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Founded in 1911, LMU is a premier Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. Our enrollment includes 5,509 undergraduate, 1,962 graduate and 1,374 law school students. Our 150-acre bluff-top campus is located in West Los Angeles and was recently named in the "10 Most Beautiful Campuses" by the Princeton Review.

LMU Choruses Invited To Sing At the Vatican

October 29, 2009

For the first time in their history, the Loyola Marymount University Choruses will tour Italy, including an invitation to sing a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on June 19, 2010.


LMU’s Gene Research Gets a Boost

October 27, 2009

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.


Bellarmine Forum Takes on Vulnerability

October 26, 2009

Vulnerability is a part of the human condition that we often avoid. But for the rest of this week, artists, scholars, and religious leaders will draw this into the light as the topic of this year's Bellarmine Forum.


Laband Art Gallery Presents Five Photographic Series by Artist Richard Ehrlich

September 21, 2009

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.


Professor finds college sports influence voter behavior

September 21, 2009

Does a win for the hometown team have an impact on which candidate wins an important election? It very well could, according to research by Loyola Marymount University's Andrew Healy.


September 14, 2009


Student Uses Fellowship to Link Costa Rican Farms and L.A. Classroom

September 14, 2009

This year, the fourth-graders at the Dolores Mission School in East Los Angeles will get a new approach to math, science and history because one  of their teachers, Nicole Hill, studied the agricultural practices of coffee farmers in Costa Rica this summer.  How are coffee farms relevant to elementa


LMU Entrepreneurship Center Receives $5 Million Endowment

September 14, 2009

This weekend, Loyola Marymount University's College of Business Administration accepted a $5 million endowment for its nationally ranked Center for Entrepreneurship at a dedication Saturday.


LMU Students Think They Can Dance

September 9, 2009

Seventy Loyola Marymount University dance students got the chance to kick up their heels with professionals from the hit TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" and the "LA Dance Magic" dance company during a weeklong workshop that put them through a rigorous program of modern dance styles, ballet,


LMU Community Takes Precautions to Prevent Flu Outbreak

August 31, 2009

Starting a new college semester is stressful enough, but now warnings about the flu are dominating the news. Loyola Marymount University recognizes the vulnerability our students face with this virus and is taking precautions to prevent its spread.


LMU Library Entrusted with Page from Gutenberg Bible

August 31, 2009

The newest library in Los Angeles now has another feature to brag about: a leaf from one of the original Gutenberg Bibles.


Psychology Chair Seeks Policy Focus for Association

August 21, 2009

Cheryl Grills has a plan for the Association of Black Psychologists.


English Professor’s Play Nominated for Theater Awards

August 13, 2009

When English Professor Linda Bannister was selected as the first recipient of the Daum professorship award at Loyola Marymount University's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, she had ambitious plans.


Family Center Youths Get Meals

August 12, 2009

When the Los Angeles Unified School District announced in May it was canceling summer school for elementary and middle schools, many observers thought about children having nothing to do; few realized many of them would also be missing meals.


Research into Supply-Chain Woes Wins Top Award

August 7, 2009

If portfolio managers didn't have enough to worry about these days, they now have more. 
 


Nurturing Art

August 5, 2009

Manuel is a 14-year-old boy from the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles who is standing at a crossroads. A lot of his friends are in gangs but he doesn't want to join them. Instead, he dreams of going to college at Loyola Marymount University.


Jesuits Celebrate 100 Years in California

July 31, 2009

To commemorate this century of service, the California Jesuits will hold a two-day centennial celebration on Aug. 7 and 8 at Santa Clara University. The keynote address will be given by Barbara Busse, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Loyola Marymount University.


LMU Professor Sees Potential in Alzheimer’s Research

July 29, 2009

Promising research from the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University may open the door to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.


Genovese to Headline Conference on Bush Presidency

July 23, 2009

Oliver Stone has weighed in. So has Jon Stewart, many times. Rolling Stone asked the question provocatively on its cover in 2006. More important, you -- and probably everyone you know -- has an opinion.

What kind of president was George W. Bush?


Sociology Professor's Book Nabs Three National Awards

July 21, 2009

When do immigrants to the United States learn about race relations and how do racial attitudes affect their lives in their adopted country?


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