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Students to take part in ‘Mulch Madness,’ annual lead prevention event, Saturday in South Bend

University of Notre Dame students will spread mulch around homes in South Bend’s Monroe Park neighborhood as part of “Mulch Madness,” an annual service event aimed at shielding local children from the risks of lead-tainted soil.

Notre Dame Team Earns Honorable Mention at Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition

Last month, the winning team from the Eck Institute for Global Health’s 6th Annual Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition participated in the 2021 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition…

Indiana CTSI offers new project development team on structural and social determinants of health

The new PDT committee is chaired by the University of Notre Dame’s Nitesh Chawla, the Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the founding director of the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society.

Pandemic is pushing women in STEM ‘past the point of no return’

During a virtual briefing held by the Women in STEM Caucus and The Science Coalition, Patricia Clark, the Rev. John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, said that women in science are being pushed past the...

Q&A with Cara Ocobock

Cara Ocobock is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Human Energetics Laboratory in the College of Arts and Letters and is affiliated with the Eck Institute for Global Health. In this Q&A, she discusses her current research,...

Notre Dame and partners begin first spatial repellent trials for Unitaid-funded research program

Led by the University of Notre Dame and implemented by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the AEGIS research team will begin the first of four planned trials in Kenya.

MSGH graduate among Alumni Association's 2020 Domer Dozen honorees

The Notre Dame Alumni Association announced its second annual Domer Dozen cohort, honoring 12 graduates ages 32 and younger for significant contributions in their fields, as well as in service to others.

Scholar of geography and natural resources brings water policy expertise to Keough School

Ellis Adjei Adams immediately breaks into a smile when asked about his research on water policy. “I love talking about water,” Adams says energetically and emphatically. “I am so lucky to study an issue I’ve experienced personally. When I speak...

What have we learned? Experts reflect on COVID-19, one year later

As the nation moves into another year and a new phase of the pandemic — grappling with variants and continued vaccination efforts — experts at the University of Notre Dame reflect on what they believe are the biggest scientific takeaways...

Climate change can reduce the success of interventions that combat infectious disease

Research from the lab of Jason Rohr, the Ludmilla F., Stephen J. and Robert T. Galla College Professor of Biological Sciences, and collaborators, published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), demonstrated significant findings about when to...

Women Lead 2021

Returning to "normal" isn't for everyone. In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, meet eight women leaders who are challenging the status quo in their fields. To read their stories, click here…

Q&A with Marian Botchway

Marian Botchway is one of the program directors for the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). She discusses her current research, her position with the EIGH, and her path to a career in global health.

Notre Dame to operate mass vaccination clinic for northern Indiana residents March 26 and 27

In partnership with the Indiana Department of Health and the St. Joseph County Health Department, the University of Notre Dame will stand up and implement a mass inoculation clinic on campus in late March to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to...

Empathy Drives Alumna in Global Health Adventures

Life experiences fuel alumna's drive to provide basic necessities to those without.

Notre Dame Research now accepting applications for the 2021 Spring Internal Grants Program

Faculty are invited to apply for two programs within the Notre Dame Research Internal Grants Program. The deadline to apply to the available grants is Friday, April 9, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. EST.

EIGH Hosts Virtual Global Health Case Competition

This past February, seven teams participated in the 6th Annual Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition, sponsored by the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the competition was hosted virtually by staff from the EIGH. Notre...

The Laboratory and Real World

A letter of gratitude to the parasitologist whose impact on his students improved global health on several continents.

Notre Dame, IUPUI to provide free home lead screening kits to Marion and Vigo counties

The University of Notre Dame and IUPUI have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand the Notre Dame Lead Innovation Team’s pilot lead screening program to Indiana’s Marion and Vigo counties.

Notre Dame launches new Analytical Science and Engineering Core Facility

The new Analytical Science and Engineering at Notre Dame Core Facility is now available to faculty, staff, and students at the University of Notre Dame, as well as external academic and industry users.

With a Side of Knowledge Podcast: On Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Spatial Repellents—Nicole Achee

The most recent podcast from With a Side of Knowledge features the EIGH's Nicole Achee. She discusses the impact of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide and her current research on spatial repellents:

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Events

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Global Health Colloquium: Joshua Shrout

Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Location: Zoom

Apr

Joshua Shrout, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame

"Conditionally dependent group behaviors of the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa"…

Mulch Madness 2021

Time: 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Location: Monroe Park

Apr

University of Notre Dame students will spread mulch around homes in the Monroe Park neighborhood in South Bend, Indiana, as part of “Mulch Madness,” an annual service event aimed at shielding local children from the risks of lead-tainted soil.

Organized by the Notre Dame Lead Innovation Team (ND-LIT) and student volunteers, the one-day event will take place on Saturday, April 17, in partnership with the Monroe Park Neighborhood Association.…

Global Health Colloquium: Ana Bento