East & West: Notre Dame in Ireland
Between Dublin and Kylemore, Notre Dame is able to offer a singular breadth of experience on the Emerald Isle that redefines the traditional meaning of a study abroad program to include cultural fluency, a way of understanding another way of life that leads to global thinking and global citizenship.
Between Dublin and Kylemore, Notre Dame is able to offer a singular breadth of experience on the Emerald Isle that redefines the traditional meaning of a study abroad program to include cultural fluency, a way of understanding another way of life that leads to global thinking and global citizenship.
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- Notre Dame Rome signs agreement with Rome’s Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni CulturaliIn September, Notre Dame Rome, part of the University of Notre Dame’s global network, signed a three-year agreement with Rome’s Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, which will allow Notre Dame faculty, undergraduate students and graduate students privileged study and research access to some of the city’s most significant historic buildings and cultural artifacts.
- ND Expert: Han Kang, first Korean writer to win Nobel Prize in literature, ‘has irrevocably changed the landscape’On Oct. 10, the Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to Han Kang, the first Asian woman writer and the first Korean writer to win the prize. According to Hayun Cho, an assistant professor of Korean literature and popular culture at the University of Notre Dame, Han’s win is moving for many, including for readers of the Korean diaspora.
- Former Irish prime minister to speak at Notre DameLeo Varadkar, former prime minister of Ireland and current member of parliament in Dáil Eireann, will join the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, part of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs, for a public discussion of Irish current affairs including public health initiatives, civic life and the political future of the island of Ireland. “A Conversation with Deputy Leo Varadkar” will take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 (Friday) in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
- Using forest resources strengthens food security, study findsForests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
- Notre Dame Global names Eimear Clowry Delaney as director of Notre Dame DublinEimear Clowry Delaney has been appointed the Michael J. Smurfit Director of Notre Dame Dublin and officially assumed the role on July 1. Kevin Whelan, who has served as the inaugural director since 1998, will now shift his focus to teaching and research.
- COVID-19 pandemic tied to low birth weight for infants in India, study showsThe incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Santosh Kumar, associate professor of development and global health economics at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.