Media Mentions: March 2023

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  1. Will a robot take my job? Notre Dame researcher says this view is overly pessimistic

    With the impact of industrial robots on the US labor markets in the past two decades, and an ever-increasing presence of machine-driven technology (such as artificial intelligence and ChatGPT), many employees have feared that one day robots will take their jobs. Not necessarily so, according to research recently published by Yong Suk Lee, an assistant professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Will a robot take my job? Researcher says this view is overly pessimistic

    With the impact of industrial robots on the U.S. labor markets in the past two decades, and an ever-increasing presence of machine-driven technology (such as artificial intelligence and ChatGPT), many employees have feared that one day robots will take their jobs. Not necessarily so, according to research recently published by Yong Suk Lee, an assistant professor in the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. The organization of sex trafficking: Study reveals entrepreneurial cycle of human exploitation

    "Organizing the Exploitation of Vulnerable People: A Qualitative Assessment of Human Trafficking" is published in the Journal of Management by Dean Shepherd, the Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor of Entrepreneurship in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, along with Vinit Parida and Joakim Wincent from the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and Trent Williams from Indiana University.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. As banks grapple with bond losses, new research suggests they will comply with accounting rules but break classic investing rules

    Jeffrey Burks is the Thomas and Therese Grojean Family Associate Professor of Accountancy and the Deloitte Faculty Fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Banks' bond losses could taint earnings, Notre Dame study finds

    “Why Do Banks Gain and Loss Sell Securities," a study by Notre Dame Professor Jeffrey Burks and Fairfield University Professor John Aland, found banks will look backward when determining what bonds to sell in order to preserve earnings as accounting rules encourage them to hold onto money-losing bonds.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa delivers lecture at Notre Dame on misinformation

    Tuesday evening, Maria Ressa delivered the University of Notre Dame's Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies 2023 Asia Leadership Forum keynote lecture. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. This is the personality test you should take, says psychologist—it’s a ‘better predictor of behavior’

    “They don’t get into the dirty underbelly of personality,” said David Watson, a professor of personality psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.