Notre Dame astronomer Timothy Beers led an international team of researchers that produced the first chronographic (age) map of the halo of the Milky Way galaxy, the results of which extend and refine some prevailing assumptions in astrophysics.
The microenvironment of a tumor cell has significant impact on cancer metastasis, according to a discovery by Siyuan Zhang at the University of Notre Dame and a team at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
A new study by researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business finds that CEOs experience job anxiety as much or more than others, and such anxiety has powerful influences on their judgment and strategic decision-making.
Zachary Schafer, the Coleman Foundation Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, explains why antioxidants can actually help cancer cells grow.
University of Notre Dame researcher Sidney D’Mello and colleagues are researching the “mind wandering” phenomena and developing a software system that can both detect when a person’s focus shifts from the task at hand and get that person to refocus.
Notre Dame economists settle the dispute over the leading reason for the substantial growth in world trade during the past 50 years. (Journal of International Economics, 2-01)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi A. Annan, will be the principal speaker at the University of Notre Dame's 155th Commencement on Sun., May 21.
A serious obstacle impeding the application of superconductor devices can be overcome by employing a common mechanism, the so-called "ratchet effect." The solution is attractive because it does not require sophisticated material processing to make it work.
The most precise measurement to date of the carbon monoxide to water ratio in a comet is reported by a team of astrophysicists in the June 17 issue of Nature. The article suggests that the comet Hale-Bopp was likely formed in the region between Jupiter and Neptune some 4 billion years ago.
In the search for skin cancer treatments, chemists at the University of Notre Dame have constructed a computer model of the chemical structure of an enzyme that many organisms use to repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light.
A new study coauthored by a University of Notre Dame marketing professor provides the first comprehensive academic analysis of "slotting fees" -- the controversial practice of retailers and wholesalers requiring a payment from manufacturers before agreeing to allocate shelf or warehouse space to the manufacturers' product.
Elizabeth Dole, former president of the American Red Cross and a career public servant who has been named one of the world's 10 most admired women, will be the principal speaker at the University of Notre Dame's 154th Commencement May 16 (Sun.).
In the search for less hazardous manufacturing solvents, researchers report a new process to separate problematic chemicals from ionic liquids.
A functioning logic gate based on a transistorless approach to computing called quantum-dot cellular automata is reported by University of Notre Dame researchers in Science. QCA is an effort to bring information storage down to the molecular level.
Modifications may be needed to current theories describing the character of turbulence -- with applications in understanding atmospheric airflow, oceanic currents and even the the fluidity of metals inside the Earth's core or of gases within the stars above.
Major League Baseball teams in pursuit of Randy Johnson, Bernie Williams, Kevin Brown and other marquee free agents should avoid paying these stars significantly more than other players, according to a new study by a Notre Dame researcher.
A group of prominent international experts will convene at the University of Notre Dame Monday (Sept. 28) for a rare cross-disciplinary symposium on human infancy entitled "Back to the Future: The Role of Breast Feeding, Parental Contact and Proximity in Promoting Infant Health."
Women are making substantial political progress worldwide as members of parliaments and Cabinet ministers, but after a century of participation in politics they still constitute just 12 percent of elected legislators and 9 percent of Cabinet appointees, according to a new study by a University of Notre Dame political scientist.
The third edition of "Business Forecasting," coauthored by University of Notre Dame economist Barry Keating, recently became the first book on the subject to include a CD-ROM, making it possible to access all of the book's text and data sets without ever turning a page. Published by Irwin/McGraw-Hill and also available in Spanish, "Business Forecasting" is the best selling book in the field. It is both a trade and academic title, written for students as well as business professionals involved in market research, investments, auditing and sales.
Tips from Notre Dame experts on the Microsoft case, India's nuclear tests, the Israeli position, Viagra and health care, NATO expansion, and a new book on the psychology of people who claim to have seen UFOs.
The effects of angiostatin and endostatin on mechanisms regulating angiogenesis in other processes besides tumor growth require additional study, says noted University of Notre Dame blood chemist Francis J. Castellino.
News tips for the media from Notre Dame faculty
Robert Vecchio, the Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management at the University of Notre Dame, has edited a new book on leadership in the workplace. Published by the University of Notre Dame Press, "Leadership: Understanding the Dynamics of Power and Influence in Organizations" is an anthology of key writings by leading scholars in the field.
If you buy a "Beamer" you're more likely to take good care of it, according to a new study by three Notre Dame management professors.
Evidence of a new subnuclear particle ó an exotic meson ó has been discovered by a team of physicists from the University of Notre Dame and six other institutions. Long theorized, the particle had been undetected until now, said Neal Cason, professor of physics at Notre Dame and a cospokesman on the project.
Government social welfare programs have helped create a less secure labor environment for the typical American worker by inadvertently harming family values, according to a new study by two University of Notre Dame economists.
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