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Notre Dame Startup SIMBA Chain Awarded $9.5 Million Contract From U.S. Navy to Deploy Secure Messaging Solutions, a First for Blockchain
University of Notre Dame startup SIMBA Chain has announced it has been awarded a five-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract (N68335-20-F-0012) from the Naval Air Warfare Center in San Diego, Cal., to deploy a secure, blockchain-based messaging and transaction platform, a critical need of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The $9.5 million award is the first and one of the largest SBIR…
Siegfried Day of Man
Siegfried Hall tradition "Day of Man," a fundraiser for the South Bend Center for the Homeless. Siegfried residents wear shorts and t-shirts in cold weather to show solidarity with the homeless. The red cups are for donations. Photo by Matt Cashore/copyright University of Notre Dame.
What's Next for Ireland?
With Brexit finally behind us, what is next for the EU? In Ireland at least, it is a return to politics as usual. Once it was clear that Boris Johnson had won a large majority in last year’s UK general election and that the January 31st Brexit date would stand, the question for Ireland was when the general election be held. In mid-January, the Irish premier (the Taoiseach) announced that the election would be on Saturday, February 8 2020 – the first Saturday general election since the Westminster election of 1918. The 1918 election was an historic election for Ireland, as it saw the enacting of the first Dáil (Irish parliament) when two thirds of the winning candidates refused to take their seats in Westminster…
In Mexico, Notre Dame medical anthropologist studies how and why some doctors foster a culture that discriminates against female patients
As a medical anthropologist, Notre Dame associate professor Vania Smith-Oka is interested in how larger institutions shape the lives of the people who interact within them. In her current research, she wants to know how some medical professionals, tasked with caring for patients, create a system that abuses some of their most vulnerable patients. She and graduate students are spending time in hospitals and doctor’s offices in Mexico to understand how such a culture evolves.
The Work and the Walk: Q&A with Eric Love, director of staff diversity and inclusion
As a part of this year’s Walk the Walk Week tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Eric Love, Notre Dame’s director of staff diversity and inclusion, sat down with Dennis Brown, assistant vice president for news and media relations, to discuss his life’s journey and the initiatives he’s led on campus.
To read the Q&A, click here.
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Notre Dame recognized by Carnegie Foundation for excellence in community engagement
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has again recognized the University with the Community Engagement classification, citing excellent alignment among the University’s mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices in support of “dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.”
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Institute for Latino Studies to host 20th anniversary celebration with Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachi band
This year the Institute for Latino Studies is proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding. The celebration will take place on Friday, April 17, in Corbett Family Hall’s Downes Club on campus.
ILS’s 20th anniversary celebration will feature a main program from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., an evening cocktail party and, to cap off the night, a performance by…
Find Your Inner Expert
OIT offers a variety of training classes on popular software to help you add valuable skills to your resume. But did you know we offer a series of classes in some applications to help you build your skills to intermediate and advanced levels?Classes in Publishing and Design, Google, and Form and Survey Tools available in a series:…
"With Voices True," the Klau Center archive on race, launched in public forum
Faced with a sharp rise in racial tensions and concern over seemingly intractable structural inequalities, simple acts of speaking and listening can promote understanding and open opportunities for progress. In a recent public forum, The Klau Center launched its new initiative to collect stories of race and encourage constructive dialogue at Notre Dame.…
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‘Women Lead’: Notre Dame Ethics Week 2020 to focus on gender diversity
Ethics Week will present a comprehensive discussion of gender diversity, taking place Feb. 10 through Feb. 14.
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Student Helps Survivors of Police Violence
Helina Haile, a second year Master of Global Affairs (MGA) student, is working with the Chicago Torture Justice Center (CTJC), a first-of-its-kind organization dedicated to supporting survivors of police violence
Notre Dame announces the Center for Network and Data Science
At the University of Notre Dame, the Center for Network and Data Science (CNDS) – formerly known as the Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications (iCeNSA) – brings together faculty and other researchers to generate fundamental transformative advances in artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and network science with interdisciplinary applications in biological sciences, neuroscience, molecular synthesis, health and wellbeing, network science, foundations of computing, physical and transportation systems, and social systems.
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Big Second Half Powers Irish Past Wake Forest
Notre Dame Athletics | January 30, 2020
NOTRE DAME, IN — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish erupted for a 54-point second half on the way to a 90-80 win over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons inside Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday evening.…
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A conversation with Kayla August (the voice behind the Diane Nash video)
Above: Kayla August, left, with civil rights leader Diane Nash
Kayla August, a native of New Orleans and currently the rector at Lyons Hall, has worked at Notre Dame for four years. When she first came to the University, August had the opportunity to hear Diane Nash speak during a visit. August was recently recruited to be the narrator for a video on Nash for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Luncheon…
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Notre Dame mourns the passing of Annrose Jerry
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, offered his condolences and prayers to the family of Annrose Jerry, a Notre Dame senior whose body was found today (Friday, Jan. 24) in Saint Mary’s Lake on campus.
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New Antibiotic Resistance Technology
According to the World Health Organization, one of the biggest health threats around the world is antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working to combat this problem by looking to bacteriophages or phages.
Diane Nash urges Notre Dame community to ‘choose an issue that moves you’ at MLK Celebration Luncheon
Walk the Walk Week at the University of Notre Dame continued Monday, Jan. 20, with the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon at the Joyce Center.
ND Founders Profile #2: Why This Successful EY Employee Became an Entrepreneur
Jasmine Shells has a rich history of fostering meaningful connections amongst her peers and colleagues. From her time as a student leader at Notre Dame to becoming communications chair of the Black Professionals Network at EY in Chicago, it seems Shells was destined to solve corporate management’s struggle to efficiently and effectively host employee programs and events. …
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Notre Dame sends 800 to March For Life
Thanks to generous underwriting by the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, in partnership with the Notre Dame Right to Life student club, the University consistently sends one of the largest single contingents to participate in the event, year after year.