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‘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...

Santiago Schnell appointed dean of Notre Dame’s College of Science

Santiago Schnell, chair of the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan Medical School, has been appointed the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame by University...

University of Notre Dame announces new associate vice president for research development

Patricia L. Clark, Rev. John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Chemistry and director of the Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility, has been named an associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame, effective July 1, 2021. Clark will be...

Is targeting human cells, rather than the virus itself, key to preventing the next pandemic?

Geoffrey Siwo, research assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, realized there may be a way to develop therapies for new viruses. Rather than target a virus, he is looking at methods to...

Use of PFAS in cosmetics ‘widespread,’ new study finds

Many cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a potentially toxic class of chemicals linked to a number of serious health conditions, according to new research from the University...

Q&A with Kayla Holland

Kayla Holland is a 2019 alumna of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH)'s Master of Science in Global Health program. In this spotlight, she discusses how she originally became interested in global health, her transformative experience completing her capstone...

Faculty milestones, promotions, and awards mark the end of 2020–21 academic year

On Tuesday (May 25), Marie Lynn Miranda, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, announced the winners of several annual awards as part of a broader recognition of all those Notre Dame faculty members who have...

Madeline Owen named valedictorian; Alexis Waldschmidt selected salutatorian

Madeline Owen of Columbus, Ohio, has been named valedictorian and Alexis Waldschmidt from Naperville, Illinois, was selected salutatorian of the 2021 University of Notre Dame graduating class.

Theresa Rager's MSGH capstone research published in JMIR

Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) alumna Theresa Rager '19 was the lead author of an article titled, "Usability of Rapid Cholera Detection Device (OmniVis) for Water Quality Workers in Bangladesh: Iterative Convergent Mixed Methods Study," published in medical internet...

Liu named Fellow of American Statistical Association

Fang Liu, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) at the University of Notre Dame, has been named an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA).

Q&A with Daniel Hammers

Daniel Hammers is a current fellow of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). He has a BS in Biology and Chemistry from Houghton College and is currently completing his PhD in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University...

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Departmental Seminar: Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles

Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center & Zoom

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Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Understanding how urinary catheterization renders the patient susceptible to an infection" on Tuesday, September 21th at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.…

Departmental Seminar: Cristian Koepfli

Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center & Zoom

Sep

Cristian Koepfli, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Molecular and genomic surveillance to support malaria control and elimination" on Thursday, September 23rd at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.…

Departmental Seminar: Xin Lu

Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Location: 283 Galvin Life Science Center & Zoom

Sep

Xin Lu, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Elephant in the room: Myeloid cells in cancer immunosuppression and metastasis" on Thursday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin. …

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

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

Hurd Awarded NSF Grant for Research on COVID, Food Choices

Rohr named a finalist in MIT Solve Challenge

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

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

REDI-NET initiative to prevent infectious disease outbreaks

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

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

Our genes shape our gut bacteria, new research shows

Santiago Schnell appointed dean of Notre Dame’s College of Science

University of Notre Dame announces new associate vice president for research development

Is targeting human cells, rather than the virus itself, key to preventing the next pandemic?

Use of PFAS in cosmetics ‘widespread,’ new study finds

Q&A with Kayla Holland

Faculty milestones, promotions, and awards mark the end of 2020–21 academic year

Madeline Owen named valedictorian; Alexis Waldschmidt selected salutatorian

Theresa Rager's MSGH capstone research published in JMIR

Liu named Fellow of American Statistical Association

Q&A with Daniel Hammers

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Departmental Seminar: Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Departmental Seminar: Cristian Koepfli

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Departmental Seminar: Xin Lu

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