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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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    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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    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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    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

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    Master’s student awarded for human rights work in Uganda

    Victoria Nyanjura, a student in the Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies program, is a first place recipient of...

    October 11, 2018

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    New study reveals surprising effects of mutations in proteins

    Predicting how mutations in proteins alter their ability to function is critical to understanding what drives health and disease in...

    October 09, 2018

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    Notre Dame's Warren Center for Drug Discovery collaborates with Perlara on screening platform for glycogen storage diseases

    Perlara, a rare diseases drug discovery company based in the San Francisco Bay area, recently announced a collaboration called PerlQuest...

    October 09, 2018

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    Fathers’ postnatal hormone levels predict later caregiving, study shows

    Dads whose cortisol levels were elevated while they held their newborns on the day of their birth – either skin to...

    October 04, 2018

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    Sidestepping the pitfalls of overconfidence with plausible deniability

    Although confidence can serve as both a blessing and a curse, new research from the University of Notre Dame shows...

    September 25, 2018

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    Psychologist Kristin Valentino awarded $2.7 million grant to evaluate interventions to improve mental and physical health in maltreated children

    Kristin Valentino is dedicated to understanding how adversity in early childhood — such as chronic poverty or maltreatment — can...

    September 24, 2018

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    Researchers study presence of fluorinated chemicals in firefighter clothing

    Various forms of PFASs have been linked to prostate, kidney and testicular cancers, as well as thyroid disease and low...

    September 24, 2018