1. Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often fear success, but new research can help

    Michael H. Morris, a professor of the practice in the University of Notre Dame's Keough School and director of the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative, a program offered by the school's McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, is lead author of a journal article where these recommendations are outlined, as recently published in Business Horizons.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Outsmarting Ovarian Cancer

    As an undergraduate student at Clemson University, Sharon Stack became fascinated with the study of the chemical processes and molecular interactions that take place inside living cells. 

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  3. Fruit fly model identifies key regulators behind organ development

    Jeremiah Zartman, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, worked with a multidisciplinary research team that included collaborators from the University of California, Riverside to develop a fruit fly model to reverse engineer the mechanisms that generate organ tissue.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds

    “It means that we’re likely picking up general biological patterns,” said Jason Rohr, an infectious disease ecologist at the University of Notre Dame and senior author of the study. “It suggests that there are similar sorts of mechanisms and processes that are likely occurring in plants, animals and humans.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Startup financing gender gaps greater in societies where women are more empowered: Study

    "A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Entrepreneurs' Gender on their Access to Bank Finance," forthcoming in the Journal of Business Ethics from Dean Shepherd, the Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor of Entrepreneurship at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, offers suggestions to help close the gender gap.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globally

    In most contexts in the United States and Europe, men tend to experience physical health changes when they get married and start having a family. These changes include an increase in waist circumference and body mass index — a phenomenon known as the “dad bod,” explained Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Anthropology.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. Notre Dame celebrates wireless research

    A Notre Dame professor was one of the first people in the United States to do a wireless transmission...125 years ago today!

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. White House Cybersecurity Director speaks at Indiana Statewide Cybersecurity Summit

    “In just the state of Indiana we have 20,000 jobs, cyber security jobs that are unfilled, and we are here to discuss how we can change this and not only bring more Cyber people to these jobs but we can keep talent in Indiana,” said Jarek Nabrzyski, Notre Dame Director Center for Research Computing.

  9. Contributions of Black baseball players celebrated

    The team's rich history was recovered at the University of Notre Dame. Using a single black and white photo and catalogs of uniforms from the time, design professor Clint Carlson and students like Kiaya Jones began to reimagine what the Giants' uniforms looked like.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. How to battle boredom at work

    Casher Belinda,  Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. Notre Dame professor talks about brain cancer research and its journey into space

    Meenal Datta has been working at Notre Dame for two and a half years. Earlier this year, her team was invited to use their research on glioblastoma in the ISS.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. Notre Dame professor to advance brain cancer research aboard International Space Station

    A SpaceX launch Thursday afternoon aims to advance brain cancer scholarship by University of Notre Dame researchers by bringing an experimental study to the International Space Station. When it lifts off Thursday afternoon around 4:55 p.m. from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will carry the materials and methods for Notre Dame professor Meenal Datta's study on glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. A unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to the Colorado ballot

    Derek Muller, an election law professor at Notre Dame, said in a statement the Supreme Court decision today "shuts the door on any exclusion of Trump from the ballot in any state, either in the primary or the general."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. PFAS chemicals to be phased out of food packaging. Here’s how to avoid them.

    The FDA’s announcement “is a huge win for the public,” said Graham Peaslee, a physics professor at the University of Notre Dame who frequently tests for PFAS in everyday products.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Opinion | The Case for Slow-Walking Our Use of Generative AI

    James M. Lang is a professor of practice at the University of Notre Dame’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence. His most recent book is Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It, published by Basic Books. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. The World May Be Entering a Much Bloodier Era

    The Institute for Economics and Peace has identified the Sahel as one of its ecological threat hot spots, and according to Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative’s index, all six countries in the region rank among the least prepared places in the world.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    “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.

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