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Media Mentions: 2023

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  1. When Notre Dame president Rev. John Jenkins steps down, legacy of research will remain

    October 16, 2023

    One of the Rev. John Jenkins' earliest decisions as Notre Dame president was to create a new position to advance research initiatives at the university.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Beacon surgeon, Notre Dame engineer working to revolutionize spine surgery

    October 12, 2023

    Dr. Stephen Smith — a super smart neurosurgeon with Beacon Medical Group — and Dr. Ryan Roeder — an equally smart engineer and professor at Notre Dame ... teamed up to create the new, FDA-approved medical device, which is implanted in a patient’s spine to relieve spinal compression.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. How paying attention to your nightly dreams could impact your career

    October 12, 2023

    While they often seem random and nonsensical, the dreams you have when you’re sleeping could impact your career and your productivity, says Casher Belinda, assistant professor of management and organization at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. New research offers improved strategy for social media communications during wildfires

    October 11, 2023

    “Speak with One Voice? Examining Content Coordination and Social Media Engagement During Disasters” is forthcoming in Information Systems Research from Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez, the Greg and Patty Fox Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics and Operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Notre Dame NASA project

    October 09, 2023

    At the University of Notre Dame, Irishsat had its payload guidance and recovery system, Iris, picked by NASA as one of two undergraduate projects. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low

    October 06, 2023

    The trend raises alarm and underscores the need for Congress to follow through on its commitments in the CHIPS and Science Act, says Jill Pentimonti, director of research advancement at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and a board member of the Science Coalition, which represents more than 50 US research universities.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. New test in the works to catch defective cancer drugs

    October 06, 2023

    Now, researchers led by Professor Marya Lieberman of the University of Notre Dame have made the drug a focus of their work developing devices that flag poor-quality medicines.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Into The Dreamscape: Scientists Discover How Vivid Dreams That Inspire Feelings Of Awe Spill Over Into Real Life

    October 02, 2023

    “Similar to epiphany, we found that connecting the dots between dreams and reality gives rise to awe — an emotion that sparks a tendency to think about ourselves and our experiences in the grand scheme of things,” said the study’s lead author, Casher Belinda, an assistant professor of management at Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress

    September 29, 2023

    Such largess is unusual — and not a sustainable pathway for vector control research, said John Grieco, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame who coordinates the multicountry spatial repellent trial, which is also running in countries including Mali and Sri Lanka.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. Got Plastic With a No. 2 Recycling Symbol? Beware a Toxic Problem

    September 28, 2023

    One of the first people she emailed those results to, in the summer of 2020, was Graham Peaslee, a nuclear physicist at the University of Notre Dame who’d pioneered a novel technique for revealing the presence of PFAS in everyday items. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. The No. 1 personality trait linked to a long life: ‘The effects of just being positive are overstated,’ psychology expert says

    September 17, 2023

    While seniors might feel being positive has played a role in their longevity, the relationship between personality and aging is more nuanced, says David Watson, a former professor [professor emeritus] of personality psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. $500,000 grant awarded to Robinson Community Learning Center to expand 'Talk to Your Baby' program

    September 14, 2023

    The Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center has been awarded a $500,000 grant to expand their Talk to Your Baby Program.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. Firefighters Fear the Toxic Chemicals in Their Gear Could Be Causing Cancer

    September 14, 2023

    Cotter sent patches of gear to Graham Peaslee, a University of Notre Dame professor who studies PFAS, for testing.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. Grant to help more parents, caregivers learn importance of talking with babies

    September 14, 2023

    In what likely marks its largest-ever programming grant, Notre Dame’s Robinson Community Learning Center Thursday announced it has won a $500,000 grant to expand its Talk With Your Baby program.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Firms address corporate scandal with lengthy codes of ethics, study shows

    September 12, 2023

    New research from the University of Notre Dame examines how firms are addressing the problem through the language in their public ethics documents. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Can our dreams make us more productive at work?

