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Graduate Student Travels to Nepal to Design and Construct Housing for Earthquake Victims

Published: January 20, 2016

p(image-right). !http://al.nd.edu/assets/186436/phaup_with_bamboo_icon.jpg(Kevin Phaup)! Kevin Phaup, who is pursuing a master’s degree in industrial design, went to Nepal last summer to conduct research for his thesis project—designing stronger, safer, cost-effective temporary shelters for refugees and victims of natural disasters. While there, he worked with Hope for Nepal, an organization co-founded by Assistant Professor Ann-Marie Conrado, to construct temporary shelters, permanent homes, and schools after an April 2015 earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people and displaced more than 3 million.

Announcing inaugural Three Minute Thesis competition hosted by the Graduate School

Published: January 12, 2016

Author: Evan Bryson

The Graduate School will host Three Minute Thesis (3MT) this spring, a competition showcasing graduate student research. Qualifying heats begin in late February and will culminate in a Final on March 16 (Wednesday) with a first prize of $1,000.

Shamrock Series 5K Race Highlights Graduate Student Research

Published: November 18, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

For a second year, the Shamrock Series 5K, a race held in conjunction with other "Shamrock Series":http://www.und.com/shamrockseries// festivities, will emphasize the dynamism of graduate education at Notre Dame.

History Ph.D. Students Win Major Fellowships and Grants

Published: November 02, 2015

Author: Josh Weinhold

Eight graduate students from Notre Dame’s Department of History received competitive fellowships or grants in support of their research—awards including a Rome Prize, a Fulbright, and Louisville Institute, Newcombe, and Schallek fellowships.

Record highs for Notre Dame research funding

Published: September 16, 2015

Author: Joanne Fahey

p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/175504/200x/2014_ceees_300.jpg(CEES Professor Amy Hixon works with an undergraduate researcher in her Stinson-Remick lab)! The University of Notre Dame has received $133.7 million in research funding for fiscal year 2015. This is an all-time record for the University and $20 million more than last year.

Kellogg PhD Funding Bears Fruit in New Book on Haiti

Published: August 25, 2015

Author: Elizabeth Rankin

p(image-right). !/assets/173045/daut.jpg(daut)! A decade ago, Notre Dame graduate student "Marlene Daut":http://cgu.edu/pages/7150.asp received a Kellogg Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to continue her study of Haitian Creole.

PhD Fellow Returns to Chile to Make a Difference

Published: June 11, 2015

Author: Alexis Palá

p(image-right). !/assets/167442/alejandro2.jpg(alejandro2)! Former Kellogg PhD Fellow Alejandro Montecinos is motivated to create change in his native Chile and other developing economies. In January, PhD in hand, he returned to his hometown of Viña del Mar to continue with his research as an assistant professor at the Universidad de Adolfo Ibáñez.

Ethical Leaders in STEM: Announcing the First Cohort of Leadership Fellows

Published: June 11, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

This fall, the Graduate School will launch a unique Ethical Leaders in STEM program, a yearlong leadership development opportunity for third- and fourth-year PhD graduate students.

Graduate School Announces the 2015 Shaheen Award Winners

Published: May 27, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards.

Graduate School Awards 2015: Distinguished Alumnus, Faculty, and Staff Awards

Published: May 26, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

p(image-right). !/assets/165382/christopher_roberts.jpg(christopher_roberts)! During Commencement season 2015, the Graduate School bestowed four prestigious awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award; the James A. Burns, CSC Award; the Director of Graduate Studies Award; and the Graduate Administrative Staff Member Award.

Graduate School Celebrates Its Degree Recipients at Commencement 2015

Published: May 22, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

p(image-right). !/assets/165363/5.16.15_grad_school_ts.jpg(5)! The University of Notre Dame Graduate School recognized 437 master’s and 245 doctoral degree recipients and presented several awards during Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 16) in the Compton Family Ice Arena.

