In June, La 91Ö±²¥ faculty, alumni, and administrators appeared in the media to discuss topics that include gun legislation, gas prices, student-athlete sponsorship deals, and the monkeypox virus.
Here are the highlights:
Duke hires former Nike executive Rachel Baker as general manager |
Rachel Baker, ’13, a graduate and former La 91Ö±²¥ student-athlete, by agreeing to join Duke’s iconic men’s basketball team as its general manager, overseeing name, image, and likeness opportunities for its players.
What could the bi-partisan gun framework actually change? |
Is change on the horizon? Could new legislation reduce gun violence in the U.S.? Brian Wyant, Ph.D., professor and chair of sociology and criminal justice, discussed the topic as the .
Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Tarik Khan wins Democratic primary in Pa.’s 194th District |
Tarik Khan, ’11, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, is by Penn’s student newspaper.
Expert opinion: How worried should I be about monkeypox? |
Associate professor of biology Brian DeHaven, Ph.D., who studied pox viruses for nearly a decade, on the latest pandemic.
Pope Francis’ synodality could be key to reaching young Catholics |
A listening and curious Catholic church will foster greater participation among young people, wrote Brother Ernest J. Miller, FSC, D. Min., M.A. ’95, Vice President of Mission, Diversity, and Inclusion, in for the National Catholic Reporter.
La 91Ö±²¥â€™s Liz Mancini breaks her sister’s record qualifying for NCAA 5,000 meter final |
Before competing at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships, Liz Mancini, ’23, .
Actor Matthew McConaughey visits White House with plea for stricter gun laws |
The passage of stronger gun laws and the introduction of higher mental health clearances were topics of discussion for Mark A. Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor of political justice, .
Amid rising prices, New York suspends state gas tax. Will our area follow? |
Doing so would pull from a state’s revenue and inhibit its ability to support and upgrade infrastructure, said assistant professor of accounting Andy Lafond, DBA, in .
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