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February

James Murdoch out as head of U.K. publishing unit

CNN.com, February 29, 2012
(Michael Mannor, Assistant Professor of Management)

North Korea nuclear moratorium: Will it last?

Christian Science Monitor, February 29, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Romney’s at odds with Mormon Church on immigration

Associated Press, February 27, 2012
(David Campbell, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy)

Does it help Rick Santorum to slam JFK on religion’s role in politics?

Christian Science Monitor, February 27, 2012
(Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism)

Mormons, Methodists meet to consider similarities, compare cultures, theology, music

Deseret News, February 25, 2012
(David Campbell, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy)

Elephant Rampages Blamed On Old Bulls, Bad Role Models For Juveniles

Huffington Post, February 24, 2012
(Patrick Chiyo, Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences)

U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Annan has near-impossible job

Reuters, February 24, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Celibacy should be seen as ‘gift of grace,’ not burden, speakers say

Catholic News Service, February 23, 2012
(Institute for Church Life conference)

Americans are polarized on religion but agreeable about it, authors say

CNN.com, February 23, 2012
(David Campbell, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy)

Old Elephants Make Bad Role Models

American Scientist, February 22, 2012
(Patrick Chiyo, Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences)

Experts react to Obama’s corporate tax proposal

Washington Post, February 22, 2012
(Brad Badertscher, Assistant Professor in the Mendoza College of Business)

Amanda Abbiehl’s death should lead hospitals to safeguards, Granger couple say

South Bend Tribune, February 21, 2012
(Robert Sedlack, Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design)

Notre Dame Students design to save lives

WNDU-TV, February 21, 2012
(Robert Sedlack, Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design)

Do Nice Guys (and Girls) Really Finish Last?

Psychology Today (blog), February 21, 2012
(Tim Judge, Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management)

Academic Minute

WAMC, February 20, 2012
(Michael Desch, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science)

Underwater guns set toward invaders

South Bend Tribune, February 20, 2012
(Lindsay Chadderton, The Nature Conservancy Great Lakes Aquatic Species Director)

Celebrating a New Journal

Commonweal, February 17, 2012
(Church Life)

America’s Blue Collar Nostalgia Masks Future Challenges

BusinessWeek, February 17, 2012
(Jeffrey Bergstrand, Professor of Finance)

Santorum Picks Own ‘Winners and Losers’ Even as He Chides Obama

Bloomberg, February 17, 2012
(Jeffrey Bergstrand, Professor of Finance)

Nostalgia for factory jobs that will never come back

CNN.com, February 17, 2012
(Jeffrey Bergstrand, Professor of Finance)

Obama’s Manufacturing Push Meets Skepticism From Experts

National Public Radio, February 15, 2012
(Jeffrey Bergstrand, Professor of Finance)

Manufacturers are providing an outsize boost to economy’s recovery

Associated Press, February 15, 2012
(Jeffrey Bergstrand, Professor of Finance)

ND focuses on improving K-12 education with talks from Mich. education superintendent, author

Associated Press, February 15, 2012
(Notre Dame Forum)

Notre Dame students raise awareness for homelessness

WNDU, February 15, 2012

Evangelicals Defined: The History Of American Evangelicalism

Huffington Post, February 14, 2012
(Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History)

Notre Dame to invest $1 million in research facility at St. Patrick’s County Park

South Bend Tribune, February 14, 2012
(ND LEEF)

Is nanotechnology still in South Bend’s future?

ABC 57 News, February 14, 2012
(Nanotechnology research at NDNano)

The Soviet (Math) Invasion

Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2102
(Kirk B. Doran, Assistant Professor of Economics)

As churches close, hope, help are lost with them: Struggling parishes are often lifelines for Detroit’s neediest

Detroit Free Press, February 12, 2012
(John McGreevy, Professor of History and I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters)

Prince Charles receives Notre Dame honor

South Bend Tribune, February 12, 2012
(Driehaus Prize)

Born in the USSR

Inside Higher Ed, February 9, 2012
(Kirk B. Doran, Assistant Professor of Economics)

Soviet academics impacted U.S. math study

UPI.com, February 8, 2012
(Kirk B. Doran, Assistant Professor of Economics)

Daredevil CEOs may put their companies at risk

Reuters, February 8, 2012
(Matthew Cain, Assistant Professor of Finance)

Russia U.N. veto on Syria aimed at crushing West’s crusade

Reuters, February 8, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Iran Anxiety No Match for Central Bankers Sedating Investors

Bloomberg, February 8, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Russia and China: Sabotaging U.N. with vetoes

CNN.com, February 8, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Fall of Communism Changed Mathematics in US

Science Daily, February 7, 2012
(Kirk B. Doran, Assistant Professor of Economics)

Son Rise Morning Show

EWTN Radio Network, February 7, 2012
(Christian Dallavis, Director, Notre Dame ACE Academies)

China’s UN Veto on Syria May Not Hurt Ties With Gulf Oil Nations

Bloomberg, February 7, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Should Cities of the Future Look More to the Past?

The Atlantic, February 7, 2012
(Michael Lykoudis, Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of the School of Architecture)

New Madrid earthquake anniversary

WNDU, February 7, 2012
(Ahsan Kareem, Robert M. Moran Professor of Engineering)

Notre Dame economist Prof. Tim Loughran on the Facebook IPO and its possible pitfalls

WSBT News Radio, February 6, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

New study finds tsunami aftermath might not have been handled properly

ABC 57 News, February 6, 2012
(Peter Burns, Henry J. Massman Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences)

Hall murals painted over

South Bend Tribune, February 5, 2012
(Mark Pilkinton, Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre)

More Notre Dame graduates choose to join the Peace Corps

ABC 57 News, February 3, 2012

Coach Kelly serves it up to fans at post signing day dinner

ABC 57, February 3, 2012
(Brian Kelly, Head Coach, Notre Dame Football)

Catholic school leaders honored in White House ceremony

The Tidings, February 3, 2012
(Alliance for Catholic Education)

Romney’s political success is a mixed blessing for Mormon Church

Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2012
(David Campbell, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy)

Investors aren’t all sold on Facebook IPO

Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

Gaskins, Loughran, Lilly on Facebook IPO

Bloomberg TV, February 2, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

After IPO, Facebook will face pressure to crank up revenue; $4.39 per user won’t be enough"

Associated Press, February 2, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood

Times Higher Education, February 2, 2012
(Christian Smith, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society)

Facebook is great. But $100 billion great?

CNN.com, February 2, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

A Need for Aid, With No Strings Attached

New York Times, February 1, 2012
(Emad Shahin, Henry R. Luce Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding)

Syria violence and sanctions

CNN International, February 1, 2012
(George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor of Peace Studies)

Study: Black Catholics are more engaged

National Catholic Reporter, February 2, 2012
(Research on Black Catholics by Darren Davis and Don Pope-Davis)

Facebook’s Annual Take From You: Not That Much

Forbes, February 1, 2012
(Tim Loughran, C. R. Smith Professor of Finance)

Ferris State constructing $1.3 million racist memorabilia museum to teach tolerance

Grand Rapids Express, February 1, 2012
(Richard Pierce, John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of History; Chair, Department of Africana Studies)