1. State medical institute lands $38M grant from feds

    A medical partnership involving some of Indiana’s biggest universities has received nearly $38 million to continue its work taking laboratory and clinical discoveries and translating them into treatments for patients. The National Institutes of Health awarded the grant to the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, a partnership among Indiana University, Purdue University and University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Notre Dame battles rising teen suicides with earbud device, $4M grant

    Suicides are climbing faster among young people than adults, triggering alarm bells that “what we’re doing isn’t working,” says University of Notre Dame psychologist Dr. Theodore Beauchaine

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Notre Dame going greener

    The University of Notre Dame has announced plans to install a 46,000-square-foot solar array on the west side of campus, as part of ongoing efforts to diversify the school’s energy supply.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. What do Lyft and Krispy Kreme have in common? This—and consumers hate it

    “Consumers perceive unconventionally spelled names as a persuasion tactic or a marketing gimmick, leading them to view the brand as less sincere,” lead researcher John Costello told Notre Dame News.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Dangerous 'forever chemicals' are found in old samples of turf from Veterans Stadium after six ex-Phillies died of brain cancer, sparking probe

    University of Notre Dame researchers also found PFAS in two other samples.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. Plastic containers may release forever chemicals into food

    The University of Notre Dame has recently conducted a study to determine if products containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) could negatively impact human health. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. Food Is Being Contaminated by PFAS From Wrappers

    “Not only did we measure significant concentrations of PFAS in these containers, we can estimate the PFAS that were leaching off creating a direct path of exposure,” said Graham Peaslee, professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Notre Dame and an author of the study.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Global study reveals low reliability of research in psychology

    The authors of the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on 30 January 2023, are Dr Youyou Wu of University College London in the United Kingdom, Assistant Professor Yang Yang of the University of Notre Dame, and Brian Uzzi of Northwestern.
     

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Board members who don’t share a CEO’s political views are likely to leave

    Directors are more likely to quit when they don’t share a new CEO’s ideology but will stick around when there’s political alignment, according to a study of S&P 500 companies led by John Busenbark, a professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. Female missing in eagle nest. New one appears. And it's time to lay eggs.

    Viewers of the University of Notre Dame’s live “eagle cam” video say they last saw her on Feb. 15.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. Thom Browne Sets the Tone for American Fashion

    He was inspired by Meghan Sullivan, a professor at Notre Dame (Browne’s alma mater) who quoted the story recently over drinks with the designer. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. The Prince of New York

    There is currently a class about the designer Thom Browne being taught not, as one might expect, at Parsons or the Fashion Institute of Technology or even Central Saint Martins, but at the University of Notre Dame

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. The less college students sleep, the worse their grades, study finds

    Creswell and the team of researchers conducted five studies, recruiting college freshmen taking courses in a range of majors at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Washington. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. The tricky science behind eliminating peanut allergies

    Earlier this month, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine “successfully prevented potentially life-threatening allergic responses to peanuts” by developing an “allergen-specific inhibitor”, said Notre Dame News.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. AI Tool Helps Predict Research Reproducibility

    Undertaken in partnership with the University of Notre Dame, France, and Northwestern University, US, the study identifies several factors that increased the likelihood of research replicability – that is, the likelihood that if a study is conducted a second time using the same methods, the results would be the same.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Directors who disagree politically with an incoming CEO are more likely to leave, study shows

    “Director departure following political ideology (in)congruence with an incoming CEO” is forthcoming in the Strategic Management Journal from lead author John Busenbark, assistant professor of management and organization at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Are Turning Up in Menstrual Products. Here's What You Need to Know

    “It assumes you have a lifetime of drinking water,” says Graham Peaslee, professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, who is also active in PFAS research and whose lab conducts regular tests of products for the substances.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. Severe peanut allergy breakthrough by Indiana University and Notre Dame researchers

    Professor Basar Bilgicer and his students have been hard at work on this project. It's one he's been invested in since 2008 and it's not a program that could've been rushed.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  19. Notre Dame research is helping usher in a new era of hypersonic flight

    A team of engineers at Notre Dame is testing an engine for hypersonic flight.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. Experts and Advocates Testify in Support of Bill Protecting Marylanders from Dangerous PFAS in Common Pesticides

    Two nationally renowned scientists are testifying and available for interviews before or after the hearing: Dr. Graham Peaslee, a nuclear chemist and a professor at Notre Dame who has been working on PFAS since 2014 and is now considered one of the world’s top experts.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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