New research program provides global health research opportunities for Notre Dame students
Team members of the Global Health Research Teams present research, April 2024. A…
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2024 International Frontiers Prize awarded to Notre Dame’s Jason Rohr for innovative public health and sustainability research
Jason Rohr, Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is one of three international winners of the 2024 Frontiers Planet Prize for his research that helps improve public health, agriculture,…
Seeking evidence-based policy, economist investigates how anemia impacts education for adolescents in India
In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce poverty. A new study, co-authored by a Notre Dame global health economics expert, evaluates the relationship between anemia and school...
Researchers identify factors that heighten risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections and sepsis
A study from the University of Notre Dame has identified a population that is more susceptible to developing a catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Notre Dame student researcher identifies a mix of factors behind decline in exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana
Studies have shown that breastfeeding reduces the risk of asthma, obesity, and type 1 diabetes. It can also reduce the risk of…
As humans change the globe, they also influence the transmission of diseases, an extensive study in Nature shows
Human activity across the globe contributes to the rise in emerging infectious disease, but researchers had not concluded which of these activities, called global change drivers, increases risk the most. …
Component of keto diet plus immunotherapy may reduce prostate cancer
Adding a pre-ketone supplement — a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet — to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Notre Dame found.
Notre Dame faculty fight malaria resurgence in Bangladesh
Between 2008 and 2020, districts across the country of Bangladesh saw a 93% reduction in malaria cases. Today, as the world reflects on the World Malaria Day 2024 theme, “accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world,” researchers...
Jason Rohr named U.S. national champion for Frontiers Planet Prize for breakthrough sustainability research
Jason Rohr, Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is the United States national champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize,…
Eck Institute for Global Health faculty member Yenupini Joyce Adams recognized as Indiana CTSI Emerging Leader
Yenupini Joyce Adams, an assistant professor of the practice and the global maternal research lead for the Eck Institute for Global Health, has been recognized by the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) as an Emerging Leader. This recognition...
Notre Dame students offer solutions to tuberculosis challenges at 2024 Global Health Case Competition
Students from almost every discipline at the University of Notre Dame spent several days preparing presentations on one of the world’s most pressing global health challenges: tuberculosis.
South Bend is vulnerable to lead poisoning — here’s how ND-LIT can help
Heidi Beidinger is passionate about science and public health which has fueled her nearly 10-year crusade to get children tested for lead poisoning and help their families remediate lead found in and around their homes. The source of the poisoning…
Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis
A study from the University of Notre Dame, Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health has identified a combination of medications that may improve blood flow within granulomas, benefiting drug delivery. Published in the Proceedings of the National...
Notre Dame faculty conduct translational research to address tuberculosis in lung cells
For over 8,000 years, the “white death,” tuberculosis (TB), has plagued humankind. Its effects are described in Biblical verses and appear in mummies from Ancient Egypt. Those infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB, can now be cured thanks to...
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County to partner for maternal health ‘one-stop shop’
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are engaging community partners in St. Joseph County, Indiana, to improve access to health care services for pregnant and postpartum women in underserved areas of the community with the Pop Up Pregnancy &...
Global Health graduate researcher Henry Kamugisha works to reduce malaria in the Ethiopian Highlands
Although two hundred years have passed since the development of the first antimalaria treatment and over 140 years since…
Notre Dame postdoctoral scholar working to improve cancer diagnosis through groundbreaking technology
Karla Gonzalez Serrano, postdoctoral scholar for the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health, has always wanted to join a team that helps doctors provide better care. …
Notre Dame faculty reveal a relationship between anemia in mothers and their babies
In India, iron-deficient anemia (IDA) among children less than five years old is on the rise, leading to higher “hidden” morbidity and mortality. IDA causes headaches, fatigue, and developmental delays, including physical and cognitive impairment among children. Anemia prevalence in...
"Paradise in wilderness": Celebrating 90 years of science and stewardship at Notre Dame’s Land O'Lakes
“Paradise in wilderness” is how Rev. John Francis (later Cardinal) O’Hara, C.S.C, described the property today known…
Understudied cell in the brain could be key to treating glioblastoma
In a new study in NPJ Genomic Medicine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have found that a largely understudied cell could offer new insight into how the aggressive, primary brain cancer is able to resist immunotherapy.
Events
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village
Aug
17
Join us at the Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village!
This program, funded through the Health First St. Joseph County (HFSJC) grant, aims to tackle persistent health risks facing women and infants in our county.
The Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village…
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village
Sep
28
Join us at the Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village!
This program, funded through the Health First St. Joseph County (HFSJC) grant, aims to tackle persistent health risks facing women and infants in our county.
The Pop Up Pregnancy & Family Village…
Friday, October 4, 2024
Enhancing Perinatal Safety Through Strategic Health Systems Partnership
Oct
4
Join the Eck Institute for Global Health for a Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Speaker Series event featuring professor William J. Riley, PhD.
Drawing from his expertise in leading academic and industry partnerships, Riley will…
Media Mentions
South Bend Tribune
Residents shocked and concerned by elevated lead hazards in South Bend neighborhoods
June 27, 2024
SOUTH BEND — Curtis Cathey was immediately concerned after learning about the risk of elevated lead levels in his neighborhood full of older homes. As he attended the Miami Village Neighborhood Summer Kickoff with his two sons, 11-year-old Aasim and 6-year-old Ameer, he became determined to know the hazards his home might potentially pose to his family.
Ornella Joseph and Vikrant Jandev, graduate students with the Notre Dame Lead Innovation Team, provided lead testing at the summer kickoff at Randolph Park on June 1.
Lead, a neurotoxin, can cause devastating life-long health complications, including brain and nerve damage, said the St. Joseph County Department of Health. No amount of lead is safe, they said, but children under 7 are most at risk of learning and behavior problems, including developmental disabilities. Pregnant women can transfer lead to their unborn child.
The New York Times
Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds
May 08, 2024
Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
“It means that we’re likely picking up general biological patterns,” said Jason Rohr, an infectious disease ecologist at the University of Notre Dame and senior author of the study. “It suggests that there are similar sorts of mechanisms and processes that are likely occurring in plants, animals and humans.”
Emerging Leader: Yenupini Joyce Adams, PhD, BSN, of the University of Notre Dame
March 18, 2024
“I would say you need to figure out your why. If you know your why, your what will become easier.”
This is what Yenupini Joyce Adams, PhD, BSN, tells junior colleagues who are interested in pursuing a career in research.
Now, she is an Assistant Professor of the Practice and the Global Maternal Research Lead for the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) at the University of Notre Dame. She works on improving postpartum health outcomes among women most impacted by maternal mortality in the United States and in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden of maternal mortality is most severe.
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