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June 24, 2022

VOL. 55 NO. 39

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul junior posts American record distance in the shot put

DePaul Athletics | June 24,2022

​DePaul track and field thrower Noelle Malkamaki competed at the U.S. Paralympic National Championship this June in Miramar, Fla., claiming the national title in the shot put. The Blue Demon won the event with a throw of 12.18m, a national record in the shot put F46.

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Articles

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul students shine at the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium

Rachel Wojnicki | June 24, 2022

​​In the spring, 11 DePaul students participated in the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium at Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center. Two students, Elena Sasso and Maria Alexandra Theodorescu, earned second and third place, respectively, for their poster presentations.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Researchers reveal environmental impact of children's toys

Konner Gross and Kristin Claes Mathews | June 24, 2022

​Anyone who has stepped on a LEGO knows toys tend to pile up, and eventually many end up in the landfill. New research from two DePaul alumnae delves into the environmental impact of popular children's toys. The experience working on the research helped them launch careers in sustainability.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

DePaul, Greenwood Project Partnership Connects Black and Latinx Students to Careers in Finance

Jaclyn Lansbery | June 24, 2022

​This summer, DePaul University's Driehaus College of Business is partnering with the Greenwood Project to help deliver financial literacy, coding, career skills and investment strategies to more than 200 Black and Latinx youth, largely from Chicago's South and West sides.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Mission: A Hall of Fame journey

Alex Perry | June 24, 2022

​Celebrating the legacy of Hall of Fame basketball coach Doug Bruno in light of our Vincentian roots.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Update on the Task Force to Address Vincentians' Relationship with Slavery

Task Force Communications Subcommittee | June 24, 2022

​The work of the overall task force has expanded since its inception, and its members unanimously agreed to extend their participation through June 2023. The task force also has established four subcommittees and secured a Vincentian Endowment award to fund student researchers.
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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY

Research is blossoming at DePaul

Office of Research Services | May 24, 2022

​To offer the campus community a higher level of service and support, the Office of Research Services has developed a strategic plan and welcomed a new director of award management.
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DEBUZZ

Sherry Rasmussen earns lifetime achievement award

Rachel Wojnicki | June 24, 2022

​This spring, Sherry Rasmussen, an instructor in DePaul's English Language Academy, received the Illinois TESOL-BE's 2022 Outstanding Teacher Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FACULTY AND STAFF: HR NEWS

Summer is a great time to use your vacation hours

Office of Human Resources | June 24, 2022

​It is mid-year and time for benefits-eligible employees to calculate how to use vacation hours now through the end of 2022.
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DEBUZZ

Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative seeks volunteers for neighborhood cleanup

Russell Dorn | June 24, 2022

​On June 23, DePaul's Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative and the local organization Kids Off The Block will partner to clean up an unused commercial space in Roseland. This is a first step to developing the space into a center for youth training in technology, entrepreneurship and the arts.
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Scene At DePaul

Celebrating the original community organizers: Mothers

​​DePaul's Egan Office for Urban Education and Community Partnerships teamed this spring with the Lawndale Thousand Man March for a celebration of mothers in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. The "Sole to Soul" event brought together local businesses, organizations, associations and more for a walk through the community and a get-together in a local park. (DePaul University/Mónica Ramos)

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DePaul In The News

Fox 32 Chicago • Craig Mousin

Chicago welcomes refugees with open arms on 'World Refugee Day'

June 22, 2022

Chicago Tribune • Doug Bruno, Arlene Limas, Allie Quigley, Mabel Landry Staton, Jean Lenti Ponsetto and Dorothy Gaters

Title IX turns 50: Meet 50 women in Illinois who have impacted sports on, and off, the field of play

June 21, 2022

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