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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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Mathematician discusses random walk theory at annual Christmas lecture

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

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Saint Mary’s to add third physics professor with newly awarded grant

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, November 29, 2022

In a press release Monday, Saint Mary’s announced that the Henry Luce Foundation awarded the College a 5–year, $498,000 grant to create the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship in Physics.  “The grant will be used to hire an early-career female assistant professor in physics, adding a tenure track line that builds on the growing strength

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Earn your dopamine release

The Observer | Wednesday, October 26, 2022

It’s too easy. I just stop looking at my work for a second to check my phone. A notification pops up. I click on it. After viewing my notifications, I want to put off work just a little longer. So eventually, I think to myself: why not check on some Celtics or Patriots news? Then,

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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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University drops science-business major

Emma Duffy | Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The science-business major, an interdisciplinary program that included aspects of the curricula from both the Mendoza College of Business and the College of Science, will no longer be available to those who have not already declared the major beginning in fall 2023. Interdisciplinary majors are intended to allow students to gain from studying in more

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‘We have but this one short life’: ‘Fire of Love’ sizzles at DPAC

Mark Valenzuela | Monday, September 5, 2022

When the unnatural destruction of France during World War II subsided, Katia and Maurice Krafft stepped out of the flames. Although they would not meet for another two decades, the couple experienced a mutual childhood ignition — the love of volcanoes sparked that within them.  Brilliantly juxtaposing the unnatural flames of human war with grandiose

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Major NASA update

Allison Thornton | Wednesday, November 10, 2021

You know what time it is: It’s time for me to dedicate my whole Inside Column to science! This is one of my favorite things to write about — space exploration. And boy, do I have a phenomenal update for you. Today I will be talking about the James Webb Space Telescope NASA will be

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Retired professor publishes 40-year longitudinal study about climate change

Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 12, 2021

Though only published in December, Gary Belovsky began the work for his recent climate change study over 40 years ago. Freshly off his doctoral studies of calculating a model of the diet of moose in northern Michigan, Belovsky, who is currently a professor emeritus of biological sciences, moved to Montana to work on the National

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Can we live without human contact?

Krista Lourdes Akiki | Friday, October 30, 2020

I don’t know about you, but I really miss hugging people when I greet them. When I’m having a tough day or I’m feeling overwhelmed, a tight hug has always made me feel better. During the pandemic, I, among many others, I presume, have noticed a strangely stealthy gaping absence in our lives: human touch.

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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