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1. 

   QuarkNet Impacts Physics Education in Africa

   The Fourth Biennial of the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from August...

   December 12, 2016

2. 

   Law Professor Cassel To Join Colombian President At Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

   Douglass Cassel will join Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony December 10 in Oslo,...

   December 08, 2016

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   Second-generation Stars Identified, Giving Clues About Their Predecessors

   Information can be used to tell the story of how the first elements were formed, and determine the distribution of...

   December 07, 2016

4. 

   Four Arts And Letters students Named Gilman Scholars, A Record High

   Four students from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman...

   December 07, 2016

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   Notre Dame Research Now Accepting Applications For Multiple Internal Funding Programs

   Notre Dame Research recently opened its internal grants competition and is now inviting faculty to apply. The deadline to apply...

   December 05, 2016

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   Notre Dame Researchers Advise WHO Global Health Policy

   Alex Perkins, PhD, Eck Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and a member of the Eck Institute...

   December 02, 2016

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   Notre Dame Ranked #4 In The Nation For Study Abroad Participation In 2016 Open Doors Report

   The Institute for International Education ranked the University of Notre Dame fourth among doctorate-granting universities for undergraduate participation in study...

   December 02, 2016

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   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

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   Notre Dame Gains Scholarly Resources for Black Catholic History Month and Beyond

   African American Catholics are the focus of Black Catholic History Month, celebrated every November. This year’s focus has been extended...

   November 30, 2016

10. 

    Sociologist Terence McDonnell Explores Impact of “Cultural Entropy” On Media Campaigns In Ghana

    A new book by Notre Dame Sociologist Terence McDonnell examines why expensive media campaigns that try to harness the power of culture...

    November 30, 2016

11. 

    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

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    Notre Dame Professor Serves As Senior Adviser To Armenian Bank, Helping Guide Country’s Economic Policy

    Joe Kaboski Joseph Kaboski’s work in Armenia started with an email from the developing country, one of those you might...

    November 30, 2016

13. 

    Notre Dame Mathematician Named AMS Fellow

    Sergei Starchenko, professor of mathematics, was recently named a fellow in the American Mathematical Society for 2017.

    November 30, 2016

14. 

    Research Administration Training Program Builds Competencies

    The University of Notre Dame Research Administration Training Program has trained more than 80 people on campus since it was...

    November 30, 2016

15. 

    Why CUSE? - Notre Dame Seniors Reflect on Their Experiences With the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

    The Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE) at the University of Notre Dame promotes the intellectual development of…

    November 30, 2016

16. 

    Muriel McClendon Wins Poster Award At International Research Conference

    PAD project REU’er Muriel McClendon was recognized for her work in the summer of 2016. On November 11, 2016, in...

    November 30, 2016

17. 

    Takeaways from COP22: Fund International Adaptation to Benefit Domestic Economies

    COP22 was the conference of action. It’s time to implement the Paris Agreement. Amidst the first week of this international meeting...

    November 30, 2016

18. 

    Virginia Tech Researchers Explain Their Role in Flint Water Crisis – and Repay Irish Favor

    Before the Irish and Hokies took the field Saturday, Virginia Tech researchers took the stage to give Notre Dame an...

    November 30, 2016

19. 

    ‘The Next Generation of Marketing’: ND Professor Selected as MSI Young Scholar

    Assistant Professor Frank Germann was recently selected as one of the Marketing Science Institute’s 2017 Young Scholars, which recognizes some of...

    November 30, 2016

20. 

    Ray Offenheiser to Join Notre Dame Faculty as Distinguished Professor of the Practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs

    Offenheiser is a widely known nonprofit leader and innovator with a broad range of international development experience in Asia, Africa...

    November 22, 2016

21. 

    Notre Dame’s Grace Watkins and Alexis Doyle Named Rhodes Scholars

    Watkins, a native of Blacksburg, Virginia, and Doyle, of Los Altos, California, are two of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from...

    November 21, 2016

22. 

    International Experience and Research Prepare Notre Dame Senior for Career in Counterterrorism

    Notre Dame senior Sienna Wdowik knows exactly the type of job she wants after graduation. Her two majors in the...

    November 21, 2016

23. 

    Fall Undergraduate Research Fair Continues to Bring in Large Crowds

    Each year, FURF allows undergraduate students to showcase the work they have done thus far in their academic careers. 

    November 21, 2016

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    Notre Dame Partners with Balkh University in Afghanistan to Develop Master’s Program under $1.15 Million USAID Contract

    The venture aims to enhance the skills and employability of technically qualified and professionally capable Afghan women and men in...

    November 21, 2016

25. 

    Turning Ideas into Reality for Colon Cancer Research

    In July, 2014, Mike Patterson received some news that changed his life forever. He was diagnosed with stage four colon...

    November 16, 2016

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    Illuminating Ovarian Cancer Surgery

    One in 77 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime.  Because ovarian cancer has no defined symptoms, most women...

    November 16, 2016

27. 

    Economics Chair, Undergraduate Student to Present Research on Refugees to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

    The public has lots of questions about refugees, and William Evans and Danny Fitzgerald have come up with some answers....

    November 14, 2016

28. 

    Applications Now Open for the Naughton Fellowships

    The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for the Naughton Fellowships. The prestigious international fellowships provide funding...

    November 14, 2016

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    ND-ECI to Host Virginia Tech Researchers Who Exposed the Flint Water Crisis

    Interested in how citizen science, laboratory experimentation, investigative reporting and social media helped a team of Virginia Tech researchers uncover lead-contaminated water...

    November 14, 2016

30. 

    Before a Cure, a Crusade to Stop Lung Cancer from Spreading

    Robert Stahelin’s laboratory aims to advance understanding of how the mechanisms of lipid signaling are controlled in lung and other...

    November 14, 2016