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Angela Abarca, Hanfeng Zhang, and Bingxin Yang

Materials science and engineering Ph.D. students present their research on materials for water treatment, machine learning, and gas sensing

Author: NDnano Staff

Three students pursuing the doctorate in materials science and engineering (MSE) at Notre Dame were the featured speakers at the program’s first two community-building events of the spring semester. Angela Abarca and Hanfeng Zhang were presenters at the January meeting, while Bingxin Yang presented at the February meeting.

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Ijeoma Nwaogu, Ph.D., spoke on the topic of overcoming imposter anxiety, commonly known as "imposter syndrome".

Confronting imposter anxiety: Graduate School hosts renowned author and speaker Dr. Ijeoma Nwaogu

Author: Julaine Zenkleberger

On February 1st in Washington Hall, the Graduate School — in conjunction with Graduate Student Life, the Association for Women in Science, and Graduate Student Government —  hosted the first of two events given by renowned speaker and coach, Ijeoma Nwaogu, Ph.D. Dr. Nwaogu uses her work to give practical and approachable advice to help people move beyond the pervasive problem of “imposter syndrome” and achieve their own personal, academic, and professional goals. 

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Researchers in the field at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC), part of Notre Dame Research (NDR).

University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center announces new cohort of graduate research fellows

Author: Bella Laufenberg

A new cohort of students will get the chance to participate in Graduate Fellowships at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) this summer. UNDERC, part of Notre Dame Research (NDR), has announced the names of six graduate students who will conduct research at its field research station, which crosses the boundaries of Michigan’s upper peninsula and Wisconsin. There, the fellows will collect data connected to their research interests and to ongoing projects in on-campus labs.

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roboMUA Co-founders Emmanuel Acheampong '21 M.S. (left) and Rofy Okyere-Forson '22 M.S.

Beauty industry disruption: ESTEEM graduates revolutionize with cutting-edge AI tools

Author: Notre Dame ESTEEM

Emmanuel Acheampong '21 M.S. ‘21 and Rofy Okyere-Forson '22 M.S., are working to revolutionize the beauty industry with AI-powered tools geared towards matching beauty and skincare products to all skin shades. The pair are co-founders of roboMUA, a cutting-edge startup that uses artificial intelligence to help consumers find the perfect beauty products for their unique skin shade. The roboMUA mobile app…

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Myla Leguro graduated in 2010 with her M.A. in the peace studies program.

Myla Leguro to receive 2023 Kroc Institute Distinguished Alumni Award

Author: Lisa Gallagher

Myla Leguro, M.A. ‘10, has been selected to receive the Kroc Institute’s 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award, an annual honor that showcases Notre Dame peace studies graduates whose careers and lives exemplify the ideas of international peacebuilding.  Leguro will receive this prestigious award in person on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 4 p.m., and offer a presentation, “Harnessing the Power of Women in Peacebuilding.” The event will take place in the auditorium at the Hesburgh Center for International Studies, and it will also be…

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Left to right: Isaac Angera, voted People's Choice winner; Mariama S. Dampha, second-place winner; and Alex Boomgarden, first-place winner of the 2023 Shaheen 3MT Competition (3MT®).

Alex Boomgarden wins 2023 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen 3MT®

Author: Eric Heath

Alex Boomgarden, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Biological Sciences, won the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Shaheen Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Wednesday, March 1. The event — jointly sponsored by the Graduate School, the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development, and Graduate Student Government — was held on the stage of the Jordan Auditorium in the Mendoza College of Business.

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Walk the Walk Lightning Talks program, 2023: "Research That Matters: Scholarship Advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion"

Graduate student DEI research gets a spotlight in Graduate School's Walk the Walk Week event

Author: Julaine Zenkleberger

During Notre Dame’s eighth annual Walk the Walk Week in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Graduate Student Life, in collaboration with the Graduate School, hosted a series of lightning talks featuring nine graduate students — across six different disciplines — whose research centers around topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The lightning talks were hosted at the Graduate School’s home of Bond Hall and highlighted the groundbreaking research of ND graduate students that is — whether directly or indirectly — advancing the goals and dreams set forth by Dr. King.

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Previous winner Monica Arul Jayachandran competes in the 2020 Three Minute Thesis competition. Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame.

Graduate students to present research, compete for prize money in annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis competition

Author: Erin Blasko

Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at 5 p.m. Wednesday (March 1) in Jordan Auditorium at the Mendoza College of Business on campus. The event is open to the public.

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2023 ESTEEM Career Fair

ESTEEM graduate program hosts first career fair

Author: Olivia Poole

Graduating students face a lot of pressure when they come home for the holiday break. One of the first questions they often hear from parents is, 'What are your plans after graduation?' This can be a stressful question for students who still need to make decisions, and the pressure can feel never-ending.…

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Luke Foster, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar Spotlight: Luke Foster 

Author: Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government

Dr. Luke Foster has been a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Political Science with the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government since 2022. For the previous two years, he was a Visiting Research Fellow and Lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris. During his time with the CCCG, Dr. Foster has taught classes, led CCCG colloquia, and worked to adapt his dissertation for popular publication. …

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Prio Mediation

Call for applications: 5-Day PhD course on international mediation: Theory, cases and skills

Author: Lisa Gallagher

Applications are now open for the annual 5-day PhD course on international mediation, hosted by the Research School on Peace and Conflict in Norway in partnership with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.  The course will be held in Oslo on 12-16 June 2023.…

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Political scientist and graduate student's research finds voter ID laws mobilize voters in both parties, rather than sway election results

Author: Tracy DeStazio

In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jeffrey Harden, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and concurrent associate professor in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, and Alejandra Campos, a third-year graduate student in the political science doctorate program, found that voter ID requirements motivated supporters of both parties equally to comply and participate, but had little overall effect on the actual outcomes of the elections.

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Sarah Crane, Ph.D. candidate in the peace studies and history doctoral program

Q&A with Sarah Crane, doctoral student in the peace studies and history program

Author: Anna Romandash

Sarah Crane, Ph.D. candidate in the peace studies and history doctoral program Sarah Crane is a Ph.D. candidate in the peace studies and history program. She spent the last year in Germany on a Fulbright scholarship for her research on how post-Holocaust trials shaped the post-war identity of German democracy. Sarah is preparing for another stage of her research in Israel where she will look into the ways these trials influenced the country and contemporary Israelis. In this Student Q&A, Sarah explains why she chose to study Peace and what she hopes to achieve through her research.…

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2023 Slatt Scholars Fellow Gavin Ealey

14 Students Receive Fellowships to Advance Clean Energy Research and Sustainable Solutions to Climate Change

Author: Barbara Villarosa

2023 Slatt Scholars Fellow Gavin Ealey Fourteen students at the University of Notre Dame will receive competitive research fellowships to advance research in clean and sustainable energy solutions and change the trajectory of climate change.  The Center for Sustainable Energy (ND Energy…

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Ruth Carmi, Ph.D. student in the peace studies and sociology program

Q&A with Ruth Carmi, doctoral student in the peace studies and sociology program

Author: Anna Romandash

Ruth Carmi is a Ph.D. student in Peace Studies and Sociology. Ruth's research examines the effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the systematic marginalization of Palestinian women and Jewish women of color. Prior to joining the Kroc Institute, Ruth worked as a human rights lawyer focusing on issues of incitement to racism and violence against Palestinians as well as resource allocation to the Palestinian community in Israel.  In this student Q&A, she dives deep into her research and shares her recommendations on how peace education can be improved.…

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