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Caroline Collins | Tuesday, January 24, 2023
There are visual measures to quantify job satisfaction and measure pain, such as the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale posted in doctors’ offices and hospitals. However, there were no visual measures to track job burnout, so Notre Dame professor Cindy Muir (Zapata) set out to create a short-term measure to assess employees’ feelings about burnout.
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
Katelyn Waldschmidt | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Marc Belanger has been an integral part of the Saint Mary’s College faculty for 28 years. Along with being the chair of the global studies department and teaching multiple political science classes, he has also assisted with the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) program and Model United Nations (MUN). At the end of this
Bella Laufenberg | Monday, December 5, 2022
Written by Bella Laufenberg, with contributions from Peter Breen and Spencer Kelly. The Radiation Research Lab is a enigmatic presence on the University’s campus. The imposing but unremarkable building, situated between Hesburgh Library and the Notre Dame Stadium, stands three stories tall on Library Lawn, mystifying many who walk past. Nuclear Beginnings The Radiation Research
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
Emma Duffy | Friday, October 28, 2022
Engineers and social scientists at Notre Dame are coming together to research the connection between building structures and human responses to natural disasters. Tracy Kijewski-Correa, professor of engineering and global affairs, focuses her research on structures during natural disasters. Recently, she appeared on USA Today to discuss her research, which is funded by the U.S.
The Observer | Thursday, October 13, 2022
Movie reviews are often studied in marketing research as a measurable form of online word of mouth, Notre Dame marketing professor Shijie Lu said. Lu is a coauthor of a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Marketing that found that similarity in review content between critics and general users impacts movie demand. Due to the
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.
Matthew Broder | Friday, September 30, 2022
A recent study involving the work of Notre Dame researchers found high levels of dangerous chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in children’s school uniforms sold across North America. The study, published earlier this month in the journal “Environmental Science and Technology Letters,” found elevated levels of fluorine in 65 percent of children’s textiles
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Notre Dame will launch efforts to more effectively communicate its achievements in research, global engagement and diversity and inclusion, University President Fr. John Jenkins said in his annual address to the faculty Tuesday evening. A recent survey authorized by The University last year revealed that Notre Dame is significantly less well known for its research