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   Faculty Fellow Authors New Book on How Parisian Market Women Shaped Notions of Citizenship in Revolutionary France

   Faculty Fellow Katie Jarvis has written a new book that examines how one unlikely group – Parisian market women – played an influential role...

   January 10, 2019

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   How does stress affect how we age?

   With four years of new funding from the National Institute on Aging, the Notre Dame Study of Health and Well-being...

   January 09, 2019

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   Researchers make important discovery for ‘smart’ films and encapsulation

   A study from the University of Notre Dame has found that the properties of a material commonly used to create...

   December 20, 2018

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   Notre Dame, Clemson: Competitors on the field, collaborators in research

   Together, researchers from Notre Dame and Clemson are breaking down the causes of health epidemics, expanding our knowledge of planet...

   December 19, 2018

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   Three faculty awarded NEH fellowships, continuing record funding for humanities research

   Rebecca Tinio McKenna, Sarah McKibben and Vincent Phillip Muñoz have been offered fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities in...

   December 14, 2018

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   Physics Professor Toroczkai develops mathematical solver for analog computers

   Toroczkai and collaborators have been working toward developing a novel mathematical approach that will help advance computation beyond the digital...

   December 12, 2018

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   Notre Dame-led team unlocks key information on the development of the brain

   The brain, one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body, is about the size of a...

   December 11, 2018

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   Early career faculty awarded nationally competitive awards

   The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recognized four University of Notre Dame faculty members for their excellence in research with...

   December 10, 2018

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   Study: Tuberculosis survives by using host system against itself

   In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered...

   December 05, 2018

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    University of Notre Dame and Indiana Biosciences Research Institute partner to address health concerns

    The University of Notre Dame and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) have signed a strategic alliance agreement to encourage...

    December 05, 2018

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    Emergency financial assistance reduces homeless shelter entry and violent crime

    A new study conducted by researchers at the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre...

    December 04, 2018

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    Notre Dame graduate students reveal new understanding of ferroelectric devices

    Ferroelectric materials have the potential to improve a number of characteristics of electronic devices, including memory and power efficiency. However,...

    December 04, 2018

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    Keep an eye on the road ahead when estimating cost of equity capital

    Estimating investment returns is tricky — especially, to paraphrase an old Danish saying, when dealing with the future. Still, it...

    December 03, 2018

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    Small changes to cafeteria design can get kids to eat healthier, new assessment tool finds

    Ways the new assessment tool, CAFES, suggests to promote healthier eating include placing fresh fruit by the checkout, manipulating portion sizes by...

    November 30, 2018

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    Report: Warmer air, heavier rains will threaten Indiana’s freshwater ecosystems

    Industries such as agriculture, transportation, and recreation all benefit from the health and stability of Indiana’s freshwaters. Now a new...

    November 19, 2018

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    Economist awarded NSF grant to explore effectiveness of preschool programming and parent education

    By the time children are 5 years old, there is already a distinct gap between those ready for kindergarten and...

    November 14, 2018

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    Zhang lands DOD breast cancer research award

    Siyuan Zhang, the Dee Associate Professor of Biological Sciences who is also affiliated with the Harper Cancer Research Institute, landed...

    November 13, 2018

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    On the ground in Ghana, Notre Dame sociologist studies how developing nations build effective areas of government

    Plenty of scholars study governmental problems and failures in developing nations. Erin McDonnell is interested in what’s going right —...

    November 08, 2018

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    Notre Dame and Chilean Catholic university solidify partnership to increase scientific collaboration

    The College of Science at the University of Notre Dame has cemented a partnership with the five schools of science...

    November 07, 2018

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    Study: When corporate insiders sell stock at a loss, watch out

    A new paper by the University of Notre Dame’s Peter Kelly takes a rigorous look at the predictive power of...

    November 05, 2018

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    Pilot program to create cyberinfrastructure model for National Science Foundation facilities

    Researchers from the University of Notre Dame will contribute expertise to a $3 million pilot project to create a model...

    November 05, 2018

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    U.S. poverty numbers continue to decline, researchers find

    A more accurate measure of the poverty rate, based on how much people consume, highlights the dramatic decline in poverty...

    November 02, 2018

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    Scientists neutralize reactive nitrogen molecules to enhance cancer immunotherapy

    Researchers at the University of Notre Dame studying tumors in prostate cancer models found that nitration of an amino acid...

    October 30, 2018

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    Doctoral students publish new research in bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

    Ukraine is on the brink of war-related environmental disaster according to new research published by two Kroc Institute doctoral students....

    October 29, 2018

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    Notre Dame to launch first English translation of Solzhenitsyn memoir at fall conference

    The launch will take place during “Higher Powers,” a three-day Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture conference examining the...

    October 25, 2018

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    Notre Dame researchers to study cancer immunotherapy and the dengue virus vaccine

    Two postdoctoral scholars from the University of Notre Dame have received Postdoctoral Training Awards in Translational Research from the Indiana...

    October 23, 2018

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    Notre Dame Stories: Confidence, building

    New research on confidence says nonverbal cues can help people avoid the social penalties of overconfidence. And, a collaboration between...

    October 19, 2018

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    Lu receives Susan G. Komen grant to study how breast cancer spreads

    Xin Lu, the John M. and Mary Jo Boler Assistant Professor of biology, was awarded a 2018 Susan G. Komen...

    October 15, 2018

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    Researcher to improve assessment testing for high school students

    Ying Alison Cheng, associate professor of psychology and fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of...

    October 15, 2018

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    Notre Dame releases climate vulnerability assessment of more than 270 US cities

    The Urban Adaptation Assessment is an open-source, free measurement and analysis tool that explores a city’s ability to adapt and readiness...

    October 14, 2018