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Physics graduate student Catherine Rastovski will participate in the "Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings":http://www.lindau-nobel.org/2012_62nd_Lindau_Meeting.AxCMS in Lindau, Germany from July 1 through July 6.

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p(image-left). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/12586/kamat_p_rel.jpg(Prashant Kamat)! Many organic contaminants in the air and in drinking water need to be detected at very low-level concentrations. Research published by the laboratory of "Prashant V. Kamat":http://www.nd.edu/~pkamat/, the John A. Zahm Professor of Science at the University of Notre Dame, could be beneficial in detecting those contaminants.

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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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"Olivia Remie Constable":http://history.nd.edu/faculty/directory/olivia-remie-constable/, a professor in the "Department of History":http://history.nd.edu/ at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a fellowship from the "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation":http://www.gf.org/ for her book project "Christian Perceptions of Muslim Identity in Medieval Spain."

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One of the fortunate few who have a passion and talent for both science and language, Notre Dame geological sciences doctoral candidate Jessica Morrison is quickly making her mark in the world of science journalism.

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Hidalgo, a physicist teaching and researching at MIT, focuses some of his most exciting work in network theory on the important theme of human development.

Read More about Kellogg PhD Fellow Alumni Profile: César Hidalgo PhD ’08

On April 24, 2012, the Graduate School and the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning recognized 50 students from all four divisions with the presentation of the 2011-12 Graduate School/Kaneb Center Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Awards.

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