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p(image-right). !/assets/244059/150x/hilliard_pic.jpg(Tyvette Hilliard 18k jpg)! Dr. Tyvette Hilliard, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Sharon Stack, Director of Harper Cancer Research Institute, has received a highly competitive 5-year K01 Research Career Development award from the NIH/NCI.

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The 2017 Association of Leadership Educators Conference has recognized The University of Notre Dame Graduate School’s Ethical Leaders in STEM program with the Distinguished Innovative Practice Award for its unique leadership training model for future leaders in STEM fields.

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p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/238928/nurmheadshot_200x150.jpg(Nur Mustafaoglu)! Notre Dame researchers are improving the speed and practicality of detecting disease.

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p(image-right). "!/assets/238753/200x/mango_button_01.png(Mango Button 24k png)!":https://inside.nd.edu/task/all/mangolanguages Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC) has partnered with several campus entities to offer a free Mango Languages account to everyone with a Notre Dame email address.

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Dick Notebaert – chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees and retired chairman and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications – told the University’s Graduate School degree recipients during Saturday’s (May 20) Commencement Ceremony that everyone needs a coach on the path to success, and he offered insights gained from two of his own mentors.

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Craig IfflandUniversity of Notre Dame Ph.D. candidate in theology Craig Iffland has been named one of 21 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2017 at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation…

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The Graduate School will hold its annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Compton Family Ice Arena.At the ceremony, the University will recognize and celebrate the recipients of 240 doctoral degrees and 478 master’s degrees.Dick Notebaert, the chairman emeritus of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees…

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Pictured: winner Mimi Ensley (ENGL) with judge and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Laura CarlsonMimi Ensley, a Ph.D. student from the Department of English won the 2017 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Monday night in Jordan Auditorium.…

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Left to right: Mark Summe, Maryam Moosaei, and Mingming Cai, the College of Engineering’s 2017 3MT Finalists.Three competitors were chosen after an energy filled qualifying round last Thursday to represent the College of Engineering…

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Left to right: Nicole Winsor, Mimi Ensley and Jillian Snyder, the college of Arts and Letters Shaheen 3MT® finalistsEnglish spoke the loudest at the College of Arts and Letters Three Minute Thesis qualifying round on Tuesday night. English Ph.D. candidates Nicole Winsor, Mimi Ensley, and Jillian Snyder will advance to compete against the finalists from the College of Science and College of Engineering on March 27 in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business. In addition to the 13 competitors, a strong showing of over 50 or so audience members watched the exciting competition.…

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Left to right: Finalists Julia Beck, Elizabeth Loughran and Stefan FreedThe College of Science Shaheen 3MT competition began with a big bang on Monday in Jordan Hall of Science.Julia Beck (Biochemistry), Elizabeth Loughran (Integrated Biomedical Sciences), and Stefan Freed (Biological Sciences) took the top three spots, and will go on to compete at the Shaheen 3MT®…

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The James A. Burns, C.S.C. Award is given annually to a faculty member for distinction in graduate teaching or another exemplary contribution to graduate education, such as building or developing a graduate program; outstanding service in teaching graduate courses; serving as an advisor or thesis director; or securing training grants (e.g. DOE…

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Laura Carlson, Dean of the Graduate School, announced Monday that the inaugural “Notebaert Award,” named in honor of Richard C. Notebaert, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, and his wife, Peggy, will be presented to a Notre Dame faculty or staff member at the Graduate School Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 20, 2017. …

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Notre Dame doctoral candidate, Nicolas Myers, came second in an elevator pitch contest at the Micronutrient Forum 2016 global conference in Cancun, Mexico.

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For a third straight year, the Shamrock Series 5K race emphasized the dynamism of graduate education at Notre Dame.

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The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for the Naughton Fellowships. The prestigious international fellowships provide funding for exceptional Ph.D., masters, or undergraduate students with an aptitude for the STEM disciplines to complete research or study in Ireland or at Notre Dame.

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The Graduate School will host it’s second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition beginning with a November 9, Kickoff Event from 5 to 6 p.m. at Legends of Notre Dame. Ph.D. graduate students who have completed their candidacy exams can compete in 3MT®. All graduate students can attend Professional Development workshops related to 3MT to strengthen and polish their presentation skills. If interested, you may register for the Kickoff Event "here":https://gradconnect.nd.edu/account/login?r=https%3a%2f%2fgradconnect.nd.edu%2fregister%2f3MTKickoff. Qualifying heats begin in late February 2017 and will culminate in a Final Event on March 23 with a first prize of $2,000.

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The University of Notre Dame will create new innovation and commercialization initiatives under a new entity to be known as the IDEA Center — standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration.

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The Graduate School is pleased to announce its second cohort of the Ethical Leaders in STEM program, a yearlong leadership development opportunity for third- and fourth-year PhD graduate students.

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p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/199271/200x/2016_gradschool_rita_colwell_300.jpg(Rita Colwell speaks at the Graduate School Commencement ceremony)! Rita Colwell, the first woman to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF), told the University of Notre Dame’s "Graduate School":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/ degree recipients during Saturday’s (May 14) Commencement Ceremony that they will not lack for challenges, excitement or gratification and that she is confident that they can change our world.

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