- 1:41"Words Fly Through the Air": The First Known Wireless Transmission in the U.S.On April 19, 2024, the University of Notre Dame celebrated the 125 year anniversary of the first known wireless transmission in the United States which was sent from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame's campus to Bertrand Hall more than a mile away at Saint Mary's College.Since Professor Jerome Green’s initial forays into wireless research at Notre Dame in the 1890s, the University has built on his legacy and continued to invest in this essential area of research:Since 2010, the University’s growing research in this field has been organized through the Wireless Institute in the College of Engineering. It serves as an incubator for big ideas and large projects involving faculty from various disciplines around the University and the across the country.The Wireless Institute also leads SpectrumX, the world’s largest academic hub where radio spectrum stakeholders innovate, collaborate, and contribute to research and spectrum policy with the goal to maximize the social welfare of the radio spectrum itself. The center currently hosts 30 member institutions.
- 16:42Notre Dame as a leading research university: Jeff Rhoads, vice president for researchThe University of Notre Dame has experienced transformational growth in research over the past decade. The evidence is everywhere on campus, both in the talent of the faculty and the resources devoted to making Notre Dame a leading research institution.In this episode of Notre Dame Stories, host Jenne Liberto talks to Vice President of Research Jeff Rhoads who shares his plans for expanding the University's impact globally.------ Notre Dame Stories is the official podcast of the University of Notre Dame. It was created by the Office of Public Affairs and Communications. Written and produced by Andy Fuller with content coordination from Staci Stickovich, edited by Michael Wiens, and videography by Tony Fuller and Zach Dudka. Original music is by Alex Mansour. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
- 16:41Notre Dame as a leading research university: Jeff Rhoads, vice president for research (Audio)The University of Notre Dame has experienced transformational growth in research over the past decade. The evidence is everywhere on campus, both in the talent of the faculty and the resources devoted to making Notre Dame a leading research institution.Watch the interview (https://youtu.be/uzbFJaDGMbc)In this episode of Notre Dame Stories, host Jenna Liberto talks to Vice President of Research Jeff Rhoads (https://research.nd.edu/people/jeffrey-rhoads/) who shares his plans for expanding the University's impact globally.
- 1:38:36Notre Dame Forum: Safeguarding Democracy in an Era of AI and Digital DisinformationIn this lecture and the conversation that follows, Maria Ressa will explore key challenges facing international information ecosystems and global democracy. She will discuss the possibility of developing artificial intelligence (AI) that respects truth and dissent, instead of enabling insidious manipulation for profit, and offer strategies for resisting the threat of AI-powered surveillance, persuasion, and control.Drawing on her personal experiences fighting online disinformation and facing the weaponization of the law against journalists, Ressa illustrates the ways technology companies play a role in distorting truth and fraying our fragile democratic systems. Ressa provides an urgent call to action to harness technology for good, before irreparable damage is done.
- 0:31An Irish Blessing from #notredameMay the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.Happy #StPatricksDay ☘️
- 4:102024 Laetare Medalist: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding AmericaSince 2018, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot has served as CEO of Feeding America. She has grown the charitable organization—now the largest in the U.S., according to Forbes—and led the team through a number of challenges, including navigating a global pandemic and the ensuing increase in food insecurity.For her work, she is being honored with the 2024 Laetare Medal, considered the most prestigious honor given to an American Catholic.More: https://go.nd.edu/Laetare2024
- 1:00Rare Disease Day: Alec's StoryMeet Alec Koujaian. He works at Menards and likes to play basketball and video games with his dad. He also lives with #NPC.The University of Notre Dame works with rare disease patients like Alec and their families through advocacy, education and research.See more of their story: https://go.nd.edu/f3a206
- 11:52Alec's Story: How Notre Dame supports rare disease researchMeet Alec Koujaian. He works at Menards and likes to play basketball and video games with his dad. He also lives with Niemann-Pick disease type C.NPC is very rare, affecting one in 120,000 people, and death typically occurs before or during adolescence. It's one of 20 rare diseases that the University of Notre Dame's Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases studies and supports.The Boler-Parseghian Center works with families affected by rare diseases to combine studies of patient data and tissue with fundamental biological research in order to better understand disease, identify molecular targets, and develop new diagnostics and treatments. We have active pharmaceutical partnerships to accelerate the discovery and development of drugs and therapies for rare and neglected diseases.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/f3a206
- 0:54A new mural at #NotreDameNotre Dame students, faculty and staff were invited to paint portions of a new mural in the Coleman-Morse Center that recognizes Servant of God Theotonius Ganguly, C.S.C., the first person of color from the Congregation of Holy Cross to be put forward for sainthood.The mural was designed by renowned artist Br. Mickey McGrath, OSFS.
- 20:39Breathe with both lungs | Notre Dame Stories (episode 2)Notre Dame's theology chair demonstrates Catholic character in global context.What comes to mind when you think about the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame? Likely, an image of traditional Roman Catholicism. But the church is a global body with diverse traditions and people who lead them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the life story of the chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology, Father Khaled Anatolios.In this episode of Notre Dame Stories we explore one way the University embraces and advances its Catholic character in the global context.------Notre Dame Stories is created by the Office of Public Affairs and Communications. Hosted by Jenna Liberto. Written and produced by Andy Fuller with content coordination from Staci Stickovich. Edited by Michael Wiens and Jessica Sieff with videography by Tony Fuller and Zach Dudka. Original music is by Alex Mansour. Learn more at stories.nd.edu.
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