Quinnipiac University News and Eventshttp://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.Former President Carter receives humanitarian award, calls for an end to nuclear weaponshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3360.xmlFormer President Jimmy Carter received the first Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award from Quinnipiac President John L. Lahey and delivered a lecture marking the 50th anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's call for an end to nuclear weapons Sept. 26.Graduate student information session Dec. 1http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3452.xmlThe session offers prospective graduate students the opportunity to explore their master's degree options.Scientist to lecture on the Coppertone gene in plants Nov. 14http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3460.xmlRichard Peterson, a full scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, will give the lecture as part of the Quinnipiac Chapter of Sigma Xi’s Albert Notation Memorial Series Seminar.English professor edits new book about Clint Eastwoodhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3411.xmlProfessor Leonard Engel, chairman of the English department, has edited a new book, “Clint Eastwood, Actor and Director: New Perspectives,” published by the University of Utah Press this month.Physical therapy professor to discuss therapeutic ultrasound Nov. 29http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3449.xmlProfessor Stephen Straub will present the lecture “Technical Factors Affecting Clinical Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater.Quinnipiac acquires Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield campus in North Havenhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3363.xmlQuinnipiac has officially purchased the Blue Cross and Blue Shield campus on Bassett Road from WellPoint, Inc., Patrick J. Healy, senior vice president for finance and administration at Quinnipiac, announced Sept. 27.Business professor named Fulbright scholarhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3311.xmlRamesh Subramanian, the Gabriel Ferrucci professor of computer information systems in the School of Business, has been named a Fulbright scholar.Professors present findings on Mexican Mummy Researchhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3318.xmlTwo Quinnipiac professors are part of a research team that revealed its research findings Aug. 30 from a unique investigation of 22 mummies found in Guanajuato, Mexico.Professor edits new book about how mobile technology changes how we livehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3315.xmlCommunications professor Sharon Kleinman is the editor of “Displacing Place: Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century,” published this month by Peter Lang Publishing.Graduate nursing program receives federal training grant for fourth consecutive yearhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2964.xmlQuinnipiac’s graduate nursing program has received a federal training grant for the fourth consecutive year from the Health Resources and Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.For the 12th consecutive year, Quinnipiac among the best, according to U.S. News & World Reporthttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2769.xmlQuinnipiac has once again been named among the nation’s best universities providing a full range of undergraduate and master’s level programs in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Colleges issue.College of Professional Studies to accept AICPCU credits towards master's in organizational leadershiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3270.xmlThe College of Professional Studies is now accepting credit for courses and examinations completed in the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters’ professional designation program.Journalism historian's new book studies journalists targeted during the McCarthy erahttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3271.xmlJournalism historian Edward Alwood's latest book studies how journalists became targets of Sen. Joseph McCarthy during his anticommunist "witch hunts" of the 1950s.TD Banknorth Sports Center opens with fanfare, friendshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2629.xmlSpectacular new sports facility dedicated; fierce bobcat statue unveiled; view the archived Webcast and photo galleryQuinnipiac one of nation's top wired colleges, PC Magazine sayshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2621.xmlTechnology publication teamed with The Princeton Review to determine Quinnipiac one of the top 10 most connected, plugged-in and high-tech campuses in the country.Giuliani catches Clinton in Ohio; Strickland on ticket won't help Demshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3451.xmlGraduate student co-authors paper published in medical journalhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3420.xmlCheryl Danton, a graduate student in the biomedical sciences program, has co-authored a paper published in the Oct. 15, 2007, issue of The Journal of Immunology.Graduate student presents research at New England Neurosurgical Society conferencehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2498.xmlJoni Chenoweth presented a research paper about neurogenic pulmonary edema at the New England Neurosurgical Society's annual conference June 8, 2007, in Concord, Mass.Student-directed concert presented in high definition on CPTVhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3286.xmlNeil Rogers, a senior media production major, directed a live music concert video of new-age composer Cal (Peter Calamera) that aired in high definition on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) in August.Business student creates logo for Hamden Fire Department Engine No. 5http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3004.xmlElizabeth E. Logue of Moorestown, N.J., a sophomore advertising major in the School of Business, designed the patch for the engine company responsible for being the first responder to all emergencies at Quinnipiac.Students win Northeast advertising contesthttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2997.xmlTwenty-eight students who developed a Coca-Cola campaign won the Northeast regional competition of the National Student Advertising Competition.Students place first at state business plan competitionhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2957.xmlThis is the fourth straight year Quinnipiac students have placed first at the competition.Public relations students get professional advice from Howard Rubensteinhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2941.xmlSeveral public relations students traveled to New York City March 23 to learn firsthand about the PR business from one of its masters – Howard J. Rubenstein, founder and president of the famed Rubenstein Associates, Inc.Athletic training student's studies recognized nationallyhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2929.xmlKelly Rider, a senior athletic training major from Glenmont, N.Y., has been honored by two athletic training groups for her case studies.Carter lecture gets national coveragehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2496.xmlJimmy Carter's lecture at Quinnipiac Sept. 26 was covered by a wide variety of media outlets.Evann Baker named Choice Hotels/Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Weekhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlMen's soccer concludes regular season with overtime losshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlMen’s hockey plays to 2-2 tie with St. Lawrencehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3448.xmlWomen's basketball cruises to 85-41 victory in season openerhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3430.xmlMen's basketball wins double overtime thriller, 85-79, over Hartfordhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3423.xmlVolleyball closes season with loss to Wagnerhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3433.xmlScience students to compete on campus March 14-16http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2468.xmlPhysician assistants urged to value prevention and interventionhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3294.xmlAdmiral