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Michael J. Fox Funds Parkinson’s Research in Galway

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Eilís Dowd.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation, founded by and named for actor, author, and advocate Michael J. Fox, announced that it is awarding $300,000 to NUI Galway for researchers to develop an approach to brain repair for Parkinson’s disease. Brain repair for Parkinson’s involves transplanting healthy cells into the brain, a process that has not been very successful thus far because the … [Read more...] about Michael J. Fox Funds Parkinson’s Research in Galway

NUI Galway Collaborate on Global Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria Study

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

NUI Galway participates in major international study showing sewage can reveal levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide. ℘℘℘ A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries worldwide has yielded the first comparable global data which show the levels and types of antimicrobial resistant bacteria that are present in mainly healthy people in these … [Read more...] about NUI Galway Collaborate on Global Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria Study

Syrian Refugee in Ireland Wins Science Award

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Suad Al Darra, a master’s student studying computer science at NUI Galway’s College of Engineering and Informatics, was one of five winners at the recent Techfugees Global Challenge competition. Inspired by her own personal displacement journey, Suad discovered the power of big data during her studies and entered her “Refugees Are” project, a news analysis platform that aims to … [Read more...] about Syrian Refugee in Ireland Wins Science Award

NUI Galway Gala Dinner

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

On Thursday, November 15, NUI Galway held its 12th Annual Gala Dinner at the University Club in New York City. This year’s honoree was Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Sean Lane, who graduated with an honors post-graduate diploma in business and a B.A. from NUI Galway. A first-generation Irish American born in New York, Sean is the chairman of the NYC … [Read more...] about NUI Galway Gala Dinner

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James Hoban, the Kilkenny born architect who designed the U.S. White house, died on this day in 1831. Hoban worked in Ireland as a wheelright and carpenter until his early twenties, when he was given an advanced student placement at the Dublin Society’s Drawing School. He excelled in his studies and became an apprentice under Cork architect Thomas Ivory. After the American Revolutionary War, he immigrated to Philadelphia and established his own architecture firm. In July 1792 he was named winner of the design competition for the White house in the new capitol of Washington, D.C. He rebuilt the South Portico following the 1814 fire.

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