- Professor Emeritus John Finnis made a Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWhen King Charles III issued the first New Year Honours of his reign last week, longtime Notre Dame Law School faculty member John Finnis was among those on the list.
- Keona Lewis to join Notre Dame as assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusionKeona Lewis, associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity and inclusion at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame, effective Feb. 1.
- Notre Dame partners with Accenture to grow health equity data and analytics to improve health care for vulnerable populationsThe University of Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society is collaborating with campus and community partners to develop a more holistic approach to addressing such problems through its new Health Equity Data Lab.
- In memoriam: Thomas J. Mueller, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineeringThomas J. Mueller, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and a leading authority on aerodynamics, died Sunday (Dec. 4). He was 88.
- Paul Brenner: Building a career of servicePaul Brenner, a ’98 graduate of Notre Dame, joined the Air Force ROTC program at the University while studying engineering as an undergraduate. Brenner has served on multiple deployments around the world, and from 2008 to 2009 he engineered and built Air Force bases in Afghanistan. He currently serves as senior associate director and professor of the practice at Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing.
- Snite Museum director publishes book on sculptures of Jesus ChristThe illustrated volume features an in-depth introduction to the topic followed by 52 individual essays on both iconic and surprising works from the third century to the 21st century.
- In memoriam: William M. Fairley, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciencesWilliam M. Fairley, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, passed away Oct. 9. He was 93.
- Notre Dame experts discuss 2022 midterm electionsWith the country facing the looming effects of violence perpetrated at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncertain economic times, high-profile Supreme Court decisions and hot-button policy issues, Notre Dame experts discuss the many things voters will be considering at the polls.
- The future of the labor market and the economy: A conversation with Dan GraffDaniel Graff, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Higgins Labor Program, and expert on contemporary labor issues, labor and economic history, and issues related to gender, race and labor, explores the resurgence of unionization efforts, the future of the U.S. labor market and its impact on the economy.
- The future of work: A conversation with Paul BlaschkoPaul Blaschko, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy, discusses our changing relationship with work — how we have developed an achievement mentality in the workplace, the causes and dangers of burnout and how the pandemic has upended our assumptions about work.
- In memoriam: L. John Roos, professor emeritus of political scienceL. John Roos, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame for 44 years, died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 21, his 79th birthday.
- Notre Dame Stories: The Future of Tech Ethics and Notre Dame's Technology Ethics CenterNotre Dame Stories · The Future of Tech Ethics and Notre Dame's Technology Ethics Center This season, Notre Dame Stories is sharing podcasts from around campus. First up is Tec Talks.…
- The future of the Supreme Court: A conversation with law professor Richard W. GarnettOn Oct. 3, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began hearing cases for its new term, following one of its most significant sessions that featured a landmark abortion ruling, a major leak, ideological differences and security threats.
- In memoriam: Msgr. John P. Meier, professor emeritus of theologyMonsignor John P. Meier, University of Notre Dame professor, Catholic priest and renowned biblical scholar, died Oct. 18 at age 80. He published nearly 80 articles and 18 books during his distinguished career, including the acclaimed “A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus” series.
- Notre Dame Stories: Inside the takedown of a drug kingpinThe arrest this summer of Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero caught the attention of Notre Dame Law School professor Jimmy Gurulé. Caro Quintero was wanted for the 1985 torture and murder of a DEA agent, a story so infamous it was recently featured in the Netflix show "Narcos: Mexico." Gurulé was the prosecutor in Los Angeles who first indicted Caro Quintero, and he tells the story from an insider's perspective.
- The future of US drone policy: A conversation with International Law Professor Mary Ellen O’ConnellMary Ellen O’Connell, the University of Notre Dame’s Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is a longtime outspoken critic of drone strikes, calling them a grave violation of international law.
- Matt Bloom wins 1st Source Bank’s 2022 Commercialization Awards, Alison Cheng runner-upEstablished in 2008 with a $1 million gift from 1st Source Bank, the Commercialization Award is presented annually to faculty from Notre Dame or the Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend who have successfully transitioned their technologies from the lab to the marketplace.
- A conversation with Luis Fraga, Director of the Institute for Latino StudiesFor National Hispanic Heritage Month, Luis Fraga, Director of the Institute for Latino Studies discusses the intersection of Latino identity and politics.
- NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide preventionUniversity of Notre Dame psychologists Theodore Beauchaine and Kristin Valentino have been awarded the Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to research two promising new interventions to reduce the risk of suicide among vulnerable youth.
- Karrie Koesel to testify before Congressional-Executive Commission on ChinaUniversity of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Political Science Karrie Koesel will testify at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 13) before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s hearing “Control of Religion in China through Digital Authoritarianism.”
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