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  1. Social media marketing shown to be most effective when it prompts consumers to start posting

    August 01, 2023

    "The Ripple Effect of Firm-Generated Content on New Movie Releases," published in the Journal of Marketing Research from lead author Shijie Lu, the Howard J. and Geraldine F. Korth Associate Professor of Marketing at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, analyzes 145,502 firm-generated and 5.9 million user-generated Twitter posts associated with 159 movies.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. A first-ever study in Santa Clara County finds financial aid effectively averts homelessness

    July 25, 2023

    “There really was not a rigorous response to that concern,” said James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame professor of economics and co-founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, which aims to help the most vulnerable with its work. Lead author David Phillips said prevention is not a panacea for issues like health and substance abuse, which are often associated with “the most visible forms homelessness.” 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Study: No matter the economic upbringing, Black families likely to experience similar economic outcome

    July 24, 2023

    On Monday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Steven Alvarado, an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, talked with show host Rose Scott about the report and research and why change must start with the labor market.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. First Study Of Its Kind Shows Financial Aid Can Prevent Homelessness

    July 22, 2023

    "There really was not a rigorous response to that concern," said James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame professor of economics and co-founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, which aims to help the most vulnerable with its work. "This really addresses that concern head on."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Would an occasional blackout help solve climate change?

    July 21, 2023

    The power grid is already prone to blackouts caused by events as small and difficult to avoid as a squirrel chewing on an electric line, said Emily Grubert, a civil engineer and environmental sociologist at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly

    July 20, 2023

    In a study published this month in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, University of Notre Dame researchers in collaboration with NeoGenomics Laboratories have shed new light on one key factor that can make ovarian cancer especially deadly: obesity.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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  7. Professors sample road dust in Gary

    July 20, 2023

    Graham Peaslee, a professor from Notre Dame University, and Leah Zimmer, a Notre Dame student, prepare to head out to collect dust samples in Gary.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Benjamin Franklin Developed a Money Invention We Didn't Know About

    July 17, 2023

    A team of experts from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana detected the secret techniques after analyzing hundreds of paper bills printed more than 200 years ago.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Benjamin Franklin put early anti-counterfeit measures in paper money

    July 17, 2023

    Khachatur Manukyan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and his colleagues analysed the structure and chemical composition of more than 600 bills printed by Franklin and associates between 1709 and 1790.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters

    July 17, 2023

    The study draws on more than 600 artifacts held by the University of Notre Dame, said Khachatur Manukyan, a physicist at that institution and an author of the new paper. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for the US dollar by foiling early counterfeiters

    July 17, 2023

    A team at the University of Notre Dame has shed new light on his methods via advanced scanning techniques that reveal some of Franklin’s methods in greater detail — along the way, also providing one more reason Franklin appears on the $100 bill.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. How Benjamin Franklin Helped Foil Early American Money Counterfeiters

    July 17, 2023

    Khachatur Manukyan, research associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, led a team that analyzed nearly 600 paper money notes printed in America from 1709 to 1790.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. ‘Win-win-win’ strategy reduces dangerous parasite infections in African villages

    July 13, 2023

    In a randomized, controlled trial, researchers led by Jason Rohr of the University of Notre Dame paid residents of eight villages in Senegal to remove water plants every 3 months.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. Researchers invent trap for capturing and comparing individual bacterial cells

    July 13, 2023

    "For the average healthy person, P. aeruginosa does not pose a serious threat," said University of Notre Dame bacteriologist Joshua Shrout. "But for those who are most vulnerable—who are immunocompromised, who are using a ventilator or catheter, or who are recovering from serious burns or surgeries—it is not just serious, but life-threatening. And that is due to the bacteria's sophisticated suite of self-defense tactics."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts

    July 13, 2023

    David Phillips, a research professor in the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) within Notre Dame's economics department, and James Sullivan, a professor of economics and co-founder of LEO, found that people offered EFA were 81 percent less likely to become homeless within six months of enrollment and 73 percent less likely within 12 months, as reported in their study recently published by The Review of Economics and Statistics.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS

    July 13, 2023

    "We've since discovered that all these PFAS are immune suppressants, so they suppress your immune system and that means any opportunistic disease, including some types of cancer, could take over," said Graham Peaslee, who is a biochemist.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds

    July 06, 2023

    If PFAS is in 45% of US water systems, the country will have a lot of work to do, said Dr. Graham Peaslee, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and concurrent professor of chemistry and biochemistry who does PFAS research at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. How do you know if drinking water is safe from forever chemicals?

    June 24, 2023

    Whether you use city tap water, well water or buy bottled water, here’s what we know about PFAS in the water you drink.

    Originally published at science.nd.edu.

  19. People Who Work Hard May Be Bad Investors, Study Shows

    June 19, 2023

    “Consumers feel greater psychological ownership over their earnings when they work hard for them,” lead author Christopher Bechler, a marketing professor at Notre Dame, explains in a blog post. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. The Path to Happiness Is Narrow But Easy

    June 15, 2023

    In 2010, psychologists from the University of Rochester and the University of Notre Dame observed the dynamics of families over a three-year period.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

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