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DePaul University will hold its first-ever graduation outside of Chicago December 19 when it awards MBA diplomas to 18 employees of the International Bank of Asia in Hong Kong, the first class to graduate from DePaul's in-house MBA program offered at the bank. The program represents the growing trend of Western universities developing linkages with business and educational institutions in China to offer MBA education.

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Top students from around the world are coming to Chicago to enroll in DePaul University's unique international MBA program that integrates marketing and finance with an international focus.

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DePaul University in Chicago will break ground this summer on a $12 million biology and environmental sciences facility to be named for William G. McGowan, the late founder of MCI Communications. The facility will advance DePaul's plans to strengthen teaching and research in biology and environmental science programs, improve science education for non-majors and attract women and minority students to science careers.

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Businesses are discovering hidden markets for their products through a new market research technique called Customer Case Research. The new technique borrows methods used by detectives and investigative reporters to discover what drives customer purchases, according to a Chicago marketing consultant and a DePaul University professor who have co-written a marketing journal article on CCR.

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When business and pleasure combine at the annual holiday office party, how should bosses and workers interact? "Office parties can cause some people to feel stress and anxiety. People aren't sure how to act when some of the formal relationships break down," said Joel Whalen, a DePaul University associate professor of marketing who is an expert and author on persuasive business communication. If you can get overcome the nervousness, office parties offer an excellent opportunity for bosses and workers to communicate important messages, Whalen added. How do you make the most of your holiday office party? Whalen offers advice.

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Small religious non-profit organizations face serious challenges in raising and managing money for their programs, two studies by DePaul University professors have found. Roadblocks include philanthropy officers who misunderstand the organizations' eligibility for grants and a lack of financial management expertise among religious non-profit managers, according to the studies.

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The MBA in International Marketing and Finance (MBA/IMF) offered by DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in Chicago combines classroom instruction in international finance and marketing with lengthy business internships at multinational firms around the world. "It's an international marketplace today, and business education must reflect this," said Ashok Batavia, director of the MBA/IMF program.

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Organic Chemistry. It's a college lab course that sends shivers down the spines of even the bravest pre-med students. But at DePaul University in Chicago, it is a class students can't wait to take. That's because during spring quarter students know they get to invent their own polymer - one that may never have seen the light of a laboratory before.

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DePaul University in Chicago has been chosen by NASA to serve as one of five regional brokers to foster partnerships between educators and scientists. The university will receive $610,000 over three years to establish the DePaul Space Science Education and Outreach Center, which will identify the needs of educators, museums and the general public, and match institutions with scientists for educational and outreach initiatives.

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The world's 100 foremost thinkers in the field of quantum computing will gather at DePaul University from Jan. 18 to 22 to discuss the scientific theories behind what may become the next generation of ultra-fast computers.

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Dead Man Walking author and anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, broadcast journalist Bill Kurtis and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson will deliver addresses at the five graduation ceremonies of DePaul's Commencement 2000 weekend June 10 and 11 in Chicago.

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Joseph Ferrari, author of “Still Procrastinating?: The No Regrets Guide to Getting it Done,” says now is the time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions, especially if you’re a procrastinator.

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DePaul University in Chicago is home to a collection of the illustrated works of Charles Dickens that includes 1,000 volumes of rare books, early editions and memorabilia.

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The year 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the original “Mario Bros.” arcade game, which introduced Mario’s fraternal twin brother Luigi. In terms of celebration, however, Luigi remains strictly second banana; the Robin to Mario’s Batman, according to Jose Zagal, assistant professor of game development and interactive media at DePaul University.

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Affectionate behavior may not be all that it seems, according to a new study by relational communication expert Sean Horan, an assistant professor at DePaul University, and co-author Melanie Booth-Butterfield, a professor at West Virginia University.

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The Vincentian Studies Institute of DePaul University in Chicago has launched an online research archive that provides access to historical documents on the Catholic Reformation, with special focus on Vincentian history.

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St. Patrick’s Day has become an American tradition where everyone is Irish. However, these annual March celebrations were born from the painful experiences of early Irish immigrants, many of whom were Catholic, says Mary McCain, Irish studies instructor at DePaul University in Chicago.

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According to Jeff Bergen, a mathematics professor at DePaul University in Chicago and a lifelong collegiate basketball fan, the odds of picking a perfect bracket are less than one-in-9.2 quintillion. He demonstrates the math on YouTube.

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DePaul University’s School of Cinema and Interactive Media is teaming up with Cinespace Chicago, the city’s premiere movie studio, to create a learning environment that will provide students with film and television production experience in the midst of a working studio.

