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Alumni Association and YoungND Board announce 2023 Domer Dozen honorees

Published: August 31, 2023

The Notre Dame Alumni Association announced its 2023 Domer Dozen cohort, honoring 12 graduates ages 32 and younger for excellence in their contributions in faith, service, learning or work — the core pillars of the Alumni Association’s mission.

Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal, professor of digital scholarship and English, explores ethical implications of technologies

Published: August 30, 2023

Jon Hendricks

The concurrent assistant professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre also makes video games, including Frack! The Game, a strategy contest that takes prompts from real-world incidents to explore the ethical, socioeconomic, and environmental landscape of injecting liquid at high pressure into the earth to force open fissures and then remove oil or gas.

‘Powerful Conversations’ with TSU President Glenda Baskin Glover to explore race, gender and faith in leadership

Published: August 30, 2023

Jessica Sieff

“Powerful Conversations,” a series hosted by Angela Logan, the St. Andre Bessette Academic Director of the Master of Nonprofit Administration Program and associate teaching professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, will explore the importance of race, gender and faith to the work of leadership. Logan’s first guest is Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State...

Witnessing the work of advancing gender equity and women's rights at Religions for Peace

Published: August 23, 2023

Kelly Shinnick

This past semester, I was offered the opportunity to work with Religions for Peace through the Ansari Institute at Notre Dame. During my time with Religions for Peace, I was able to work with various staff members, but I primarily worked under Liliana Ashman, the…

New research offers solutions to improve drinking water access in developing countries

Published: August 20, 2023

Shannon Roddel

New research from Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez, the Greg and Patty Fox Collegiate Professor of IT, Analytics and Operations in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, examines the critical problem of drinking water access in rural areas of developing countries and recommends optimal locations to build new water projects.

Shakespeare at Notre Dame to present ‘Hamlet 50/50,’ a new gender-balanced adaptation of the play

Published: August 17, 2023

Carrie Gates

This week, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Professional Company will debut “Hamlet 50/50,” a world-premiere adaptation of the play focused on creating a more gender-balanced and equitable production model. “Hamlet 50/50” will be performed in the Patricia George Decio Theatre in the University’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center from Aug. 17 to 27.

Interconnectedness, Interdependence, and the Role of Religion: My Internship with Religions for Peace

Published: August 14, 2023

Mariama Dampha

Mariama Dampha, recipient of a Riberas Orjales Family Fellowship, recently interned with the global interfaith peacebuilding coalition Religions for Peace, an opportunity made possible by a partnership with the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion.

Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative hosts human dignity conference at Oxford with BYU Law

Published: August 07, 2023

Arienne Calingo

From July 27 to 29, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative and Brigham Young University’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies hosted an enriching conference at the University of Oxford that gathered more than 150 participants. The conference attendees consisted of international…

2023 Presidential Award winners

Published: August 04, 2023

Human Resources

Each year, the University honors staff colleagues who exemplify Notre Dame’s core values as well as those who make exceptional contributions in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion and those who demonstrate principles of servant leadership with Presidential Awards.

Notre Dame alumni assist with University-backed Habitat project

Published: July 31, 2023

Erin Blasko

Kristen Cooper, wife of Notre Dame alumnus Christopher Cooper, participates in a Habitat Build on Turnock…

Notre Dame business student spends summer teaching and working at school for disabled in Uganda

Published: August 31, 2023

Shannon Roddel

Sophomore Anna Koeberlein spent the summer in Jinja, Uganda, where she taught English to students at Holy Cross Lake View school and volunteered at St. Ursula’s, a boarding school for Ugandan children with disabilities.

Students recognized for their contributions to Latino Studies

Published: August 30, 2023

Oliver Ortega

Each year, the Institute for Latino Studies recognizes exemplary work by undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. This past academic year, five students were recognized for their written work in classes related to Latino Studies or Spanish-speaking populations.…

Notre Dame panel to shine light on current and historical significance of HBCUs

Published: August 29, 2023

Jessica Sieff

When the University of Notre Dame hosts Tennessee State University (TSU) this weekend (Sept. 2), it will be the first time in program history the Irish will take to the field with a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Several campus and community events are scheduled to commemorate the historic matchup — beginning with “The Historical and Current Significance of...

The Rome Global Gateway launches the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics

Published: August 20, 2023

Costanza Montanari

In June 2023, the University of Notre Dame’s Rome Global Gateway co-hosted the first edition of the Rome…

Distinguished interdisciplinary scholar Rebecca Maloy named director of Sacred Music at Notre Dame

Published: August 20, 2023

Arts and Letters

Medieval music and liturgy expert Rebecca Maloy will join the University of Notre Dame’s renowned sacred music program as its new director beginning Jan. 1.

