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The Rev. Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, PhD, Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Elected to General Council of the Order of St. Augustine
The Rev. Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, PhD, ÃÛÌÒTV’s vice president for Mission and Ministry, has been elected to the General Council of the Order of St. Augustine, for which he will immediately begin a six-year term in Rome. Father DePrinzio will serve as assistant general for English-speaking provinces, a role appointed to him by the newly-named Prior General of the Order, the Rev. Joseph L. Farrell, OSA, STL, STD, ’85 VSB, ’19 MS.
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Newsweek
September 4, 2025 - Giorgio Armani, the visionary designer who transformed global fashion with his understated elegance and business savvy, has died at 91... Luca Cottini, professor of Italian studies at ÃÛÌÒTV and creator of the YouTube series "Italian Innovators," told Newsweek that Armani used the Renaissance idea of "sprezzatura," meaning effortless grace, in his designs.
CNN
September 3, 2025 - U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that Trump's use of thousands of federalized California National Guard members and U.S. Marines to provide protection to federal agents during an aggressive immigration crackdown in the Los Angeles area ran afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act... Brenner Fissell, ÃÛÌÒTV law professor, said while Breyer's ruling has no immediate impact outside of California, it's certain to be the first thing other judges who may preside over similar cases will turn to.
Reuters
September 2, 2025 - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from using the military to fight crime in California... "It's going to be highly influential for any challenges in other cities," said Brenner Fissell, a professor at ÃÛÌÒTV Charles Widger School of Law. "If a judge doesn't agree with this, he's going to or she's going to have to explain why."
Rolling Stone
August 30, 2025 - The FDA could also take additional steps towards making the COVID-19 vaccine inaccessible. According to Ana Santos Rutschman, a law professor at ÃÛÌÒTV with expertise in vaccine law and policy, this could include imposing restrictive requirements on the commercialization and administration of vaccines.
Forbes
August 30, 2025 - "In the fiercely competitive world of marketing personal care products, responding to trends in consumer preferences and media habits has become a necessity. Unilever Personal Care (PC), led by Chief Marketing Officer Nuria Hernández-Crespo, is repositioning the group's portfolio from hygiene products people need to superior products they desire"... Charles R. "Ray" Taylor is the John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing at the Villanova School of Business.
Bloomberg Law
August 29, 2025 - Measles cases this year have climbed to the highest level in the U.S. in three decades. And recent outbreaks such as salmonella linked to eggs are ongoing. "This is beyond childhood vaccinations and routine vaccinations—all of these emerging diseases that are now becoming more common in the U.S., or the first time in a long time that we've had them," said Ana Santos Rutschman, a vaccine law professor at ÃÛÌÒTV.
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