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Newswise: ND Expert Sean Kassen: Statement on First FDA-Approved Treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
Released: 20-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
ND Expert Sean Kassen: Statement on First FDA-Approved Treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
University of Notre Dame

Today, the FDA announced the first approved treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease: an oral medication named Miplyffa (arimoclomol). Sean Kassen, director of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at the University of Notre Dame, said this represents the beginning of a new and hopeful era for NPC families.

Newswise: Virtual learning detrimental to school attendance, especially in districts with higher poverty rates, study finds
Released: 5-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Virtual learning detrimental to school attendance, especially in districts with higher poverty rates, study finds
University of Notre Dame

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of chronic absenteeism have nearly doubled across the nation for students in kindergarten through grade 12.This increase was tied to the mode of instruction during the early years of the pandemic.

Newswise: Notre Dame researchers create new tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago
Released: 4-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Notre Dame researchers create new tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago
University of Notre Dame

The impact of embodied carbon in the built environment has been difficult to assess, due to a lack of data. To address that knowledge gap, Ming Hu, the associate dean for research, scholarship and creative work in Notre Dame's School of Architecture, and Siavash Ghorbany, a Notre Dame graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, have created a new tool to analyze the embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago. Their recently published research identifies 157 different architectural housing types in the city and provides the first ever visual analysis tool to evaluate embodied carbon at a granular level and to help inform policymakers seeking to strategically plan for urban carbon mitigation.

Newswise: ND Expert Julia Adeney Thomas: The reality of the Anthropocene
Released: 26-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
ND Expert Julia Adeney Thomas: The reality of the Anthropocene
University of Notre Dame

For the last seven decades, Earth has been operating in unprecedented ways, leading many researchers to argue that we have entered a new geological epoch known as the Anthropocene.“While it may not have been formally accepted onto the geological time scale, the Anthropocene is real and its effects have drastically and irrevocably changed the living conditions on our planet,” said Julia Adeney Thomas, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.

Newswise: Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
Released: 13-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
University of Notre Dame

Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year — about 100 times more than war and terrorism combined.

Newswise: Downwind states face disproportionate burden of air pollution
Released: 31-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Downwind states face disproportionate burden of air pollution
University of Notre Dame

A recent Supreme Court decision to block a federal rule curbing interstate air pollution further complicates efforts to reduce emissions and adds to an already disproportionate burden on “downwind” states, according to researchers at the University of Notre Dame. “Toxic air pollution is really not as well known by the general public as you would hope, given its impact on human health,” said Paola Crippa, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.

Newswise: Tax policies impact donors’ generosity, affecting bottom line for nonprofits
Released: 29-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Tax policies impact donors’ generosity, affecting bottom line for nonprofits
University of Notre Dame

Research conducted by Daniel Hungerman, a professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, found that removing tax-based incentives for charitable giving caused one in five households to stop itemizing their taxes, creating a loss of nearly $20 billion annually for the nonprofit sector.

Newswise: ND Expert: Will ‘Brat Girl Summer’ translate into an autumn of Democratic victories? ‘It’s anybody’s guess’
Released: 25-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
ND Expert: Will ‘Brat Girl Summer’ translate into an autumn of Democratic victories? ‘It’s anybody’s guess’
University of Notre Dame

In the past three days, people on social media have embraced British pop star Charli XCX’s online pronouncement that “Kamala IS brat.”According to to Sara Marcus, an assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and author of “Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution,” that translates to a declaration that Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presumptive new nominee for president, embodies the sort of messy, complicated, casual womanhood that the singer’s recent album, “Brat,” depicts and celebrates in a series of infectious club anthems.

Newswise: ND Expert: NASA’s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration
Released: 24-Jul-2024 5:05 PM EDT
ND Expert: NASA’s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration
University of Notre Dame

Last week, NASA announced it canceled its plans to send the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s southern polar region. The rover was meant to search for water and other resources called volatiles, such as hydrogen, ammonia and carbon dioxide, which easily evaporate in warm temperatures.Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, reiterated the agency’s commitment “to exploring the Moon for the benefit of humanity” through other missions.

Newswise: Using forest resources strengthens food security, study finds
Released: 22-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Using forest resources strengthens food security, study finds
University of Notre Dame

Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by University of Notre Dame expert Daniel C. Miller, associate professor of environmental policy at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.

Newswise: COVID-19 pandemic tied to low birth weight for infants in India, study shows
Released: 2-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 pandemic tied to low birth weight for infants in India, study shows
University of Notre Dame

The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Santosh Kumar, associate professor of development and global health economics at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.

Newswise: US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows
Released: 27-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT
US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows
University of Notre Dame

State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by political scientist Kyle Jaros, associate professor of global affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Newswise: Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths’ online safety on the back burner
Released: 27-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Overburdened caseworkers put foster youths’ online safety on the back burner
University of Notre Dame

Foster parents and caseworkers believe sexual-related risks are the top concern for online safety for youths in the U.S. child welfare system. But how these two groups approach technology access and other online risks is conflicted, according to research from the University of Notre Dame.

Newswise: Rigorous new study debunks misconceptions about anemia, education
Released: 18-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Rigorous new study debunks misconceptions about anemia, education
University of Notre Dame

In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce poverty. A new study, co-authored by a global health economics expert from the University of Notre Dame, evaluates the relationship between anemia and school attendance in India, debunking earlier research that could have misguided policy interventions.

   
Newswise: 'Hybrid’ disaster response shows how localization saves lives
Released: 13-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
'Hybrid’ disaster response shows how localization saves lives
University of Notre Dame

In August 2021, an earthquake struck southwest Haiti, killing thousands of people and leaving more than half a million seeking help. Assessment of this disaster and its response can serve as a model for evaluating future disasters and making life-saving improvements, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

Newswise: Democrats grapple with virtual versus in-person formats at national convention
Released: 4-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Democrats grapple with virtual versus in-person formats at national convention
University of Notre Dame

The Democratic Party is considering a virtual format for its 2024 Democratic National Convention much like the one held in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newswise: AI browser plug-ins to help consumers improve digital privacy literacy, combat manipulative design
Released: 29-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
AI browser plug-ins to help consumers improve digital privacy literacy, combat manipulative design
University of Notre Dame

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing artificial intelligence tools that help consumers understand how they are being exploited as they navigate online platforms. The goal is to boost the digital literacy of end users so they can better control how they interact with these websites.



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