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Catholic News Service
Panelists say abortion debate has become too political, needs wider focus
January 31, 2021
Statistics oversimplify attitudes toward abortion and labels such as “pro-choice” and “pro-life” are not helpful, said Tricia Bruce, a sociologist of religion and an affiliate of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Religion and Society.
Business Insider
We've failed working mothers (again). This is how we build a better world for them.
January 30, 2021
Kasey Buckles, an associate professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, told Insider to expect to see other longer-term effects in the next several years, adding that women often struggle to find "on-ramps" back into their careers after stepping out of the workforce.
ND Experts
Economics and Econometrics
CBS News
Corporate executives reap millions from Reddit stock frenzy
Video
January 30, 2021
"It's pay for luck," said Benjamin Golez, associate professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
Bloomberg
Why Enough Hong Kongers to Fill Belfast May Flee to the U.K.
January 29, 2021
“This time, many feel that there is no home to go back to,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame specializing in Hong Kong politics.
ND Experts
Political Science
National Catholic Reporter
The Vatican and Pax Christi International think big on peace
January 29, 2021
Fr. Emmanuel Katongole from the University of Notre Dame told stories of people all across Africa wielding nonviolence as a fundamental spirituality and a power for social change.
MarketWatch
Why Facebook is considering an antitrust lawsuit against Apple
January 29, 2021
Ironically, a legal showdown between the tech titans could hurt them on the antitrust front, since both are under investigation for the very things they are accusing one another of, says Elizabeth Renieris, founding director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab at the University of Notre Dame.
America
Were Orthodox Christians massacred in Ethiopia?
January 29, 2021
Laurie Nathan, the director of the mediation program at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, describes the report of a massacre in Axum as credible, though unverified.
ND Experts
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs
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Bloomberg
Biden's Multi-lateral Approach to China, Hong Kong Probably the Way to Go, Says Notre Dame's Hui
Video
January 29, 2021
Victoria Hui, University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Political Science spoke about U.S. policy to China and Hong Kong with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on Bloomberg Daybreak:Australia.
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Political Science
The Wall Street Journal
When Drug Development for Rare Disease Hit Setback, Parents Were Stung
January 28, 2021
Cindy Parseghian of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at the University of Notre Dame, who lost three children to NPC, said the community might step in. “We will explore every single option out there. We want to pursue this,” she said.
The New York Times
‘The Capitol Insurrection Was as Christian Nationalist as It Gets.’
January 28, 2021
David Campbell, a political scientist at Notre Dame, further elaborates on Jones’s argument, writing in a June 2020 article, “The Perils of Politicized Religion, that...
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Political Science
The Washington Post
Opinion: Biden’s U.N. ambassador nominee to face criticism for past praise of China
January 27, 2021
Meanwhile, the Chinese government and its national champion companies are systematically expanding Chinese influence in Africa by building critical infrastructure, exporting surveillance technologies, buying influence in African media, bribing officials and supporting some of the more odious regimes on the continent, said Joshua Eisenman, associate professor of politics at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
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Bloomberg
Over 6 Million Added to Food Stamp Rolls as Pandemic Surged
January 27, 2021
An additional 8 million people fell into poverty during the second half of 2020, more than double the sharpest annual rise in poverty since the 1960s, according to a study by economists at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame released on Monday.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
Ars Technica
Vehicle recalls cluster because OEMs wait for rivals to move first
January 27, 2021
It's not a new thing, either, according to new research published in Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (Kaitlin Wowak, University of Notre Dame).
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business
Reuters
COVID-19 pummels U.S. economy in 2020; performance weakest in 74 years
January 27, 2021
A survey last week by professors at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame showed poverty increased by 2.4 percentage points to 11.8% in the second half of 2020, boosting the ranks of the poor by 8.1 million people.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)
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Bloomberg
Politics Could Imperil Probe of Narco Access to U.S. Chemicals
January 27, 2021
Marya Lieberman, a professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, agreed that safety concerns would likely be a deal killer.
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Chemistry and Biochemistry
NPR
Why N95 Masks Are Still In Short Supply In The U.S.
January 27, 2021
"I think if the vaccine rolls out faster, you're going to be able to get N95s faster," as the risks diminish and fewer people need N95s, says Kaitlin Wowak, a supply chain expert and assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mendoza College of Business
USA Today
Senators are about to be sworn in for another impeachment trial, in which Trump's own words will likely be the main evidence
January 26, 2021
“I think the principle witness is going to be Trump himself,” said Jimmy Gurule, a Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor.
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Notre Dame Law School
Fox News
Over 8M Americans have fallen into poverty as COVID-19 relief benefits expired
January 26, 2021
The report, released by economists at the University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame, found that the nation's poverty rate increased by 2.4 percentage points between June and December, surging from 9.3% to 11.8%.
ND Experts
Economics; Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO)