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   Irish language and literature professor wins ACLS fellowship for research on bardic poetry

   Sarah McKibben, an associate professor of Irish language and literature, has won a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned...

   March 05, 2018

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   Joint paper on collective behaviors wins 2017 Cozzarelli Prize

   The paper titled “Three-dimensional Visualization and a Deep Learning Model Reveal Complex Fungal Parasite Networks in Behaviorally Manipulated Ants,” co-authored...

   March 02, 2018

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   Report: Climate change to bring heat, precipitation to Indiana

   As residents in Indiana continue to clean up from areas of extreme flooding, a new report focusing on how climate...

   March 02, 2018

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   Theology and science faculty to speak at Vatican conference on Laudato si’

   Celia Deane-Drummond and Jennifer Tank will participate in a Vatican conference titled “Radical Ecological Conversion after Laudato si’: Discovering the Intrinsic Value of...

   March 02, 2018

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   Sarah Mustillo appointed dean of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters

   As dean, Mustillo will lead Notre Dame’s largest and oldest college, comprising 20 departments and more than 550 faculty members.

   February 28, 2018

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   Notre Dame psychologists hope to make virtual reality the next frontier in treating phobias

   For a team of Notre Dame psychologists, virtual reality is more than a game — it is the next frontier...

   February 27, 2018

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   Biophysicist Patricia Clark awarded $1.1M Keck grant for protein folding study

   Results from this medical research grant could shed new light on how deadly bacterial infections spread.

   February 27, 2018

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   Christopher Welch joins Notre Dame, Indiana University and Purdue in multi-institutional research role

   Building on a strong collaboration between the state’s leading universities, Christopher Welch, chief scientific officer for Welch Innovation LLC, is...

   February 26, 2018

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   Justin Crepp selected for National Academy of Sciences committee on exoplanets

   Crepp is one of 14 committee members, a select group of experts in the field, tasked with identifying priorities within...

   February 26, 2018

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    Study points to fertility as a leading economic indicator

    New research from the University of Notre Dame discovers people appear to stop conceiving babies several months before recessions begin. The study,...

    February 26, 2018

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    As climate changes, so could the genes of the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

    Researchers warn climate change can not only influence the geographic distribution of a species in response to changing conditions — it...

    February 21, 2018

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    Hitting rock bottom after job loss can be beneficial, study shows

    Bottoming out as a result of job loss can be necessary before finding the radical solution that will lead to...

    February 20, 2018

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    Notre Dame among top producers of Fulbright students for fourth straight year

    Twenty-nine University of Notre Dame students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants during the 2017-18 academic year,...

    February 19, 2018

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    Researchers discover novel mechanism linking changes in mitochondria to cancer cell death

    Researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered that the activation of a specific enzyme may help suppress the spread...

    February 19, 2018

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    Smallest-scale work in electrochemistry leads to sizable research strides

    At a few billionths of a meter, a nanopore is too tiny to see and too tiny to image easily....

    February 15, 2018

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    How an international economics and peace studies major found his mission — conducting research that helps refugees and Italian locals

    When Francesco Tassi arrived at Notre Dame, he was sure he would major in finance. But a lecture on refugees...

    February 14, 2018

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    Researchers use wearables, mobile devices to study workplace performance

    During the study, 750 participants will wear an activity tracker that is paired with a smartphone app to gauge biomarkers...

    February 12, 2018

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    Notre Dame Research announces 2018 Internal Grant Program recipients

    Twenty faculty members from five of the colleges and schools have been awarded grants through the Notre Dame Research Internal Grant Program (IGP). Recipients who...

    February 08, 2018

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    Notre Dame awarded $1 million to increase research output of universities in the West Bank

    The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development will host a number of residencies, which will bring Notre Dame and West Bank...

    February 07, 2018

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    New quantitative psychologist adds expertise in data mining to Notre Dame faculty

    For Ross Jacobucci, quantitative psychology is a chance to invent, to improvise — and to create new tools to answer complex...

    February 06, 2018

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    Study shows social media an effective tool for predicting voting outcomes

    Researchers at the University of Notre Dame studied Colombia’s national referendum vote and initial rejection of a peace agreement to...

    February 05, 2018

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    Notre Dame economist’s research will help Department of Energy predict future oil demand

    The U.S. government has a good idea of where oil prices are headed and why, but the demand side is...

    January 30, 2018

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    Notre Dame appoints Scott Ford associate VP of new business development

    Scott Ford, formerly the executive director of community investment in South Bend city government and currently an executive vice president...

    January 25, 2018

24. 

    Flourishing under an abusive boss? You may be a psychopath, study shows

    According to research by Charlice Hurst, assistant professor of management in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, certain types of “psychopaths”...

    January 24, 2018

25. 

    Robert Goulding announced as next Reilly Center Director

    Notre Dame’s John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values has announced its next director. Robert Goulding, who will...

    January 23, 2018

26. 

    Notre Dame psychologist named a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow

    Jessica Payne, the Nancy O'Neill Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame, has been named a 2017...

    January 23, 2018

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    Nuclear physics professor receives AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Prize

    Every year, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Laboratory Astrophysics Division awards a prize to an individual who has made significant...

    January 18, 2018

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    Marc Breitman and Nada Breitman-Jakov named 2018 Richard H. Driehaus Prize laureates

    Marc Breitman and Nada Breitman-Jakov, Paris-based architects known for improving cities through quality architecture and urbanism, have been named the...

    January 17, 2018

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    NDnano announces new center director

    Alan Seabaugh, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been named the director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center...

    January 16, 2018

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    Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory collaborates with Williams International to support jet engine testing

    The Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory (NDTL) at the University of Notre Dame has entered into an 11-month agreement with Williams International (WI)...

    January 11, 2018