ND in the News: December 2020
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BBC News
Seismic change: How Covid-19 altered world events in 2020
December 31, 2020
Victoria Hui, a politics professor at Notre Dame University, says the authorities had always wanted to stop the anti-government protests, and "the pandemic gave the authorities an excuse" to do so under the guise of public health.
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Political Science
CNN
This billionaire warns that America's massive wealth gap could lead to conflict
December 31, 2020
Nearly 8 million Americans have joined the ranks of the poor since June, according to researchers from the University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
National Catholic Reporter
'Of course Biden is the president-elect'
December 31, 2020
Those sentiments were matched by Notre Dame Law School professor and the director of the Church, State and Society program, Rick Garnett, who compared Trump's efforts to the "tiresome election-questioning" by Hillary Clinton in 2016 and "all those who purported to believe that 'the Russians' manipulated vote-counts in 2016."
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Notre Dame Law School
Crux
Coronavirus, elections, and McCarrick dominate 2020 in U.S.
December 31, 2020
In a conversation with Crux, John Schoenig, senior director of teacher formation and education policy at the University of Notre Dame, said the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing hardships some Catholic schools faced long before the pandemic.
Our Sunday Visitor
Opening the Word: The mystery of family life
December 31, 2020
Timothy P. O’Malley, Ph.D., is the director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
McGrath Institute for Church Life
The Washington Post
Microsoft says Russians hacked its network, viewing source code
December 31, 2020
“Intruders can search the source code for software flaws that they might exploit, adding new weapons to their cyberwarfare arsenal,” said Mike Chapple, teaching professor of information technology at the University of Notre Dame and a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency.
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Mendoza
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Our Sunday Visitor
Letters to a young Catholic: How to be real
December 31, 2020
Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., works in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame.
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The Washington Post
Congress extends pandemic aid for the jobless and renters. Here’s what you need to know.
December 31, 2020
Still, according to a recently published report by the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame, poverty has risen each month since June, to 11.7 percent in November.
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Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Business Insider
Congressional leaders strike a long-awaited stimulus deal: $600 checks and $300 federal weekly unemployment benefits for Americans
December 31, 2020
A new study from the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame indicated 7.8 million people had fallen into poverty since late July.
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Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Irish Independent
Donald Trump’s days may be numbered, but it is not in his nature to leave quietly
December 31, 2020
Robert Schmuhl is professor emeritus of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
American Studies
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Our Sunday Visitor
Opening the Word: The horizon opens
December 31, 2020
Timothy P. O’Malley, Ph.D., is the director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
The Hill
Why 2020 really was the worst year ever
December 31, 2020
Poverty has risen every month since June, according to a report from scholars at the University of Chicago, the University of Notre Dame and the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities.
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Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
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The Washington Post
Religious nonprofits scramble to get enough donations to match the surge in community needs
December 31, 2020
The economic impact of the pandemic has been swift for many families this year as nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer, according to data from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and University of Chicago.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Politico
MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office
December 18, 2020
Jimmy Gurulé, a former Justice Department prosecutor now teaching at Notre Dame Law School, called the argument tenuous.
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Notre Dame Law School
CNBC
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott: Pandemic made the rich richer while wrecking others; donating money gives me hope
December 17, 2020
Meanwhile, millions of Americans have slipped into poverty — 6 million to 8 million, according to reports from Columbia University, University of Chicago and Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
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The Washington Post
Take the deal, Congress. Then immediately start working on the next one.
December 17, 2020
One recent analysis, from researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame, estimated that nearly 8 million Americans have fallen — or, more accurately, been pushed — into poverty since June.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
New York Daily News
Do yourself a favor: Get outside more this winter
December 17, 2020
Patricia Culligan is dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.
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The Washington Post
A time to splurge or a time to scrape by: Holidays expose widening disparity among U.S. families
December 17, 2020
Nearly 12 percent of the country is living in poverty, up 2.4 percentage points since June and the biggest spike in six decades, according researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame.
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Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Forbes
To Boost Your Mood And Brain Power, Connect With Nature
December 17, 2020
Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Brian Mailloux and Elizabeth Cook – environmental science professors at Barnard – teamed up with Patricia Culligan, Dean of Notre Dame's College of Engineering, and Megan Maurer, a postdoctoral fellow in Columbia University’s Earth Institute, to survey 1,200 college students nationwide.
CBS News
U.S. poverty jumps the most in 60 years
December 17, 2020
James X. Sullivan, a professor of economics at Notre Dame, and Bruce D. Meyer, an expert in poverty and inequality and professor at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, are tracking the nearly real-time data on a dashboard that registers the economic impact of COVID-19.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
NBC News THINK
Pete Buttigieg's faith was as much a part of his profile as being LGBT. Is it a model for others?
December 17, 2020
By Kraig Beyerlein, director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame and Jason Klocek, postdoctoral research fellow, the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame.
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Department of Sociology