As a child, Emmanuel Katongole went into the forest near his home in Uganda to draw water from the spring and collect firewood for cooking. Now a diocesan priest who has taught theology and peace studies for a decade at Notre Dame, he has worried upon every return home about the intense deforestation destroying his native land. In a country where more than half the population is under age 20, he knew that young people moving to the cities lacked opportunities and needed firewood, leading to rampant tree cutting. But it wasn’t until reading Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that Katongole envisioned a solution that uses education to address both problems — protecting the environment and providing economic opportunities. He joined with several colleagues and the local Catholic Church to found Bethany Land Institute (BLI) in a rural area 25 miles north of the capital city of Kampala.

An international group of researchers, including a professor at the University of Notre Dame, have found evidence for the earliest stars in the Universe, called Population III (Pop III) stars, in the spectrum of a distant quasar, according to a paper in Astrophysical Journal.

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, has welcomed 15 new students pursuing a master of global affairs with a concentration in international peace studies (MGA-IPS). These students are part of the Keough School’s master of global affairs Class of 2024. …

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs will welcome Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the former president of the Republic of Croatia, to deliver the 2022 Nanovic Forum Lecture. The talk, titled “War in Ukraine, Peace in Europe? Geopolitics, Economics, and Security after Russia’s Invasion,” will take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium…

Nine PhD students at the University of Notre Dame have joined the Eck Institute for Global Health as graduate fellows. The Institute will support the students as they pursue research on a wide range of topics that impact global health. Dr. Bernard Nahlen, director of the Eck Institute, said “We are pleased to welcome an exceptionally strong cohort of graduate fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year.” Nahlen, who is also a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, added “these fellows are well equipped to make a major contribution to our understanding of some of the most troubling health problems that confront our world today.”…

Researchers are partnering to understand exactly how low-frequency ultrasound enhances antibiotic activity.

Updated annually, ND-GAIN’s Country Index quantifies the climate vulnerability and readiness of more than 180 countries by aggregating 45 core indicators over 20 years.

Three graduate students at the University of Notre Dame have received fellowships from the university’s Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) doctoral program. Established in 2020, the MSE program has grown quickly. It now includes more than thirty students and has three graduates. Each MSE doctoral fellowship provides one year of funding in support of a student's materials science-focused doctoral thesis research.…

The University of Notre Dame’s Naughton Fellowship program has announced 33 faculty member and student awardees in its 2022-2023 cohort. Funded by a gift from the Naughton family in 2008, Naughton Fellowships foster leadership through international partnerships and stimulate collaborative research efforts. Fellows from Ireland have the opportunity to study and conduct research at the University of Notre Dame. Fellows from Notre Dame complete their fellowship at one Ireland’s leading research universities.…

Ciara Fitter ’23 is a major in political science and global affairs with a concentration in transnational European studies. In summer 2022, she received a grant to participate in the Notre Dame Irish Internship Program, which is supported by the Nanovic Institute and facilitated by the Notre Dame Dublin Global Gateway…

The Byzantine-era discovery has been described as "the most beautiful mosaic floor" found in Palestine

NDIAS Graduate Fellow Greg Wurm has recently published an article in The Journal of Family Theory & Review. The piece, entitled "Theorizing arranged marriage: The case of South Asian Muslim immigrants in love marriage societies,"…

Emilia Justyna Powell, a Notre Dame professor of political science and concurrent professor at The Law School, has won two International Studies Association (ISA) awards for her 2020 book, Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes. Lauded for its originality, significance, and rigor in international law and religion and international relations, the book covers differences and similarities between the Islamic legal tradition and international law.

The Latino Studies Scholars Program supports students in a number of ways, including a $25,000 annual scholarship; $5,000 per summer for three summers toward internships, conferences and study abroad; curriculum and research opportunities; networking opportunities; and mentoring. 

Notre Dame International is launching Study Abroad Week from Monday, September 19 to Friday, September 23. The week will consist of panel discussions, information sessions, and social gatherings to promote study abroad’s variety of offerings to students.…

Along oyster beds, sand dunes, and marshy coastal lowlands rise the church spires and walls of a medieval coastal city. This isn’t Northumbria’s Holy Island or Normandy’s Mont-St-Michel, though. This is the City of St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city continuously occupied by Europeans and African-Americans in North America. This settlement on Florida’s First Coast predates the arrival of the Mayflower pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620 and even the 1607 founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.…