ND in the News: 2023

2022 2023 2024

  1. Iran sends deadly message to Biden with Hamas attack on Israel

    Efforts to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which had already been difficult, will likely face a major setback after the violence, said Asher Kaufman, professor of history and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Portrait of Asher Kaufman

    Asher Kaufman

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  2. WirtschaftsWoche | German

    “A normal economics professor in the USA earns more than any German university rector”

    Who will receive the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics on Monday? The economist Rüdiger Bachmann, who teaches in the USA, [speaks] about American dominance in economics, underfunded German chairs – and his personal Nobel favorites.

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    Rudi Bachmann Expert Crop

    Ruediger Bachmann

    Economics

  3. Head Topics Philippines

    “Amon Banwa sa Lawud” is Best International Feature Film

    “Amon Banwa sa Lawud” (Our Island of the Mangrove Moons), co-produced by the Erehwon Center for the Arts and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies of Notre Dame University, USA, was chosen as the Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Louth International Film Festival. The film was directed by Anton Juan, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

  4. US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low

    The trend raises alarm and underscores the need for Congress to follow through on its commitments in the CHIPS and Science Act, says Jill Pentimonti, director of research advancement at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and a board member of the Science Coalition, which represents more than 50 US research universities.

  5. New test in the works to catch defective cancer drugs

    Now, researchers led by Professor Marya Lieberman of the University of Notre Dame have made the drug a focus of their work developing devices that flag poor-quality medicines.

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    Marya Lieberman

    Marya Lieberman

    Chemistry and Biochemistry

  6. Law school financial data is about to get more transparent

    A May analysis of Education Department data by Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller found that Western Michigan University Cooley Law School; Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, and Appalachian School of Law were among the schools with the highest debt-to-income ratios.

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    Derek Muller

    Law School

  7. IOL: Independent Online | South Africa

    Newlands plaque stirs up slave and displacement history: 'Replace hollow depiction of history'

    Claremont Main Road Mosque (CMRM) Imam Dr. Rashied Omar said that during the drought in 2018, many descendants of those who had been displaced from the area returned to collect water at the Kildare Road spring, reigniting conversation about past memories.

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    Rashied Omar

    Rashied Omar

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  8. El Espectador | Spanish

    Peace Agreement: only 11% of environmental provisions have been fulfilled

    One of the most judicious monitoring of the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Colombia has been carried out by the Kroc Institute of the University of Notre Dame .

  9. Caracol Radio | Spanish

    Kroc: environmental pacts of the Peace Agreement are not 100% applied after 8 years of signing

    The Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies published the report “Towards a sustainable peace: An analysis of the implementation of the Final Agreement and its relationship with the environment” in which it reviews the situation of the environmental aspect of the Peace Agreement and how it has evolved between December 2016 to May 2023.

  10. France24, TV5 Monde | French

    Nobel Prizes to illuminate bleak year for world peace

    “In many respects, it would be appropriate if the committee did not award the prize this year,” said Swedish professor Peter Wallensteen, a specialist in international issues.

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    Peter Wallensteen

    Peter Wallensteen

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  11. Pope Francis Opens Debate on LGBTQ Inclusion, Women’s Ordination and Celibacy

    If this synod fails again to open the way to women deacons, “many, many American Catholic women will be disappointed, because that’s such low-hanging fruit,” said Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, who isn’t taking part in this month’s assembly. 

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    Kathleen Cummings Portrait

    Kathleen Sprows Cummings

    American Studies

  12. ‘Radical Solidarity’ With Women In Need Means Being The ‘Hands And Feet Of Jesus,’ Pro-Life Leaders Say

    A holistic approach to supporting expecting and parenting mothers in difficult circumstances is the crux of the Women and Children First initiative at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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    Carter Snead Portrait

    Carter Snead

    Notre Dame Law School

  13. The Top U.S. Colleges for Career and Learning-Related Opportunities

    The University of Notre Dame, meanwhile, encourages cross-campus collaboration between different departments to promote student success after graduation, says Ryan Willerton, associate vice president for career and professional development at the school, located near South Bend, Ind. 

  14. Yahoo! Finance

    Child care programs face massive hit as American Rescue Plan funds dry up

    Chloe Gibbs, University of Notre Dame Department of Economics Assistant Professor tells Yahoo Finance that those estimates likely reflect more of a "worst case scenario," but that the U.S. "will experience some contractions in the supply of childcare."