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Dominican Leads National Grant to Study Impact of OT Consultation on Cultural Arts Access, Inclusion

Dominican University of California has been awarded a three-year, $600,000 federal grant to support research on the role of occupational therapy consultation to improve cultural arts access and...

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Science, Liberal Arts Foundation Continues to Support Medical School Graduate

As an undergraduate at Dominican University of California, Dr. Tia Furness ’20 enjoyed a holistic education that blended her studies in the sciences with her lifelong love of music. Doing so, she...

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Everything you do here contributes to your personal and professional goals. That's because our innovative Dominican Experience is rooted in proven educational methods.
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