    September 12, 2023

    Findings by a research team at the University of Notre Dame in the United States reveal that when most of us recall a dream from the night before, we can’t help but draw connections between our dreams and waking lives.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Notre Dame receives $200M in research funding for third consecutive year

    September 12, 2023

    The University of Notre Dame received more than $200 million in research awards for the third consecutive year.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. Fighting Irish, Fighting Cancer — University of Galway signs cancer research agreement with Notre Dame

    September 01, 2023

    Cancer researchers at University of Galway and Notre Dame’s Harper Cancer Research Institute have come together to establish the Biseach Initiative, a strategic cancer research collaboration, which aims to build on the ideas, talent and infrastructure of both universities for global cancer impact.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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  19. Irish and US universities sign cancer research agreement

    August 30, 2023

    The collaboration will see University of Galway and University of Notre Dame work together on cancer research and strengthen links between both institutions.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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  20. Meaningful dream experiences can boost your work productivity

    August 30, 2023

    “Similar to epiphany, we found that connecting the dots between dreams and reality gives rise to awe – an emotion that sparks a tendency to think about ourselves and our experiences in the grand scheme of things,” said lead author Casher Belinda, an assistant professor of Management at Notre Dame. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  21. Your dreams can impact how you act at work - study

    August 30, 2023

    The study will soon be published in the Academy of Management Journal under the title “A Spillover Model of Dreams and Work Behavior: How Dream Meaning Ascription Promotes Awe and Employee Resilience.” The lead authors were management Prof. Casher Belinda of Indiana’s Notre Dame University and Dr. Michael Christian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  22. How dreams impact workplace behaviour and productivity

    August 30, 2023

    Led by Casher Belinda, Assistant Professor of Management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, the study challenged the conventional notion that dreams hold little relevance to professional life.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  23. Notre Dame faculty plan to use Navy spectrometer for research projects

    August 25, 2023

    University of Notre Dame researchers plan to integrate a system for materials analysis from the U.S. Navy into several existing research projects.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  24. Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds

    August 25, 2023

    Graham Peaslee, who studies PFAS at the University of Notre Dame and was not involved in the new research, said it's possible manufacturers aren't testing for the chemicals in their own products.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  25. NRL Transfers NAUTILUS Instrument to University of Notre Dame: Strengthening Navy Research Academic Partnerships

    August 22, 2023

    Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady served as the guest speaker at an event finalizing the agreement to transfer U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) NAval Ultra-Trace Isotope Laboratory Universal Spectrometer (NAUTILUS) instrument to the University of Notre Dame on Aug. 18 in Washington, DC.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  26. Robotic sea turtle designed to save endangered hatchlings

    August 11, 2023

    A trio of researchers at the University of Notre Dame have designed and built a robotic turtle to help hatchlings make their way to the sea after being born.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  27. ‘Forever chemicals’ found in period underwear, tampon wrappers

    August 11, 2023

    Researchers from the University of Notre Dame studied more than 120 different menstruation products — menstrual cups, pads, underwear and tampons — sold in the United States.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  28. We Had 44 Period and Incontinence Products Tested for Forever Chemicals. Many Were Contaminated.

    August 11, 2023

    In early 2023, we bought and mailed 44 different products to Graham Peaslee, whose University of Notre Dame lab studies PFAS in the environment and has performed tens of thousands of tests looking for signs of contamination with these substances in consumer products.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  29. Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals Found in Period Products

    August 11, 2023

    "[PFAs] have demonstrated environmental persistence, can bioaccumulate, and are known to have human and environmental toxicity," research lead Graham Peaslee, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  30. Study finds toxic ‘forever chemicals’ may be ‘intentionally added’ to some period products

    August 11, 2023

    Researchers, including Graham Peaslee from the University of Notre Dame in the US, said while these products are designed to make people feel comfortable during a menstrual bleed, their labels do not usually list the ingredients.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.