will take a leave of absence from the […]
