Media Mentions
-
Associated Press
What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
June 04, 2026
Livestock are vulnerable because of how they’re handled, Lee Haines, an associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, said in an email Thursday. Standard practices with cattle can break the skin, including shearing and de-horning, or even moving them in and out of corrals can cause scrapes and cuts. Birth would also make a mother and calf vulnerable, she said.
Mentions
Biological Sciences
-
Inside Indiana Business
Notre Dame launches neuroimaging research center
April 09, 2026
The University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts & Letters is launching the Human Neuroimaging Center, a new research hub led by psychologist Aron Barbey aimed at studying how brain networks shape human intelligence, health and behavior.
-
The Conversation
A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about
August 05, 2025
This delayed allergic reaction is called alpha-gal syndrome. While it’s commonly called the “red meat allergy,” that nickname is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to many products, beyond just red meat. By Lee Rafuse Haines, Associate Research Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medical Entomology, University of Notre Dame.
Mentions
Biological Sciences
-
Forever chemicals were found in reusable menstrual products. That is nothing new for women.
August 01, 2025
"What's shocking is that we found 33% of period underwear and 25% of reusable pads had intentional PFAS use — meaning the chemicals had been put there, likely to keep the products from leaking," said Graham Peaslee, a professor at the University of Notre Dame and senior author of the study, to CNN.
-
Measuring tumor force offers new clues for brain cancer treatment
July 03, 2025
Now, the same team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston University has developed a technique for measuring a brain tumor's mechanical force and a new model to estimate how much brain tissue a patient has lost.
-
National Geographic
To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood
March 26, 2025
“What makes nitisinone so exciting is its novel mode of action against blood-feeding insects like mosquitoes,” first author Lee Haines said in a statement. “Unlike conventional insecticides that target the mosquito’s nervous system, nitisinone targets an entirely different biological pathway in mosquitoes, which offers a new option for managing the growing problem of insecticide resistance.”
Because nitisinone has already passed rigorous safety standards, repurposing the drug to combat mosquito-borne diseases would also require fewer approvals, says Acosta Serrano, who is now at the University of Notre Dame.
-
ABC57
Notre Dame and IU School of Medicine researchers "Stand up for Science" after Federal Funding cuts
March 07, 2025
Heidi Beidinger, a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame says this change has impacted institutions like Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine, eliminating projects focused on climate change, cancer and infectious disease.
-
South Bend Tribune
Hands-on 'Science Sunday' at St. Pat's pairs you with aquatic life, Notre Dame research
October 04, 2024
The University of Notre Dame will host a free “Science Sunday” program Oct. 6 at St. Patrick’s County Park where adults and families can delve into a hands-on look at aquatic life, ecology and faculty/student research at the park.
-
Does AI dream?
April 02, 2024
The internet is indeed overflowing with fake content, says computer scientist Walter Scheirer.
-
Opinion: The ABCs of Policy Research
March 28, 2024
Chloe Gibbs is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame and director of Notre Dame’s Graduate Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research. From 2022-2023, she served as a senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, covering child and family policy, education and women’s employment.
-
South Bend Tribune
Notre Dame professor to advance brain cancer research aboard International Space Station
March 22, 2024
A SpaceX launch Thursday afternoon aims to advance brain cancer scholarship by University of Notre Dame researchers by bringing an experimental study to the International Space Station. When it lifts off Thursday afternoon around 4:55 p.m. from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will carry the materials and methods for Notre Dame professor Meenal Datta's study on glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer.