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   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

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   Notre Dame-Purdue Symposium Encourages Networking, Collaboration Opportunities in Soft Materials and Polymer Research

   Notre Dame’s third annual symposium on soft materials research was expanded this year to a two-university event.  On October 8,...

   October 21, 2016

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   Identifying DNA and Developing Data

   When it comes to battling disease and maintaining healthy environments, DNA sequencing can be imperative to success. At the University...

   October 21, 2016

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   Notre Dame-USAID Fellow Works with South Bend and Ugandan Partners to Support Palliative Care in Uganda

   The Center for Hospice Care (CHC) in Indiana works with the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) and NDIGD to better...

   October 21, 2016

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   Three Arts and Letters Alumni Receive Awards from Alumni Association

   Three alumni from the College of Arts and Letters—an ambassador, the founder of the University of Notre Dame soccer team,...

   October 21, 2016

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   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

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   Paul P. Weinstein Memorial Lecture – Global Health in the 21st Century

   The 2016 Paul P. Weinstein Memorial Lecture presented by the Eck Institute for Global Health featured B. Fenton “Lee” Hall, MD, PhD, Chief...

   October 20, 2016

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   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

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   Young Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to Spend 4 Weeks in South Bend through YLAI Partnership

   In a program led by the University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative...

   October 19, 2016

10. 

    Hope and Optimism Project Funds Philosophical Research, Awards Playwrights and Video Producers

    An interdisciplinary research collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and Cornell University has awarded more than $344,000 to seven...

    October 17, 2016

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    Randy Boyagoda to Lecture on Flannery O’Connor and the Politics of Catholic Fiction Today

    Join the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in 138 DeBartolo Hall...

    October 17, 2016

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    Notre Dame’s Association for Women in Science Hosts Inaugural Graduate Student Conference

    On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2016, the Association for Women in Science–Notre Dame (AWIS-ND) hosted its inaugural conference for...

    October 17, 2016

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    Physicists Beers and Surman Elected American Physical Society Fellows

    Notre Dame astronomer, Timothy Beers, Ph.D., and nuclear astrophysicist Rebecca Surman, Ph.D., were elected Fellows of the American Physical Society...

    October 14, 2016

14. 

    Notre Dame to Host an Academic Conference on Pope Francis in Cuba

    The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies will convene a gathering of theologians and other scholars in Havana...

    October 12, 2016

15. 

    Notre Dame Launches New Ph.D. Programs in Italian and Spanish

    The University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters has launched two rigorous new doctoral programs in Italian and...

    October 12, 2016

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    Native Voices Exhibit on Display through October 26

    Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness is an interactive exhibition that examines concepts of health and medicine among...

    October 12, 2016

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    Students Share Galapagos Islands Diversity with Area Children

    Days before their Fall Break trip to the Galapagos Islands as part of a course in the Department of Biological...

    October 12, 2016

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    1916 The Irish Rebellion Awarded "Best Documentary Series"

    1916 The Irish Rebellion was awarded "Best Documentary Series" at the 2016 Irish Film and Television Award ceremony, held on...

    October 11, 2016

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    Notre Dame Teams with 27 Universities in NSF-funded Consortium to Propel Campus Research Computing Capacities

    The National Science Foundation has awarded a consortium of 28 universities, led by Clemson University, a $750,000 grant to fund...

    October 06, 2016

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    Program of Liberal Studies Associate Professor Wins Fellowship to Further Research on Renaissance Intellectual

    Robert Goulding, an associate professor in Notre Dame’s Program of Liberal Studies and the History and Philosophy of Science program,...

    October 05, 2016

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    Notre Dame Launches Latino Studies Scholars Program

    Notre Dame announces the launch of the Latino Studies Scholars Program (LSSP). The merit-based scholarship and accompanying curriculum for undergraduate students is designed...

    October 05, 2016

22. 

    Notre Dame Student Research Makes Positive Impact on Health in Northern Indiana

    While many of our Master of Science in Global Health students traveled internationally for their Capstone in May and June,...

    October 05, 2016

23. 

    How an Alumnus Effectively Fights Food Insecurity

    The obesity epidemic in this country should be of no surprise to anyone. But did you know that the environment...

    October 05, 2016

24. 

    ND Talent Search Receives $2.15M in Funding

    The University of Notre Dame’s Talent Search program was one of nearly 900 colleges and organizations to receive a portion...

    October 05, 2016

25. 

    Spanish Architect Enrique Nuere Awarded the Rafael Manzano Architecture Prize

    The Manzano Prize recognizes the work of architects who defend and preserve vernacular architecture and reinforce Spain’s unique architectural heritage.

    October 05, 2016

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    Notre Dame Endowment Pool at $10.4 Billion for Fiscal Year 2016

    The University’s longer term results are in the top tier of institutional investors.

    October 03, 2016

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    Notre Dame to Award 2017 Evangelium Vitae Medal to Jerome Lejeune Foundation

    The Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture will award the 2017 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to the Jerome...

    October 03, 2016

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    2016 Anthropology Alum Wins National Student Prize in Economic Anthropology

    2016 Anthropology Alum Wins National Student Prize in Economic Anthropology Mariel Kennedy (ND’16), now working as a research analyst with...

    September 30, 2016

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    Spanish Major Uses Fulbright Grant to Develop Youth Program for At-risk Teens in Chile

    After spending part of an undergraduate study abroad trip working with struggling teen mothers in Chile, Lauren Antosz ’16 left...

    September 30, 2016

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    The Experience Project awards $650,000 in Second Round of Research Funding

    More than $650,000 has been awarded to 15 projects in the second year of a research collaboration aimed at building...

    September 28, 2016