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Abigail Jorgensen, Ph.D. candidate (Sociology)

Sociology doctoral graduate Abigail Jorgensen: Fulfilling her purpose with hands, heart, and mind

Author: Carrie Gates Jantzen

In her dissertation research, Abigail Jorgensen found that many women associate motherhood with struggle. It’s something she can relate to. While pursuing her doctoral degree in Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology — studying women’s transition to motherhood and how it shapes their identities and political views — she brought home her newborn in the midst of the pandemic. Then, five months later, she contracted COVID-19 in November 2020.

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Karen Angeles, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (2013)

Blazing a family trail: First-generation student Karen Angeles earns doctoral degree in engineering

Author: Brendan O'Shaughnessy

Not a single member of Karen Angeles’ extended family in southern California had ever attended college. It just didn’t seem like a realistic possibility because it had never been done before. But Angeles didn’t stop at college—she continued onward to Notre Dame to get a doctoral degree in structural engineering and graduated on May 20.

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John McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, delivered the keynote address during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony on Saturday (May 20) at Notre Dame Stadium.

Graduate School degree recipients praised for ‘grit,’ reminded ‘your research matters’

Author: Erin Blasko

John McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, delivered the keynote address during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony on Saturday (May 20) at Notre Dame Stadium, reminding members of the class of 2023 of the Graduate School’s motto: “Your research matters.”

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Haleemah Ahmad and Oneile Baitloti will graduate in May 2023 from the Master of Global Affairs program.

Keough School announces two graduate students as recipients of the annual Hesburgh Global Fellowship

Author: Kate Chester

For the first time ever, two graduate students have been tapped by the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame to receive the prestigious annual Hesburgh Global Fellowship simultaneously.

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ESTEEM alumnus Andrew Wiand ’11, ’12 M.S., is currently the executive director and director of operations for enFocus, Inc.

ESTEEM alumnus Andrew Wiand ’11, ’12 M.S.: Shaping the next generation of leaders

Author: Andrew McGuinness '24

Many more talented people will make their way to South Bend and Notre Dame over the years to come. Not all will stay, of course. But the work being done by Wiand and enFocus aims to ensure that talent will continue to make both places thrive.

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Camden Hoover, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences

Biology graduate student and postdoc earn prestigious fellowships to study glial cells

Author: Deanna Csomo Ferrell

A graduate student and a postdoctoral researcher each received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health for work they are doing to investigate the roles of glial cells during the development of the nervous system.

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2023-2024 cohort of NDIAS Distinguished Graduate Fellows

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study announces its 2023–2024 class of Distinguished Graduate Fellows

Author: Kristian Olsen

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) has selected five Notre Dame Ph.D. students for its Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Program. After a competitive application and interview process, these students were selected on the basis of their research profile, commitment to interdisciplinary…

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Emmanuel Cannady '22 Ph.D.

Emmanuel Cannady '22 Ph.D. wins "Best Dissertation" award

Author: Sociology Department

Former Notre Dame Sociology graduate student Emmanuel Cannady '22 Ph.D. has received the “Best Dissertation Award” from the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) section devoted to study of Collective Behavior and Social Movements.  All dissertations defended in 2022…

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Elischia Fludd, second-year MGA student.

GLOBE graduate student Elischia Fludd publishes policy brief on Indiana coal ash groundwater contamination

Author: Elischia Fludd

Elischia Fludd, a GLOBES and master of global affairs graduate student majoring in sustainable development, conducted research on the impact of coal ash waste on groundwater in Indiana. 

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Master's students in the data science program's immersion weekend, January 2023.

MS in Data Science immersion tackles uses of data in healthcare

Author: Caroline Crawford

Recently, an immersion weekend through the University of Notre Dame’s Online MS in Data Science program offered students the chance to delve into the topic. In January, they put their data science knowledge into practice by learning from experts in their field about the application of data science in healthcare and medicine during the in-person immersion weekend in North Carolina.

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Paola Uparela Reyes '19 Ph.D.

Alumna Paola Uparela '19 Ph.D. receives two article awards

Author: Maurcia Marschke

ND alumna Paola Uparela Reyes '19 Ph.D. has recently been the recipient of two article awards: 2023 José María Arguedas Essay Award for the essay:‘Multiplicarse ha la tierra de gente y de fruto’: Gender and Re-production in Las Casas’s and Guaman Poma’s Biopolitical Projects (1516, 1615) by …

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Graduate School Awards

Graduate School honors 2023 alumni, faculty, and student award winners

Author: Eric Heath

The Graduate School is pleased to announce its annual award winners for the 2022–2023 academic year. These awards include: the Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award; the James A. Burns, C.S.C, Awards; the Dick and Peggy Notebaert Award; the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards; and the Social Justice Award. The award winners will be formally recognized for their achievements at the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony to be held at Notre Dame Stadium on May 20.

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