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Released: 19-Feb-2019 3:30 PM EST
Matthew Webber Receives American Diabetes Association’s Accelerator Award
University of Notre Dame

The ADA announced it will fund a $1.625 million Accelerator Award to University of Notre Dame's Matthew Webber to research and develop materials capable of sensing critical drops in blood glucose.

Released: 12-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Grant Thornton to help create risk assessment and management institute at Indiana University
Indiana University

Indiana University has announced a $3 million gift from Grant Thornton LLP, a leading consulting and accounting firm. The gift will establish the Grant Thornton Institute for Data Exploration for Risk Assessment and Management, or GT-IDEA, an interdisciplinary institute that will span IU Bloomington's Kelley School of Business, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.

   
Released: 11-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Notre Dame receives its largest research award to study spatial repellents against mosquito-borne diseases
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame will lead a five-year program to determine the efficacy of a spatial repellent product in preventing mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and Chikungunya.

Released: 5-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
Fewer unintended pregnancies contribute to all-time low U.S. fertility rate, new research says
University of Notre Dame

Kasey Buckles, Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, and her co-authors, Melanie Guldi at the University of Central Florida and Lucie Schmidt at Williams College, found that the number of births that were likely unintended has fallen 16 percent since 2007.

Released: 4-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Notre Dame Stories: On Preservation
University of Notre Dame

In this episode we chat with Pinar Zorlutuna, a professor in aerospace and mechanical engineering, who is using tissue engineering to extend the viability of hearts in a transplant scenario. In addition, we catch up with Sophia Bevacqua, an alumna who is working in art restoration at the Vatican Museums.

   
Released: 4-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
CEOs Profit From Issuing Negative News Releases Ahead of Stock Option Grant Dates, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

The move depresses the stock price and lowers the guaranteed “strike price,” which allows the CEO to exercise their stock option to buy a specified number of shares below market value.

Released: 1-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Study finds Muslim-majority countries lack, but hold surprising potential for, religious freedom
University of Notre Dame

In his newest research, Daniel Philpott, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, examines conditions in 47 Muslim-majority countries and considers a question at the center of intense public debate: Is Islam hostile to religious freedom?

Released: 28-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
The hidden treasure of digital piracy? It can boost bottom line for manufacturers, retailers
Indiana University

HBO's popular television series "Game of Thrones" returns in April, but millions of fans continue to illegally download the program, giving it the dubious distinction of being the most pirated program. Many may wonder why the TV network hasn't taken a more aggressive approach to combating illegal streaming services and downloaders. Perhaps it is because the benefits to the company outweigh the consequences. Research analysis by faculty in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and two other schools found that a moderate level of piracy can have a positive impact on the bottom line for both the manufacturer and the retailer -- and not at the expense of consumers.

Released: 22-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
IU Study Predicts How Air Pollutants From U.S. Forest Soils Will Increase with Climate Change
Indiana University

Scientists predict that certain regions of the United States will experience higher levels of pollutants that cause smog, acid rain and respiratory problems due changes in forest soils from climate change.

   
Released: 22-Jan-2019 12:55 PM EST
Women, Your Inner Circle May Be Key to Gaining Leadership Roles
University of Notre Dame

According to a new Notre Dame study, women who communicate regularly with a female-dominated inner circle are more likely to attain high-ranking leadership positions.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
2017 Women’s March solidarity events drew 100 times national protest average, minimal counterdemonstrators, study shows
University of Notre Dame

Based on a survey of sister marches across the United States, key characteristics of the events were massive turnout, majority female leadership, low rate of counterdemonstrators, substantial grassroots mobilization and strong support from faith-based groups.

Released: 17-Jan-2019 9:40 AM EST
Nanovic Institute awards Laura Shannon Prize to Max Bergholz
University of Notre Dame

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame has awarded the 2019 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies to Max Bergholz for his book “Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism, and Memory in a Balkan Community”.

Released: 16-Jan-2019 1:40 PM EST
Purdue University

Idling in a long highway line of slowed or stopped traffic on a busy highway can be more than an inconvenience for drivers and highway safety officers.

Released: 14-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Love connection: Joint bank accounts prompt romantic partners to spend more wisely, study finds
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that people who share money from a joint account are less likely to wastefully spend for fear of having to justify the expenses.

Released: 14-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
Alumnus, partner create LGBTQ+ scholarship for IU Kelley School of Business students with $2.2M gift
Indiana University

A new transformative scholarship program for LGBTQ+ students at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is being made possible through a $2.2 million gift from alumnus Doug Hamilton and his partner of 35 years, Don Vossburg, of Noblesville, Indiana.

Released: 10-Jan-2019 12:05 PM EST
Stanford professor Marcus Cole appointed dean of Notre Dame Law School
University of Notre Dame

Cole is a leading scholar of the empirical law and economics of commerce and finance.

Released: 7-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Researchers make important discovery for ‘smart’ films and encapsulation
University of Notre Dame

New study from Notre Dame has found that the properties of a material commonly used to create conductive or protective films and encapsulate drug compounds – and the conditions in which this material will disassemble to release that medication – may be different than initially thought.

Released: 7-Jan-2019 8:05 AM EST
IU alumnus' $2 million gift will help more Kelley School of Business students study abroad
Indiana University

Thanks to a $2 million gift from alumnus Jim Perschbacher, more students in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business will be able to gain broader global experience through studying abroad.



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