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-6 posts tagged "biological sciences"
Caroline Collins | Monday, November 14, 2022
The 2015 Paris Agreement set the goal of limiting global warming to below two, but preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. However, a report published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) shows that while countries are taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it will not be enough
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, September 12, 2022
“She got a license plate that said ‘GED to Ph.D.,’” Jon Tyler said of his late wife Bella. “[The phrase] would remind her to get that Ph.D., and that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” Gabriella (Bella) Tyler, a graduate student in David Hyde’s lab, died on Sept. 4, 2022. Bella, 33,
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, February 16, 2022
No one wanted these mice. Fresh out of the National Institute of Health (NIH), the mice — bred without the mesothelia protein found on the outside of the cell — were going to waste until Sharon Stack, professor of biochemistry at Notre Dame and a director for the Harper Cancer Research Institute, asked one of
Gabrielle Penna | Thursday, April 15, 2021
In Aug. 2020, NASA launched the Student Payload Opportunity with Citizen Science (SPOCS). The competition was open to college, university, and graduate students interested in researching topics related to bacteria resistance and sustainability, both of which are critical to further deep space exploration. Last summer, Katy Ryan, a senior majoring in biological sciences with a
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Robert A. Schulz, a professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame, died Saturday, the University announced in a press release Wednesday. He was 64 years old. Schulz became a member of the Notre Dame faculty in 2007, the release said. Before joining Notre Dame, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina in
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, November 20, 2016
On Saturday, two women from Notre Dame — seniors Alexis Doyle and Grace Watkins — were named Rhodes Scholars, according to a University press release. Doyle and Watkins are the University’s 18th and 19th Rhodes Scholars, and were two of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from a pool of 882 candidates. Notre Dame has previously had