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Notre Dame Research announces 2022 Internal Grant Awardees

The Notre Dame Research Internal Grants Program awards, which aim to support faculty researchers and programs that advance the University’s research, scholarly output, and creative endeavor through a competitive funding process, have been announced for fall semester 2022. Three types...

Biology professor’s catheter technology awarded funding from Open Philanthropy

Ana Flores Mireles was awarded funding from Open Philanthropy for further development of a new type of urinary catheter that may reduce deaths from catheter-induced urinary tract infections.

Serving Around the Globe

Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni Association where members of the Notre Dame family tell their stories in their own words. This week’s Domer Diaries entry comes from Dr. Christina E. Fitch '00, a hospice physician...

Jeffrey F. Rhoads appointed vice president for research

Jeffrey F. (Jeff) Rhoads, a leading mechanical engineering researcher and pioneer in engineering education, has been appointed vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., University president.

Anthropologist wins prestigious NEH fellowship to explore toll of climate change in Sierra Leone

Notre Dame anthropologist Catherine “Cat” Bolten has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to support the writing of her book that examines links between food insecurity, human population growth and wildlife depletion, land politics and degradation, and...

Postdoctoral couple works in Koepfli lab to develop malaria detection tools

Though the married couple's search began during the Covid-19 pandemic, both researchers landed jobs as postdocs in the same laboratory

Q&A with Miranda Rogliano

Miranda Rogliano is a 2019 alumna of the Eck Institute for Global Health's Master of Science in Global Health program. She previously earned her BA degree from Elon University, where she majored in Public Health Studies & Psychology. In this spotlight, Miranda...

Notre Dame faculty present water access and human rights expertise at UN

Five Notre Dame experts recently presented new research at the United Nations that offers guidance on how industries can sustainably manage water resources and preserve human access to safe, clean water.

Vania Smith-Oka receives honorable mention for new book

Professor Vania Smith-Oka, an Eck Institute for Global Health faculty affiliate, received a 2022 Society for Medical Anthropology honorable mention for her new book Becoming Gods: Medical Training in Mexican Hospitals…

Notre Dame researchers present latest findings and innovations to nation’s second highest-ranking military officer

In October, Admiral Christopher W. Grady, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined faculty members at the University of Notre Dame for an update on the University’s research activities. Admiral Grady, a 1984 graduate of Notre Dame,...

Faculty policy write-up: "Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India"

Sixty percent of children under five in India have anemia. A recent policy write-up by Eck Institute for Global Health affiliate Santosh Kumar argues the urgency of the situation and the need to make it a public health priority, while recommending policies to...

Patient care improves when hospitals choose a single vendor for medical records software, study shows

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows for the first time that the sourcing strategy chosen by hospitals impacts the quality of patient care. When hospitals move closer to a single-sourcing strategy, patients receive better evidence-based care.

Q&A with Aurel Holzschuh

Aurel Holzschuh is a current graduate fellow of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). He has a BSc in Biology from the University of Basel, Switzerland, an MS in Infection Biology from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, and...

Eck Institute ASTMH Presentations and Representation

EIGH representation at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene's 2022 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington Dr. Benedicte Fustec, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame, presented, The Remote Emerging Disease Intelligence-NETwork (REDI-NET): From Concept to Active Surveillance...

Notre Dame researchers partner with the local community to prevent child lead poisoning

Thanks to new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers will co-create new tests and technologies alongside community health workers. “The current system for discovering lead hazards in homes treats children like test instruments,” says Marya Lieberman…

The future of cancer research

A partnership being developed between the Pokagon Band and the Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) hopes to help raise awareness of the importance of screening and early detection to address measurable disparities in cancer treatment outcomes involving Native Americans.

Q&A with Felipe Santiago-Tirado

Felipe Santiago-Tirado is an Assistant Professor from the Department of Biological Sciences and is an affiliate of the Eck Institute for Global Health. Santiago-Tirado has a PhD from Cornell University and a BS from the University of Puerto Rico. In this spotlight, Professor...

Eck Institute for Global Health announces 2022-2023 graduate research fellows

Nine PhD students at the University of Notre Dame have joined the Eck Institute for Global Health as graduate fellows. The Institute will support the students as they pursue research on a wide range of topics that impact global health.…

Notre Dame engineers join forces with Trinity College Dublin to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis

Notre Dame engineers have joined forces with microbiologists at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, to further investigate a promising strategy for managing cystic fibrosis lung infections. Cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that causes patients’ airways to fill with a thick...

New paper on wastewater-based epidemiology on Monkeypox published in ES&T

In this study lead by Chen and Bibby, a model-based framework was used to predict the likelihood of detecting Monkeypox in wastewater under various circumstances.

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Events

Monday, January 30, 2023

Global Health Case Competition Dinner Seminar: Case Release

Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM

Location: W246 Duncan Student Center

Jan

Participants of the 2023 Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition should attend for the release of this year's case.…

Global Health Case Competition

Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Location: Jenkins and Nanovic Halls, Mediation Room

Feb

The Eck Institute for Global Health is excited to announce the eighth Annual Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition! The goal of the competition is to promote multidisciplinary cooperation, train future global health leaders, and provide students with a real-world problem-based learning opportunity. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional students from all colleges are encouraged to participate.…

EIGH graduate student fellowship application deadline

Time: All Day

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Feb

Application deadline: February 17, 2023

Learn more about the EIGH graduate student fellowships and find the application here:

https://globalhealth.nd.edu/funding/phd/fellowships/…

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