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Released: 8-Jan-2018 4:05 PM EST
Success in Community College Aided by Comprehensive Case Management, Study Finds
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that students who participated in the full comprehensive case management program were significantly more likely to stay enrolled and to graduate within six semesters.

Released: 19-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
Researchers Isolate Biting, Non-Biting Genes in Pitcher Plant Mosquitoes
University of Notre Dame

Understanding that divergence, University of Notre Dame researchers say, is a starting point to determining whether there are non-biting genes in other species that could be manipulated in order to reduce transmission of vector-borne diseases.

   
Released: 11-Dec-2017 3:00 PM EST
Violence a Matter of Scale, Not Quantity, Researchers Show
University of Notre Dame

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame studying violence found the larger the population of a society, the smaller its war group size, proportionally — which means fewer casualties in a conflict.

Released: 11-Dec-2017 8:10 AM EST
Major Life Events Shared on Social Media Revive Dormant Connections, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame examines the impact of major life events, on social network evolution, which, the study shows, has important implications for business practices, such as in marketing.

   
Released: 7-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
Psychologist Examines Methods of Classifying Mental Disorders
University of Notre Dame

Lee Anna Clark and her team present the challenges in using three major diagnostic manuals from a scientific perspective and offer some recommendations for re-conceptualizing the mental disorders they describe.

Released: 6-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST
Reilly Center Releases Its 2018 Top 10 List of Ethical Dilemmas in Science and Technology
University of Notre Dame

The annual list from the University of Notre Dame is designed to get people thinking about the ethics of potentially controversial technology, but the 2018 list shows that many of these issues are already here.

Released: 27-Nov-2017 3:25 PM EST
New Study Finds Mycobacteria Can Sense Presence of Proteins That Cause Disease
University of Notre Dame

The study from the University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University could help researchers identify how to tone down the ability of mycobacteria to cause disease and help them in treating infection.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Colombian Peace Agreement Progressing Steadily, Says Kroc Institute Report
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies report highlights significant progress in achieving short-term goals of a bilateral ceasefire, surrender of weapons and creation of institutional and legal mechanisms for verification.

Released: 14-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
New Study Shows Disadvantage for Firms Possessing Celebrity and Status
University of Notre Dame

Research from the University of Notre Dame shows that possessing multiple social approval assets might not always be beneficial for firms. 

Released: 13-Nov-2017 12:05 PM EST
New Book Examines Global Impact of Leaders on Communist Party
University of Notre Dame

A. James McAdams, the William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs and director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame, seeks to understand how such a significant institution could be so different from country to country and still flourish.

Released: 8-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EST
New Data Suggests Increased Vulnerability for Island Countries
University of Notre Dame

The latest data released by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) shows that small island states face increasing challenges to address the impact of climate change.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 1:05 PM EST
Notre Dame to Lead NNSA-Funded Center Focused on Nuclear Chemistry
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame will lead a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Actinide Center of Excellence (ACE) to conduct research in actinide and nuclear chemistry.

Released: 25-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Aitape Skull Likely Belongs to World’s Oldest Tsunami Victim
University of Notre Dame

Mark Golitko, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, worked with colleagues from the Field Museum in Chicago and institutes in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to study the Aitape skull and the area it was found in.

Released: 25-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Broad Experience a Double-Edged Sword for Entrepreneurs Seeking Investors, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

According to research from the University of Notre Dame, having a wide range of experience as a “jack-of-all-trades” can sometimes be an asset, but in certain environments this will make it difficult to get a startup business off the ground.

Released: 16-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Students in Right Place, Right Time Witness First-Ever Detected Neutron Star Collision
University of Notre Dame

New research published in Science details perhaps one of the biggest discoveries so far in the field of astrophysics: the merger of two neutron stars. Two graduate students and two professors at the University of Notre Dame contributed to studies published on the collision.

Released: 12-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
New Protein Study Broadens Knowledge of Molecular Basis for Disease
University of Notre Dame

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame are one step closer to unraveling the mystery of how intrinsically disordered proteins work, according to new research published in Science.

   
Released: 9-Oct-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Heads-Up, CEOs — Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds
University of Notre Dame

Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive — or get them fired — according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

   
Released: 4-Oct-2017 8:20 AM EDT
Researchers Receive Funding to Advance Accuracy of Hurricane Storm Surge Forecasts
University of Notre Dame

During the four-year study, University of Notre Dame researchers will work to develop improved storm surge models that incorporate fine-scale data to increase the accuracy of forecasts, while also maintaining reduced computer time and reasonable computational costs.

Released: 3-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Access to Education, Changing Gender Roles Driving More Men Into Nursing, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Louisville shows that the number of men in the field has risen substantially since 1960, a marker of changing economic and social trends.

Released: 13-Sep-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Electronic Health Information Exchanges Could Cut Billions in Medicare Spending
University of Notre Dame

Research by Idris Adjerid and Corey Angst, IT professors in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, and Julia Adler-Milstein of the University of California San Francisco shows that when Health Information Exchanges appear in regional markets, there are massive cost savings.

Released: 12-Sep-2017 3:00 PM EDT
A One-of-a-Kind Star Found to Change Over Decades
University of Notre Dame

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame recently found new evidence that lends support to an existing theory of how the unusual star emits energy.

Released: 12-Sep-2017 12:00 PM EDT
New Engineering Research Center to Focus on Challenges of Upgrading Shale Gas
University of Notre Dame

Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame will contribute their expertise in materials development and modeling to a new research center that will focus on new methods of converting shale gas reserves into chemicals and transportation fuel.

