- From card catalogs to AI? Technology and workflows at the Notre Dame ArchivesWhen I started working in the Notre Dame Archives in 1983, we relied on technology developed in the 19th century or earlier: the typewriter, telephone, photography, snail mail. We kept typewritten inventories in file cabinets. We responded to reference requests by mail or by telephone. We had card…
- Notre Dame students travel to Croatia for a summer school program on resilience and recoveryFrom June 27 through July 7, 2024, the Catholic University of Croatia hosted the third summer school program focused on resilience and recovery. This year’s program was titled “Practicing Resilience – Preparing…
- Providing a Scientific Backbone: Francis Aznaran and his numerical solutions of differential equationsThe pouring of milk into a coffee cup, the collapse of a bridge, and the way air flows around an airplane are all completely different scenarios, yet are modeled using the same differential equations. This is the focus of Francis Aznaran, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame.…
- Notre Dame’s Religious Liberty Clinic and Education Law Project file amicus brief in support of religious school’s freedom to integrate faith and learningThis week Notre Dame Law School’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National…
- The Significance of PrecedenceIt is the responsibility of architects to understand the multiple traditions that have preceded them, according to Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Curriculum and Professor Samir Younés said. Precedent is imperative. “One of the first things you do is to study the written, designed, and…
- Dissecting the Roman Forum Digitally — From Pen to Pixel StudiesThe 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake devastated some of the world’s architectural wonders, but what if those buildings could be restored? What if history could be brought back to life exactly as it was? Since 2010, Associate Professor and Director of the Digital Historic Architecture and Material…
- Bryan Stevenson delivers powerful message about ‘proximity’ at Institute for Social Concerns lecture in downtown South BendA maximum-security prison in rural Georgia was the place where everything changed for Bryan Stevenson. He was still a law student, interning with a human rights organization at the time, and felt unqualified to help the man on death row that he was about to meet. When the shackled man entered…
- New name for Institute for Social Concerns reflects expanded research, teaching and partnershipsThe University of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns will now be called the Institute for Social Concerns. The name change signals its status as a scholarly unit with faculty from various departments, colleges and schools whose activities contribute to a comprehensive and multifaceted interdisciplinary mission.
- Carbonaro and Haskins tapped to lead prestigious journal Sociology of EducationTwo University of Notre Dame faculty members will soon be at the helm of the Sociology of Education journal, shepherding research that examines how social institutions, and people’s experiences within them, affect educational processes and…
- ND Law Eviction Clinic reaches settlement for South Bend family fleeing lead-filled homeWhen a local mother and her four children found themselves being poisoned by lead in the place they called home, facing eviction and an uncertain future, they reached out to Notre Dame Law School’s Eviction Clinic. The clinic assisted them in navigating the eviction process and managing their relationship…
- Notre Dame Forum to present ‘Fr. TED Talks’ on Catholic social tradition, featuring President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., and Dr. Jim O’ConnellHonoring the legacy of legendary University of Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum will host “Fr. TED Talks: Ideas from the Catholic Social Tradition That We Find Inspiring,” a two-night festival on Oct. 28 and 29.
- ‘Great powers don’t mind their own business’: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns of perils of US isolationism at Notre Dame Forum eventAs part of the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum, Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. Secretary of State, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and a University of Notre Dame alumna, returned to campus Friday (Oct. 11) to speak to an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and hundreds more online.
- Military doctor and Notre Dame alumnus pursues data science in online master’s programThe path Dr. Hy Pham ’09 took to becoming a physician was not straightforward, and his current foray into the Online…
- Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Censoring hate speechIn an era of intense polarization, Democrats and Republicans have historically, and mistakenly, believed that members of the other party prioritize protecting certain types or victims of hate speech over others based on stereotypes or their affiliation with those potentially vulnerable groups. New research from the University of Notre Dame, however, revealed that partisans generally agree on what to censor when it comes to the target, source and severity of hate speech.
- Notre Dame Poverty Initiative announces new investments in poverty researchThe University of Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will support research projects led by Notre Dame faculty and help recruit prominent poverty scholars to Notre Dame.…
- Social media platforms aren’t doing enough to stop harmful AI bots, research findsNew research from the University of Notre Dame analyzed the AI bot policies and mechanisms of eight social media platforms: LinkedIn, Mastodon, Reddit, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Then researchers attempted to launch bots to test bot policy enforcement processes.
- Team Trainer Invents Foot Brace that Draws Customers NationwideEach year the IDEA Center receives hundreds of pitches for new business concepts from students and faculty and works with these campus entrepreneurs to further explore, refine and launch their ideas. In a Notre Dame Magazine story,…
- Notre Dame expands military support with mental health and leadership courses in partnership with the Military Spouse Advocacy NetworkThis fall, the University’s long history of support for the armed forces, veterans and their families will be extended to a new partnership with the Military Spouse Advocacy Network (MSAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to create stronger military families through education, empowerment and support.
- Architect Doug Marsh, ‘most impactful builder in Notre Dame’s history,’ to retire after 30-year University careerUniversity of Notre Dame Executive Vice President Shannon Cullinan has announced that Doug Marsh, vice president for facilities design and operations and University architect,…
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