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Chef Jimmy Harris Takes Bronze in National Culinary Challenge
On March 10, 2026, Chef Jimmy Harris, chef manager at Villanova University, left the familiar kitchen of Dougherty dining hall and stepped into a different cooking landscape—the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) 2026 Culinary Challenge. One recipe and a frenzied hour later, he walked away from the competition with a bronze medal and newfound culinary skills to share with his fellow Villanova chefs.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Are Native Americans Birthright Citizens? It's No April Fool's Joke
April 7, 2026 - "It appears highly likely that the justices will rule that the administration's effort to ban birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, ending the matter. But other pending high court decisions loom large in the debate over Native people's ability to exercise their American citizenship to protect their Indigenous citizenship..." Paul C. Rosier is director of the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University.
Forbes
Sonic Branding: The Most Underused Asset in Marketing
April 6, 2026 - "A growing body of research suggests that sonic cues—brand sounds, jingles and audio signatures—are among the most effective distinctive assets for driving recognition and recall. And yet, they remain among the least systematically deployed." Charles R. "Ray" Taylor is the John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing at the Villanova School of Business.
Associated Press
Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
March 25, 2026 - Peter Ormerod, an associate professor of law at Villanova University, called the verdict "a momentous development" but noted it's just "one step in a much longer saga" and that he doesn't expect to see large changes to the platforms immediately.
CNN
How Private Credit Could Quickly Become a Public Problem
March 25, 2026 - Today, private equity firms employ internal models to evaluate privately held debt—but the process is not super transparent, Erasmus Kersting, a professor of economics at the Villanova School of Business, told CNN. The sector's opacity, combined with its illiquidity, he added, can spell trouble "once blind trust is followed by an 'aha moment.'"
The Conversation
New Law to Prohibit Workplace Discrimination for Symptoms of Menstruation, Perimenopause and Menopause in Philly
March 24, 2026 - "Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, the city of Philadelphia will prohibit discrimination on the basis of menstruation, perimenopause and menopause, and it will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees for needs related to these conditions." Ann Juliano is a professor of law at Villanova University who studies employment law and workplace discrimination.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Spring Has Arrived in Philly, the Sun Says. Spring Weather May Be Another Matter.
March 19, 2026 - While useful, our calendars are imperfectly synchronized with astronomy. Our days actually aren't quite 24 hours long, and our year consists of 365.24 days. We add a whole day to the calendar every four years, but that still leaves 14.5 minutes unaccounted for. It's not the sun, which is always on time; it's us, according to Theodore Kareta, astrophysics professor at Villanova University.
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Drosdick Hall–a state-of-the-art building expansion–unites the College of Engineering in one location, serving as a catalyst for cross-disciplinary innovation
Is CPR Always the Right Answer?
Villanova experts from Engineering, Nursing and Philosophy review best practices—physical, ethical and otherwise—and the latest developments in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
In their externships with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, Law students help restore lives by uncovering the truth