Media Mentions
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Newsweek
Benjamin Franklin Developed a Money Invention We Didn't Know About
July 17, 2023
A team of experts from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana detected the secret techniques after analyzing hundreds of paper bills printed more than 200 years ago.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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CBS News
Environmental group tests to find the best water filters for removing PFAS
July 13, 2023
"We've since discovered that all these PFAS are immune suppressants, so they suppress your immune system and that means any opportunistic disease, including some types of cancer, could take over," said Graham Peaslee, who is a biochemist.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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CNN
Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ government study finds
July 06, 2023
If PFAS is in 45% of US water systems, the country will have a lot of work to do, said Dr. Graham Peaslee, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and concurrent professor of chemistry and biochemistry who does PFAS research at the University of Notre Dame.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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WNDU
Notre Dame’s DNA Learning Center wraps up summer camps, workshops
July 06, 2023
The University of Notre Dame has been helping kids and teens to fit some science into their summer through various DNA, genetics, scientific method, and ancestry workshops.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Washington Post
How do you know if drinking water is safe from forever chemicals?
June 24, 2023
Whether you use city tap water, well water or buy bottled water, here’s what we know about PFAS in the water you drink.
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NPR
Mass. firefighters and families take on PFAS 'forever chemicals'
June 16, 2023
Firefighters are on the front lines of the effort to regulate PFAS because they have been particularly exposed to these chemicals through their jobs and equipment.
WBUR's Gabrielle Emanuel reports.
This segment aired on June 16, 2023.
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The Washington Post
How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever’ chemicals?
June 06, 2023
“For the average consumer, there’s no way to avoid it,” said Graham Peaslee, a physics professor at the University of Notre Dame. “But, you can do some smart things.”
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Wall Street Journal
‘It’s Pretty Horrific but Fascinating Nonetheless.’ Inside the New Wave of Atomic Tourism.
June 05, 2023
“Whenever there is talk about nuking, people get interested in the atomic bomb,” said Michael Wiescher, a nuclear physicist at the University of Notre Dame who sees enrollment go up in his “Nuclear War” course when it’s in the news. His colleague Ani Aprahamian finds atomic tourism a curious phenomenon. “I’m a nuclear physicist and would find going to a test site fascinating in any case,” she said, “but perhaps it’s nostalgia or a desire to understand that drives others.”
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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The Guardian
Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster
June 02, 2023
Inhance late last year also began claiming that an April 2022 adjustment to its fluorination process reduced PFAS leaching to negligible levels. That was contradicted by a late 2022 peer-reviewed University of Notre Dame study of Inhance containers.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Forbes
Six Institutions Invited To Join Association Of American Universities
June 01, 2023
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., said, “our mission at Notre Dame is to be a preeminent research university, provide an unsurpassed undergraduate education and to have all we do informed by our Catholic mission. We are honored to be invited to join the AAU, heartened by the AAU board’s recognition of our progress as a research university, and we look forward to participating in this august organization.”
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Marya Lieberman’s paper drug tests promote safety in low-resource settings
April 30, 2023
An estimated 10% of medical products in low- and middle-income countries are either falsified or substandard, according to the World Health
Organization. It’s particularly difficult in low-income regions to quickly and easily spot subpar medicines and identify their flaws.For years, chemist Marya Lieberman of the University of Notre Dame and her team have been developing analytical paper diagnostics
Originally published in Chemical & Engineering News
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Mass. firefighters and their families are on the front lines of a battle with 'forever chemicals'
April 19, 2023
“I got one of the 6,000 emails she sent,” recalled Graham Peaslee, a physics professor at the University of Notre Dame, who studies PFAS.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Measures to spotlight health risks from PFAS in firefighter gear close to becoming Indiana law
April 10, 2023
But many firefighters and experts argue the standard set by that test is unreasonable. Among them is Graham Peaslee, a University of Notre Dame professor, who has used applied nuclear physics to measure and study PFAS in clothing, firefighter gear and various other materials.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Time
States Consider Banning Cosmetics Containing PFAS
April 10, 2023
A study by University of Notre Dame researchers released in 2021 found that more than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada were awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Associated Press
Video on social media doesn’t show genetically modified mosquitoes
March 21, 2023
Nora Besansky, a biology professor at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in mosquitoes, notes mosquitoes only have one pair of wings while the insect in the video has two pairs.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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What to know about ‘forever chemicals,’ artificial turf, Phillies cancer deaths, and our story
March 09, 2023
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame tested additional samples of the Vet’s turf, and also found the chemicals.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Going green with your self-care
March 09, 2023
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found PFAS, sometimes called "forever chemicals," in 52% of cosmetics.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Earth.com
Plastic containers may release forever chemicals into food
March 09, 2023
The University of Notre Dame has recently conducted a study to determine if products containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) could negatively impact human health.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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How we were able to test artificial turf from Veterans Stadium and what the tests showed
March 09, 2023
Reporters purchased these turf samples from four individual sellers on eBay, and had two pieces tested at the Lancaster, Pa., laboratory of Eurofins Scientific, an international group of 900 labs in 50 countries, and two samples at a lab at the University of Notre Dame.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.
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Food Is Being Contaminated by PFAS From Wrappers
March 08, 2023
“Not only did we measure significant concentrations of PFAS in these containers, we can estimate the PFAS that were leaching off creating a direct path of exposure,” said Graham Peaslee, professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Notre Dame and an author of the study.
Originally published at news.nd.edu.