Time
Hitting the Snooze Button May Not Be as Bad as You Think
October 31, 2023
The study’s results suggest that snoozing has been “unfairly villainized,” says co-author Aaron Striegel, a professor of computer science at Notre Dame. “That was our big takeaway: it’s probably not as bad as what they’re telling you.”
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Computer Science and Engineering
Associated Press
Arguments in lawsuit using ‘insurrection’ clause to knock Trump off presidential ballots begins
October 31, 2023
“We’ve had hearings with presidential candidates debating their eligibility before — Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, John McCain,” said Derek T. Muller, a Notre Dame law professor, listing candidates challenged on whether they met the constitutional requirement of being a “natural born citizen.”
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Law School
CNN
What to know about the 14th Amendment Trump disqualification trial in Colorado
October 31, 2023
"We’ve never seen a challenge like this to a presidential candidate, hearings that go for days to evaluate their eligibility,” said Derek Muller, an election law expert at Notre Dame Law School who filed a brief in a similar case that was neutral on disqualifying Trump but gave analysis for key legal questions.
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Law School
Rinnovabili | Italian
Artificial Intelligence will map cities to evaluate urban degradation
October 30, 2023
Research by the University of Notre Dame and Stanford used Artificial Intelligence to precisely map three model cities, analyzing urban decay and identifying solutions to increase the well-being of citizens. The possible solution to the problem may have been found by Yong Suk Lee, assistant professor of technology, economics and global affairs at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, and Andrea Vallebueno of Stanford University.
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Keough School of Global Affairs
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Associated Press
California governor’s trip shows US-China engagement is still possible on a state level
October 30, 2023
States’ involvement with China has fallen off rapidly in the past five years, as the bilateral relationship deteriorated under the Trump administration and further soured with the pandemic, according to research from Kyle Jaros, a professor of global affairs at University of Notre Dame.
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Keough School of Global Affairs and Department of Political Science
NPR
Biden wants a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Is it still possible?
October 27, 2023
Almost immediately after the Oslo Accords were signed, Israel enhanced its policy of fragmenting Gaza from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, says Atalia Omer, a professor of religion, conflict and peace studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
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Keough School of Global Affairs
Nature
Dengue rates drop after release of modified mosquitoes in Colombia
October 27, 2023
"A reduction in cases following the introduction of an intervention could be a simple coincidence,” says Alex Perkins, an epidemiologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. But he adds that the latest results are “encouraging” and says the longer these patterns are observed, the more likely they are to be a result of the mosquitoes.
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Department of Biological Sciences
Wired
A myth overturned? Prehistoric women hunted alongside men
October 26, 2023
In her meticulous review of archaeological evidence and literature, [Sarah] Lacy, alongside her collaborator Cara Ocobock from the University of Notre Dame, found scant proof supporting this male-dominated narrative.
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Anthropology
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Associated Press
Trump isn't accustomed to restrictions. That's beginning to test the legal system
October 26, 2023
“It’s really a new frontier for the legal system, and the legal system is really struggling with how to control this man who has no respect for the rule of law,” said Jimmy Gurule, a Notre Dame law school professor.
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Notre Dame Law School
Newsweek
Donald Trump Faces Being Struck off Ballot in Two States
October 26, 2023
"It's the first domino to fall. We've never seen a challenge like this to a presidential candidate, hearings that go for days to evaluate their eligibility," Derek Muller, an election law expert at Notre Dame Law School, told CNN.
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Law School
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