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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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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.