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-7 posts tagged "Notre Dame research"
Emma Duffy | Thursday, February 23, 2023
Peanut allergies are some of the most common in the world. Scientists have some knowledge on these allergies and how they function, but do not know how to truly stop their symptoms. Now, Notre Dame professor Basar Bilgicer is working with a team to research peanut allergy inhibitors. The commonality and knowledge of peanut allergies
Kate Kirwan | Thursday, February 16, 2023
“Many thanks to all of you for joining us to talk about my book about gender-based violence on Valentine’s Day. I can’t think of anything more romantic than spending time together interrogating the ideological underpinnings of kinship,” Julia Kowalski, assistant professor of global affairs at Notre Dame, ironically remarked. Notre Dame celebrated the launch of
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
Gracie Eppler | Thursday, October 6, 2022
Notre Dame is launching three new collaborative grants with the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) that expand the active partnership between the two schools, according to a University press release. The main goal of the new grants are to “offer academic and educational continuity … in a place where people are undergoing so much national and
Redmond Bernhold | Tuesday, September 6, 2022
To learn more about snoozing, professors and researchers from the Notre Dame department of computer science collected data from daily surveys that questioned the snoozing habits of 385 individuals. The team concluded that repeatedly snoozing alarms is linked to having a higher heart rate. Postdoctoral researcher Stephen Mattingly said he was interested in the topic
Serena Zacharias | Monday, September 14, 2020
In collaboration with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and researchers at multiple universities, Notre Dame launched the Indiana COVID-19 Registry Sept. 1 to better understand the transmission and the effects of the virus across the state. Lead by Provost Marie Lynn Miranda, the registry has received 100 responses as of Friday. The Indiana
Ciara Hopkinson | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
As hospitals around the country face shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, Notre Dame research labs that have paused operations have donated their supply of PPE to the Saint Joseph County Unified Command, which is leading the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jessica Brookshire, senior program director for the Office of Clinical Partnerships