ND in the News: April 2022
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The Economist
How would an energy embargo affect Germany’s economy?
April 30, 2022
Japanese firms were able to quickly substitute away from previously cheap rare earths and find alternative supplies, according to research by Eugene Gholz of the University of Notre Dame and Llewelyn Hughes of the Australian National University.... In a study of the potential effects of a Russian energy embargo on Europe, Rüdiger Bachmann of the University of Notre Dame and his co-authors find that while the hit could be large, it would be partly offset by the economy’s ability to adapt.
Bloomberg
Praying Football Coach and Tribute to Justice Breyer
Audio
April 30, 2022
Richard Garnett, a Professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the Supreme Court arguments in the case of the high school football coach fired for praying on the 50-yard line after games.
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Notre Dame Law School
Catholic News Service
Young adult Catholics discuss need to promote climate change efforts
April 30, 2022
Lavigne, who is the 2022 Laetare Medal recipient from the University of Notre Dame, said: “I asked God what to do. And that’s when he gave me the answer: To fight.”
The New York Times
Is the U.S. Economy Headed for a Slowdown?
April 29, 2022
Even job postings with wide salary ranges can help candidates in groups that have historically been underpaid, said Joe Holt, a professor at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mendoza College of Business
Chicago Tribune
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: What do Confederate Memorial Day and Ketanji Brown Jackson have in common?
April 29, 2022
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier is an associate professor of modern literature and literature of the Americas at the University of Notre Dame, author and essayist.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Unintended Consequences of ‘Ungrading’
April 29, 2022
Since the 2020 release of Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), the book’s editor, Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, has given a steady stream of presentations about ungrading, most of them over Zoom.
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Anthropology
Newsweek
The Constitution Protects, Not Punishes, Religious Expression | Opinion
April 29, 2022
Richard W. Garnett is the Paul J. Schierl/Ft. Howard Corporation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. Joseph Graziano is a student fellow in the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative.
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Notre Dame Law School
The Daily Beast
John Roberts Is Nuts if He Thinks Saving ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Good for SCOTUS’ Reputation
April 28, 2022
“The institutional legitimacy of the Court is at its apex when it acts as a court, interpreting the Constitution in light of its text, history, and tradition, regardless of the political consequences,” said Carter Snead, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame (who made the same point in an amicus brief calling for the court to overturn Roe), in a text message to me on Thursday.
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Notre Dame Law School
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Transitions: Hampton U. Names New President; Columbia U. President to Step Down Next Year
April 28, 2022
John T. McGreevy, a professor of history and former dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has been named provost.
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History
The News Forum
What Would "Free Speech" on Twitter Under Elon Musk's Management Look Like?
Video
April 27, 2022
Nima welcomes Dr. Kirsten Martin, professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mendoza College of Business
Reuters
Facebook-owner Meta heads for dismal quarter as advertisers unfriend
April 27, 2022
"The cost to acquire customers on digital channels like Facebook has increased while the ability to target customers has decreased," said Mitchell Olsen, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mendoza College of Business
National Catholic Reporter
What role will religion play in the midterm primaries?
April 27, 2022
I asked Luis Fraga, a politics professor at the University of Notre Dame and director of the school's Institute for Latino Studies, about Pelosi's assertion. Fraga told me that "we don't have the polling to make that determination."
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Department of Political Science
Associated Press
Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West
April 27, 2022
Gianna Bern, a University of Notre Dame finance professor, portrayed the move as a warning from the Kremlin.
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Mendoza College of Business
Associated Press
Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain
April 26, 2022
“This move just shows how effective (moderation features) have been to annoy those in power,” said Kirsten Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame. “I would be worried as to how this would change Twitter’s values.”
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Mendoza College of Business
Associated Press
Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
April 26, 2022
Kirsten Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame, said Twitter has consistently worked at being a “responsible” social media company through its moderation system, its hires in the area of machine learning ethics and in whom they allow to do research on the platform.
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Mendoza College of Business
CNN
Twitter has been focused on ‘healthy conversations.’ Elon Musk could change that
April 26, 2022
Twitter has certainly not been perfect on content moderation issues, but as Kirsten Martin, professor of technology ethics at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, put it: “Twitter has consistently strived to be a responsible social media company through not only their content moderation but also their hires in the area of machine learning ethics.”
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Mendoza College of Business