ND in the News: April 2024
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Financial Times
War by algorithm raises new moral dangers
April 11, 2024
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who supports a ban on LAWS, says that realists tend to favour the projection of power over the protection of the rule of law.
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Notre Dame Law School
The Japan Times
Opposition projected to retain majority in South Korean parliament
April 10, 2024
"Voters over 60 represent a formidable and staunchly conservative base for Yoon," said Sharon Yoon, a Korean studies professor at the University of Notre Dame.
America
Donald Trump attacks pro-life critics after video arguing abortion must be left to the states
April 10, 2024
However, O. Carter Snead, director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, told OSV News, “Nothing in the Dobbs decision — which President Trump celebrated — precludes the federal political branches from regulating abortion.”
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Notre Dame Law School
Associated Press
Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict
April 08, 2024
“The case next week in The Hague will likely further galvanize opposition to any support for Israel,” said Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of law and international peace studies at the University of Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame Law School
PBS
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: Supporting Students with NVLD
Video Audio
April 06, 2024
Next, our experts explore the scope of nonverbal learning disability and provide interventional strategies that support children's success. Dr. Joshua Diehl is an associate teaching professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame. His areas of expertise include neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, child psychopathology, and neurodiversity. His primary focus is on neurodevelopmental disorders with an emphasis on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.
The Washington Post
Opinion | How Trump fills a void in an increasingly secular America
April 05, 2024
The scholar David Campbell of the University of Notre Dame told the Associated Press, “Increasingly, Americans associate religion with the Republican Party — and if they are not Republicans themselves, they turn away from religion.”
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Political Science
Bloomberg
The 2024 US Election Is Already Being Fought in the Courts
April 04, 2024
Political parties’ legal expenses have skyrocketed to $154 million in 2022 from around $5 million in 2003, according to data compiled by Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
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Law School
Newsweek
How Air Conditioning Costs Could Be Cut Significantly
April 03, 2024
"The angle between the sunshine and your window is always changing," study author Tengfei Luo, a professor of energy studies at the University of Notre Dame, said in a statement.
The Hill
‘I wouldn’t put my damn daughter in these’: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ lurk in feminine products
April 03, 2024
She reached out to Graham Peaslee, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who was already well-known for discovering the presence of PFAS in fast food packaging.
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Experimental Nuclear Physics
The Guardian
States work to ban period products containing toxic PFAS after 2023 report
April 03, 2024
Despite a growing awareness of the dangers and ubiquity of PFAS, federal regulators have been slow to respond to the bombshell 2023 report from the University of Notre Dame, in which researchers found forever chemicals in various menstrual products including those mentioned above and more.
Voice of America
Tens of Thousands Protest the Netanyahu Government in Israel
Audio
April 01, 2024
Tens of thousands of Israelis came out to protest the Netanyahu government. It’s the largest protest since the start of the October 7th war in Gaza. Netanyahu turned over the reins of the Israeli government temporarily Sunday to have surgery. We talk with Atalia Omer, PhD Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies/Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.
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Keough School of Global Affairs
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Newsweek
Pope Francis' Culture Wars Divide Catholic Church
April 01, 2024
"There's no question that [Francis] is deeply concerned, perhaps even more concerned in some ways, with what's happening in the German ecclesial," David Lantigua, a moral theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek.
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Theology