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March 10, 2025 /
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A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide 15-3.6 million years ago.
January 24, 2025 /
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CHICAGO — Just days into his second term, President Donald Trump is working quickly to implement his agenda. DePaul University experts are available... read more
September 30, 2024 /
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With a new $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Helen Lee, MD, MPH a pediatric anesthesiologist at UIC, and Joanna Buscemi, PhD, a clinical psychologist at DePaul University, will conduct a trial of a new intervention called PROTECT to improve oral health long-term for children.
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August 26, 2024 /
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Projects using artificial intelligence can often be perceived as automatically replacing human interaction with technology. Researchers at DePaul University and Sinai Chicago are challenging that assumption by partnering with community health workers to combine the predictive capabilities of AI with human insights.
May 30, 2024 /
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CHICAGO — Rates of violence and aggression against educators are high — and in many cases have risen from pre-COVID-19 levels — leading teachers to... read more
April 8, 2024 /
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CHICAGO — The Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology program in DePaul University's College of Science and Health is a candidate... read more
March 11, 2024 /
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Specimens once restricted solely to the scientists who study them are now available as 3D models to everyone. (Florida Museum image by... read more
By Jade Walker /
December 8, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — In the toy aisle of a nearby store, hundreds of dolls, LEGO sets and stuffed animals await becoming a child’s favorite gift of the year.... read more
August 23, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — An intriguing and whimsical pure math puzzle has a new solution, thanks to three recent DePaul University... read more
July 11, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — A new study reveals the iconic extinct Megalodon, or ‘megatooth shark’, was a rather slow cruiser that used its warm-bloodedness to... read more
June 26, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — A new study finds that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and... read more
May 18, 2023 /
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DePaul faculty Autumn Cabell, Antonio Polo, Melissa Ockerman, (bottom row) Alexandra Novakovic and Rebecca Michel collaborated on the... read more
March 8, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — As Chicago voters head to the polls in less than a month to decide whether Brandon Johnson, a Cook County Board Commissioner, or Paul... read more
February 28, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — For three decades, DePaul University psychologist Leonard A. Jason has studied how common viruses can trigger a debilitating illness:... read more
By Chris Quirk /
February 15, 2023 /
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CHICAGO — Delivering an infant during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was traumatic for many new parents. Researchers at the DePaul... read more
January 17, 2023 /
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A mouse opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) lives along the forest's edge at Limoy Biological Reserve, department of Alto Paraná, in... read more
October 21, 2022 /
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CHICAGO — When the COVID-19 vaccine became widely available in spring of 2021, Black and Latinx populations had a slower uptake of the vaccine.... read more
August 4, 2022 /
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CHICAGO — National education discussions from teacher shortages to curriculum requirements and school safety have been front and center throughout... read more
April 20, 2022 /
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CHICAGO — A new study from researchers at DePaul University’s
School of Nursing documents the emotions of 100 nurses who cared for patients... read more
March 7, 2022 /
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CHICAGO — A new study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon or megatooth shark grew to larger sizes in cooler environments than in warmer areas.... read more
February 7, 2022 /
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CHICAGO — A new scientific study shows that all previously proposed body forms of the gigantic Megalodon, or megatooth shark, which lived nearly... read more
January 5, 2022 /
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New DePaul University research finds residents of Oxford House recovery homes had lower rates of COVID-19. (iStock.com/WinnieVinzence)... read more
August 20, 2021 /
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CHICAGO — As the United States approaches the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001, DePaul University faculty and experts are... read more
May 20, 2021 /
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CHICAGO — As people with long-haul COVID-19 continue to recover from their illness, neurocognitive symptoms may persist or even worsen over time,... read more
March 25, 2021 /
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CHICAGO — Black Americans are dying from diabetes at higher rates than their white neighbors in all of the 30 largest cities in the U.S. This finding... read more
January 22, 2021 /
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College students who developed chronic fatigue syndrome after contracting mono had more physical symptoms and immune irregularities at... read more
January 11, 2021 /
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CHICAGO — A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and... read more
December 22, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University’s Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology Program is under review for candidacy accreditation by the Council on... read more
October 4, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, about 50 feet (15 meters) in length, is... read more
October 1, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Racial and ethnic diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) remains low, continuing to raise concerns... read more
August 31, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Sinai Health System and DePaul University announce today they will join forces to address critical health inequities in Chicago through... read more
August 17, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Nurses sharing their stories from the COVID-19 pandemic may change the health care profession, said Shannon Simonovich, an assistant... read more
July 22, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DePaul University has called on its scientific community to address challenges in the areas of... read more
July 7, 2020 /
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A new study published in the journal New Phytologist from a research team led by environmental scientist Bala Chaudhary at DePaul University uncovered previously undiscovered patterns in the dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi that could help ecologists understand how these beneficial fungi travel.
