ND in the News: April 2024

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  1. How to Find a Strong Human Rights Law Program

    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.

  2. Notre Dame rebrands international program

    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.

  3. Experts: U.S. officials must aim to prevent ‘tit-for-tat’ escalation between Israel, Iran

    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.'”

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    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    Notre Dame Law School

  4. LA County constantly fights homelessness. How AI helps prevent it.

    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.

  5. Los Angeles uses AI to fight homelessness crisis

    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.

  6. Harvard Business Review

    Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing

    By Malin Malmström, Barbara Burkhard, Charlotta Sirén, Dean Shepherd and Joakim Wincent.

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    Dean Shepherd

    Management & Organization

  7. Contributions of Black baseball players celebrated

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    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.

  8. The cost of Irish unity: Non-partisan research and debate

    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.

  9. The Boston Globe - subscription

    New presidential ballot battles in Ohio and Alabama trigger fears election laws are being weaponized

    Derek Muller, a professor at the University of Notre Dame's law school who focuses on election law.

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    Derek Muller

    Law School

  10. Election Fights Have Begun & Trump's Social Media Suits

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    Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the many lawsuits over voting rules that have already been filed. 

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    Derek Muller

    Law School

  11. GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use

    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.

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    Derek Muller

    Law School

  12. The Ladders

    Dull happens: Here’s how to stop boredom from impeding productivity

    “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.

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    Casher Belinda

    Management & Organization

  13. The Conversation

    How to battle boredom at work

    Casher Belinda,  Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame

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    Casher Belinda

    Casher Belinda

    Management & Organization