ND in the News: April 2024
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U.S. News & World Report
How to Find a Strong Human Rights Law Program
April 19, 2024
Prospective students should research whether the program offers courses “on the full spectrum of international human rights law,” says Diane A. Desierto, professor of law and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame Law School in Indiana, where she also is faculty director of the LL.M. in International Human Rights Law and founding director of the Global Human Rights Clinic.
Inside Indiana Business
Notre Dame rebrands international program
April 19, 2024
The University of Notre Dame this week rebranded its network of international locations as Notre Dame Global in what it says is an effort to further raise its stature as a leading Catholic research university worldwide.
OSV News
Experts: U.S. officials must aim to prevent ‘tit-for-tat’ escalation between Israel, Iran
April 17, 2024
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law School who specializes in international law and conflict resolution, told OSV News that “the clear success in countering Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Israel is a dramatic demonstration of the true legal and moral meaning of ‘self-defense.'”
ND Experts
Notre Dame Law School
The Christian Science Monitor
LA County constantly fights homelessness. How AI helps prevent it.
April 16, 2024
Last year, the University of Notre Dame published a study that found that at-risk people in California’s Santa Clara County were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months of enrollment in a financial assistance program.
Daily Mail
Los Angeles uses AI to fight homelessness crisis
April 15, 2024
Last year, the University of Notre Dame published a study that found that at-risk people in California's Santa Clara County were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months of enrolment in a financial assistance program.
Harvard Business Review
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
April 15, 2024
By Malin Malmström, Barbara Burkhard, Charlotta Sirén, Dean Shepherd and Joakim Wincent.
ND Experts
Management & Organization
CBS News
Contributions of Black baseball players celebrated
Video
April 13, 2024
The team's rich history was recovered at the University of Notre Dame. Using a single black and white photo and catalogs of uniforms from the time, design professor Clint Carlson and students like Kiaya Jones began to reimagine what the Giants' uniforms looked like.
The Irish Times
The cost of Irish unity: Non-partisan research and debate
April 12, 2024
Such work is being published and disseminated by Arins (Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South), a joint project of the Royal Irish Academy and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Arins was established in the aftermath of Brexit.
The Boston Globe - subscription
New presidential ballot battles in Ohio and Alabama trigger fears election laws are being weaponized
April 11, 2024
Derek Muller, a professor at the University of Notre Dame's law school who focuses on election law.
ND Experts
Law School
Bloomberg
Election Fights Have Begun & Trump's Social Media Suits
Audio
April 11, 2024
Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the many lawsuits over voting rules that have already been filed.
ND Experts
Law School
CNN
GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use
April 11, 2024
The willingness to bring more marginal legal cases reflects how the amount of money being put toward election litigation has increased significantly, said Derek Muller, an election law professor at the University of Notre Dame who noted that the trend also applies to Democrats and outside groups across the ideological spectrum.
ND Experts
Law School
The Ladders
Dull happens: Here’s how to stop boredom from impeding productivity
April 11, 2024
“Like whack-a-mole, downplaying boredom on one task results in attention and productivity deficits that bubble up during subsequent tasks,” says lead author Casher Belinda, assistant professor of management at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, in a university release.
ND Experts
Management & Organization
The Conversation
How to battle boredom at work
April 11, 2024
Casher Belinda, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame
ND Experts
Management & Organization