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Muir Matches Measure provides visual representation of job burnout

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. 

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Notre Dame appoints Jeffrey Rhoads as vice president for research

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

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College professor retires with Christmas cheer after 28 years of service

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

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Ask The Observer: What happens in the Radiation Research Lab?

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

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Professors research resilient farmlands, housing in coastal areas and cities

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

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Notre Dame professors research different aspects of structures in disasters

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.

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Study finds similarities in critic and audience reviews affect movie sales

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

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Notre Dame partners with Mayo Clinic on cancer research

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. 

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PFAS chemicals found in school uniforms

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

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Jenkins addresses faculty, outlines goals for University

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

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