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Archaeological dig uncovers pieces of 19th Century Notre Dame
Notre Dame launches interdisciplinary Initiative on Race and Resilience
The University of Notre Dame has launched the Initiative on Race and Resilience, a new interdisciplinary program focused on the redress of systemic racism and the support of communities of color both within and beyond the Notre Dame campus. Led by the College of Arts & Letters with additional support from the Office of the Provost, the initiative will bring together scholars and students in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and other disciplines to challenge systemic racism and promote racial equity through research, education, and community empowerment.
Kitted up with Ruby’s Lab Manual: Notre Dame community gifts experiment supply kits
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Cara Ocobock’s gift to her niece — a curated lab manual — inspired graduate students and others in the Notre Dame community to raise funds and gift all the materials for the lab manual experiments to kids at a local school.
New Book by Professor Susan D. Blum, "UNgrading" Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
New study first to define link between testosterone and fathers’ social roles outside the family
Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology at Notre Dame, led a team that worked with the BaYaka and Bondongo societies in the Republic of the Congo.
Notre Dame researchers produce policy recommendations for refugee resilience in Kenya
In a world with over 70 million displaced persons, the average refugee will spend over 17 years displaced, with many settling long-term in refugee camps dependent on humanitarian aid. The continued prevalence and growth of protracted refugee camps has become unsustainable for host states and insufficient for refugees, who have the right to dignified and productive lives.…
Anthropologist Cara Ocobock talks about human performance in extreme conditions on With a Side of Knowledge podcast
With a Side of Knowledge is a podcast produced by the Office of the Provost at the University of Notre Dame. It brings listeners informal interviews with fascinating scholars and professionals from both Notre Dame and elsewhere that take place over brunch.
The 17th episode of the show’s third season, “On Reindeer Herders and Powerlifting,”…
Notre Dame anthropologist awarded prestigious Newberry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Notre Dame anthropologist Alex Chávez has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities long-term residential fellowship at the Newberry Library in Chicago. During the nine-month fellowship, Chávez will work on a second book project, tentatively titled Audible City: Urban Cultural History, Latinx Chicago, and the Sonic Commons, which explores the relationship between sound and the city of Chicago.
New paper and documentary by Dr. Cara Ocobock; "Science on Tap: Effective Public Engagement or Preaching to the Choir?"
"Science on Tap: Effective Public Engagement or Preaching to the Choir?" Read more on Dr. Cara Ocobock's paper and documentary trailer…