Wednesday, December 2, 2009
2009 Mendel Medal Lecture on YouTube
On Friday, Nov. 20, Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D., a professor of biology at Brown University, delivered the 2009 Mendel Medal Lecture -- "Darwinian Grandeur: A Biologist’s Journey Through Evolution’s 'Tangled Bank'" -- in the Connelly Center. See and hear the lecture on YouTube here.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Kenneth Miller, Ph.D., to Receive 2009 Mendel Medal
On Friday, Nov. 20, Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D., a professor of biology at Brown University, will deliver the 2009 Mendel Medal Lecture -- "Darwinian Grandeur: A Biologist’s Journey Through Evolution’s 'Tangled Bank'" -- in the Connelly Center Cinema (refreshments will be served at 2 p.m.; the lecture begins at 2:30 p.m.). This is an event not to be missed. On Saturday, he will be awarded the Mendel Medal.
Dr. Miller is a pre-eminent evolutionary scientist. In addition, Miller is the author of the acclaimed book, Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, a lively and cutting-edge analysis of the key issues that seem to divide science and religion. He contends that, properly understood, evolution adds depth and meaning not only to a scientific view of the world, but also to a spiritual one.
The Mendel Medal is awarded to outstanding scientists who have done much by their painstaking work to advance the cause of science, and, by their lives and their standing before the world as scientists, have demonstrated that between true science and true religion there is no intrinsic conflict.
Dr. Miller was the lead witness in the Pennsylvania “intelligent design” case, which was the first direct challenge brought in U.S. federal courts against a public school district that required the presentation of “intelligent design” as an alternative to evolution to explain the origin of life.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Vatican unveils Villanova's virtual tour of St. John Lateran
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican Web site celebrated the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran by launching a virtual tour of the Rome church -- thanks to Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
The virtual tour -- giving cybernauts a high-resolution, 360-degree view of the basilica -- went online at www.vatican.va Nov. 9, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, which is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.
Bryan Crable, chairman of the communication department at the Catholic university in Villanova, Pa., said the virtual tour of St. John's -- and earlier tours of St. Peter's Basilica and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls -- was the brainchild of Paul Wilson, a professor in the department.
"Although he proposed this idea two years ago, it took some time for it to become approved and for us to assemble the equipment necessary to carry out the project," Crable said in an e-mail to Catholic News Service.
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican Web site celebrated the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran by launching a virtual tour of the Rome church -- thanks to Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
The virtual tour -- giving cybernauts a high-resolution, 360-degree view of the basilica -- went online at www.vatican.va Nov. 9, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, which is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.
Bryan Crable, chairman of the communication department at the Catholic university in Villanova, Pa., said the virtual tour of St. John's -- and earlier tours of St. Peter's Basilica and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls -- was the brainchild of Paul Wilson, a professor in the department.
"Although he proposed this idea two years ago, it took some time for it to become approved and for us to assemble the equipment necessary to carry out the project," Crable said in an e-mail to Catholic News Service.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Visit the Chemistry Department's Blog
Check out the blog of the Department of Chemistry at Villanova University here.
According to the blog:
Welcome to the weblog of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. The Department emphasizes a thorough and rigorous study of chemistry, hands-on experimentation using state-of-the-art chemical instrumentation, faculty-mentored student research, and personal attention and advising from our community of chemists and scientists.
With this foundation, graduates from the Department of Chemistry at Villanova University successfully move into Ph.D programs, medical school, other health and professional schools, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. You can expect news, announcements, job and internship opportunities, and more to be posted here as we move forward.
Be sure to check back often, or better yet, subscribe to our RSS feed!
According to the blog:
Welcome to the weblog of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. The Department emphasizes a thorough and rigorous study of chemistry, hands-on experimentation using state-of-the-art chemical instrumentation, faculty-mentored student research, and personal attention and advising from our community of chemists and scientists.
With this foundation, graduates from the Department of Chemistry at Villanova University successfully move into Ph.D programs, medical school, other health and professional schools, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. You can expect news, announcements, job and internship opportunities, and more to be posted here as we move forward.
Be sure to check back often, or better yet, subscribe to our RSS feed!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Villanova a Top Producer of Fulbright Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education has listed Villanova as a top producer of Fulbright students for 2009-2010. Learn more here.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Fifth Annual Senghor-Damas-Cesaire Lecture in Africana Studies
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