- 'Hybrid’ disaster response shows how localization saves livesThe earthquake that struck southwest Haiti in August 2021 killed thousands of people and left more than half a million seeking help. New research by a University of Notre Dame expert finds that the assessment of this disaster can serve as a model for evaluating future disasters and making life-saving improvements.
- Carter Snead testifies before US Senate Judiciary CommitteeO. Carter Snead, the Charles E. Rice Professor of Law and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, offered expert testimony on Wednesday (June 12) before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
- Into high waves and turbulence: Engineers deploy smart devices to improve hurricane forecastsForecasters’ ability to predict a hurricane’s intensity has lagged behind tracking its path because the forces driving the storm have been difficult and dangerous to measure — until now. “When we’re talking 150, 200-mph winds, with 30-foot waves, you don’t send a boat and crew out there to collect data,” said David Richter, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences. Richter is the lead investigator on an Office of Naval Research grant to send drones and other “smart” instruments into hurricanes to collect needed data.
- In memoriam: Winfried ‘Fred’ Dallmayr, professor emeritus of political scienceWinfried “Fred” Dallmayr, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame, died June 5. He was 95.
- President Emeritus Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., honored with Sorin AwardIn recognition of a lifetime of service to the University of Notre Dame, culminating in his 19-year tenure as University President, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., was presented with the 2024 Rev. Edward Frederick Sorin, C.S.C., Award on June 1 during the …
- DeBartolo Performing Arts Center to host Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair Friday at Notre DameThe DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC), in partnership with the Center for Social Concerns, will host a Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday (June 14) on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
- Second chance: LEO boosts Excel Center mission of high school diplomas for adultsRizan Hajji Mohamed bundled his pregnant wife into a car and drove from Los Angeles to Indianapolis because an online search identified only one program that grants high school diplomas to adults. The Syrian refugee arrived in a snowstorm, the first he’d ever seen. But Mohamed, now 42, was…
- Keough School and Organization of American States partner to protect democracy and human rightsThe University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and the Organization of American States have launched a new partnership to strengthen democracy and defend human rights efforts across Latin America. To that end, the institutions will collaborate on joint research and policy projects, exchange faculty experts and train undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers who work in development, human rights and democracy.
- Smartphones negatively impact charitable giving, revealing need for nonprofits to adapt messagingNew research from Kristen Ferguson, assistant professor of marketing at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, finds that consumers are less likely to donate to charities on their smartphones, a phenomenon called the "mobile giving gap."
- Indiana Research Consortium will advance tech, promote economic growth and attract top talent and industries to the state of IndianaPurdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame have formalized a joint research effort to address the nation’s most critical defense challenges. The Indiana Research Consortium (IRC) will leverage the combined strengths, facilities and capabilities of the state’s three…
- Democrats grapple with virtual versus in-person formats at national conventionThe Democratic Party is considering a virtual format for its 2024 Democratic National Convention much like the one held in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey conducted by a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame asked the delegates to the 2020 convention how they felt about the virtual format and found that while most of them considered the event a success, a large majority of them would prefer to attend in person to foster unity among party activists.
- Notre Dame elected to Universities Space Research AssociationThe USRA consists of 121 universities that work together to advance space-related education, research, development and operations around the world. The organization noted that research at Notre Dame “is built around a robust framework of strong interdisciplinary and collaborative activities both within in-house departments and with other renowned national and international institutes.”
- Experts say use of political memes are a predictor of political violenceIn a study of social media activity prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame say a sharp increase in politically salient imagery online — visual content designed to influence, dehumanize, manipulate and motivate audiences — was a predictor of the conflict.
- Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., formally admitted as Honorary Fellow of St Edmund’s College, CambridgeRev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the University of Notre Dame’s 17th president, has been formally admitted as an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund’s College at the University of Cambridge…
- In memoriam: Dolores Warwick Frese, professor emeritus of EnglishDolores Warwick Frese, professor emeritus of English at the University of Notre Dame, died Thursday (May 30) in South Bend. She was 88.
- McKenna Center program opens doors for disadvantaged entrepreneursWhile the word entrepreneur often conjures images of tech titans such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the reality is much less glamorous, according to Michael Morris, a faculty member in the Keough School of Global Affairs’ McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business at the University of…
- Notre Dame elects new Trustees, University FellowTwo new Trustees — Cathy Molnar and Ryan McInerney — have been elected to serve on the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees, and Trustee Stephanie Gallo has been elected to the University’s Board of Fellows, effective July 1. …
- Notre Dame alumnus Andrew Langford named Hertz FellowUniversity of Notre Dame alumnus Andrew Langford has been named one of 18 Hertz Fellowship recipients for the 2024 application cycle. He is Notre Dame’s second Hertz fellow overall and first since 2010.
- Researchers identify factors that heighten risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections and sepsisA study from the University of Notre Dame has identified a population that is more susceptible to developing a catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
- AI browser plug-ins to help consumers improve digital privacy literacy, combat manipulative designResearchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing artificial intelligence tools that help consumers understand how they are being exploited as they navigate online platforms.
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