Dual-Class Firms Have Higher Market Valuations Near Time of IPO That Drop Over Next Six Years, Study Finds

New research from the University of Notre Dame may have regulatory implications, and can inform the debate regarding dual-class stock financing.
18-Apr-2018 4:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Survival Strategy: How One Enzyme Helps Bacteria Recover From Exposure to Antibiotics

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame focused on an enzyme in gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that causes pneumonia and sepsis.
9-Apr-2018 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Collaboration Focuses on Restoring Dignity, Mobility Through Robotics

A new project led by the University of Notre Dame is focusing on making exoskeletons more intuitive, using the fundamentals of human movement to improve rehabilitation outcomes and give patients a sense of control over their recovery.
9-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Links Rising Heroin Deaths to 2010 OxyContin Reformulation

Researchers at Notre Dame and Boston University found that while prescription opioid consumption stopped rising in August 2010, heroin overdose deaths began climbing the following month, and the rate of growth was greater in areas with greater...
9-Apr-2018 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Notre Dame Researchers Developing Renewable Energy Approach for Producing Ammonia

Ammonia is an essential component of fertilizers that support the world’s food production needs, and currently production relies on non-renewable fossil fuels and has limited applications for only large, centralized chemical plants.
4-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Supernova May Have ‘Burped’ Before Exploding

Only by increasing the rate at which telescopes monitor the sky has it been possible to catch more Fast-Evolving Luminous Transients (FELTs) and begin to understand them.
28-Mar-2018 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Prominent Women in Political Office Boost Female Candidates Down Ballot, New Research Finds

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that a state with a female governor or U.S. senator will see an increase in the proportion of women seeking state legislative office by about 2 to 3 percentage points.
22-Mar-2018 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

When Fee-Pressured Audit Offices Focus on Non-Audit Services, Financial Statements Suffer, Study Shows

According to new research from the University of Notre Dame, as companies pressure auditors to lower their fees as a way to reduce costs, auditors place greater emphasis on more-profitable non-audit services, such as consulting, which can negatively...
7-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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