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Ph.D. Student Pursues Old English at ND and Abroad

Published: June 12, 2013

Melissa Mayus never planned on specializing in Old English. The current English Ph.D. student took an Old English class as an undergraduate at Notre Dame that sparked an unexpected passion that has taken her all the way to Iceland.

Exploring Capitalism and Catholicism in India and Dubai

Published: June 12, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Brandon Vaidyanathan, a graduate student in Notre Dame's Department of Sociology, is discovering a different reality as he focuses on the world of skilled professionals in multinational corporations in two rapidly globalizing cities—Bangalore, India, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Nathan Hatch Graduate School Commencement address

Published: May 20, 2013

Author: Nathan O. Hatch

The full text of Dr. Nathan Hatch's commencement address to the 2013 Ph.D. and Master's recipients, delivered at the Compton Family Ice Arena on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Graduates urged to exhibit intellectual curiosity and 'grit' at Graduate School Commencement

Published: May 20, 2013

Author: William G. Gilroy

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.

Notre Dame establishes Office of Postdoctoral Scholars

Published: May 15, 2013

Author: Kevin Zeise

To ensure that postdoctoral scholars in the early stages of their careers receive necessary resources, training, mentoring and comprehensive professional development support, the University of Notre Dame is forming an Office of Postdoctoral Scholars. The newly formed office will be administered through the "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/ and is slated to open July 1.

Drs. Tank, Newman Granted Graduate School Faculty Awards

Published: May 08, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Dr. Jennifer Tank of the Department of Biological Sciences was selected by a faculty committee to receive the 2013 James A. Burns, CSC Award, and Dr. Kathie Newman, of the Department of Physics, was selected to receive the 2013 Director of Graduate Studies Award.

Graduate School Announces 2013 Shaheen Award Winners

Published: May 07, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The highest honor awarded to a graduate student, the Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards are bestowed annually upon the top graduating student in each of the four divisions of the Graduate School - Engineering, the Humanities, Science and the Social Sciences.

Richard D. Connell, Ph.D. Chemistry 1989, Named the Graduate School’s 2013 Distinguished Alumnus

Published: April 29, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Richard D. Connell (Ph.D. Chemistry 1989), Vice President of External Research Solutions, Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., has been named the "Graduate School’s 2013 Distinguished Alumnus":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/about-the-graduate-school/gs-awards/distinguished-alumnus.

Nine ND Graduate Students Win NSF GRFP Awards

Published: April 24, 2013

Author: Kevin Zeise

Nine Notre Dame Graduate students were named winners of the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, equaling the total number of winners from Notre Dame over the last seven years combined.

47 Graduate Instructors Receive 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awards

Published: April 22, 2013

Author: Joanna Sherbun

The 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, which is given annually by the Notre Dame Graduate School and the Notre Dame Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, honors graduate student instructors and teaching assistants whose teaching demonstrates excellence in the classroom or laboratory.

Genetic analysis saves major apple-producing region of Washington state

Published: March 22, 2013

Author: Arnie Phifer

Working in Jeffrey Feder's laboratory, graduate student Gilbert St. Jean was part of a team tasked with using a revolutionary method of identifying larval specimens of fruit flies affecting Washington apple crops by using genetic analysis, saving the region thousands of dollars in monitoring, inspection and control costs.

Dr. Nathan Hatch Selected to Speak at Graduate School Commencement

Published: March 20, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Nathan O. Hatch, president of Wake Forest University and formerly Provost and The Andrew V. Tackes Professor of History at Notre Dame, will be the principal speaker on Saturday, May 18, at the Commencement ceremony for the University of Notre Dame Graduate School.

Building a future for young engineers, one LEGO at a time

Published: February 22, 2013

Author: William G. Gilroy

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.

Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Celebrating the Notre Dame Graduate Community

Published: February 21, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The inaugural Graduate Student Appreciation Week offers free giveaways and discounts, professional development and wellness workshops, and fun and engaging events for Notre Dame's community of graduate and professional students.

Graduate Students as Teachers

Published: February 18, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Teaching, either as an instructor of record or as a teaching assistant, is a critical component of professional development for many graduate students. To celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week, we're turning the spotlight toward three of the 2012 graduate student teaching award winners.

Student Spotlight: Stephanie Lyons, Physics

Published: February 18, 2013

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Physics graduate student Stephanie Lyons cannot remember a time in which she was _not_ interested in the scientific world. Her first love — all the way back in the second grade — was the teeming world of insects. Now, though, rather than looking down, her gaze is focused upwards: on the stars.

Virtual Career Fair to be held Feb. 19

Published: February 14, 2013

Author: Kevin Zeise

Master's and Ph.D. students have the opportunity to meet with employers from more than 25 organizations from around the world through a Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Notre Dame to be part of $194-million university research center network focused on next-generation microelectronics

Published: January 24, 2013

Author: William G. Gilroy

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.

Sacred Music at Notre Dame receives $1.9 million Lilly Endowment grant

Published: January 24, 2013

Author: Notre Dame News

With the support of a "Lilly Endowment":http://www.lillyendowment.org/index.html grant of $1.9 million, "Sacred Music at Notre Dame":http://sacredmusic.nd.edu/ (SMND) is poised to help congregations across the region renew worship practices and enliven musical expression to engage people more deeply, across the generations.

Graduate student Matthew Cooper selected to serve on IGERT advisory board

Published: January 03, 2013

Author: Stephanie Healey

Matthew Cooper, a graduate student in the Global Linkages of Biology, Environment and Society (GLOBES) program, was recently nominated for a one-year term on the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program’s trainee advisory board. He will serve as a mentor to new trainees who will be competing in the IGERT program’s annual video and poster competition.