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Screwworm 101 with Lee Haines, PhD
June 22, 2026
What is the new world screwworm? How is it transmitted and how dangerous is it? And how will we get it under control? These are just a few of the questions posed to Lee Haines, Ph.D., a medical entomologist and associate professor of biological sciences, as well as an affiliate faculty member of the Eck Institute for Global Health.
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The Conversation
Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth
May 29, 2026
By Yenupini Joyce Adams, Associate Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame.
For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality – the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth – is not a rare tragedy. Globally, the maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high – about 260,000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2023. In the U.S., it is also an ongoing crisis. -
WNDU
Notre Dame researcher pilots postpartum care model in South Bend-Elkhart area
May 08, 2026
With Mother’s Day this weekend and Maternal Mental Health Month underway, efforts are growing in the South Bend-Elkhart area to better support moms after baby arrives. Joyce Adams — an associate professor of the practice and global maternal research lead for the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame — is partnering with Beacon Health System to pilot a postpartum care model aimed at improving support during the critical weeks and months after childbirth.