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Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 17, 2023
In a Tuesday news release, the University announced that mechanical engineering researcher Jeffrey “Jeff” Rhoads has been appointed vice president for research at the university. Rhoads, who will take over the role effective July 1, currently serves at Purdue University as a professor of mechanical engineering and the executive director of the Purdue Institute for
Caroline Collins | Sunday, December 4, 2022
“Every interesting mathematical concept, if it’s truly deep, has something to say in a variety of applied domains,” said Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies number theory and algebraic geometry. He has been writing about math concepts for general audiences for over 15 years and his most recent book, “Shape,” is
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
What if science had the ability to dip into past genes to investigate a current ailment? The results of a recent study, a collaboration between researchers at the Notre Dame genomics & bioinformatics core facility (GBCF) and the Mayo Clinic, mean that science might be headed in that direction for breast cancer and other diseases.
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 11, 2022
Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter for The New York Times, spoke to students and faculty Wednesday about her experience covering the COVID-19 pandemic. After completing an undergraduate degree in biochemistry, Mandavilli said she intended to be a scientist. Four years into her doctoral degree, however, Mandavilli said she “didn’t feel challenged enough”
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 20, 2022
Featuring an up-and-coming intersection of psychology, biology and neuroscience, the compassionate care in medicine (CCIM) minor within Notre Dame’s College of Science teaches students the science of compassion. CCIM is part of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine and is led by director Dr. Dominic Vachon. The minor features a gateway
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
“I imagined myself on my deathbed thinking, ‘Oh, what did you do with your life? I made hair more shiny and beautiful’ — I couldn’t be doing that.” Santiago Schnell, the new dean of Notre Dame’s College of Science, began his career working in the beauty care department of Procter and Gamble. It was there
Observer Staff Report | Friday, August 27, 2021
Notre Dame appointed Santiago Schnell as the dean of the College of Science, the University announced this summer. Schnell will begin his new position on September 1. The College of Science encompasses six departments, with over 375 faculty and staff members, 480 graduate students and 2,000 undergraduate students. Schnell, who was previously the chair of
Ryan Peters | Friday, March 26, 2021
During the first week the University implemented saliva testing in September, about 200 saliva tests were collected per day in a tent outside of McCourtney Hall. From March 17 to March 23, over 15,000 saliva tests were administered inside the Joyce Center. With the saliva surveillance testing program growing from its early stages inside of
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, March 19, 2021
To celebrate Women’s History Month, The Observer interviewed five Notre Dame professors about their experiences breaking into male dominated fields and facing gender discrimination. Patricia Culligan As a student, Patricia Culligan always excelled in her math and physics courses. When she went to see her guidance counselor for career advice, Culligan was advised to become
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Assistant dean for faculty affairs and special projects in the College of Science Clarence “Earl” Carter died in his home Thursday, Notre Dame announced in a press release Monday. He was 61. Carter was hired in 2011 as a professor of naval science and commanding officer for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit after