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Notre Dame panel to shine light on current and historical significance of HBCUs
When the University of Notre Dame hosts Tennessee State University (TSU) this weekend (Sept. 2), it will be the first time in program history the Irish will take to the field with a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
Several campus and community events are scheduled to commemorate the historic matchup — beginning with “The Historical and Current Significance of HBCUs,” a panel discussion highlighting the vital role HBCUs have and continue to play in higher education in the United States.
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Now open: Naughton Fellowships to study or conduct research in Ireland
Now in its fifteenth year, the prestigious fellowship program provides Notre Dame undergraduate and masters-level students the opportunity to conduct research or complete a program of study in Ireland as well as for Irish students to study or complete research at Notre Dame.
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Brianna Lynn Wimer named 2023 Google Ph.D. Fellow to address computing needs of vision-impaired people
Brianna Lynn Wimer, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a 2023 Google Ph.D. Fellow. The fellowship recognizes graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields.
Isabel Güiza-Gómez awarded GWIS National Fellowship
Kellogg Institute doctoral student affiliate and Kroc Institute Ph.D. candidate Isabel Güiza-Gómez has been awarded one of nine National Fellowship by Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) this year.
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Robotic sea turtle mimics uniquely adaptable gait
Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, electrical engineering doctoral student Nnamdi Chikere and undergraduate John Simon McElroy, a Naughton Fellow from University College Dublin, have designed and built a robotic sea turtle, which they are testing in varied environments on Notre Dame’s campus. Their robot mimics a real sea turtle’s propulsion: its front flippers move it forward while its smaller hind flippers allow it to change direction.
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The liberation of literacy: Stephane Dunn found her way with words
Stephane Dunn ’94 M.A., ’00 MFA, ’00 Ph.D., is a professor, scholar, and co-founder of the Cinema, Television and Emerging Media Studies Program at Morehouse College with a successful career writing for both academic and creative media. But that impressive resume was never a foregone conclusion and required the Elkhart, Indiana native to dig deep for motivation during her years as a graduate student at Notre Dame.
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Postdoc wins outstanding paper award at ACL Workshop on Online Abuse and Harms
Georgina Curto Rex, a postdoctoral fellow at the Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center (ND TEC), and several coauthors were awarded one of two outstanding paper awards at ACL 2023 (61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics) within the Workshop on Online Abuse and Harms.
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In memoriam: Jeffrey Kantor, former vice president, associate provost, and dean of the Graduate School
Jeffrey Kantor, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, former associate provost, vice president for graduate studies and research, and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame, died unexpectedly on July 12 at his home in Rainy Lake, Minnesota. He was 69.
Medieval Institute Ph.D. candidate awarded postdoctoral fellowship at University of Tübingen
Jeffrey Berland, Ph.D. candidate in medieval studies Medieval Institute Ph.D. candidate Jeffrey…
MGA graduate from Ukraine provides news coverage of war for Voice of America
One month after Russian forces invaded his home country of Ukraine in February 2022, Oleksii Kovalenko MGA ’19 joined Voice of America as an international media journalist based in Washington, DC. Since that time, Kovalenko has worked as part of a team of 30 journalists that produces in-depth coverage of Ukraine for the US-owned news agency, the largest international broadcaster in the United States.
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2023 Naughton Fellowships awarded to 31 students and faculty
Tom Nee speaking with students before demonstrating how to shear a sheep. The University of Notre Dame’s Naughton…
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Leaders for materials science and engineering Ph.D. program meet to recognize progress, establish new program goals
Notre Dame introduced the interdisciplinary MSE PhD program in July 2020. Through the end of the Spring 2023 semester, four students have graduated with the interdisciplinary degree.
Carolyn Woo to speak at ACE Commencement
Carolyn Woo, the retired CEO of Catholic Relief Services and former dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, will serve as the keynote speaker at 2023 Commencement Ceremony of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame on Saturday, July 15.
“We are honored that Carolyn will speak to our graduates,” said John Staud, the executive director of ACE. “She has spent her life working to improve the lives of children around the world, a mission that resonates with our graduates and exemplifies our Catholic mission.”
Medieval Institute Ph.D. candidate awarded prestigious positions in Rome and at Yale
The Medieval Institute is delighted to announce that Ph.D. candidate Dov Honick has been awarded two prestigious positions.
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Researching ethical warfare technology
Since retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a major general in 2006, where he worked on research and development of nuclear weapons, Latiff has channeled his concern over trends in weapons development into a course at Notre Dame: The Ethics of Emerging Weapons Technologies.
IDEA Center implements entrepreneurship classes for Ph.D. students at Notre Dame
Steve Asiala, the assistant director for research engagement at the IDEA Center, has successfully spearheaded the implementation of entrepreneurship classes for Ph.D. students in the College of Engineering, College of Science, and the Graduate School.
Starting in Fall 2023, the COE, COS, and the Graduate School, in collaboration with the IDEA Center, will offer two graduate-level, 1-credit courses. These courses will introduce post-qualifying exam students pursuing their Ph.D. in the Colleges of Science and Engineering to the principles of generating impact from research innovations, entrepreneurship, and deep-tech commercialization.
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David Brunsma '93 Ph.D. wins Cox-Johnson Award
David Brunsma '93 Ph.D. David Brunsma, who earned his Ph.D. at Notre Dame in 1993, was awarded the …
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Twenty Notre Dame students named 2023-24 Fulbright US Student Program finalists
Twenty University of Notre Dame students — three graduate students and 17 undergraduates — have been selected as Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists for the 2023-24 academic year.
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