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Glucksman Ireland House NYU at Twenty

By Dr. Miriam Nyham
February / March 2014

January 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment

2013 was an extraordinarily busy year at 1 Washington Mews. Starting last February, a plethora of activities has highlighted the range of this jewel in Greenwich Village: a memorable 20th Anniversary gala, conferences, exhibits, publications, concerts, workshops and all this on top of a range of classes offered to undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of Irish and … [Read more...] about Glucksman Ireland House NYU at Twenty

Quinnipiac Opens State-of-the-Art Medical School

By Turlough McConnell, Contributor
August / September 2013

August 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The interior plans for Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine.

The new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is attracting students in primary care medicine. Dr. Bruce Koeppen didn’t just do a double take in 2009 when he first read the announcement that Quinnipiac University was planning to build a medical school. He took action. The Yale-educated Koeppen, then dean for academic affairs at the … [Read more...] about Quinnipiac Opens State-of-the-Art Medical School

200 Years of People v. Philips and Religious Freedom

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

William Sampson, the Irish Protestant who argued People v. Phillips; A sketch of old St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Barclay Street in NY.

1813 brought the first test of the right of free religious practice and expression in the United States. The famous case, People v. Philips, which eventually solidified the priest-penitent evidentiary privilege that protects the privacy of information given during confession, was argued in New York City on behalf of the growing Catholic population by the exiled Irish Protestant … [Read more...] about 200 Years of People v. Philips and Religious Freedom

Stopping the Famine Trigger – Phytophthora infestans

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A pathogen called Phytophthora infestans has long been recognized as the cause of the Irish Potato Famine, which led to over one million deaths. But until recently, scientists were unsure of exactly how it subverted the natural immune system of the crop and wreaked such rampant failure. A new study published in Nature Genetics uncovers the process by which Phytophthora cripples … [Read more...] about Stopping the Famine Trigger – Phytophthora infestans

Molloy College Celebrates St. Brigid’s Day

By Kristin Romano, Contributor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

On February 2, Molloy College’s Irish Studies Institute held its first St. Brigid’s Day Celebration – a fun afternoon of songs and stories that held the promise of exciting things to come for this fledgling Irish Studies program. St. Brigid’s Day, a Christian feast day, has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Imbolc, which signaled the start of spring. On Imbolc, Druid … [Read more...] about Molloy College Celebrates St. Brigid’s Day

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