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Dominican University of California intends to return to primarily in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester, President Mary B. Marcy announced this week. “As we look to fall 2021, we are...
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Research Students Utilizing Supercomputers For Simulations
Current and former students in Dr. Randall Hall’s Research Methodology class at Dominican University of California are accessing supercomputers at UC San Diego to conduct sophisticated molecular...
Dominican Welcomes Applied Computer Science Students
Dominican University of California announced today that it will assume direct delivery of the Applied Computer Science program offered by Make School, the San Francisco-based software and coding...
Deloitte Veteran Joins MS In Business Analytics Faculty
Recently retired after more than 20 years as a leader at Deloitte, Ken DeJarnette is excited about starting a new phase in his illustrious career – as first-time professor at Dominican University of...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
Double Major Lauds Faculty, Staff Support For Oxford Scholarship
With the support of advisors and professors in the School of Liberal Arts and Education, including Dr. Jordan Lieser and Alison Howard, Christina Pathoumthong ’22, a double major in history and...
Middle East Studies Stirs University of Chicago-Bound Student
When Salma Abdulkader enrolled in an introductory international relations course her first year at Dominican University of California, she didn’t realize at the time that this would be one of those...
Dominican Values Inspiring For Newest Panetta Intern
After enjoying her high school experience at Marin County’s San Domenico School, Julia Reinhard ’22 elected to stay closer to home for her college experience. It was an easy choice for Julia, who...
Alumna Still Leading From The Ground Up
Juleah Cordi’s career in public service began long before she arrived at Dominican University of California in 2006. Growing up on a 60-acre farm in rural Sutter County, where approximately 88% of...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
OT Department Teams With Vivalon For Healthy Aging Program
The Occupational Therapy program at Dominican University of California is partnering with San Rafael nonprofit Vivalon to launch Vitality@Vivalon, a free Healthy Aging Program designed to give older...
Nursing Graduate Seeking Masters In Health Informatics
Born and raised in China, Xiaowen “Silvia” Luo ’20 transferred into the nursing program at Dominican University of California, thrived in leadership roles, and is now headed to the University of...
Graduate Speaker's Impact Extends Beyond Occupational Therapy
Benji Rebekah Harrington fell in love with the occupational therapy profession as a high school student volunteering for their mother’s special education classrooms. Benji witnessed the positive...
Growth, Opportunity Top Graduate's Baccalaureate Address
As she videotaped her baccalaureate class address last month for Dominican University of California’s virtual commencement ceremony on May 15, Vanessa Groppetti ’21, a double major in nursing and...
Barowsky School of Business
MBA Student Relishes Role In Summer Sports Camps
It’s ironic that MBA candidate Matthew Kodweis ’21 is working as assistant operations manager this summer at Dominican University of California’s Sports Camps. It was a recreational sport and a chance...
Standout Business Graduate Transitions To MSBA Program
Named the "Outstanding Student" by the Barowsky School of Business (BSB) for the 2020-21 academic year, Marissa Vang '21 plans to enter BSB's new Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program...
Oxford Experience, Internships Top Student-Athlete's Journey
Lacrosse was the lure that brought Jeff Farley ’21 to Dominican, but a chance to participate in the Dominican Scholars at Oxford program and an internship with Techtronic Industries (TTI) were the...
Barowsky School of Business Poised For Growth Following AACSB Accreditation
Dominican University of California’s Barowsky School of Business (BSB) has joined the elite network of business schools accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of...
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Students in Dr. Randall Hall’s Research Methodology class at Dominican this summer through @XSEDEscience grant accessing supercomputers to conduct sophisticated molecular dynamics simulations #UndergraduateResearch #Supercomputers #ThisIsDUC bit.ly/36KI70X
Epidemiologist Dr. Michaela George: "I don’t believe we are at a place where the Olympics — bringing people from 200 countries to an island in the midst of a pandemic — makes any sense, whatsoever, from a public health perspective.” bit.ly/3wQSZVJ
Congrats to our Penguins volleyball players on their recent academic feats in @NCAADII! #PenguinPride #PacWestVB #MakeItYours #ThisIsDUC twitter.com/dominicansport…