June 2, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — This June, DePaul University will celebrate the Class of 2020 in an unprecedented way: Online ceremonies that will provide graduates,... read more
By Isabel Rejto and Carol Hughes /
June 1, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Radhwa Ramadan is driven to help others and give back to her community. While interning at a local Chicago clinic, Ramadan learned... read more
By Isabel Rejto /
May 20, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — For decades, community psychologists have used their psychology training to identify solutions to challenging problems like neighborhood... read more
May 7, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Forests in North America create a ripple effect in the ecosystem when trees occasionally reproduce synchronously en masse — a process... read more
April 29, 2020 /
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An expert in cancer biology and leader in higher education will serve as the next dean for DePaul University’s College of Science and Health. Interim Provost Salma Ghanem announced April 29 that Stephanie Dance-Barnes will join the DePaul community July 1.
April 16, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Recovery. Reentry. Reopen. Return. A new normal. Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about what... read more
April 15, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — For decades, climatologists have used data to predict large trends in weather, such as El Niño, that affect entire continents.... read more
By Elizabeth Clements /
March 27, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Health care workers treating COVID-19 patients across the nation are facing a critical shortage of personal protection equipment,... read more
March 24, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — As health care providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic face a national shortage of medical supplies, DePaul University’s... read more
March 12, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholars who research... read more
January 23, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Most youth living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) have not been diagnosed, according to a new... read more
January 16, 2020 /
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CHICAGO — Pathophysiological underpinnings of the development of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are still poorly... read more
December 11, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — In its most ambitious partnership to date, Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE), the leading healthcare workforce development company, is... read more
November 18, 2019 /
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Excavation of a partial skeleton of the newly described, 91-million-year-old fossil shark,
Cretodus houghtonorum, in central Kansas in 2010,... read more
October 16, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — Psychology researchers at DePaul University have received a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to reduce... read more
September 30, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — The iconic extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, is an impressive gigantic shark, but new research shows scientifically justifiable... read more
April 18, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University will be celebrating Earth Week this year as a newly recognized Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the... read more
April 16, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — Mycorrhizal fungi are among the most common beneficial fungi for plants, mining soil nutrients and delivering them to plants in exchange for... read more
April 3, 2019 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University’s 120th commencement will celebrate an estimated 6,600 graduates during seven separate ceremonies May 18 and June... read more
August 15, 2018 /
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CHICAGO – A recent study finds a strong association between low birth weight and racial and ethnic segregation in four U.S. cities — Chicago,... read more
July 19, 2018 /
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CHICAGO — An overabundance of “stuff” can have a detrimental
effect on a person’s mental health and disrupt their sense of home,... read more
June 7, 2018 /
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CHICAGO —More than 6,700 DePaul University students are
graduating this year and many will gather this weekend at five commencement
ceremonies to... read more
By Meghan Hughes /
June 1, 2018 /
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CHICAGO — The brain’s primary function is to send
messages and make connections between different parts of the body. For Alysa
Bloodsworth,... read more
April 26, 2018 /
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CHICAGO — Loss of memory, trouble concentrating and an unstable
mood are among the indicators of traumatic brain injury and a research focus... read more
April 20, 2018 /
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CHICAGO — How can favorite children’s books, from “Peter
Rabbit” to “The Hunger Games,” teach valuable lessons about nature and... read more
March 23, 2018 /
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March 1, 2018 /
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CHICAGO — As college basketball fans get set to fill out their brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen... read more
August 31, 2017 /
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CHICAGO
— As Americans absorb the news of suffering and destruction in the wake of
Hurricane Harvey, many have questions about the roles of... read more
August 21, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — While many Americans will be looking skyward Aug. 21 during the total solar eclipse, if all goes according to plan, a camera system device... read more
June 6, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — This weekend some 6,500 graduates
will gather for DePaul University’s 119th commencement ceremonies and reflect
on their... read more
June 6, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — Lucas Estelle always loved math.