Graduate School To Hold Its 2015 Commencement Ceremony

Published: May 13, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

The Graduate School will hold its annual "Commencement ceremony":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/graduation on Saturday, May 16, at the Compton Family Ice Arena, 10:00 a.m. At the ceremony, the University will recognize and celebrate the recipients of 245 doctoral degrees and 473 master’s degrees.

2015 Naughton Fellowship Awardees Announced

Published: May 08, 2015

Author: Joanne Fahey

Twenty-one winners of the Naughton Fellowships were announced today by the Graduate School. The research fellowships were awarded to undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. students from Notre Dame and from Ireland. This year’s winners from Notre Dame represent three Notre Dame Colleges and Schools, including Arts and Letters, Engineering, and Science. Seven graduate students were among the awardees.

Student Spotlight: Anthony Ruth, Physics

Published: May 05, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

p(image-right). !/assets/163560/screen_shot_2015_05_05_at_11.26.22_am.png(screen_shot_2015_05_05_at_11)! This spring, Anthony Ruth was selected as the recipient of a prestigious 2015 NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship, one of the most selective and most well-funded graduate student research fellowships in the United States. In a very real sense, his work will be used for space missions.

Sarah Edmands Martin wins Walter Beardsley Award for thesis installation "The Princess & The Beast"

Published: April 17, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

p(image-right). !/assets/162210/martin_thumbnail.png(martin_thumbnail)! Sarah Martin, a third-year graduate student in the department of Art, Art History and Design, received the Walter Beardsley Award from the Snite Museum of Art for her thesis installation _The Princess & The Beast_. Charles Loving, Director of the Snite, presented the award during the opening reception for the 2015 Thesis Exhibition, held the evening of April 10.

Noted Scholar Jane McAuliffe to Deliver the Graduate School Commencement Address

Published: April 17, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

p(image-right). !/assets/162197/excerpt_mcauliffe.jpg(excerpt_mcauliffe)! Jane McAuliffe, a scholar of the Qur’an and early Islamic history, and director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, will deliver the Commencement Address on Saturday, May 16, at the Commencement ceremony for the University of Notre Dame Graduate School.

ESTEEM student to compete in Global Venture Labs Investment Competition

Published: March 25, 2015

Author: Gene Stowe

Christopher Cali, an "entrepreneurship master’s (ESTEEM)":http://esteem.nd.edu/ student and a 2014 science-business alumnus, is part of a team that will compete in the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition in Austin, Tex. in May. The group, Enlightened Diagnostics, Inc. (EnDx), "qualified at a regional competition in February at the University of Louisville’s Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge.":http://science.nd.edu/news/56320-enlightened-diagnosis-win-second-place-in-cardinal-challenge/

Reilly Center Welcomes First SRR Cohort

Published: March 18, 2015

Author: Mark Bourgeois

The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values is pleased to announce the first cohort of fellows in the NSF-funded "Social Responsibilities for Researchers":http://reilly.nd.edu/research/research-integrity/social-responsibilities-for-researchers/ (SRR) program. This program is designed to provide training for STEM doctoral students in the ethical responsibilities of researchers arising from the impact of scientific and technological advancements on society. We are fortunate to welcome an exceptionally strong and truly diverse set of PhD students to this inaugural year of the program.

Renowned painter, writer Maceo Montoya visits Notre Dame

Published: February 23, 2015

Author: Alex Schaufele

!/assets/157252/cielo_rojo_11.jpg(cielo_rojo_11)! Please join us for the reception and public reading by Maceo Montoya and the University of Notre Dame MFA Creative Writing Program students at the Notre Dame Center for Arts & Culture on February 26th from 6-8:00PM.

Thanks be to grads! Graduate Student Appreciation Week begins

Published: February 23, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

!/assets/157257/square_grads_thanks.png(square_grads_thanks)! We love our grad students all year long, but this week we're taking extra time to show it! With parties, food, freebies, discounts, and most importantly, time to hang out with fellow grad students. Come out and enjoy a week of celebrating you!