Released: 12-Sep-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers Find Sharp Decline in Poverty in the US Despite Report From Census Bureau
University of Notre Dame

This year’s report estimates poverty in the U.S. to be 12.7 percent for 2016, which is very close to the rate in 1980, suggesting little progress or change in the fight against poverty.

Released: 11-Sep-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Campaigns to Reduce Elective Early-Term Births Effective, Study Finds
University of Notre Dame

A new study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Central Florida shows that programs aimed at reducing early-term elective births have been successful, reducing the number of health complications in mothers and babies.

   
Released: 30-Aug-2017 3:20 PM EDT
Understanding Perceptions of Reputation and Identity Offers Opportunity, Study Shows
University of Notre Dame

Research by Brittany Solomon found that, regardless of how people personally view another person, they also are aware of how that person sees themselves, as well as how they are generally perceived by others.

Released: 29-Aug-2017 8:05 AM EDT
NIH awards $3.5 million to Shaw Center for Children and Families
University of Notre Dame

The National Institutes of Health awarded a new $3.5 million grant to the University of Notre Dame’s William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families in support of a project for families that include a child with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Released: 18-Aug-2017 7:00 AM EDT
Researchers Discover New Chemical Process That Could Reduce Nitrogen Oxides From Diesel Exhaust
University of Notre Dame

Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that could help curb emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from diesel-powered vehicles, a priority air pollutant that is a key ingredient in smog.

Released: 21-Jul-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Researchers Receive $2.9 Million for 5-Year Monsoon Study
University of Notre Dame

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are at the forefront of a five-year study to measure oceanic and atmospheric conditions and flow patterns of monsoons across the Indian Ocean, in particular Bay of Bengal, to help improve predictive models.

Released: 17-Jul-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers Improve Method to Identify Aquatic Species Using Environmental DNA
University of Notre Dame

Research from the University of Notre Dame have improved their method of tracking species by using the biological material those organisms leave behind known as environmental DNA (eDNA).

Released: 12-Jul-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Create First Low-Energy Particle Accelerator Beam Underground in the United States
University of Notre Dame

A team of Notre Dame researchers are working in collaboration with researchers from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the Colorado School of Mines.

Released: 10-Jul-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Eck Institute for Global Health to Study Zika in Belize
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the Belize Ministry of Health and the Belize Vector and Ecology Center aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to respond to Zika virus and other arboviruses.

   
Released: 28-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Investors: Be Wary of Auditor Dismissals for the Rest of the Year
University of Notre Dame

Research by Jeffrey Burks of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and Jennifer Sustersic Stevens of Ohio University finds that the end of the second fiscal quarter marks a sharp dividing line for auditor dismissals.

Released: 26-Jun-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Novel Platform Uses Nanoparticles to Detect Peanut Allergies
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame researchers have developed a novel platform to more accurately detect and identify the presence and severity of peanut allergies, without directly exposing patients to the allergen.

Released: 16-Jun-2017 8:50 AM EDT
Researchers Use Light to Manipulate Mosquitoes
University of Notre Dame

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behavior in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, the major vector for transmission of malaria in Africa, according to new research.

   
Released: 14-Jun-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Economic Benefits of Admitting Refugees Outweigh Costs
University of Notre Dame

Although working-age adult refugees who enter the United States often initially rely on public assistance programs, a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame indicates that the long-term economic benefit of admitting refugees outweighs the initial costs.

Released: 5-Jun-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Discovery Reveals Planet Almost as Hot as the Sun
University of Notre Dame

An international team of scientists, including Justin R. Crepp, Freimann Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, say the planet is 2.8 times bigger than Jupiter and reaches temperatures over 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,600 Kelvin) during the day.

Released: 1-Jun-2017 10:30 AM EDT
Perdigão: Capturing the Complexities of Mountain Winds
University of Notre Dame

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are collecting data on multiple aspects of wind flow patterns shaped by meteorological forcing on intricate terrain through carefully planned field observations.

Released: 10-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
How Focusing on Parent-Child Relationships Can Prevent Child Maltreatment
University of Notre Dame

In order to help children facing maltreatment, the relationship between the parent and child is key, argues Kristin Valentino, William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

Released: 5-May-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Reveal New and Improved Genome Sequence of Daphnia Pulex
University of Notre Dame

By understanding how they respond to toxic elements, scientists can look at how environmental changes caused by agriculture and road runoff or warming temperatures and climate change could impact populations in lakes, rivers and standing bodies of water.

Released: 5-May-2017 8:30 AM EDT
Researchers Shed New Light on Influenza Detection
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Researchers have discovered a way to make influenza visible to the naked eye, by engineering dye molecules to target a specific enzyme of the virus.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Researchers Develop Predictive Model Measuring Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Streams and Rivers
University of Notre Dame

The new model will be a valuable tool for scientists and water managers alike, as the framework allows for accurate prediction of N2O emissions under a variety of scenarios including water temperature, changes in land use and the influence of climate change on emission outcomes.

Released: 29-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Track Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Body
University of Notre Dame

Scientists have developed a method to track perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the body. PFAS are potentially toxic chemicals found in stain-resistant products, nonstick cookware, fire-fighting foams and, most recently, fast food wrappers.

   
Released: 28-Mar-2017 8:05 AM EDT
New, Viable Female Politicians Become Role Models for Women, Study Finds
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame professors Christina Wolbrecht and David Campbell studied female candidates for major offices — U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor — and their effects on female political engagement using data from the 2006-07 Faith Matters survey.

Released: 23-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers Propose New Diagnostic Model for Psychiatric Disorders
University of Notre Dame

A consortium of 50 psychologists and psychiatrists, including Notre Dame professors Lee Anna Clark and David Watson, has outlined a new diagnostic model for mental illness.



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