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January 15, 2021

VOL. 54 NO. 16

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

NSF awards DePaul $1 million grant to support STEM students

Elizabeth Clements | January 15,2021

​Over the next decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a significant increase in the demand for scientists, mathematicians, engineers and other STEM professionals. A grant from the National Science Foundation will help DePaul's STEM students achieve their career ambitions.

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Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

New research documents Megalodon shark babies larger than most adult humans

Russell Dorn | January 15, 2021

A new study shows the gigantic Megalodon, or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and reached at least 50 feet in length, gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans.​
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HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED

Resources for students diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19

Michelle Patrick | January 15, 2021

​Resources are available to support students who have received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis or have been exposed to the virus.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Blue Demons come together for mental health breaks to start winter quarter

DePaul Athletics | January 15, 2021

​DePaul is working hard to promote the health and safety of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, DePaul Athletics has teamed with departments across campus to create a Mental Health Break Area at Wish Field from Saturday, Jan. 9 through Friday, Jan. 15. The program is designed for students quarantined in residence halls on campus.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Wellness: Strategies to fight the winter blues

Katrina Wagner, health promotion coordinator | January 15, 2021

​This season has always been a more difficult time for those of us that experience, cold, dark and gloomy winters, especially in Chicago. With the layered on effect of the pandemic, we have to be even more vigilant in taking care of our health and wellness. Health Promotion and Wellness offers some strategies to fight the winter blues and take care of ourselves.
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DEBUZZ

Dean, alumnus named on list of "1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists"

Rachel Wojnicki | January 15, 2021

​Cell Press recently named Stephanie Dance-Barnes, dean for the College of Health and Science, and Derek Griffith, a clinical community psychology doctoral program alumnus, on its list of "1, 000 Inspiring Black Scientists."
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Geoffrey Wiseman joins The Grace School as endowed chair of applied diplomacy

Russell Dorn | January 15, 2021

​Geoffrey Wiseman, a professor, career foreign service officer and expert on diplomatic theory and practice, will join the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy as its inaugural endowed chair in applied diplomacy.
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DEBUZZ

Save the date for the 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event

Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity | January 15, 2021

​Set for Jan. 19, the 24th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Virtual Event will bring together members of the DePaul community to celebrate the life and living legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as an activist for social justice.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Anti-racism through the Vincentian charism: Student offers reflection of virtual service immersion

Chloe Brougham | January 15, 2021

​​Although COVID precautions prohibited traditional service immersion trips this year, the Division of Mission and Ministry worked with community partners in St. Louis, Cincinnati and El Salvador to create virtual opportunities for DePaul students.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission: Vincent de Paul and accepting change

Tom Judge | January 15, 2021

​Perhaps now would be a good time for us to look back on 2020, with all of its challenges, and ahead to 2021, with all its hope, and ask how we might harness change to lead us to better things.
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Life Events

LIFE EVENTS

In memoriam: Gus Anton, father of the Department of English's Ted Anton

January 15, 2021

​​It is with sadness we have learned of the death of Gus Anton, father of Ted Anton, a professor of English. Anton passed away on Jan.3 at the age of 94, with his family by his side. May he rest in peace.
LIFE EVENTS

In memoriam: Robert Lee Easter, Jr., husband of SCPS' Leyfane Thomas

January 15, 2021

​It is with sadness we have learned of the death of Robert Lee Easter, Jr., the husband of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies' Leyfane Thomas. Easter passed away on Jan. 4. May he rest in peace.

Multimedia

MULTIMEDIA

Remote learning helps essential worker balance class and work

January 15, 2021

​While completing his sophomore year, Tony logged countless hours as an essential worker at a grocery store in his hometown. Hear Tony share successes of remote learning, and how it allowed him to balance his classes and work.
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MULTIMEDIA

Seeds of the Mission: 14 East Magazine

January 15, 2021

​14 East is an independent online magazine based in Chicago. Run by students within DePaul University, they publish long form stories every week and in the wake of COVID-19 also created a weekly newsletter. This Seeds of the Mission story is a powerful witness to uplifting community through stories and elevating voices that are too often unheard.
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DePaul In The News

WTTW • David Franklin

House Speeding to Impeach Trump for Capitol 'Insurrection'

January 11, 2021

The New York Times • Kenshu Shimada

Baby Megalodons Were 6-Foot-Long Womb Cannibals, Study Suggests

January 10, 2021

Chicago Catholic • Donna Kiel

DePaul University partners with schools on new programs

January 6, 2021

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