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Researchers Discover Building Blocks for Life on Asteroid
Catholic Universityresearchers made significant contributions to the recent discovery of the fundamental building blocks for life, as part of a team analyzing asteroid samples retrieved from space by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission.
Catholic UniversityJoins Top Tier of Nation’s Research Universities
Attaining R1 recognition, University proves that a faithfully Catholic university can also be a great research university.
Growing as a Leader: Anisa Ellis Gives Back to Cardinal Community
Graduating Nursing student Anisa Ellis has found her home in the community of Catholic University, both in the United States and in Italy.
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An Encounter with Catholic Sisters Leads to New Tech Scholarships at Catholic University
The new Philip Orso Scholarship Program supports students pursuing artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, and nursing at Catholic University.
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Where Technology Meets Purpose: Catholic UniversityLaunches AI Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
University is taking a pioneering approach to AI education that places human dignity at the heart of technological innovation.
Catholic University's Secret Weapon: Former FBI Agent Educates Next-Gen Public Servants
Catholic University's politics department features an intelligence studies focus. Here's the story behind one of their newest adjunct faculty members and what he brings to the table.
New Master's Program Promotes Purpose-Driven Policymaking
This academic year, University launched the only graduate public policy program in the Washington, D.C., region where the common good and human flourishing are at the center of the curriculum. The first cohort for the Master in Public Policy program is twice the initial enrollment goal, so it’s a focus that clearly resonates.
Campus Life
"We March as Witnesses": President Kilpatrick Rallies Campus Community
Hundreds of Catholic Universitystudents, faculty, and staff gathered for the 2025 March for Life pep rally, demonstrating the community's strong commitment to protecting human life.
Catholic UniversityPresident, Hundreds of Students to Participate in March for Life Events
Catholic Universitystudents, faculty, and staff will join President Peter Kilpatrick at the 2025 March for Life in Washington, D.C., continuing the University's longstanding tradition of advocating for human dignity.
A Cardinal Light in the Political Landscape
Presidential candidate and alumnus Peter Sonski on his views of government and critical issues in America at this juncture.
Faith & Service
Advent Reflection: Seeking Light in the Darkness
Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P., Vice President for Ministry and Mission, invites us to reflect on how our deepest aspirations find fulfillment in the Light that breaks into the darkness of our world.
The Higher Purpose of Higher Education Celebrated at the Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit
The campus community gathered for today’s Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, an annual celebration of the beginning of the academic year at University.
New York's Cardinal Dolan at Eucharistic Congress: Catholics Must Recover Centrality of Mass
Universityalum shares wisdom with Church at the national gathering.
UniversityNews
Alumnus Father Emil Kapaun Declared Venerable by Pope Francis
Alumnus Father Emil Kapaun, M.A. 1948, a heroic U.S. military chaplain from Kansas, was declared venerable by Pope Francis Feb. 25 – putting him one step closer to canonization. He could be the first saint to be a Medal of Honor recipient.
A Research Milestone
President Peter Kilpatrick announces that University has achieved R1 status, joining the highest tier of research universities in the United States.
O'Malley Chair for Hispanic Ministry Nears $3 Million Goal
A $3 million fundraising initiative to establish the Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley Endowed Chair for the Study of Hispanic Catholics in America honors his decades of service to immigrant communities and to Catholic University.
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