http://www.lmu.edu/RSS/LMU_Newsroom__Press_Releases___Features.htm http://www.lmu.edu/Page63239.aspx Determining whether males of the extinct <i>Smilodon fatalis</i> were the larger than females or the same size can say a lot about the big cats' social and family structure. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:33 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page63163.aspx The partnership between LMU and the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools has helped middle and high school students get out of the lowest categories of math achievement. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page63009.aspx The part-time MBA program at Loyola Marymount University's College of Business Administration was ranked No. 13 in the nation and No. 3 in the West by BusinessWeek magazine. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:04:58 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62977.aspx Thomas P. O'Malley, S.J., president of LMU from 1991-1999, died Wednesday, November 4, at age 79 in Boston, Mass. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:10:26 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62925.aspx For the second year running, Jose Martinez of the Los Angeles Loyolan won first place in the Gold Circle Awards, a student journalism contest hosted each year by Columbia University. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:54:17 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62897.aspx Tom Hynes '59 struggled with adjusting to college life when he attended LMU more than 50 years ago. Now, he's helping current students avoid that pitfall by giving them the tools they need to succeed. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:43 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62753.aspx In 1984, Thierry Noir was a young French artist living in a German youth center, with a view dominated by the Berlin Wall. It was an oppressive landscape until the day that Noir spontaneously decided to begin painting the barrier. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:14:42 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62740.aspx Panel discussions and art exhibits will focus on several specific elements of vulnerability, as artists, scholars, and members of the faith community will draw this characteristic into the light. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:43:40 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62457.aspx For the first time in their history, the Loyola Marymount University Choruses will tour Italy, including an invitation to sing at Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on June 19, 2010. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:11:23 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62453.aspx A contingent of about 20 Loyola Marymount University students attended the second Governors’ Global Climate Summit, held in Los Angeles on Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:17 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62242.aspx The make-up of Loyola Marymount University’s class of 2013 shows the continued standard of excellence and breadth of diversity that LMU’s student body has become known for. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:39:30 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62228.aspx LMU professors Kam Dahlquist, a biology professor, and Ben Fitzpatrick, a math professor, have received a $250,000 grant to construct a mathematical model that will allow scientists to predict how genes change their regulation in different environments. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:23:41 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page62000.aspx The Jewish Studies program in LMU’s Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts will host a panel with speakers from three religious traditions tackling the ethical question of helping others at great risk to oneself. Pictured is Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Holocaust. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:47:03 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61997.aspx In the 2010 edition, Loyola Law School ranked No. 5 for “Best Classroom Experience” and No. 6 in “Best Environment for Minority Students.” The results are determined by a nationwide survey of law students. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:38:48 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61808.aspx Student filmmakers will also be honored at the event. The vision and mission of the School of Film and Television is to encourage the production of films that embrace visual storytelling grounded in humanism, innovation and diversity. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:08:30 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61803.aspx When Jacob Padrón was 8 years old he was enthralled watching his mother perform in a Christmas play. He remembers pulling on a stranger’s sleeve and asking, “How do they know where to go?” Today, they go where Padrón tells them to. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:00:18 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61576.aspx Richard Ehrlich does not photograph people, yet their existence is keenly felt in the ordinary objects and structures he depicts. “The Presence of Absence” will be featured at the Laband Art Gallery from Sept. 19 through Nov. 22. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:12:28 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61554.aspx When a big college football team wins before Election Day, the incumbent candidate in that team’s area gets a small but significant boost in voter support, Andrew Healy's research found. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:04:02 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61403.aspx Fourth-graders at an East Los Angeles school are getting a new approach to math, science and history because one of their teachers studied the agricultural practices of coffee farmers in Costa Rica this summer. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:05:22 GMT http://www.lmu.edu/Page61384.aspx In keeping with the donor’s wishes, the nationally ranked Center for Entrepreneurship was renamed for its founder, one of LMU’s longest-serving professors, Fred Kiesner. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:27:48 GMT