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Three History Ph.D. Students Awarded Fulbrights

Published: September 30, 2011

Author: Joanna Basile

Three doctoral students in Notre Dame’s Department of History have been named 2011 Fulbright Scholars. Max Deardorff, Nathan Gerth, and John Moscatiello will use their Fulbright funding in Russia and Spain to support research that spans education policy, government bureaucracy, and religion.

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Student Spotlight: Alejandro Montecinos, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

Published: September 29, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Alejandro Montecinos studies the microeconomics of growth and income inequality.

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Student Spotlight: Brandon Cook, Ph.D. Candidate in Medieval Studies

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

A linguist and art historian, Brandon studies medieval Italy and the history of cultural exchange between Byzantium and the Latin West through the objects these societies produced.

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Student Spotlight: Katherine Ward, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Katherine Ward, the recipient of an American Heart Association fellowship, studies an enzyme that is a hallmark of inflammation.

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Student Spotlight: Renato Bettiol, Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Renato’s main research interests are related to global analysis and differential geometry, particularly applications of analysis techniques to study the geometry and topology of Riemannian and semi-Riemannian manifolds.

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Student Spotlight: Sarah Cotter, Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Sarah studies model theory, with a special focus on VC-minimality.

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Student Spotlight: Lauren Rich, Ph.D Candidate In English

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Lauren Rich's research focuses on the complex relationship between food, community and literature.

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Student Spotlight: Bernadette Boyle, Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Bernadette’s research interests are in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra, with a particular focus on the shape of pure O-sequences.

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GLOBES Students' Website in the News

Published: September 28, 2011

Author: Kevin Zeise

Three GLOBES (Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment and Society) students have launched a new website, "www.invasivores.org":http://www.invasivores.org, that hosts a collection of recipes for cooking with invasive species. Their website has received attention in recent months, including a recent mention in the Forbes Magazine blog, "Eat Your Weeds."

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Student Spotlight: Robert Lester, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Robert Lester investigates how the structure of production adapts to the dynamics of the economic environment.

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Student Spotlight: Michelle Blum, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The focus of Michelle Blum’s research is the development, characterization, and simulation of a low-friction synthetic biomaterial for use as an articular cartilage substitute.

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Student Spotlight: Michael Giordano, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Michael Giordano investigates the wear properties of three-dimensionally woven fabrics for use as a novel orthopedic device.

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Student Spotlight: Matthew Prygoski, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Matthew Prygoski is working to develop and analyze a new method for bone-fracture fixation.

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Student Spotlight: Patricia Snell Herzog, Ph.D. in Sociology

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Patricia Snell Herzog studies the ways in which different communities and institutional contexts create, perpetuate, or seek to change the transmission of poverty and inequality from one generation to the next.

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Student Spotlight: Ashleen Kelly, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science

Published: September 27, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The research interests of political theory student Ashleen Kelly include the civic republican tradition and the intersection between theology and political philosophy.

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Student Spotlight: Deacon Jim Stokes, M.A. Candidate in Theology / Liturgical Studies

Published: September 26, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Deacon Jim Stokes, an attorney admitted to practice law in Florida and California, was ordained a Roman Catholic deacon in August 2008. “I had the benefit of some excellent professors as I was formed for ministry at the seminaries in South Florida,” Deacon Jim says, “however, it left me hungering for more.”

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Two Notre Dame Biology faculty receive the prestigious NIH New Innovator Award

Published: September 21, 2011

Author: Marissa Gebhard

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Theology Doctoral Students Win International Honors

Published: September 20, 2011

Author: Kate Cohorst

Three Ph.D. candidates in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology have recently been awarded prestigious fellowships from organizations such as the American Academy in Rome, Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, the Dolores Zorhab Liebmann Foundation, and the Louisville Institute.

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New Graduate Minor Focuses on Screen Culture

Published: September 02, 2011

Author: Susan Love Loughmiller

p(image-right). !/assets/47592/ftt_logo.jpg(Department of Film, Television, and Theatre)! A new graduate minor in screen cultures hosted by the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, offers participants a background in theory, methods for approaching film study, and ideas for integrating film, television, and new media into their teaching and scholarship.

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