As humans change the globe, they also influence the transmission of diseases, an extensive study in Nature shows
Human activity across the globe contributes to the rise in emerging infectious disease, but researchers had not concluded which of these activities, called global change drivers, increases risk the most. …
Component of keto diet plus immunotherapy may reduce prostate cancer
Adding a pre-ketone supplement — a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet — to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Notre Dame found.
Notre Dame faculty fight malaria resurgence in Bangladesh
Between 2008 and 2020, districts across the country of Bangladesh saw a 93% reduction in malaria cases. Today, as the world reflects on the World…
Notre Dame faculty members Jarek Nabrzyski and Jennifer Tank selected as inaugural VPR Fellows
University of Notre Dame researchers Jarek Nabrzyski and Jennifer Tank have each been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President for Research (VPR) Fellow within Notre Dame Research.…
Jason Rohr named U.S. national champion for Frontiers Planet Prize for breakthrough sustainability research
Jason Rohr, Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is the United States national champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize, which recognizes…
Unearthing Relationships: The many dimensions of an ecology field trip
A caravan of several vans descended upon Michigan’s Warren Woods State Park on a crisp October morning. As I and about twenty students and teaching assistants in Dominic Chaloner’s Practical Ecology Lab…
Global Health graduate researcher Henry Kamugisha works to reduce malaria in the Ethiopian Highlands
Although two hundred years have passed since the development of the first antimalaria treatment and over 140 years since…
Graduate students to present research, compete for prize money in annual Three Minute Thesis competition
Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The competition will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 28) inside Jordan Auditorium at the Mendoza College of Business on campus. It is open to the public.
From the St. Joseph River to the Great Lakes: Ashley Moerke’s freshwater ecology journey
Ashley Moerke, MS ‘00 and Ph.D ‘04 at the University of Notre Dame, has worn many teaching, researching, and administrative hats throughout her professional career. However, it all began under the Golden Dome, where she pursued both a master’s and doctorate degrees while working in Gary…