News: October 2015

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  1. Astrophysicists produce the first age map of the halo of the Milky Way

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/180591/200x/beers_group_300.jpg(Daniela Carollo, left, Timothy Beers and Vinicius Placco)! "Watch video":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJ7eMHtdOQ&feature=youtu.be !http://news.nd.edu/assets/9632/video_camera.gif(Video)! University of Notre Dame astronomer "Timothy Beers":http://physics.nd.edu/people/faculty/timothy-c-beers/ and...

  2. Psychologist Explores What Happens When We Sleep

    p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/64770/payne_jessica_icon.jpg(Jessica Payne)! What’s going on in your head while you sleep? The research of Jessica Payne, associate professor and...

  3. Three questions with political scientist Rev. Robert Dowd

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/133126/200x/father_bob_dowd_300.jpg(Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.)! "Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.":http://politicalscience.nd.edu/faculty/faculty-list/rev-robert-dowd-c-s-c/, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame,...

  4. Hummon receives ACS Rising Star Award

    Amanda Hummon, the Husking Foundation, Inc. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a 2016 Rising Star Award from...

  5. Video: Fighting for Displaced People

    p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/179770/ff_displaced_people_icon.jpg(Fighting for Displaced People)! There are 60 million displaced people in the world, and every day, an estimated 40,000...

  6. Notre Dame welcomes new faculty

    With the start of the 2015–16 academic year, the University was pleased to welcome nearly 90 new members to its...

  7. Rediscovering the West

    A great American road trip takes students where the past is present and the land beckons scientific exploration.

  8. Researchers aim to refocus wandering minds

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/178323/200x/d_mello_300.jpg(Sidney D’Mello)! We’re all guilty of it at times. Whether it’s reading a report, sitting through a meeting or...

  9. Researchers use nanotechnology to fight breast cancer

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/178163/original/mammogram_woman_800x480.jpg(Mammogram)! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease and the importance...