ND in the News: February 2021
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Wired
Period Underwear Changed My Life—and I'm Never Going Back
February 28, 2021
Sierra Club writer Jessian Choy sent in several pairs of her Thinx underwear and Lunapads (now called Aisle) to Graham Peaslee, a physics and chemistry researcher at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Forbes
University Entrepreneurship Competitions: Which Rise To The Top?
February 28, 2021
McCloskey New Venture Competition at the University of Notre Dame ($405,000).
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Forbes
House Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package—Now It’s Up To The Senate
February 27, 2021
A December study by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities found that nearly 8 million Americans had fallen into poverty since the start of the pandemic.
ND Experts
Economics
Financial Times
US launches air strikes against Iran-linked militias in Syria
February 26, 2021
Mary Ellen O’Connell, an expert in the lawful use of force at the University of Notre Dame, described the act as a “grave violation of international law”, saying the US had no right to target Syrian soil in reprisal for an act committed in Iraq.
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Notre Dame Law School
Yahoo
Stimulus measures helped lift 1.6 million Americans out of poverty
February 26, 2021
"That's a pretty big move over the course of one month," University of Notre Dame's James Sullivan and one of the authors of the study told Yahoo Money.
ND Experts
Economics
National Catholic Reporter
Unpacking the fine print of Biden's declaration about the war in Yemen
February 26, 2021
I spoke about Biden's announcement on Yemen with Mary Ellen O'Connell, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School and a research professor of international dispute resolution at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
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Notre Dame Law School
Associated Press
US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
February 26, 2021
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, criticized the U.S. attack as a violation of international law.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Vox
Why Democrats are blasting Biden’s attack against Iranian proxies in Syria
February 26, 2021
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame and co-author of Self-Defense Against Non-State Actors, told me she agrees that the president should come to Congress when there is time to seek authorization.
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Notre Dame Law School
Al Jazeera
First US military action under Biden draws criticism
February 26, 2021
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, criticised the US attack as a violation of international law.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
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Associated Press
Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
February 26, 2021
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, criticized the U.S. attack as a violation of international law.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
The New York Times
Can Clubhouse Move Fast Without Breaking Things?
February 25, 2021
“Major privacy & security concerns, lots of data extraction, use of dark patterns, growth without a clear business model. When will we learn?” Elizabeth M. Renieris, the director of the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, wrote in a tweet this week that compared Clubhouse at this moment to the early days of Facebook.
CNBC
Climate change is not priced into markets but its effect could be substantial, experts say
February 24, 2021
According to the University of Notre Dame, the U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Luxembourg are among the most vulnerable nations to climate change, when adjusted for their GDP.
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National Catholic Reporter
Pandemic, terror threats: Iraq papal trip is complicated, even for Francis
February 23, 2021
Gabriel Said Reynolds, a theologian at the University of Notre Dame who has focused on Muslim-Christian relations, said simply that Sistani is "widely regarded as the most authoritative religious actor for Shiite Muslims around the world."
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Department of Theology
The Irish Times
Burying the truth of Partition in the interest of peace? Remembering in the dark
February 23, 2021
Stephen O’Neill’s Irish Culture and Partition 1920-1955 is forthcoming with Liverpool University Press.
The Guardian
I tested my tap water, household products and cat for toxic 'forever chemicals'
February 23, 2021
The levels for several compounds are what Graham Peaslee, a University of Notre Dame PFAS researcher, called “unusually high” and at quantities at which toxicologists say they start seeing links to health problems.
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Experimental Nuclear Physics
CNN
'Allen v. Farrow' is the latest example of 'consequences culture'
February 22, 2021
"I think visual storytelling in any form is going to have a more emotional impact on the audience than print journalism," says Ted Mandell, who teaches documentary film production at the University of Notre Dame.
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Film, Television and Theatre
NBC News THINK
No one's life should be defined by the circumstances of their death. Even John Keats'.
February 21, 2021
By Ian Newman, assistant professor of English, the University of Notre Dame.
Catholic News Service
New document offers ways to foster Catholic-Methodist relationships
February 21, 2021
Kimberly Belcher, associate professor theology at the University of Notre Dame, a participant in the dialogue and co-author of the first part, said the document was written largely with people in the pews in mind.
The Boston Globe
Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Party’s radicalization, experts say
February 19, 2021
“We often see right-wing social movements when groups are experiencing economic loss, political loss, or status-based loss,” said Rory McVeigh, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of the 2019 book “The Politics of Losing: Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment.”
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Department of Sociology
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Associated Press
Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it
February 19, 2021
Facebook’s reaction was not justified even if there are issues with the law, including the fact that it stands to benefit media giants like News Corp., said Elizabeth Renieris, director of the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab.
USA Today
How Rush Limbaugh helped turn feminism into an urgent threat to the Republican Party
February 19, 2021
Christina Wolbrecht, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who has studied political parties over time as well as women’s rights, has written about his influence in the Republican Party.
ND Experts
Political Science