p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/199271/200x/2016_gradschool_rita_colwell_300.jpg(Rita Colwell speaks at the Graduate School Commencement ceremony)! Rita Colwell, the first woman to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF), told the University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/ degree recipients during Saturday’s (May 14) Commencement Ceremony that they will not lack for challenges, excitement or gratification and that she is confident that they can change our world.

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p=. !/assets/132028/karockquemore_thumb.jpg(Dr. Kerry Ann Rochquemore)! The University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/ recognized 344 master’s and 204 doctoral degree recipients and presented several awards during Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 17) in the Compton Family Ice Arena. Kerry Ann Rockquemore, president and CEO of the "National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity":http://www.facultydiversity.org/, delivered the Commencement Address.

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Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine have revealed a putative role for the circadian clock in the liver in the development of alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis, or fatty liver disease.

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p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/121709/iris_200.jpg(iris)! University of Notre Dame biometrics researchers "Kevin Bowyer":http://news.nd.edu/for-the-media/nd-experts/faculty/kevin-bowyer/ and "Estefan Ortiz":http://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/eortiz have released a paper that points to errors in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report on how iris aging affects the accuracy of iris recognition. In addition to describing specific methodological errors in the NIST report, Bowyer and Ortiz presented a list of suggestions to be addressed in a revised version of the NIST report.

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The University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu recognized 438 master’s and 213 doctoral degree recipients and presented several awards during Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 17) in the Compton Family Ice Arena.

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Much has been written and discussed about the outlook for science and engineering in the United States. If a recent event at the University of Notre Dame’s Stinson-Remick Hall is any indication, the future looks bright.

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The University of Notre Dame has been selected to lead one of six new university microelectronics research centers that will share $194 million in funding from the "Semiconductor Research Corp.":http://www.src.org/ (SRC) and the "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency":http://www.darpa.mil/ (DARPA) to support the continued growth and leadership of the U.S. semiconductor industry.

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p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/73080/08to11eye200.jpg(Iris biometrics image 2008-2011)! Since the early days of iris recognition technologies, it has been assumed that the iris was a “stable” biometric over a person’s lifetime -- “one enrollment for life.” However, new findings by University of Notre Dame researchers indicate that iris biometric enrollment is susceptible to an aging process that causes recognition performance to degrade slowly over time.

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p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/71285/june_15_gad_200.jpg("Genes and Development," June 15, 2012)! A new paper by "Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey":http://newsinfo.nd.edu/for-the-media/nd-experts/faculty/crislyn-d-souza-schorey/, professor of "biological sciences":http://biology.nd.edu/ at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the biology of tumor-derived microvesicles and their clinical application as circulating biomarkers. Microvesicles are membrane-bound sacs released by tumor cells and can be detected in the body fluids of cancer patients.

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The University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu recognized 389 master’s and 209 doctoral degree recipients and presented several awards during Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 19) in the Compton Family Ice Arena.

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A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists "Carol Tanner":http://physics.nd.edu/people/faculty/carol-e-tanner/ and "Steven Ruggiero":http://physics.nd.edu/people/faculty/steven-t-ruggiero/ led the team in the application of a new technique called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS is capable of rapidly determining the size, shape and number of nanoparticles in suspension.

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p. The sixth annual symposium on Notre Dame Environmental Education and Research (NDEER) will be held Wednesday (Oct 10) from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Universitys McKenna Hall auditorium. p. Sponsored by the Notre Dame Energy Center, the Office of Research, the Seng Foundation Endowment for Market Based…

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p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/41904/5.21.11_grad_school_roemer_1_.jpg(Timothy Roemer Prepares to Speak at Graduate Commencement Ceremonies)! The University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu recognized 288 master’s and 159 doctoral degree recipients and presented several special awards during Commencement ceremonies today (Saturday) in the North Dome of the Joyce Center. Timothy Roemer, United States Ambassador to India, delivered the "Commencement address":/news/22032-graduate-school-commencement-address-2/. He also was recognized as the recipient of the Graduate School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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Joan Brennecke, the Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame and a graduate student mentor, is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant for research that could fundamentally change the way the United States uses and produces energy.

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The University of Notre Dame’s Graduate School recognized 278 master’s and 159 doctoral degree recipients and presented several special awards during Commencement ceremonies May 15 in the Purcell Pavilion of the Joyce Center. Gregory Sterling, dean of the Graduate School, delivered the "Commencement address":http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/15599.

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