- Heritage in the kiln: Renewal and sustainability through traditional brickmakingResearch into traditional brickmaking in the central Italian region of Umbria by two University of Notre Dame School of Architecture students, Jack Harrington '23 and Nathan Walz '24, provokes such questions about our built environment, the structures we have inherited from the past, created ourselves, and those we will build in the future.
- Notre Dame Forum film series focuses on theme of war and peaceIn the first of three spring semester Notre Dame Forum keynote events, the University of Notre Dame will host a weekly film series throughout February.
- Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise, study showsEvolution has occurred more rapidly than previously thought in the Chesapeake Bay wetlands, which may decrease the chance that coastal marshes can withstand future sea level rise, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators demonstrated in a recent publication in Science.
- Spring lecture series considers complexities of globalismThe series kicks off at 10:40 a.m. Friday (Jan. 27) in Mendoza’s Jordan Auditorium with Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, speaking on “The Shift from Globalization to Regionalization and Reshoring.” Future topics include global health concerns, migration, global governance and the intersection of public policy and the public good.
- Transformational Leaders Program aims to help students reach their goals while staying healthy, grounded and connectedDeveloped to invest in students as the University of Notre Dame’s most important and precious resource, while acknowledging that not all students come to higher education with the same preparation or resources, Notre Dame’s Transformational Leaders Program (TLP) provides students with access to mentoring, education and outreach specialists, community-building activities, a dedicated gathering and study space and other academic resources.
- Nanovic Institute awards 2023 Laura Shannon Prize to Stella Ghervas for book on war, diplomacy and peace in EuropeThe Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame has awarded the 2023 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies to Stella Ghervas, professor of Russian history at Newcastle University, England, for her book “Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union,” published by Harvard University Press.
- A match made in musicFrom humble beginnings, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition has grown into the largest and longest-running chamber music competition in the U.S., partnering with the University of Notre Dame to encourage and educate young musicians and deliver free musical programming to South Bend-area youth along the way.
- Inspiring prayer service centered on unity and love among Walk the Walk Week highlightsFrom start to finish, the annual University of Notre Dame Walk the Walk prayer service featured inspiring song and rousing words and prayer on Sunday (Jan. 22).
- Law School launches podcast focused on DEIMax Gaston talks about his role as the Law School's director of DEI, and how his podcast gives a window into his work.
- Law School serves community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of ServiceMore than 100 Notre Dame Law School students, faculty and staff volunteered on Jan. 16 to serve the greater South Bend community.
- Notre Dame students contribute to South Bend mural celebrating the immigrant experienceReflecting themes of hope and renewal, a new mural outside La Casa de Amistad, created with help from the University of Notre Dame, commemorates the emotional journey for people who immigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life and in response to violence, persecution and economic hardship back home.
- In memoriam: Notre Dame Trustee Robert M. ConwayRobert M. Conway, a member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees for more than three decades, died Sunday (Jan. 15) in New York City. He was 78.
- Anthropologist wins NEH fellowship to explore toll of climate change in Sierra LeoneNotre Dame anthropologist Catherine “Cat” Bolten has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to support the writing of her book that examines links between food insecurity, human population growth and wildlife depletion, land politics and degradation, and climate change in Sierra Leone.
- Alumna Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard named 2023 Rangel FellowThe Rangel fellowship is a U.S. Department of State program that attracts and prepares young people for international service careers.
- Jeffrey F. Rhoads appointed vice president for researchJeffrey F. (Jeff) Rhoads, a leading mechanical engineering researcher and pioneer in engineering education, has been appointed vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., University president.
- Ben Pentreath named 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Prize laureateBen Pentreath, architect, designer, educator and author, is the recipient of the 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame. He will be awarded the $200,000 prize during a ceremony on March 25 (Saturday) in Chicago.
- de Nicola Center hosts roundtable on caring for women, children in a post-Roe worldOn Thursday (Jan. 19), the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame will mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in Washington, D.C., with an expert roundtable discussion on how best to care for and protect mothers, babies and families in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision.
- Boards of directors and the media generally ‘get it right’ in rewarding CEOs based on performance, study showsThe study looks at performance based on the impact the CEO has on the firm within the context of the performance they inherited and the time period in which they ran the firm. After establishing this relationship, it examines the signals that boards and the media may use to ascertain quality.
- Walker Hayes with Ingrid Andress and Breland to perform as part of IDEA WeekCountry music star Walker Hayes will perform at 7 p.m. April 15 (Saturday) at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame as part of IDEA Week, an annual event celebrating entrepreneurs, innovation and the incubation of new ideas. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. EST Jan. 27 (Friday) through Ticketmaster.
- Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, and Natasha Tretheway, former US Poet Laureate, to be featured during Walk the Walk WeekThe University of Notre Dame’s eighth annual Walk the Walk Week will take place Jan. 19 (Thursday) through Jan. 27 (Friday).
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