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130 years of Notre Dame: Thomas Blantz, Edward ‘Monk’ Malloy speak on University history

Simon Vogel | Thursday, November 11, 2021

As part of the Notre Dame Book Festival, Notre Dame University Press hosted an informal question and answer session with Fr. Thomas Blantz and former University President Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy in the Hesburgh Library Scholars Lounge Wednesday evening. Malloy’s memoir, titled “Monk’s Notre Dame,” was published in 2005 and recounts his relationship with Notre

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Professor’s research provides a clearer understanding of fog

Simon Vogel | Friday, November 5, 2021

Notre Dame professor of engineering and geosciences Harindra Fernando spent the month of Sept. 2018 in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canadian provinces that are two of the foggiest places on Earth. There, Fernando led a $4 million research project called C-FOG with the goal of better understanding the formation and behavior of coastal fog. The

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Brittney Nystrom receives Kroc Institute Distinguished Alumni Award

Simon Vogel | Monday, October 11, 2021

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies presented its Distinguished Alumni Award to Brittney Nystrom (’98) over Zoom on Friday. The award honors “Notre Dame graduates in peace studies whose careers and lives exemplify the ideals of international peacebuilding,” according to its website. In terms of Nystrom’s career and life, she has an extensive pedigree

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A season of change

Simon Vogel | Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Once again, it is fall in the Bend. According to the sun, the Earth and the Encyclopedia Britannica, this means that on Sept. 22 the sun’s annual pathway and the celestial equator intersected, and that the division between night and day was equal. According to us students, this means themed Starbucks drinks, hoodies and scarves,

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ND Energy hosts presentation on past, present and future of University sustainability goals

Simon Vogel | Wednesday, September 29, 2021

As part of its 15th annual Notre Dame Energy Week Plus, ND Energy hosted assistant vice president for utilities and maintenance Paul Kempf for a presentation on Notre Dame’s sustainability goals Tuesday evening. The presentation, titled “De-carbonization: Past, Present and Future,” began with Kempf providing a brief summary of Notre Dame’s history in relation to

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Lecture discusses repression of migrants in host countries

Simon Vogel | Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies hosted Jeffery Pugh, associate professor of conflict resolution from the University of Massachusetts Boston and executive director of the Center for Mediation, Peace and Resolution of Conflict, for a lecture covering his recently published book, “The Invisibility Bargain: Governance Networks and Migrant Human Security.” “How can we understand

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Students gather in prayer for victims of suicide

Simon Vogel | Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Notre Dame students gathered in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday evening for a healing and memorial prayer service organized by student government as a part of the “Glad You’re Here” event series in observance of National Suicide Prevention Week. Upon entering the Basilica, attendees were provided with candles for a lighting at