Michael Milner, assistant surgeon general of the United States, was the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Physician Assistant Program Certificate Award Ceremony held on Aug. 11. At the ceremony, 49 students received certificates.Law grads urged to do great things in their careershttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3069.xmlGraduating from law school is a big accomplishment, but the 188 men and women receiving their juris doctor degrees on May 13 from the School of Law were advised to go one even better.'Images of Peace' art exhibit runs through Oct. 14http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3351.xml“Images of Peace,” a national juried art exhibition, will run through Oct. 14 at the Albert Schweitzer Institute.Conference on building a career on Wall Street to be held Nov. 2http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3408.xmlThe School of Business will host a one-day conference, “Wall Street: From the Classroom to the Workplace,” on Nov. 2 in New York City. Experts from the investment community will discuss recent industry trends and offer insights into starting and building a career on Wall Street.Man imprisoned 18 years for a rape he didn’t commit to speak at Oct. 24 forumhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3359.xmlJames Tillman will be among those who will take part in an educational program, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Grand Courtroom in the School of Law Center.Professors X-ray mummies for new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditoriumhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2927.xmlProfessors Ronald Beckett and Jerry Conlogue X-rayed a mummified hand, an elongated mummified ibis and a mummified falcon for an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts at the new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium.Steve Kroft receives Fred Friendly First Amendment Awardhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3089.xml“60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft accepted the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award May 21 from Quinnipiac’s School of Communications.Graduate program grads encouraged to seek fulfillment, happinesshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3068.xmlAs 517 graduate students looked forward to finding their place in the world at the Graduate Commencement ceremony May 13, their commencement speaker’s advice was to look for a place they fit best.Graduates to begin writing the story of their liveshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3077.xmlEven if they didn’t major in English, all 1,294 graduates in the Class of 2007 are writers working on their first novel, said best-selling mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark at the May 20 commencement ceremony.PA program director elected president of the American Academy of Physician Assistantshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3006.xmlCynthia Booth Lord, director of the Physician Assistant Program in the School of Health Sciences, was elected president elect of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.Four inducted into Business Leader Hall of Famehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2918.xmlThe Business Leader Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding businessmen and women who have made significant contributions to their business and industry through leadership.Bob and Lee Woodruff discuss how bombing injury changed their liveshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2800.xmlThe former “ABC World News Tonight” anchor who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, and his wife, Lee, discussed their life-changing experience and signed their recently released book, "In an Instant."WQUN reporters win Associated Press awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2994.xmlGary Christopher and Steve Savino, reporters at AM 1220 WQUN in Hamden, have won top awards in the 2006 Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest.Tom Moore named head men’s basketball coachhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2946.xmlExhaustive nationwide search leads to former UConn associate head coach with more than 20 years of experience.Professor receives Fulbright scholarshiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2948.xmlLori Sudderth, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to research domestic violence policy in Costa Rica.Business leaders share sage advice at forumhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2752.xmlJohnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon was among six top management experts who offered ideas and advice with entrepreneurs, savvy employees and students at the Quinnipiac University Business Leadership Forum, presented on March 16 by the School of Business.Professor receives fellowship to develop entrepreneurship model with professor in Russiahttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2934.xmlRobert Engle, associate professor of international business, will examine similarities and differences of entrepreneurship in the United States and Russia to develop an international model of entrepreneurship.Edward O'Connor named dean of School of Health Scienceshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2727.xmlO’Connor will lead Quinnipiac’s largest school with a combined total of 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students.Students perform 'Gathering Shells' at the Long Wharf Theatrehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2730.xmlTheater for Community presented an original play, “Gathering Shells,” March 1 to March 4 at the Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven. Crystal Brian, theater professor and chairwoman of visual and performing arts, directed.Andrew Turczak of Shelton recognized as a top student in entry-level physician assistant programhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1021.xmlSenior Andrew Turczak has received the 2006 Ryan J. O’Neil Entry-Level Master’s Physician Award for excellent leadership, a cooperative attitude and exemplifying the strength of character of a future health care professional.Bernard LaFayette Jr. to receive Thurgood Marshall Award Feb. 27http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2768.xmlLaFayette, an authority on nonviolent social change, is a distinguished scholar in residence and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island.Students to take part in Washington seminarhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2638.xmlThe Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars’ Inside Washington ’07 will provide two weeks of behind-the-scenes perspective on Washington and the politics of the day.Judge appointed to serve on tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leadership to speak at School of Law Dec. 13http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2618.xmlMotoo Noguchi, one of the judges who has been appointed to serve on the international tribunal created in Cambodia to bring to trial the former leadership of the Khmer Rouge, will speak at a special faculty forum in the Faculty Commons of the School of Law Center at 12 noon on Wednesday, Dec. 13. This event is free and open to the public.Forensic nursing professor wins awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2585.xmlBarbara Moynihan, nursing professor and coordinator of the Master of Science in forensic nursing track, has received two awards for contributions to nursing practice and innovations in the nursing profession.Seasoned CBS newsmen join Quinnipiachttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2508.xmlTwo of CBS News’ most successful journalists—one who made his mark at "60 Minutes," the other as a producer of "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather"—are teaching in the School of Communications.Academics discuss writing across the curriculum at Quinnipiac conferencehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2573.xmlEducators and administrators from across the country and around the globe examined methods of integrating two diverse academic models at the first-ever International Conference on Thinking and Writing Across the Disciplines, hosted by Quinnipiac.