Global works of art from Notre Dame Crucifix Initiative to be displayed at The History Museum

Published: August 16, 2023

Carrie Gates

Selected works of art from the Crucifix Initiative will be on display in an exhibit on view starting Thursday (Aug. 10) at The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana. Launched in 2019, the initiative seeks to highlight the globalism of Catholicism — and to represent the diversity and internationalism of the University and its community — by building and displaying...

University of Notre Dame, City of Elkhart, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce join forces to address affordable housing and economic development strategies

Published: August 13, 2023

Carrie Rulli

The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture will conduct its sixth Dean’s Charrette in Elkhart, Indiana.

Isabel Güiza-Gómez awarded Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship

Published: August 07, 2023

kellogg.nd.edu

Kellogg Institute Doctoral Student Affiliate and Kroc Institute Ph.D. student Isabel Güiza-Gómez conducts research focusing on insurgent and rural-poor collective action for wealth redistribution in the high-risk circumstances of civil war and entrenched inequality.

History major and Latino Studies Scholar wins Fulbright to attend summer technology, innovation, and creativity institute in Scotland

Published: August 02, 2023

Beth Staples

Connor Kaufmann was selected for the program based on academic excellence (3.7 minimum GPA), a focused application, extracurricular and community activities, ambassadorial skills, and a plan to give back to his home country. “I strongly felt that it would give me the opportunity to foster my creativity in a unique, robust, and international way,” he said. “This would, in turn,...

Ansari Institute to attend the Parliament of the World's Religions

Published: July 31, 2023

Rebekah Go

The Ansari Institute is pleased to be attending and serving as a sponsor of the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions. The Parliament, which traces its roots back over a century ago to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, was originally…

Keough School of Global Affairs awarded for Urban Poverty and Business Initiative

Published: August 30, 2023

Kirianna West

The McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, received the 2023 Entrepreneurship Practice Award for its Urban Poverty and Business Initiative from the Academy of Management. The award recognizes research programs that are significantly advancing the practice of entrepreneurship.

Yichun Wang receives Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from NIH for novel drug-delivery platform

Published: August 30, 2023

Karla Cruise

Yichun Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Football weekend events center historic matchup with Tennessee State

Published: August 29, 2023

Erin Blasko

Though distinct and celebrated universities in their own right, the values and histories of the University of Notre Dame and Tennessee State University align in many ways, including shared commitments to educational access and equity, civil rights, service and building community among students.…

The census tree: Economist Kasey Buckles links historical data to boost research and genealogy

Published: August 20, 2023

Office of Brand Content

Kasey Buckles is more of an economist than a family genealogist. Most of her past work explores the economics of the family, demography, and child health. But she decided to try the genealogy website FamilySearch because she was…

Pedro Ribeiro appointed vice president for public affairs and communications

Published: August 18, 2023

Sue Ryan

Pedro Ribeiro, senior vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Universities (AAU), has been appointed vice president for public affairs and communications at the University of Notre Dame.

AI, robots, and the future of work: insights from economist Yong Suk Lee

Published: August 14, 2023

Josh Stowe

As powerful technologies…

Michiana Community Health Coalition addresses health disparities in South Bend-Elkhart

Published: August 07, 2023

Erin Blasko and Gwen O'Brien, Office of Public Affairs and Communications

Who has their finger on the pulse of public health? One could argue it’s community health workers (CHWs). Some CHWs work in clinics and others are mobile, moving through city neighborhoods and rural areas, sometimes going door to door or hosting resource tables at community events. The workers…

Pavithra Rajendran ’23 LL.M. wins Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs’ graduate prize

Published: August 07, 2023

Denise Wager

Pavithra Rajendran, a 2023 graduate of Notre Dame Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law and an incoming J.S.D. student, has won the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs’ Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize in the South Asia category.

Creating more equitable communities

Published: July 31, 2023

Maura Sullivan Hill '11

Williams has spent her career at nonprofits that work to bring positive change to the lives of children in St. Louis and the surrounding region in Missouri.

ROAM engineering lab developing powered prosthesis to aid natural movement

Published: July 28, 2023

Notre Dame Stories

In continued recognition of National Disability Independence Day, we look back at a story previously published by Notre Dame Stories about the Robotics, Optimization and Assistive Mobility (ROAM) lab’s work to enrich the lives of amputees.