Kristiana Kovaci

Nov 20, 2024 | villanovan.com | Kristiana Kovaci

Content Warning: Mentions of sexual abuse, sexual abuse in a Church setting, and Childhood trauma Last Monday, Nov. 11, Villanova hosted pediatrician and child advocate Sandra Hassink, MD. Hassink discussed the treatment of children within the Church and how unhealthy settings impact children’s development. Hassink attended medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has published numerous articles.

Oct 2, 2024 | villanovan.com | Yu-Chieh David Chen |Kristiana Kovaci

Villanova University recently welcomed Yu-Chieh David Chen on Sept. 26, to present a biology seminar on “Wiring up the Brain During Development: Coordination and Propagation of Cell Fate Choice in Neural Circuit Assembly.” The presentation dealt with fruit flies, drosophila and the difference between stochastic and deterministic cell-type determination methods. The room was composed of students, one who was there for their senior thesis, and many members of faculty.

Oct 2, 2024 | villanovan.com | Kristiana Kovaci

October 2, 2024 On Sept. 25, the Mullen Center of Performing Arts held a complex, emotionally and morally challenging performance titled, “Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax.” It was a dramatic reading of scenes from Homer’s Iliad Book VI and The Trojan Women by Euripides. The story’s primary focus is the ultimate victims of war on either side, children, here done through the focus on Hector’s son, Astyanax.