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As the tastes of video gamers migrate from big console games to smaller mobile titles, a host of independent, upstart studios have surfaced in Chicago, staffed by a mix of newcomers from DePaul University and industry vets from the old studios.

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Optimistic, bright, sparkling — adjectives used by American composer Augusta Read Thomas to describe “Aureole,” a piece commissioned to mark the DePaul University School of Music’s centennial. The composition, written by Thomas as a prelude to the majestic Beethoven Ninth Symphony, will have its world premiere May 29 in Chicago.

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The critical issue of homelessness and how to better assist policymakers and those who deliver services to the homeless, is at the heart of a new Institute for Global Homelessness, a collaboration announced Sept. 26 by DePaul University and Depaul International. The institute will be based in Chicago.

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Entrepreneur and corporate chief C. Richard Panico was recognized by DePaul University for his firm’s ethics-driven philosophy and uncompromising integrity. He is the first recipient of the International Award for Corporate Ethics and Excellence.

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The prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in children and the significant impairment it causes to their physical functioning, school attendance and performance, and extracurricular activities, are at the root of a new Chicago-based study led by DePaul University psychologist Leonard A. Jason.

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The Russian city of Sochi, host to the 2014 Winter Olympics, is the focus of a new exhibition — “The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus,” by photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen — that debuts in the U.S. Jan. 9 at the DePaul Art Museum in Chicago.

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Emergency departments may not be the best choice for persons suffering from severe mental illness or emotional distress, according to findings by DePaul University School of Nursing researchers. Persons in a mental health crisis may be better served in an alternative recovery-oriented, homelike environment, they found.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first performance by the Beatles in the United States. Musician and Beatles scholar John Kimsey teaches “The Beatles and the Creative Process” and is an associate professor in DePaul University’s School for New Learning. He’s an expert in popular music.

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A new study by coauthors Sean Horan, DePaul University, and Renee Cowan, University of Texas at San Antonio, titled “Love at the Office? Understanding Workplace Romance Disclosures and Reactions from the Coworker Perspective,” appears in the Western Journal of Communication.

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In an effort to broaden reach and to continue innovating, the official journal of the Vincentian Studies Institute, Vincentian Heritage, will change to an open source, interactive PDF version on March 6. The peer-reviewed journal includes articles on Vincentian history, spirituality and praxis.

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New directions in the study of the African and black diaspora will be the focus of an academic colloquium at DePaul University in Chicago on May 9.

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Speakers for DePaul University’s 116th commencement ceremonies on May 18, June 14 and June 15 include Jon Favreau, César Pelli, Robert Mariano, Sandra Cisneros, Larry Snyder, Robert Moses and Thomas Durkin.

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DePaul University in Chicago and Al Faisal Holding in Qatar, have signed an agreement toward a long-term collaboration that supports entrepreneurship and business development in Qatar and the Middle East. DePaul plans to launch the Sheikh Faisal Center for Entrepreneurship in the Middle East at the Driehaus College of Business later this year.

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Child psychologist Gerald Koocher led a recent poll of 139 experts to discredit “quack” treatments and assessments for children. Published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, the study identifies and rates pseudoscientific and potentially harmful practices.

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Registered nurses will have the opportunity to advance their careers with a new online degree program from DePaul University. The “RN to MS in Nursing” program, offers a path for RNs to earn a B.S. and M.S. from DePaul and a graduate certificate from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

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During arguably one of the more difficult times in American history — the Great Depression — artists were commissioned to help inspire the nation. "Ink, Paper, Politics: WPA-era Printmaking from the Needles Collection," on display at the DePaul University Art Museum in Chicago, provides a window into the 1930s — a time of economic hardship and struggle.

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Research from the Chaddick Institute at DePaul University shows intercity bus departures grew 2.1 percent last year. Lead researcher Joseph Schwieterman says, "Once people switch to the bus, they often become frequent users, in part due to the generous allowances bus companies provide to change departure times.”

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The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than one in 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9,223,372,036,854,775,808), according to Jeff Bergen, mathematics professor at DePaul University.

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DePaul University 2015 commencement speakers include humanitarian activist, public relations innovator and world-renowned pianist. Leaders in fields spanning law, music, education, business and chemistry to address graduates at DePaul University’s 117th commencement ceremonies May 17 and June 13-14.

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Gazing at art can help future doctors and nurses hone observation skills, avoid bias, finds new research from DePaul University's Craig Klugman.