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Archived News

2008-2009

 

 

 

News

The College

Dean's Awards Luncheon recognizes the College of Science's top graduating seniors

Jeffery Diller earns 2012 Schilts/Leonard Teaching Award

The College

What baboons can teach us about social status

Navari presents Olanzapine study results at American Society of Clinical Oncology

Science dean bikes 3250 miles to bring attention to rare disease research

College of Science Joint Annual Meeting showcases undergraduate research to over 400 attendees

Scientific Entrepreneurship students pitch their business plans

Undergraduate Researchers Contribute to New Discovery in Superconductor Metastability

Five College of Science faculty honored with teaching awards

Notre Dame student discovers rare star

Several students receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellowships

Angelotti Undergraduate Research Fund launches

Eck Institute for Global Health joins AMPATH Consortium

Researchers use novel method to combat malaria drug resistance

Graduate student Shailaja Kunda earns Faculty for the Future award

Chad Meyer wins CRC Award for Computational Sciences and Visualization

Patrick O'Hayer wins Goldwater Scholarship

Paul Bohn named Fellow for the Society for Applied Spectroscopy

Senior biochemistry major publishes findings which could improve fuel cell efficiency

New paper assigns dollar figure to effects of shipborne invaders

NSF-funded nuclear accelerator goes live

The first few hundred million years of the Solar System

Physics graduate student to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting

Trozzolo receives 2012 University of Chicago Professional Achievement Award

Eskildsen research group reports results of their latest small-angle neutron scattering studies

Sapirstein named Outstanding Referee by APS

Team of scientists wins grant to research tuberculosis diagnostics

David Lodge attends White House Great Lakes event

Dobrowolska leads team of physicists that finds a new path to increase semiconductor functionality

College of Science hosts Pink Zone luncheon

Nobel Prize winner in physics to speak at Notre Dame

Notre Dame and St. Patrick’s County Park team up on new cutting-edge environmental facility

March of Dimes funds Wingert to study congenital kidney defects

Aprahamian named chair of APS nuclear physics division

Notre Dame professor honored for environmental-justice work

Four College of Science faculty members named AAAS fellows

Researchers publish new findings on aging pediatric bruises

Jones receives Lindeman Award

Bullock to serve as Indiana CTSI liaison

Lieberman and Duffield receive Indiana CTSI 2011 Fall Core Pilot Grants

Physics Ph.D. alumnus launches video series of scientists

Environmental sciences major co-organizes student peace conference

Fraser awarded $2.9M NIH grant to fight viral diseases

Wiest selected to serve as associate editor of Journal of Organic Chemistry

Notre Dame and Department of Energy collaboration enables development of unique spectrometer

Bang and Kamat publish new work on quantum dot solar cells

Biochemistry undergraduate develops new method for porphyria diagnosis

Math for Everyone: squaring the circle

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes alumni

Notre Dame cancer researcher named V Scholar

College of Science faculty inspire local 8th graders

Collon appointed to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Committee

Enzyme Mini-Symposium to Celebrate the Career of Thomas Nowak

Notre Dame group wins first place international systems biology competition

Schulz lab brings a new insight into blood cell development

Undergraduate winners selected in national nanotechnology competition

Scientific and Medical Leadership course shows new opportunities to undergraduates

Nobel winner’s team that discovered accelerating universe included Garnavich

Lee and Wingert receive NIH director’s New Innovator Award

Stahelin appointed to editorial board of Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Astronomy Night Oct. 3 features refurbished historic Napoleon Telescope

Inaugural Eck Institute for Global Health Fellowships Awarded

Jessica Choi named ASM Undergraduate Research Fellow

McDowell and Collins present translational research at NIH tropical disease workshop

Kuno publishes nanoscience textbook

ND LIGHTS supports high school science education with faculty and VWR donations

NDeRC teacher named 2011-2012 Jacobs Educator

Severson lectures at 12th international dengue course in Cuba

Notre Dame London Centre host for collaborative Workshop on Biomedical Modeling

Visiting French student studies circumgalactic medium with Notre Dame astrophysicists

Undergraduate conducts climate change research at Harvard Forest

Graduate student comments on stewardship science

National Academies Education Fellows O’Tousa and Hager Bring Fresh Goals For Undergraduate Education

Jordan Hall retrofit to save $45,000

National Academies Education Fellows O’Tousa and Hager Bring Fresh Goals For Undergraduate Education

NISMEC Trains Local Teachers in Guided Inquiry

O’Tousa, Hager named National Academies Educational Fellows in the Life Sciences

Lewis joins first Assessment Residency for Biology Scholars Program

Four Notre Dame Faculty Named American Chemical Society Fellows

In memory of Jianguo Cao

Notre Dame Researchers Provide New Genetic Information About the Circadian Rhythms of the Malaria Mosquito

Parade welcomes Greg and Renate Crawford home

Furdyna Presents Plenary Lecture at European Conference on the Physics of Magnetism 2011

Joint Appointment Brings Complementary Expertise Together

PAD project seeks low-tech chemical field tests for developing countries

James Clancy selected to attend the Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany

Aprahamian and Wiescher speak at Brazilian Physical Society meeting

Notre Dame Physics REU program celebrates 25th year

Parseghian scientific conference fosters global research, collaboration

Umesh Garg elected vice chair of Gordon Research Conference in Nuclear Chemistry

In Memoriam: Notre Dame scientist Morris Pollard

Patricia Clark tests algorithm to understand certain human diseases

Stacy McCormack named recipient of Paul W. Zitzewitz Excellence in Pre–College Teaching Award

Garnavich’s research provides new insights into the evolution of a supernova

Shari Herman receives 2011 Graduate Administrative Assistant Award

Astronomer David Bennett’s team discovers new class of planets

Physics alumnus receives Fellowship from Woodrow Wilson Foundation

Shahriar Mobashery sheds new light on antibiotics and the survival of bacteria

Dean is Dancing with Our Stars

Champion advises student who wins Top Young Scientist honor

College of Science faculty receive Joyce and Dockweiler awards

Corcelli named Kavli Fellow

Alber appointed to two editorial boards

Ani Aprahamian appointed to Armenia’s Expert Advisory Committee

Young researchers in Helquist lab publish research

NIH grants Patricia Clark $3.36M to study protein folding

American Chemical Society features two energy conservation videos from Kamat group

Notre Dame Teams Take First and Second Place in Nanotech Competition

Large Binocular Telescope Director Speaks on Latest Astronomy Research

GM Presents Sommese with Most Valuable Colleague Award

Math-Philosophy Alumnus Sean Walsh Wins Gödel Research Prize Fellowship

Malcolm Fraser elected fellow of American Academy of Microbiology

Notre Dame Cycling Team Raises Money for NPC Research

Mana Espahbodi wins Wiech Outstanding Junior Award

Jessica Hellmann named 2011 Leopold Leadership Fellow

Marie Forte competes in Harvard Business School Case Competition

Biologist Belovsky’s research offers important clues about grasshopper population explosions

Severson invited speaker at NIH dengue conference in Puerto Rico

Miller and Ferdig labs discover dual-action compound for potential treatment of TB and malaria

Pink Zone luncheon and game honors clinicians and researchers

Janko research featured on two journal covers

NDeRC forum enhances local K-12 science teaching

Shirey and Lamberti call for regulation of rare plant sales

M. Sharon Stack named Science Director for Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute

PhD alumna receives APS Award

Notre Dame hosts Indiana CTSI Retreat on Healthcare Innovation

Libal's honored Physics PhD thesis now a published book

Science director named for Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute

NOAA Awards Notre Dame Researchers $2.5 Million Invasive Species Grant

Peter Annin Appointed Managing Director of Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative

Eck Institute for Global Health Faculty and Students Attend the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Notre Dame Recognizes its Heros of Haiti

Desert to Dome: Riding for the Lives of Children

Notre Dame Offers Research Experience to Students from Catholic Colleges

Notre Dame researchers on team with breakthrough matter-antimatter discovery

Parseghian Medical Research Foundation enhances partnership with Notre Dame

College of Science Leads in Bike to Work Week.

Mobashery Lab Solves Structure of the Membrane-Anchor Domain of a Protein with NMR Facility

Alumnus Patrick Brown Receives Hertz Fellowship

The College of Science Recognizes Outstanding Seniors

High School Students Learn Particle Physics Through US Masterclass

Chief Scientific Officer Schadt Speaks on Integrative Biology

Children Experience Chemistry First Hand during National Chemistry Week.

NDeRC and 12U2 Conduct Workshop to Train Teachers.

Notre Dame hosts Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium.

 

Faculty

Kamat named top 100 chemist

Engbers and Shirey receive top awards at GSU Research Symposium

LoSecco contributes to international Double Chooz experiment

Krchnak receives $1M grant from Czech Republic

Notre Dame biologist Pfrender plays key role in Daphnia sequencing

Tao publishes article and video in Science to describe adances in nanocatalysts

Miller receives Burns Graduate School Award

Six College of Science faculty names AAAS fellows 

Archie receives NSF CAREER Award

Two novae discoveries for Garnavich team at VATT

Dada receives 2010 Best Paper Award from Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Four faculty appointed collegiate chairs

Theoretical physicist Mark Caprio named 2010 Cottrell Scholar

Gursky Joins Center for Health Sciences Advising

Helquist Awarded Year-Long Guest Professorship in Sweden

Garg Selected for Physics REU Leadership Group Executive Committee

Physics Faculty (Caprio, Frauendorf, Mathews) Receive DOE Award to Studey Nuclear Properties

Furdyna Invited to Join Ukrainian Journal of Physics International Advisory Board

Eskildsen Receives DOE Award

Kolda Uses Large Hadron Collider Results in HEP Research

Fraser Research Publicly Announced at Press Conference

Journal of Organic Chemistry Cites Miller as Prolific Author

3-D Animations Depict Lieberman's Work

Balsara NSF Grant Advances Computational Astrophysics Research

Notre Dame Biologist Dave Severson, Believes Florida Dengue Cases Merit Close Attention

Astrophysicist Bennett's Project rated Top Priority Research Activity

Kolata Receives NSF Award

Ani Aprahamian Named Freimann Professor of Physics

Robert Scheidt Serves as NIH Committee Member

Mike Hildreth Receives 2010 Thomas P. Madden Award

Paul Helquist Receives the Notre Dame Faculty Award

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Aids in Drug Design- Jeffrey Peng

Taylor Receives $1.4M NIH Grant

Physicists Join Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment

Feder Group Offers New Insights into Genomics Speciation

Umesh Garg Receives Terrence Akai Award

Garnavich will Play Key Role in Largest Hubble Project

Aprahamian Appointed to South Dakota Science Authority

Notre Dame Awards License for Bradley Smith’s Cell Targeting Technology

New York Times Article Explains Duman and Serianni Antifreeze Discovery

Wiest Shows Computation Can Speed Disease Treatmen
t

iCeNSA Receives Army Research Grant

Kolata Named APS Outstanding Referee

Furdyna Chairs 10-Year Review of American Institute of Physics

Morten Eskildsen Honored at Irish Hockey Game

 

Graduate Students

Jay Giblin, produces video for Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

NDeRC Graduate Students Showcase Nanotechnology to Community

Physics Graduate Students Win India-U.S. Travel Awards

Clancy Research Featured on Journal Cover

Patrick Shirey Talks About Influencing Policy Makers (Podcast)

Alejandro de la Puente Receives Fermilab Fellowship in Theoretical Physics

Physics Graduate Student, Xinghai Zhao, Receives CRC Award

Six Students Receive Genomics and Bioinformatics Fellowships

Apryle O'Farrell and Jame Clancy Receives Indiana CTSI Fellowship

Patrick Shirey Receives Award from Ecological Society of America

Graduate Research Symposium Showcases Outstanding Research

Malaria Research Wins Conference Award for Graduate Student Mark Wacker

 

Undergraduate Students

Research Projects Presented at Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

Undergraduate Researcher Emily Kolbus Case Study Published

Undergraduate Researches Ugandan Healthcare

College of Science Recognizes Outstanding Seniors

Tyler Hulett and Michael Dean Receive Awards in Business Plan Competition

COS JAM Exhibits Broad Range of Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Researchers to Present at ASBMB Conference in April

James Masters Wins National McKnight Prize Award

Thomas Catanach Receives American Physical Scholarship

 

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