Richard Notebaert named Recipient of First Hesburgh-Stephan Medal
The University of Notre Dame will inaugurate a new award during its 171st University Commencement Ceremony May 15.
As the University looks forward to the 50th anniversary of its...
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Women In Electron Microscopy - An Opportunity to Broaden Horizons
On April 20, 2016 an announcement was made that Harriet Tubman would be the new face on the American twenty dollar bill. In many ways this is a significant event because it symbolizes recognition. Harriet’s efforts were not to gain...
Notre Dame and Vatican Library to Celebrate New Collaboration
The University of Notre Dame and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, or Vatican Library, will formalize a unique agreement of collaboration and exchange in...
Graduate School Awards 2016: Two Professors Honored with Burns Award
At the Graduate School Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, professors Jeff Feder and Catherine Zuckert will be honored with the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Graduate School Award.
Guggenheim Foundation Awards Fellowships to Two Arts and Letters Professors
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded two of its prestigious 2016 fellowships to faculty in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters. The fellowships, which fund a diverse...
Researchers begin High-Tech Study of Vatican Courtyard
Vatican City, both the smallest sovereign state in the world and the administrative headquarters of its largest Christian Church, is also a United Nations World Heritage site. Among the series of architectural restoration projects planned or under way there, few...
Grant from Catholic Relief Services will help to evaluate local governance in Malawi
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) recently awarded a grant to Professor Jaimie Bleck and the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD) to evaluate a program aimed at improving local governance in Malawi.
Do successful leaders produce more successful leaders?
Craig Crossland, a professor of management in the Mendoza College of Business, and his colleagues studied the NFL to determine if the so-called “acolyte effect” that makes protégés of successful head coaches successful in turn is real. They...
Notre Dame Students to Conduct Clinical Research in New York
For the first time ever, two Notre Dame undergraduate students—Anne Grisoli and Richard Felli—and two graduate students—Katelyn Ludwig and Steve Marczak—will spend the summer conducting laboratory and clinical research at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York....
Professor Launches Project to Advance Scientific and Theological Literacy among Madrasa Graduates in India
With a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame, has launched a three-year project to enrich scientific and...
Understanding Behavior Key to Combating Malaria
Today, April 25, is the annual World Malaria Day. This year’s theme – End Malaria for Good – seeks to build upon past successes in combatting this deadly disease, which killed over 435,000 people in 2015, and sustain this progress...
Graduate Students Gain Experience Editing Sociology’s Flagship Journal
Notre Dame sociology graduate students are getting a rare inside look at the academic publishing process—and valuable experience that will give them an edge in their own research and careers....
Fulbright Scholar Speaks on Semantic Networks and Language Learning
On March 16th, the CSLC welcomed Dr. Ann Devitt for a lecture on Semantic Networks: What they are and how they can help us in the classroom. Dr. Devitt is an assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin’s School...
Tune in to Learn about Research on Notre Dame Day
On April 24 and 25, 2016 the University of Notre Dame will host its third annual Notre Dame Day. The celebration will include an online fundraising...
Historian George Marsden elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
George Marsden, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected a member of the 2016 class of the American Academy of Arts...
Capdevilla awarded Ganey Community-Based Research Graduate Stipend
Notre Dame Physics Graduate Student Rodolfo Capdevilla has been awarded a 2016 Ganey Community-Based Research Graduate Stipend. The project “Inspiring High School Students to Enter STEM Careers Using Quantum Physics Demos” is the product of Capdevilla’s training at the “Social...
Peter Harrison to Lecture on "Religious Origins in Modern Science?"
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) and the History and Philosophy of Science Program are pleased to announce a public lecture by Peter Harrison, Australian Laureate...
What’s It Really Like? – Energy Research at Notre Dame
While ND Energy’s Student Energy Board (SEB) was brainstorming about what kind of event would be most meaningful for students at Notre Dame, the consensus was that most undergraduate students didn’t know exactly...
Notre Dame Kennedy Scholars present research proposals at Durham University
On April 15, four students participating in the College of Arts and Letters and Notre Dame International’s Kennedy Scholars Thesis Seminar were invited to present their research proposals at Durham University, before a jury of faculty...
NDIIF Announces Two Awards - Best Imaging Publications for 2015
The Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) is pleased to announce two awards for the best imaging publications for calendar year 2015 – April 15, 2016.
Cancer Treatment System wins Notre Dame’s 2016 McCloskey Business Plan Competition
A novel platform for delivering cancer treatment drugs was the grand prize winner of the 16th Annual McCloskey Business Plan Competition, an annual competition sponsored by the University of Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship.
Juniors Caleb Pine and Christa Grace Watkins named 2016 Truman Scholars
Established in 1975 as a living memorial to President Harry S. Truman, the prestigious scholarship includes $30,000 in graduate study...
A tough childhood can lead to a shorter life for baboons
What is true for humans is also true for baboons: The tougher the childhood, the higher the risks of premature death later in life. Numerous studies have shown that childhood trauma can have far-reaching effects on adult health and survival;...
Twenty-four ND Students Win NSF GRFP Awards
The National Science Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), with 24 current Notre Dame students winning the prestigious award and another 17 earning honorable mention....
Wind Energy to Benefit from Notre Dame Plasma Research
As the world looks for new ways to diversify its energy supply and find renewable resources to power the earth’s growing energy consumption needs, new research from the University of Notre Dame has identified a potential way to make an...
Stoneburner Co-authors Report on Innovative Laser Procedure
Christine Petti, M.D., a plastic surgeon (SMC ’76), and her daughter, Jacqueline Stoneburner, a senior majoring in both science-business and Spanish at Notre Dame, published the results of...
Dr. Hyde is One of 22 Elite International Scientists invited to a Closed-door Workshop Sponsored by the National Eye Institute
Dr. David Hyde is one of 22 invited international scientists to participate in a closed-door workshop sponsored by the National Eye Institute in Seattle, WA on Saturday, April 30. The workshop, entitled...
Architecture Students to Present Plans for New South Bend Housing Project
A team of eight undergraduate students in the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture will formally present design proposals Friday (April 22) for a unique new housing project on South Bend’s south side.
Marisel Moreno awarded The Sheedy Excellence in Teaching Award
Marisel C. Moreno, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and fellow of the Institute for Latino Studies, is the recipient of the 2016 Sheedy Excellence in Teaching Award. This award, bestowed annually on a faculty member in the College...
Notre Dame Philosopher to Deliver 2017 Gifford Lectures at the University of St. Andrews
Michael Rea, a professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy, has been named the 2017 speaker for the prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The 128-year-old lecture...