ND in the News: October 2023
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The Hill
5 major risks looming over Israel’s ground offensive
October 25, 2023
David Cortright, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame’s global affairs school, said fighting in Gaza carries an immense risk for Israel’s standing, suggesting they should instead “convene an international tribunal to bring to justice” those responsible in Hamas for attacking Israel, while seeking a political solution with the Palestinian people.
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Keough School of Global Affairs
The New York Times
What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places
October 25, 2023
In addition to climate change, rising rates of urbanization around the world are playing a role, said Alex Perkins, who is an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame and an expert in the mathematical modeling of dengue transmission.
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Department of Biological Sciences
The Worker | Spanish
Opinion | How will Hezbollah influence the war between Israel and Hamas?
October 24, 2023
By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
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Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Audubon Society changes name to Chicago Bird Alliance, distancing chapter from problematic namesake
October 24, 2023
Brands such as the Audubon Society are different in that it is fueled by voluntary memberships, not revenue, said James O’Rourke, who studies brands with fraught and racist connections to the past as a business professor at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mendoza College of Business
Fortune
Hezbollah’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war could finally answer whether the group cares more about Lebanon or being a proxy for Iran
October 22, 2023
Asher Kaufman is Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
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Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
The Atlantic
The Queens Man Ruled Ineligible to Be President
October 19, 2023
“Hassan is kept off, because he’s not a citizen,” Derek T. Muller, a law professor at Notre Dame who has written about the legal significance of Hassan’s case, told me.
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Law School
Business Insider
Judge in Sam Bankman-Fried trial reams out lawyers for having witnesses 'hauled up here' from across the country without much to say
October 19, 2023
Peter Easton, an accounting professor and academic director from the University of Notre Dame, testified extensively about analyses he did on FTX's and Alameda's finances.
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Fortune
Sam Bankman-Fried used $1.2 billion of customer money to buy out Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, witness says. Will CZ pay it back?
October 19, 2023
When the government called Peter Easton, an accounting professor at the University of Notre Dame, to the witness stand on Wednesday, his testimony was unsurprising: Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, took customer funds for years.
Bloomberg
The Mystery of FTX's Missing $9 Billion Unraveled at SBF ...
October 18, 2023
Peter Easton, an accounting professor at the University of Notre Dame, said Wednesday that $11.3 billion in FTX customer funds were supposed to be held at Alameda Research, but only $2.3 billion were actually in its bank accounts.
Axios
SBF trial: FTX lacked funds to meet customer deposits over a year before collapse, witness says
October 18, 2023
Prof. Peter Easton was contracted by the government to go through the bank statements, loan documents, cryptocurrency holdings and exchange accounts for the crypto exchange FTX and its sister hedge fund, Alameda.
Scientific American
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
October 18, 2023
Cara Ocobock is a human biologist at the University of Notre Dame. A former powerlifter, she explores the physiological and behavioral mechanisms necessary to cope with and adapt to extreme climates and high levels of physical activity.
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Anthropology
Inside Higher Ed
University Leaders Issue Joint Statement Supporting Israel
October 18, 2023
The statement, drafted by Yeshiva University in New York but supported by the presidents of Baylor University, Dillard University and the University of Notre Dame, among others, is unequivocal in supporting Israel in the conflict that is dividing many campuses and individuals.
Fox News
Want a bit more sleep? Hitting that snooze button isn’t always bad, study finds
October 18, 2023
In a 2022 study by the University of Notre Dame, researchers found that those who used the snooze function were less active during the day and "experienced more disturbances" while sleeping, according to a press release.