ND in the News: March 2022
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The Independent
Short-clad returning Spring Breakers save father and daughter from icy car wreck
March 31, 2022
Mike Oblich and Jack Zagrocki, both Pennsylvania natives, had just flown back from Fort Lauderdale on 10 March and were making their way back to the University of Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana around 11pm when the dramatic scene unfolded on a remote stretch of I-90.
The New York Times
Minnesota Woman to Repay $120,000 Raised in Philando Castile’s Name
March 30, 2022
Regulations for individuals who raise money for others, or causes, on crowdfunding websites vary state by state, said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
Catholic News Service
Environmental justice activist will receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal
March 30, 2022
Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2022 Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics.
National Catholic Reporter
Notre Dame to present Laetare Medal to eco-justice activist in 'Cancer Alley'
March 30, 2022
Sharon Lavigne, a Catholic crusader of environmental justice for her St. James community in Louisiana's notorious "Cancer Alley," will receive this year's prestigious Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame.
The Washington Post
Germany, urged to ‘stop Putin’s war machine,’ resists Russian energy embargo
March 29, 2022
To Bachmann, who studied in Germany and the United States and has been a professor of economics at Notre Dame since 2014, the rebuke from the chancellor — nicknamed the “Scholzomat” because of his ordinarily understated style of communication — was a validation of sorts.
ND Experts
Economics
Crux
Eco-activist who uses faith to fight Louisiana’s ‘cancer alley’ wins ND award
March 27, 2022
Sharon Lavigne, a renowned environmental activist in Louisiana, will receive the 2022 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame, one of the oldest and most prestigious honors given to American Catholics.
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Crux
Does Greek Catholic Church help explain Putin’s obsession with Ukraine?
March 27, 2022
This week, the University of Notre Dame announced that Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the highest-ranking prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the U.S., will deliver this year’s commencement address.
Newsweek
We Overestimated Russia
March 26, 2022
Ian Ona Johnson, assistant professor of military history, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana.
ND Experts
Department of History
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The New York Times
Arizona Offers Driver’s Licenses on iPhones. Other States Want to Be Next.
March 26, 2022
“Apple is now sort of trying to vertically integrate your whole life into its phone,” Elizabeth M. Renieris, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame, said on Friday.
CNN
Dangerous chemicals found in food wrappers at major fast-food restaurants and grocery chains, report says
March 25, 2022
“I would not urge consumers to take these brand names and only go to this one or that one, as this investigation only looked at just over 100 products,” said Graham Peaslee, a professor of physics, chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
ND Experts
Experimental Nuclear Physics
The Wall Street Journal
Momentous Changes in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Force Organization Deserve Debate
March 25, 2022
Jim Webb was a Marine infantry officer in Vietnam, Navy secretary (1987-88) and a U.S. senator from Virginia (2007-13). He is the Distinguished Fellow at Notre Dame’s International Security Center.
The Guardian
Revealed: the dangerous chemicals in your food wrappers
March 24, 2022
That’s because all PFAS contain organic fluorine, and there are few other sources of the compound, says Graham Peaslee, PhD, a professor of physics, chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who has studied PFAS in food packaging.
ND Experts
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Voice of America
Ukraine War Fallout Seen Harming Global Poor
March 24, 2022
Michael Sweikar, executive director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame, told VOA that the global nature of the crisis makes it especially challenging for aid groups looking to deliver relief.
ND Experts
Pulte Institute for Global Development, Keough School of Global Affairs