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PhD Fellow Returns to Chile to Make a Difference

Published: June 11, 2015

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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.

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 (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

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

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!

Reflections of Recent Mathematics Graduates

Published: February 17, 2015

Author: Evan Bryson

Five recent Notre Dame Mathematics graduates—now in faculty and postdoctoral positions around the globe—reflect on their experiences as a doctoral student at the University.

(List) Reflections of Recent Mathematics Graduates

Published: February 17, 2015

Author: Mary Hendriksen

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Medieval History Graduate Student Awarded Rome Prize

Published: January 27, 2015

Author: Carrie Gates

David Morris, a Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s Department of History, has been awarded a prestigious Samuel H. Kress Rome Prize fellowship in medieval studies by the American Academy in Rome for the 2014-15 academic year.

Renee Bouley earns Kirschstein National Research Service Award from NIH

Published: January 12, 2015

Author: Stephanie Healey

Renee Bouley, a fourth-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The fellowship will provide two years of funding for Bouley’s project, “Discovery of a new class of antibacterials that inhibits penicillin-binding proteins.”

Student Spotlight: Nicole Perez, Sociology

Published: December 18, 2014

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Sociology doctoral student Nicole Perez explores the transition from high school to college, with a focus on how Latina/o students navigate familial and peer influences in deciding where to apply and, ultimately, attend college.

Student Spotlight: Maria Gibbs: A "new face" in Engineering

Published: December 11, 2014

Author: Clare Kossler

For her work with the nonprofit Bridges to Prosperity, Maria Gibbs has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of its “new faces.”