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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...

Parise and Perkins receive 2021 Shilts/Leonard and College Research Awards

The College of Science at the University of Notre Dame is proud to bestow the 2021 Father James L. Shilts, C.S.C./Doris and Gene Leonard Teaching Award upon James Parise, Ph.D., and the 2021 College Research Award upon T. Alex Perkins,...

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.

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