Media Mentions: September 2023

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

  5. $500,000 grant awarded to Robinson Community Learning Center to expand 'Talk to Your Baby' program

    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.

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

    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.

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

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

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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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