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  1. Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS

    July 13, 2023

    "We've since discovered that all these PFAS are immune suppressants, so they suppress your immune system and that means any opportunistic disease, including some types of cancer, could take over," said Graham Peaslee, who is a biochemist.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Researchers invent trap for capturing and comparing individual bacterial cells

    July 13, 2023

    "For the average healthy person, P. aeruginosa does not pose a serious threat," said University of Notre Dame bacteriologist Joshua Shrout. "But for those who are most vulnerable—who are immunocompromised, who are using a ventilator or catheter, or who are recovering from serious burns or surgeries—it is not just serious, but life-threatening. And that is due to the bacteria's sophisticated suite of self-defense tactics."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts

    July 13, 2023

    David Phillips, a research professor in the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) within Notre Dame's economics department, and James Sullivan, a professor of economics and co-founder of LEO, found that people offered EFA were 81 percent less likely to become homeless within six months of enrollment and 73 percent less likely within 12 months, as reported in their study recently published by The Review of Economics and Statistics.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds

    July 06, 2023

    If PFAS is in 45% of US water systems, the country will have a lot of work to do, said Dr. Graham Peaslee, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and concurrent professor of chemistry and biochemistry who does PFAS research at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. How do you know if drinking water is safe from forever chemicals?

    June 24, 2023

    Whether you use city tap water, well water or buy bottled water, here’s what we know about PFAS in the water you drink.

    Originally published at science.nd.edu.

  6. People Who Work Hard May Be Bad Investors, Study Shows

    June 19, 2023

    “Consumers feel greater psychological ownership over their earnings when they work hard for them,” lead author Christopher Bechler, a marketing professor at Notre Dame, explains in a blog post. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. The Path to Happiness Is Narrow But Easy

    June 15, 2023

    In 2010, psychologists from the University of Rochester and the University of Notre Dame observed the dynamics of families over a three-year period.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. New approaches to evaluating water interventions around the globe

    June 14, 2023

    The study was the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers from the Pulte Institute for Global Development and Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Working hard for money decreases consumers' willingness to risk their earnings, study shows

    June 13, 2023

    "Working Hard for Money Decreases Risk Tolerance" is forthcoming in the Journal of Consumer Psychology from lead author Christopher Bechler, assistant professor of marketing in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, along with Samina Lutfeali, Szu-chi Huang and Joshua Morris from Stanford University.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever’ chemicals?

    June 06, 2023

    “For the average consumer, there’s no way to avoid it,” said Graham Peaslee, a physics professor at the University of Notre Dame. “But, you can do some smart things.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. Researchers find psychopathy, narcissism linked to far-left extremism

    June 04, 2023

    University of Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss his reaction to the study and why the findings make 'perfect sense.'

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster

    June 02, 2023

    Inhance late last year also began claiming that an April 2022 adjustment to its fluorination process reduced PFAS leaching to negligible levels. That was contradicted by a late 2022 peer-reviewed University of Notre Dame study of Inhance containers.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. Six Institutions Invited To Join Association Of American Universities

    June 01, 2023

    University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., said, “our mission at Notre Dame is to be a preeminent research university, provide an unsurpassed undergraduate education and to have all we do informed by our Catholic mission. We are honored to be invited to join the AAU, heartened by the AAU board’s recognition of our progress as a research university, and we look forward to participating in this august organization.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. Six universities join elite research group, including George Washington U.

    June 01, 2023

    Three large public institutions known for providing access to educational opportunity are among the newcomers: Arizona State University and the universities of California at Riverside and South Florida. The other two are the private universities of Miami and Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Can forgetting your child in the car happen to just about anyone? – study

    May 26, 2023

    “When you talk about the forgotten baby scenarios, people often make assumptions about who forgets their babies, who the caregivers are,” co-author Nathan Rose said. “And there’s no evidence to support the idea that men are more likely to commit this kind of error than women, or vice versa.” 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Experts weigh AI concerns amid regulation discussions

    May 22, 2023

    “We definitely need regulation, we needed it yesterday, if not five years ago, because this is all getting away from us too quickly, and the real problem here is that there’s nobody in governments, who’s really tasked with understanding the powerful ability to use AI as a weapon,” said Dr. Lisa Schirch, Professor of the Practice at the Keough School of Global Affairs. Fellow Notre Dame Professor Dr. John Behrens also has concerns – especially when it comes to people using this technology inappropriately. "Now, it’s something that anybody can just download, or get access to, and start using, and that’s really going to cause some problems and that’s an area for concern for sure, and it might be an area for regulation,” said Dr. John Behrens, Notre Dame Director of College Technology Initiatives.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Artificial Intelligence’s Higher Value: Spurring New Managerial Thinking

    May 20, 2023

    “Almost all jobs will be affected by AI because the core tools of the business world are going to be AI-enhanced at some point, if they aren’t already," says John Behrens, Ph.D., professor and digital technologies leader at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. ‘Dirty’ money? People pay in cash to forget about guilty purchases

    May 19, 2023

    “When a purchase is difficult to justify — like buying an overpriced bottle of water at the airport, cigarettes or candy — consumers pay with less-trackable methods, like cash, so they can eliminate the paper or electronic trail and ‘forget’ this guilty purchase,” says Christopher Bechler, who specializes in consumer behavior and social psychology with an emphasis on attitudes, persuasion, and financial decision-making, in a university release

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  19. How the Brain Forgets: When Memory Lapses Become Fatal

    May 18, 2023

    A new study looked at how and why caregivers sometimes forget their children in cars, leading to fatal heatstroke. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame set out to understand how and why this kind of forgetfulness is even possible. Nathan Rose, the William P. and Hazel B. White Assistant Professor of Brain, Behavior and Cognition in the Department of Psychology, set up an experiment to better understand this lapse in what researchers call prospective memory.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. Cash or card? Consumers pay strategically to forget guilty purchases, study shows

    May 17, 2023

    "Purchase Justifiability Drives Payment Choice: Consumers Pay With Card To Remember And Cash To Forget" is forthcoming in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research from Christopher Bechler, assistant professor of marketing in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, along with Szu-chi Huang from Stanford University and Joshua Morris, data science manager for Nike.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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