Alayna Funke, a chemistry major and Goldwater Scholar from Ashtabula, Ohio, strives to understand how things work—how atoms interact and react with other molecules to create something that can improve health outcomes.
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Duquesne’s momentum continues as it earns national recognition from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges, Wall Street Journal/College Pulse and Money magazine.
The School of Nursing has been recognized as one of just 21 NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for 2025.
For the July 2025 administration, 92.13% of takers passed the lawyer licensing exam on their first attempt.
The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business is expanding its academic programming with the launch of a new undergraduate Real Estate major, minor and certificate program, debuting in the 2026–2027 academic year.
A published paper from researchers at Duquesne and Pitt documents contamination of residential well water in New Freeport, Pa., water wells following a frac out event in June 2022.
The Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission recently voted unanimously to reaccredit the Duquesne University Department of Public Safety and grant it the prestigious Premier Agency status.
Clean Plate Innovations is a pioneering cleantech startup with the goal of revolutionizing how large-scale dining operations approach food waste.
Duquesne alumni were the standout teachers. They connected to students on a personal
level and had great leadership qualities. As a future teacher, I always consider the
different strategies they use that I can incorporate in how I teach. That keeps me
engaged.
Every professor I have is for us and cares about our education. They want to
make sure we're comfortable in class and want to know what they can do to help us.
Having an impact on the kids was incredible. Without teachers and these kids,
you don't have any other profession. You teach them to become doctors, lawyers, chemists
or whatever else they want to become.
The STEM-based opportunities at Duquesne offer new and exciting challenges that
will increase my knowledge of medicine and serve me well when I enter medical school.
The faculty made me feel so welcomed. They were all very passionate about health
care and their classes and talked about networking and extracurricular activities,
too. The University really prepares students to excel in their careers and make meaningful
contributions to society.
That was the moment where I thought, 'Oh my gosh, what I'm doing really matters.
I'm giving this young person an opportunity to share what he's thinking and what he's
been through in a safe space through music.
It seems like I've done a lot in a year, but it's been a lot of good stuff in
that time. I feel like I just got here.
What's really great about swimming is you're so busy that you have to be good
at time management, and I am very lucky to have a lot of resources here at Duquesne.
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Duquesne University President Ken Gormley has announced that Jim and Celeste Nasuti have made a transformational gift to Duquesne for its College of Osteopathic Medicine. The medical school will now be named the Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, in recognition of the Nasuti family providing Duquesne one of the two largest philanthropic commitments in its history.
Recent graduates of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University achieved top-tier success on the Pennsylvania Bar Examination. For the July 2025 administration, 92.13% of takers passed the lawyer licensing exam on their first attempt.
The School of Nursing has been recognized as a National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for 2025—a national distinction placing Duquesne University among an elite group of 21 nursing programs across the United States. It also marks the nursing school’s fifth designation since 2008.