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January 2023

Graduate student Ornella Joseph speaks about lead test kits for Walk the Walk Week

Published: January 31, 2023

Ornella Joseph, a fourth-year chemistry graduate student in the lab of Marya Lieberman, was a highlighted speaker at the “Research That Matters: Scholarship Advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” event on January 23, 2023. This event was part of Walk the Walk Week, a week-long series of events coinciding with Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

Notre Dame joins with Habitat for Humanity to increase access to affordable housing close to campus

Published: January 31, 2023

Erin Blasko

The University of Notre Dame is joining with Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County to build as many as seven new homes over the next five years, all in or near the increasingly popular Northeast Neighborhood south of campus, walking distance to downtown, the East Bank and Eddy Street Commons.

LL.M. alumni publish article calling on United Nations to take urgent action to protect Afghan women’s rights

Published: January 30, 2023

Denise Wager

Two alumni of Notre Dame Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law have authored an article that details the current violation of women’s human rights in Afghanistan and calls for the United Nations to take urgent action.

Lu Ella Webster ‘walks the walk,’ receives Rosa Parks Award

Published: January 24, 2023

Gwen O'Brien, Office of Public Affairs

Most of us are familiar with the story of Rosa Parks — the Black woman who, in 1955, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her seat to a white man…

Inspiring prayer service centered on unity and love among Walk the Walk Week highlights

Published: January 24, 2023

Sue Ryan

From 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).

CCCG hosts conference for early-career women in political theory and constitutional studies

Published: January 19, 2023

Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government

The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) hosted a conference for early career women in political theory on January 13 in tandem with the Southern Political Science Association’s concurrent conference. “The Future Before Us: Early Career Women in Political Theory and Constitutional…

Season Two of "Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show" Premieres this Month

Published: January 18, 2023

Brent Ameneyro

"Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show” is returning for a second season later this month, but with a twist. Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, is collaborating once again with The Writer’s Center and Poet Lore…

FirstGen@ND: Karyme Grosso '23, design major, resident advisor, and Ballet Folklórico dancer

Published: January 17, 2023

Shannon Rooney

Karyme Grosso ’23 is a senior design major with a minor in studio…

Beijing Global Gateway staff share special message for Lunar New Year

Published: January 12, 2023

Colleen Wilcox

Staff at the Beijing Global Gateway (BGG) are creating a special message to help the University of Notre Dame community…

Tijana Milenkovic to receive 2023 ND Women in Engineering Impact Award

Published: January 05, 2023

Karla Cruise

Tijana Milenkovic, professor of computer science and Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact Award.

FirstGen@ND: Erik Finch-Soto ’25 Majors in Neuroscience, Finds Community

Published: January 31, 2023

Shannon Rooney

Erik Finch-Soto ’25 knew from a young age that he wanted a career that allows him to help people like his grandfather. When he was younger, his grandfather was…

‘Regulation by reputation’: Rating program can help combat migrant abuse in the Gulf

Published: January 30, 2023

Tracy DeStazio and Carrie Gates

University of Notre Dame economist A. Nilesh Fernando recently examined whether a Sri Lankan governmental rating system could help prevent the widespread abuse of South Asian migrants in the Persian Gulf region at the hands of their employers.

Transformational Leaders Program aims to help students reach their goals while staying healthy, grounded and connected

Published: January 26, 2023

Chloe McCotter

Developed 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.

Michael Morris 'walks the walk,' honored at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Breakfast

Published: January 24, 2023

NDWorks

Congratulations to Michael Morris…

Professor Datta discusses brain tumor microenvironment research at NDnano network meeting

Published: January 23, 2023

NDnano Staff

Professor Datta gave an overview of her work to measure and better understand the effects of solid stress in and around the tumor and its potential effects on tumor therapies.

Notre Dame economist Jing Cynthia Wu wins Richard Stone Prize in Applied Econometrics

Published: January 18, 2023

Beth Staples

Notre Dame economist Jing Cynthia Wu’s paper that details a new model to examine economic effects of unconventional monetary policy in the Euro area has won the Richard Stone Prize in Applied Econometrics from the Journal of Applied Econometrics. The journal awards the prize every two years for the best paper with substantive econometric applications. Econometrics uses economic theory, mathematics,...

Notre Dame Law School serves community on 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Published: January 18, 2023

Denise Wager

More than 100 Notre Dame Law School students, faculty, and staff volunteered on Monday, January 16, to serve the greater South Bend community.

ND Law implements new DEI programming series to connect students and law firms

Published: January 13, 2023

Denise Wager

This fall, Notre Dame Law School debuted a new series of events called “Including YOU!” to create more opportunities for law students from communities…

Senior Audrey Miles named 2023 Churchill Scholar

Published: January 10, 2023

Erin Blasko

University of Notre Dame senior Audrey Miles will study at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, next year as one of 16 Churchill Scholars.

Kola Owolabi releases new CD recording featuring Georg Muffat’s “Apparatus musico-organistus”

Published: January 31, 2023

SMND

The recording is available…

Five Questions with Lewis R. Gordon: Decolonizing Scholarship in Philosophy

Published: January 30, 2023

The Editors

Lewis R. Gordon is professor and department head of philosophy at the University of Connecticut. His books include Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization (2021) and Fear of Black Consciousness (2022). Gordon is the…

Nitesh Chawla named fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for outstanding contributions in machine learning

Published: January 26, 2023

Karla Cruise

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, has named Nitesh Chawla, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, a fellow.

Law School launches podcast focused on DEI

Published: January 24, 2023

Office of Brand Content

Max Gaston talks about his role as the Law School's director of DEI, and how his podcast gives a window into his work.

Notre Dame students contribute to South Bend mural celebrating the immigrant experience

Published: January 23, 2023

Erin Blasko

Reflecting 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.

Alumna Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard named 2023 Rangel Fellow

Published: January 18, 2023

Erin Blasko

The Rangel fellowship is a U.S. Department of State program that attracts and prepares young people for international service careers.

Q&A: History Ph.D. student Grace Song Swihart examines visual culture to better understand U.S.-Korea relations

Published: January 17, 2023

Beth Staples

For Grace Song Swihart, learning helps her understand life’s complexities. She’s used photographs, flags, and other visual sources in her research, teaching, and an internship at Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art to show how cultural representations have impacted foreign relations between the U.S. and Korea, as well as Americans’ understanding of Koreans. Comprehending the cultural history of the U.S-Korea...

Philosopher, Buddhism scholar Jay Garfield to deliver Justice and Asia lecture

Published: January 13, 2023

Liu Institute

Jay Garfield …

Keona Lewis to join Notre Dame as assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion

Published: January 05, 2023

Cidni Sanders

Keona Lewis, associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity and inclusion at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame, effective Feb. 1.