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Maria Hinson Tobin is an alumna of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) that was featured in the Notre Dame Alumni Association’s Domer Dozen in early 2021. In this spotlight, she discusses how she originally became interested in the...

Notre Dame to establish new diversity and inclusion center

The University of Notre Dame will soon create a campus center devoted to current and new diversity and inclusion programs, resources and initiatives for students.

Notre Dame researchers’ article on maternity care in peri-urban settings published in PLOS ONE

An article co-authored by several Notre Dame researchers, has been published in PLOS ONE. The article, “Examining person-centered maternity care in a peri-urban setting in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya…

Soul of a Scientist: New science dean boldly asks the big questions

In 1841, Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, a French priest and the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, sent Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., to the northern end of the Diocese of Vincennes to set up a new school for boys....

Lieberman Lab partners with blockchain-based platform to track real-time chain-of-custody throughout pharmaceutical supply chain

Professor Marya Lieberman and the Distributed Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab (DPAL) at the University of Notre Dame today announced a partnership with ARTiFACTS, creator of the world’s first blockchain-based platform for scientific and academic research, to develop a prototype solution for...

Disease Detectives: Student researchers partner with the county health department to track down mosquitoes

The University’s Department of Biological Sciences began working with the St. Joseph County Health Department this summer to boost vector surveillance efforts.

Notre Dame researchers receive Indiana CTSI awards to tackle maternal health, mosquito-borne diseases

Four faculty members from the University of Notre Dame have received awards from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s (CTSI) Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program.

Clark awarded NIH Pioneer Award, the first in Indiana

Patricia L. Clark, the John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame, has received a prestigious Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health. These awards...

Q&A with Kathleen Nicholson

Kathleen Nicholson is a current fellow of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). She has a BS in Genetics and Biochemistry from Clemson University and she is currently working on her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Notre Dame....

Low-cost, portable device could diagnose heart attacks in minutes

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip.

‘Open your aperture’: Notre Dame Forum focuses on climate change, its moral impact and potential solutions

The event, titled “Call to Action: Crossing the Political Divide to Address Climate Challenges,” featured Anne Thompson and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons exploring the global climate crisis broadly while also focusing on changes big and small that could help turn...

MSGH adjunct professor and alumna publish article in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

The EIGH is pleased to announce the publication of "Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Qualitative Data on the Health Care Ecosystem for Vulnerable Newborns in LMICs." Authors included MSGH Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Kathleen Sobiech, as well as MSGH '20 graduate, Hannah Ray.

Hurd Awarded NSF Grant for Research on COVID, Food Choices

A former Eck Institute for Global Health graduate fellow from the Department of Anthropology has been awarded a National Science Foundation award to support her research on COVID-19 and nutrition. Kayla Hurd…

Rohr named a finalist in MIT Solve Challenge

Jason Rohr, Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a finalist in MIT’s Solve Challenge in the Health Security & Pandemics Challenge…

Notre Dame launches two-year Master of Science in Global Health program

A two-year Master of Science in Global Health program will leverage the University of Notre Dame’s historical strength in infectious disease research to help students solidify interdisciplinary careers that will address health issues worldwide.

Second spatial repellent trial for Unitaid-funded research program begins in Mali

Led by the University of Notre Dame and in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC) University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, the Advancing Evidence for the Global Implementation of Spatial...

REDI-NET initiative to prevent infectious disease outbreaks

The University of Notre Dame launched the first phase of the Remote Emerging Disease Intelligence NETwork (REDI-NET), an initiative that aims to address surveillance needs to detect, predict, and contain emerging infectious diseases of human health relevance in near-real time....

Eck Institute for Global Health announces 2021-2022 graduate research fellows

Nine graduate students from the University of Notre Dame will participate in the graduate fellowship program. The program aims to support students across the University who have an interest in global health research.

Notre Dame tops $222 million in research awards, breaking previous records

The University of Notre Dame received $222.7 million in research award funding for fiscal year 2021. This is more than $42 million over the previous record and the first time the University has surpassed the $200 million mark.

Our genes shape our gut bacteria, new research shows

In the study, published recently in Science, researchers discovered that most bacteria in the gut microbiome are heritable after looking at more than 16,000 gut microbiome profiles collected over 14 years from a long-studied population of baboons in Kenya’s Amboseli...

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Events

Saturday, February 12, 2022

2022 Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition

Time: All Day

Location: Mediation Room, Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Feb

MSGH Regular Action Deadline