English professor Laura Dassow Walls wins Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Thoreau biography Now a program of the Los Angeles Times Foundation, the prizes are dedicated to honoring literary luminaries, championing new voices... May 01, 2018
From studying monkey fur to analyzing dietary patterns in India, anthropology research proves formative for Glynn Scholar In anthropology, “snowball sampling” refers to growing the number of participants in a research study by asking subjects to refer... April 24, 2018
Anthropology Ph.D. student takes her research to new heights Notre Dame graduate student Mallika Sarma has done fieldwork in the mountains of Nepal and the forests of Congo. She’s... April 23, 2018
College of Arts and Letters announces new minor in data science The College of Arts and Letters is launching a new, interdisciplinary minor in data science. Housed in the Department of Sociology with... March 27, 2018
Notre Dame psychologists hope to make virtual reality the next frontier in treating phobias For a team of Notre Dame psychologists, virtual reality is more than a game — it is the next frontier... February 27, 2018
New quantitative psychologist adds expertise in data mining to Notre Dame faculty For Ross Jacobucci, quantitative psychology is a chance to invent, to improvise — and to create new tools to answer complex... February 06, 2018
Notre Dame psychologist named a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow Jessica Payne, the Nancy O'Neill Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame, has been named a 2017... January 23, 2018
Political scientist wins NEH fellowship, continuing Notre Dame’s record success Notre Dame political scientist Susan Collins has been awarded a 2018 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, extending... December 19, 2017
2017 Sheedy Award winner Jessica Collett praised for enthusiasm and innovation in teaching sociology The first social psychology course that Jessica Collett took as an undergraduate left her wanting more. While the topic was... December 07, 2017
Theology graduate students travel to Germany, Jordan, and Israel with Fulbright Awards Four students in Notre Dame’s Ph.D. program in theology have received 2017-18 research grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program,... November 28, 2017
Acclaim for English professor’s new Thoreau biography shows transcendentalism’s resonance with modern audiences The first edition of Laura Dassow Walls' new biography, Henry David Thoreau: A Life, sold out even before the official... November 08, 2017
Irish studies and English professor Barry McCrea awarded Princeton Humanities Council fellowship Barry McCrea — the Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies and a professor of English, Irish language and... November 06, 2017
O’Neill Hall: A crown jewel for music performance and scholarship Informally, the 175-seat LaBar Family Recital Hall inside Notre Dame’s O’Neill Hall is known as the “jewel box” because of... October 30, 2017
Irish studies and English professor Barry McCrea awarded Princeton Humanities Council fellowship Barry McCrea — the Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies and a professor of English, Irish language and... October 27, 2017
Department chair strives to bring literary and cultural context to American understanding of Cuba For Thomas Anderson, it’s hard not to be fascinated with Cuba. Anderson, a professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of... October 26, 2017
Q&A with Jason Ruiz, associate professor of American studies Lessons from Breaking Bad: Why being an avid fan of the groundbreaking series inspired him to study negative representations of... October 23, 2017
‘Uncharted territory’: Creative writing students draw inspiration from Ireland’s rich literary history They wrote poetry in Dublin coffee shops over plates of scones and artfully embellished cappuccinos — the curl of steam... October 19, 2017
English Graduate Students Travel to Greece for Humanities Consortium that Fosters Cross-disciplinary Discussion and Networking The retreat was sponsored by the International Network for Comparative Humanities (INCH), an interdisciplinary group of literary scholars from across... September 26, 2017
Romance Languages and Literatures Chair Strives to Bring Literary and Cultural Context to American Understanding of Cuba For Thomas Anderson, it’s hard not to be fascinated with Cuba. Anderson, a professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of... September 26, 2017
Two Years, 35 Students, $125,000 in Funding: History Seminar prepares Undergraduates to Do Research Around the World In the past two years, 35 history majors in Paul Ocobock’s honors seminar have received more than $125,000 in funding... September 19, 2017
Notre Dame Philosopher awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship Therese Cory, an assistant professor of philosophy, has been awarded a Philip L. Quinn Fellowship by the National Humanities Center,... September 13, 2017
Mark Cummings receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Psychological Association Cummings, the William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame, recently won the 2017... September 06, 2017
‘Uncharted territory’: Creative writing students draw inspiration from Ireland’s rich literary history They wrote poetry in Dublin coffee shops over plates of scones and artfully embellished cappuccinos — the curl of steam... September 01, 2017
Sacred Music at Notre Dame awarded $1.6 Million Lilly Endowment Grant The grant will support the Sacred Music at Notre Dame program and its transformative work with graduate students and the... July 27, 2017
With NEH fellowship, Notre Dame Philosopher breaks New Ground on Aristotle’s Concept of Objectivity Can humans truly attain an accurate, objective view of reality? Or is our perspective inescapably colored by who we are... July 11, 2017
2017 graduate named one of top five industrial design students in U.S. Erin Rice ’17 has been named one of the top five graduating industrial design students in the nation by the... June 27, 2017
Political Scientist Alan Dowty Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Association for Israel Studies The Association for Israel Studies has recognized Alan Dowty, a professor emeritus in Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science, with... June 09, 2017
New Frontiers: First Female Dean expanded Notre Dame's Global Footprint Isabel Charles wanted others to see the world as a bigger place than they’d known — and to see that... May 11, 2017
New Assistant Professor uses Prehistoric Archaeology to examine Social Networks, Inequality Assistant Professor Mark Golitko is fascinated by social networks — prehistoric social networks, that is. By using elemental chemistry to figure... April 24, 2017
Jessica Collett, Associate Professor of Sociology, to receive 2017 Sheedy Award Jessica Collett, an associate professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology, has been chosen to receive the 2017 Sheedy Excellence... April 21, 2017
