1. Notre Dame receives $20 million for biomedical research institute

    The University of Notre Dame has announced a $20 million gift from Douglas and Diana Berthiaume in support of the school’s precision medicine research institute.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Notre Dame dedicates new hypersonics facilities

    The University of Notre Dame has dedicated two new facilities that will support the school’s research, development and testing of hypersonic propulsion systems.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Ribbon cutting held for 2 new hypersonics research facilities at Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory

    Some potentially life changing concepts are being put to the test at Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory in South Bend.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. Notre Dame to expand science and engineering research complex

    The University of Notre Dame is planning to expand its East Campus Research Complex with the addition of a second building.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Notre Dame Establishes Catholic University Consortium

    The University of Notre Dame is partnering with Catholic universities to establish a consortium for the study of Muslim-Christian relations.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. Fatherless sons have more testosterone

    And work just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by Lee Gettler of the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, clarifies how part of that biological mechanism, testosterone, operates.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. $20M Gift Endows ND’s Institute for Precision Health

    The University of Notre Dame has received a $20 million gift from Douglas and Diana Berthiaume of Massachusetts. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Follow science? Consumers do not always buy scientifically developed products (Seguir a ciência? Consumidores nem sempre compram produtos desenvolvidos cientificamente)

    "The reason this is so is because people stereotype the scientific process as competent but cold, similar to the way they stereotype scientists," said Professor John Costello of the University of Notre Dame. ("A razão pela qual isso ocorre é porque as pessoas estereotipam o processo científico como competente, mas frio, semelhante à forma como estereotipam os cientistas," disse o professor John Costello, da Universidade de Notre Dame.)

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. One billionaire was minted every 30 hours during the pandemic. Now, a million people may fall into extreme poverty every 33 hours, Oxfam estimates.

    In January 2021, 8.1 million Americans entered into poverty, Insider's Ayelet Sheffey reported, citing a study by the University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame economists.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. Has science-based marketing taken a pandemic hit?

    Recent research from John Costello, a marketing professor at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, along with researchers at Simon Fraser University and Ohio State University, explored how invoking science in the marketing of consumer products can backfire.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. Using ‘science’ to market cookies and other products meant for pleasure backfires with consumers

    John Costello, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. South Bend Hospitals Test Notre Dame-Developed Breast Imaging Device

    What started as a PhD project for a University of Notre Dame student has exploded into a “billion-dollar idea” that could transform imaging standards for breast cancer treatment.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. Peace in South Sudan hinges on forging a unified military force: but it’s proving hard

    Madhav Joshi, Research Professor & Associate Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. High-energy commercials capture viewers' attention, study shows

    A new study from the University of Notre Dame shows high-energy commercials can help brands capture—and hold—viewers’ attention.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Modern content: High-energy ads keep eyes from wandering

    “The positive association between energy levels in ad content and ad-tuning is statistically significant after controlling for placement and other aspects of commercials,” says study author Joonhyuk Yang, assistant professor of marketing at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, in a university release.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Charities can benefit by giving contributors more control over their donations, study shows

    New research from the University of Notre Dame delves into the underlying psychology of this phenomenon, identifying a previously unexplored difference between time and money, which helps to explain the preference.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Four ways the Fed’s interest rate hike could affect you

    “Even though much of this is anticipated, when short-term rates rise, there’s going to be a bump in mortgage rates and a bump in the cost of capital — and that will happen immediately,” said Jeffrey Bergstrand, an economics and finance professor at the University of Notre Dame and former economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. 

     

  18. Notre Dame Receives $3.4M to Support Education in Haiti

    The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totaling $3.4 million. 

     

  19. ‘What do we do with all that talent?’ Older workers and the new economy

    Associate professor Thomas Stapleford in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame sees that judgment and wisdom at play in the classroom. 

     

  20. While straight men face educational crisis, gay men excel academically, study finds

    Joel Mittleman, a University of Notre Dame sociologist and the paper’s sole author, found that on an array of academic measures, gay males outperform all other groups on average, across all major racial groups. 

     

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