He invented coin-flipping games as a child, toying with probability before he ever understood the... read more
April 17, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — The current debate over capital punishment is the
backdrop for a panel discussion on the ethics of execution at DePaul University
April... read more
April 6, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — Speakers for
DePaul University’s 119th commencement ceremonies are leaders in their
respective fields including education, broadcast... read more
By Jordyn Holliday /
March 16, 2017 /
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CHICAGO — A team of researchers from the Center for Community Research
at DePaul University are on a mission to better understand why the brain... read more
February 23, 2017 /
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CHICAGO -- As college basketball fans get set to fill out their
brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor... read more
November 2, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul
University faculty experts are available to provide insight and commentary on approaching
consumer holidays: Singles’ Day... read more
October 3, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — Megalolamna paradoxodon is the name of a new extinct shark described by an international research team who based their discovery on... read more
By Kyle Morrell /
July 20, 2016 /
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CHICAGO —
The phrase “make yourself at home” seems innocuous but there is a significant
psychological element to... read more
June 2, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — Beneath the sea of mortarboards at DePaul University’s 118th
commencement ceremonies, some 6,500 graduates will reflect... read more
By Brooke Beatty /
May 31, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — Growing up in Chicago, Bella Mucino volunteered in her mother’s kindergarten classroom with bilingual students. Mucino could relate to the... read more
April 7, 2016 /
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— Death is not a topic people usually bring up at the dinner table, but it
should be, says medical anthropologist and bioethicist... read more
March 22, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — Speakers for DePaul University’s 118th commencement ceremonies are thought leaders in their respective fields including education,... read more
February 25, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than... read more
February 8, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — An international team of scientists have discovered two new plankton-eating fossil fish species of the genus called... read more
February 4, 2016 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide insight into different aspects of Valentine’s Day, including its religious... read more
November 2, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide insight and commentary on the consumer holidays of Black Friday and Cyber... read more
October 8, 2015 /
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CHICAGO - Individuals are born with their own personal health potential, yet social factors like a lack of access to quality care can negatively... read more
September 29, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — A new study finds that nearly a third of people who fill out advance health care directives — documents that lay out a patient’s... read more
September 25, 2015 /
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Fictional astronauts coping with drama in deep space make for a great movie. In real life, researchers are helping NASA better understand... read more
September 21, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — Following substance abuse treatment, individuals who live in a collaborative housing setting with community rules and responsibilities... read more
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September 21, 2015 /
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DePaul University paleobiologist Kenshu Shimada’s rendering of a Pseudomegachasma shark hypothesizes it had a large mouth with many small teeth.... read more
September 15, 2015 /
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CHICAGO – From “Travel and Leisure” to the “Travel Channel,” Chicago has been named as one of America’s best cities for food and foodies. This... read more
August 12, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — This August marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,200 people and crippled the city of New Orleans. While... read more
June 10, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — Some 6,700 students will graduate from DePaul University this academic year and among them are Fulbright scholars, veterans, educators,... read more
June 9, 2015 /
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For Benita Figueroa, the definition of success is not about how much money or how much power she has; it’s about how many young lives she can... read more
April 15, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide commentary and insight on Earth Day topics, including the importance of... read more
March 31, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — Gazing at a painting or examining a sculpture can aid nursing and medical students in improving their observation skills, according to... read more
March 2, 2015 /
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CHICAGO — The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than... read more
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