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  1. Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9% in April with 175,000 Jobs Added

    May 03, 2024

    According to the US Labor Department, 175,000 jobs were added in April, roughly 60,000 less than expected. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, up slightly from March numbers. Economic Professor from the University of Notre Dame, Jeffrey Campbell, joins to share what this says about the state of our economy. 

  2. What is the federal funds rate? How the Fed controls interest rates, explained

    April 30, 2024

    "It's a different means of accomplishing the same goal," says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame. "They want to change interest rates that are relevant to you and me, but they're doing it in a different way now."

  3. The Vatican’s Secret Role in the Science of IVF

    April 29, 2024

    “Their individuality was subsumed in the congregation,” says Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who oversees the History of Women Religious, an academic organization devoted to the study of Catholic sisters. Even so-called “particular attachments” between nuns were discouraged. 

  4. High court appears skeptical of Trump’s absolute immunity claim

    April 26, 2024

    “In this complicated case, the Supreme Court will be faced with deciding whether personal actions can be separate from presidential ones,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

  5. New techniques being used to analyze finds at Collier Lodge

    April 25, 2024

    New archaeological techniques are being used to analyze artifacts uncovered during digs at the Collier Lodge site along the Kankakee River. Mark Schurr, an anthropology professor at the University of Notre Dame, has led excavations at the site for 20 years.

  6. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globally

    April 24, 2024

    In most contexts in the United States and Europe, men tend to experience physical health changes when they get married and start having a family. These changes include an increase in waist circumference and body mass index — a phenomenon known as the “dad bod,” explained Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Anthropology.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. Los Angeles uses AI to fight homelessness crisis

    April 15, 2024

    Last year, the University of Notre Dame published a study that found that at-risk people in California's Santa Clara County were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months of enrolment in a financial assistance program.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Contributions of Black baseball players celebrated

    April 13, 2024

    The team's rich history was recovered at the University of Notre Dame. Using a single black and white photo and catalogs of uniforms from the time, design professor Clint Carlson and students like Kiaya Jones began to reimagine what the Giants' uniforms looked like.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: Supporting Students with NVLD

    April 06, 2024

    Next, our experts explore the scope of nonverbal learning disability and provide interventional strategies that support children's success. Dr. Joshua Diehl is an associate teaching professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame. His areas of expertise include neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, child psychopathology, and neurodiversity. His primary focus is on neurodevelopmental disorders with an emphasis on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

  10. Opinion | How Trump fills a void in an increasingly secular America

    April 05, 2024

    The scholar David Campbell of the University of Notre Dame told the Associated Press, “Increasingly, Americans associate religion with the Republican Party — and if they are not Republicans themselves, they turn away from religion.” 

  11. Pope Francis' Culture Wars Divide Catholic Church

    April 01, 2024

    "There's no question that [Francis] is deeply concerned, perhaps even more concerned in some ways, with what's happening in the German ecclesial," David Lantigua, a moral theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek. 

  12. Migrant Who Encouraged Squatting Broke ICE Rules

    March 28, 2024

    Gilberto Cárdenas, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of the Institute for Latino Studies, said the border problem began more than a century ago and has remained consistent in recent years.

  13. What is the Federal Reserve? A guide to the world’s most powerful central bank

    March 21, 2024

    “If you want to get a loan, the interest rate you pay on the loan is influenced by what the Fed is up to,” says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.

  14. Black Microschools ATL educator values non-traditional teaching; Notre Dame professor researches how Black male students are disciplined

    March 20, 2024

    We continue our weeklong series, "FAILING GRADE: Analysis of America's Public Education Crisis." The series explores the current state of public education in Georgia and across the nation, from pre-K to higher-ed. A professor breaks down a study that explores how young Black male students are disciplined as opposed to their white counterparts. Guests include Calvin Zimmermann, an assistant professor of education in Notre Dame's Sociology Department.

  15. Nearly 70% of People Are Worried About a Recession in the Next Year [Election Survey]

    March 20, 2024

    While our study gave good insight into voters’ feelings going into this election, we also had our own questions about the influence of various economic factors on voter turnout. To find out, we asked an expert to weigh in: Darren W. Davis, the Snyder Family Mission Endowed Professor of Political Science, in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

  16. New book explores deep roots of Jesuit role in current crisis

    March 20, 2024

    The pattern of behavior shown by Jesuit leadership in the management of at least one current high-profile scandal has centuries of institutional practice behind it. That’s according to one prominent historian, Ulrich Lehner of the University of Notre Dame, who has just published a German-language study of the Jesuits’ historical handling of abuse in their ranks.

  17. Joe Biden Faces Irish Anger on St. Patrick's Day

    March 15, 2024

    Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Ireland's Exiled Children, said that while there were "brickbats of criticism" over Biden's approach to Gaza, Ireland and the U.S. still have "important and strong" ties.

  18. Breaking the Silence: Confronting America's Mental Health Crisis

    March 14, 2024

    Expert Opinion: Jennifer Hames is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and is the clinic director of the Notre Dame Psychological Services Center, which is the training clinic for doctoral students in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. Hames' area of expertise focuses on empirically supported treatments, suicide risk assessment and management, cognitive behavioral therapy, clinical supervision and evidence-based practice.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  19. What Whitmer’s second Taiwan visit in 6 months means for Michigan

    March 11, 2024

    Visits from US officials have “increased sharply” since Pelosi’s trip, said Kyle Jaros, a professor and expert on Chinese foreign relations at the University of Notre Dame. Jaros noted that Whitmer, as “a rising star right in the Democratic Party” and a consistent subject of future presidential speculation, “making two visits right in the space of six months, I think will certainly catch the attention of both Taipei and Beijing.”

  20. Incoming First Woman Director Of Notre Dame’s Ethics And Culture Center Shares Her Vision

    March 04, 2024

     Catholic theologian and professor Jennifer Newsome Martin is honored — but won’t deny that she’s also pretty excited — to have been recently named the next director of the University of Notre Dame’s internationally renowned de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.