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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
Political Science Major Rebecca Blais awarded 2017 Truman Scholarship

Notre Dame junior Rebecca Blais, a political science major from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, has been named a 2017 Truman...

April 17, 2017
Renowned Author Barry Lopez ’66 returns to Notre Dame, urging Students to Commit to Social Responsibility

Barry Lopez believes we are on the verge of global upheaval — in the way democracies function, in the way...

April 12, 2017
Psychology Graduate Students Awarded NSF Fellowship, Other Honors

Seven graduate students in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology recently won competitive fellowships and scholarships, including Ian Campbell who has been awarded...

March 03, 2017
Professor Pursues Dual Interests in Russian Politics and Global Environmental Issues

The Altai Mountains in Russia. Debra Javeline and co-author Sarah Lindemann-Komarova researched activism in the Altai…

February 01, 2017
Three Arts and Letters Faculty offered NEH Fellowships

Associate Professors Darren Dochuk, Karen Graubart, and Sean Kelsey — were offered fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

January 04, 2017
Economist César Sosa-Padilla Awarded Prize for Research on Sovereign Defaults

César Sosa-Padilla, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2016 John Charles...

December 15, 2016
With NEH And Fulbright Grants, Irish Language And Literature Assistant Professor Studies Poetics Of Irish Places

On a sunny spring afternoon, Amy Mulligan leads a class of Notre Dame undergraduates to the shore of Saint Mary’s...

December 01, 2016
Philosopher Wins Article Prize for Research on Aquinas, Abstractionism

How do we form abstract concepts—like “dog”—given that we only experience concrete, particular objects—like “Fido”? Therese Scarpelli Cory, a Notre...

November 30, 2016
Romance Languages and Literatures Associate Professor to Receive Sheedy Award

Marisel Moreno, an associate professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, has been selected to receive the...

October 25, 2016
French Professor to Write a ‘Capitalist’ History of Literature with Support from NEH Fellowship

French literature has received a lot of attention lately from an unexpected source—economists. Julia Douthwaite, a professor of French in Notre...

October 24, 2016
English Graduate Student Wins Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

César Soto wants to know how the spark of political revolution can transform religious concepts of community and inclusion. To better...

October 20, 2016
Two Arts and Letters Graduate Students Awarded Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Graduate students Filippo Gianferrari and Adriana Monica Solomon have been awarded Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships to delve deeper into the...

October 19, 2016
Six History Graduate Students win Fulbright Awards in Record-breaking Year

Six Ph.D. students in the Department of History were awarded 2016-17 research grants from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the U.S....

September 22, 2016
Graduate Students Gain Experience Editing Sociology’s Flagship Journal

Notre Dame sociology graduate students are getting a rare inside look at the academic publishing process—and valuable experience that will...

April 25, 2016
Juniors Caleb Pine and Christa Grace Watkins named 2016 Truman Scholars

Established in 1975 as a living memorial to President Harry S. Truman, the prestigious scholarship includes $30,000 in graduate study...

April 21, 2016
Kearney Wins Essay Award for Research on ‘Sparkle’ in Girls’ Media

About seven years ago, Mary Celeste Kearney began noticing how much “sparkle” had become part of girls’ culture—in makeup and...

April 12, 2016
Anthropology and Peace Studies Graduate Student Examines Youth Participation in Colombia’s Peace-Building Movements

The young people of war-torn northern Colombia want their homes and their lifestyle back. Displaced from their villages by guerilla...

April 06, 2016
Philosopher Wins Article Prize for Research on Aquinas, Abstractionism

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/194509/therese_cory_icon.jpg(Therese Cory)! How do we form abstract concepts—like “dog”—given that we only experience concrete, particular objects—like “Fido”? Therese Scarpelli...

March 30, 2016
Arts and Letters Neuroscience Majors Find Array of Research, Career Opportunities

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/138917/neuroscience_brain_icon.jpg(Neuroscience and behavior major)! Notre Dame students in the College of Arts and Letters’ newest major see neuroscience and...

February 05, 2016
Notre Dame Economists Help Small Business Owners in Kenya Find Success

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/189388/548_kenya_icon.jpg(Kenya small business economics)! In a dense Nairobi slum best known for its toxic garbage dump, the crowded streets...

February 04, 2016
Anthropologist and Film Professor Launch Innovative Multimedia Book on Irish Islands

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/187502/ian_kuijt_ireland_icon.jpg(Ian Kuijt in Ireland)! The abandoned island of Inishark off the coast of western Ireland is coming to life...

February 02, 2016
Graduate Student Travels to Nepal to Design and Construct Housing for Earthquake Victims

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/186436/phaup_with_bamboo_icon.jpg(Kevin Phaup)! Kevin Phaup, who is pursuing a master’s degree in industrial design, went to Nepal last summer to...

January 14, 2016
New Burns Fellowship Program Supports Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/30754/notredame_dome_moon_hpcrop.jpg(ND Dome Moon icon crop)! A new interdisciplinary fellowship program launched by the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for...

December 14, 2015
Music Faculty Strengthens Cultural Ties with Scholars in Asia

Continuing to strengthen cultural ties with scholars and alumni in Asia, three faculty members from Notre Dame’s Department of Music...

October 02, 2015
Researchers in New Notre Dame Center Awarded $3.1 Million Grant to Study Virtues in Science

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/168081/celia_deane_drummond_preferred_icon.jpg(Celia Deane-Drummond)! A team of researchers in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters has been awarded a $3.1...

June 23, 2015
Notre Dame continues record success with NEH Fellowships

p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/163753/200x/walls_white_300.jpg(Laura Dassow Walls, left, and Sophie White)! Two faculty members from the University of Notre Dame’s "College of Arts...

May 06, 2015
Associate Professor Sophie White Wins NEH Fellowship

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/163127/sophie_white_icon.jpg(Sophie White)! Sophie White, associate professor in the Department of American Studies, has received a fellowship from the National...

April 29, 2015
English Professor Laura Dassow Walls Awarded NEH Fellowship

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/76537/laura_dassow_walls_icon.jpg(Laura Dassow Walls)! Laura Dassow Walls, the Willliam P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English, has been awarded...

April 28, 2015