The Office of Communications and Media Relations tells the stories of Dominican University of California and promotes awareness of the University.
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Sarah Gardner, Executive Director of Communications and Media Relations
The U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges guidebook has once again ranked Dominican University of California as one of the top regional universities in the west. U.S. News ranked Dominican 23rd...
For more than 20 years, Dr. Roland Cooper, professor of biology at Dominican University of California, and his students have investigated the molecular mechanisms of how drugs work against the human...
Dr. Carl Garrubba has been appointed dean of Dominican University of California’s School of Health and Natural Sciences (HNS). He brings to the position a strong background in strategic financial and...
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...
In the past year, 42 faculty and staff have participated in Dominican University of California’s “Safe Zone” training, an initiative developed by the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
Jessica Alcala ’22 is headed to Northern Arizona University to pursue a Master’s of Education degree in counseling and student affairs after her journey through Dominican University of California...
From an early age, Silvia Gramajo Mazariegos ’23 and her friends learned to be afraid of the police. Growing up in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood, they heeded warnings from family and neighbors who...
When Jacquelyn Torres ’22 begins studying for her master’s degree in higher education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education this fall, she will be back in familiar territory...
From improving slow cognitive decline for seniors with dementia to creating art-based narratives to help Latinx women navigate cultural integration, students in Dominican University of California’s...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Researchers from Dominican University of California are turning up the heat on controlling the spread of an emerging invasive beetle threatening Northern California’s oak trees, particularly trees...
The newly accredited Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) program at Dominican University of California has grown in size, reach, diversity, and success. “It was a privilege to...
Calling it a leap of faith, Kathy Le ’20 jumped into the Global Public Health program at Dominican University of California and her momentum has carried her to a full-time job as a research associate...
Slesha Thapa found her niche in the Biological Sciences graduate program at Dominican University of California after earning her BS degree at St. Mary’s College and post-baccalaureate at UCLA coupled...
Barowsky School of Business
Justin Fox ’22 was recruited to come to Dominican University of California by lacrosse coach Sammy Vogel-Seidenberg four years ago. Barowsky School of Business professor Dr. Christopher Leeds helped...
The Marin Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted by Dominican University of California’s Barowsky School of Business, has launched a $2,500 COVID relief grant program for local...
When he is not busy connecting North Bay startups with executives, investors, and local leaders, Zachary Kushel, founder of the North Bay’s first regional venture capital fund, often can be found...
Since transferring to Dominican University of California Matt Fry has earned his BA and MBA and, with an extra year of NCAA athletic eligibility due to the pandemic, he will earn his MSBA this summer...
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