Creighton University Magazine Spring 2001
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Authors
Malina, Bruce J.
Mueller, Joan, OSF
Heaney, Robert P.
Vaughn, Therese
Gross, Ernest P.
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2001-03
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Tobacco Legislation and Jurisprudence--Nebraska , Inguinal Hernias--Research , Bible. Revelation , Musicals , Soccer--photography , Biomedical Research , Scholarships , Economic Trends
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TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
Creighton University is working with the University of Nebraska on a bill to use some of Nebraska’s tobacco settlement money on biomedical research. Page 7.
HERNIA STUDY
Creighton University is leading a $6 million, national study on inguinal hernias. Page 10.
REVELATION: IT’S ALL ABOUT STARS … AND THE EVILS OF CITIES
World-renowned biblical scholar and Creighton theology professor Bruce J. Malina, Ph.D., writes that to fully understand this last book of the Bible one must first know the culture in which it was written. Page 14.
FRANCESCO A MUSICAL: ST. FRANCIS SEEN IN ASSISI / ST. FRANCIS SEEN IN ASSISI
Creighton professor Joan Mueller, OSF, describes her behind-the-scenes role as the historical consultant for Francesco: Il Musical, a new theatrical production celebrating the life of St. Francis that opened in Assisi, Italy, last summer. Page 22.
CREIGHTON SOCCER IN THE FINAL FOUR
The Creighton men’s soccer team gave Bluejay fans a thrill in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament in December. Creighton photographer the Rev. Don Doll, S.J., followed the Bluejays through their experience in the College Cup, soccer’s version of the Final Four. Page 28.
LIFE AND DEATH … THE NEXT 100 YEARS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Dr. Robert P. Heaney, the John A. Creighton University Professor, takes a wide-ranging look at the future of medicine — from the special concerns of an increasingly elderly population to the promises of gene therapy. This is the first in a yearlong series for Creighton University Magazine examining the state of the nation’s health care. Page 32.
FR. HAUSER SCHOLARSHIP FUND ANSWERS CALL FOR TEACHERS / HAUSER SCHOLARSHIP
A new scholarship honoring longtime theology professor the Rev. Richard J. Hauser, S.J., will assist students looking for careers in religious education. Page 40.
WORKING ABROAD
1996 College of Business Administration graduate Phil Pogge serves as a finance manager for Western Union in the company’s Paris office. Article Not Included.
IS THE ECONOMY HEADED FOR A 'SOFT' OR 'HARD' LANDING? / ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
Will the slowing U.S. economy experience a “soft” or “hard” landing? Creighton economist Ernest P. Goss, Ph.D., examines the issue. Page 55.
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