University News

Student Receives Undergraduate Research Award
Creighton Arts and Sciences junior Jonathan Robert Saffold of Papillion, Neb., received a $25,000 Undergraduate Science Research Award from the United Negro College Fund/Merck Science Initiative this spring. The Creighton student is one of only 15 undergraduates in the country who were chosen for the award.

U.S. News Ranking Recognizes Werner Institute
Creighton University School of Law has climbed to the rank of 12th in the nation among nearly 200 law schools offering dispute resolution classes, according to U.S. News & World Report’s assessment of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

Bergman Chair Inaugurated
The August H. Bergman, M.D., Endowed Chair in Cardiology has become the 10th endowed chair in the Creighton University School of Medicine and the 32nd established at the University. The endowment is a gift from alumnus August H. “Gus” Bergman, BS’60, MD’66, of Prescott, Ariz., an accomplished and respected cardiologist. Aryan Mooss, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, is the first chairholder.

Creighton Hosts Summit on Violence Study
Creighton University announced an enhanced program of study concerning violence and its effects on all ages — from infants to the elderly — at a luncheon summit on March 25.

President Honored for Support of Women
Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., was the recipient of the 2008 Tim Rouse Advocate for Women in Leadership Award.

Rigge Science Labs Honor Four Friends
Four refurbished physics laboratories were dedicated this spring at Creighton, bearing names of four friends long associated with the University — or with friendships that intertwined with Creighton along the way.