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Huffington, "Martian" Author Featured In Lecture Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Arianna Huffington, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Andy Weir, author of The Martian, the basis for the 2016 Best Picture Oscar-nominated film, are featured in the line-up for the Institute for Leadership Studies’ Spring Leadership Lecture Series at Dominican University of California.

Dominican Scholars Share Oxford University Experience, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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For Dominican Scholars Kylie Walsh ’16, Donovan Hernandez ’16, and Alex Pollok ’17, the opportunity to study at Oxford University during the fall 2015 semester was an once-in-a-lifetime occasion to grow academically, intellectually and spiritually.

Arkansas Master’Singers To Present Concert Of Worship At Ouachita Feb. 4, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ahss Dean Authors Books On Environment, Homelessness, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Laura Stivers, Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Dominican, is presenting talks about her recent publications regarding environmental issues and homelessness.

Business Professor Merges Workplace Research In Class, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dan Moshavi is mad about his organizational behavior research at Dominican, and that’s a good thing for his students. Moshavi, recipient of the Barowsky School of Business Outstanding Teacher Award in 2015, specializes in this area of management, which deals with the complexity of human behavior in organizations and the roles that leaders, managers, and employees play in influencing that behavior. His particular interest in attitudes and emotions in the workplace is regularly incorporated into the classroom.

Professor Receives Nih Grant For Breast Cancer Research, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dr. Maggie Louie, associate professor in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, has received a third grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of her ongoing research focused on the role environmental contaminants play in breast cancer and new studies examining how oxidative stress impacts the development and progression of breast cancer cells.

Dominican Hosts Online Entrepreneurship Summit, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dominican was selected to host the national kickoff event for the inaugural "1790 Project: Diversity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit" on January 31 in Meadowlands Assembly Hall.

Ouachita To Host “Boys To Black Men” Exhibit By Chrystal Seawood Jan. 25-Feb. 26, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Visual Arts will host Chrystal Seawood in a guest exhibit, “Boys to Black Men,” Jan. 25-Feb. 26. The exhibit will be held in the university’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Moses-Provine Hall and is free and open to the public. A closing reception and artist lecture will be held Feb. 26.

“Boys to Black Men” responds to the highly publicized shooting deaths among unarmed, black males at the hands of police. Seawood surveyed a group of black teen boys from her hometown of Forrest City, Ark., to understand how these national incidents influence the boys’ …

Lei Cai And Hee-Kyung Juhn To Present Faculty Piano Recital Jan. 25 At Ouachita, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Dr. Lei Cai and Dr. Hee-Kyung Juhn in a faculty piano recital Monday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The recital will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus and is free and open to the public.

Cai, associate professor of music at Ouachita, and his wife, Juhn, director of keyboard studies at Henderson State University, will showcase works for four hands on one piano, works for two pianos and solo pieces.

World-Renowned Pianist Andrew Cooperstock To Perform Feb. 1 At Ouachita, Rachel Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host guest musician Dr. Andrew Cooperstock for a piano recital Monday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. Cooperstock will also offer a master class prior to the recital at 3 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.

A solo pianist and chamber musician, Cooperstock has appeared on six continents and in most of the 50 states. He has performed at the United Nations, New York’s Alice Tully, Merkin and Carnegie halls, Broadway’s 54 Below, Greenwich Village’s Le Poisson Rouge and Brooklyn’s BargeMusic.

Sellout Crowd Greets Kate Hudson As 2016 Ils Spring Lectureseries Opens, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Hollywood actress Kate Hudson spoke to a capacity crowd at Dominican University of California Wednesday night, as part of the Institute for Leadership Studies' 2016 Spring Lecture Series in partnership with Book Passage.

Ouachita To Host Student Juried Art Exhibit Feb. 1-29, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Art Club will host its annual Juried Student Art Exhibit Feb. 1-29 in Ouachita’s Hammons Art Gallery, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. This year’s juror was John Deering, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Winners will be announced at a reception Feb. 12, 6-7 p.m., in Hammons Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Student Juried Art Exhibit Feb. 1-March 2, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Art Club will host its annual Juried Student Art Exhibit from Feb. 1-March 2 in Ouachita’s Hammons Art Gallery, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. This year’s juror was John Deering, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Winners will be announced at a reception on Feb. 12, 6-7 to p.m., in Hammons Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

A variety of student work will be featured in the exhibit, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and other media.

President Mary Marcy Joins Cic Board Of Directors, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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President Mary Marcy has been elected to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Board of Directors. President Marcy will serve a three-year term from January 2016 to January 2019.

Npr Features State Of Union Research By Political Scientist, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Research by Dominican University of California political scientist Alison Howard and colleague Donna Hoffman from the University of Northern Iowa shows that since 1965, 39.4 percent of all State of the Union policy requests have been successful in some way. Over the course of seven addresses, President Obama has seen a success rate of around 31 percent.

Grammy-Nominated Ensō String Quartet Perform In Guestconcert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Grammy-nominated Ensō String Quartet – featuring violinists Maureen Nelson and Ken Hamao, cellist Richard Belcher and violist Melissa Reardon – made its Angelico Concert Hall debut on January 31 during the 15th season of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California.

Opening Receptions For "Summer's Lease," "Twilight" Today, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The Opening Receptions for Lynn Sondag's "Summer’s Lease" and Pamela Wilson-Ryckman's "Twilight" is today, Thursday, January 28, from 5-7 p.m. in the San Marco Gallery in Alemany Library off Magnolia Avenue on the Dominican University of California campus.

Goal-Setting Research Cited By Time, Forbes, Yahoo, Others, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Research by Dominican University of California psychology professor Dr. Gail Matthews focused on setting and achieving goals was cited recently by numerous national and international publications including TIME, Forbes and the Huffington Post about ways to increase productivity.

New Nmr Spectrometer Boosts Research Capacity, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The recent addition of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer has greatly enhanced the instructional and research capacity of both faculty and students in Dominican’s Chemistry and Biochemistry program.