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News from December 2005
History professor's first book wins two national awards
Jon T. Coleman, assistant professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2005 Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association and the Western History Association's W. Turrentine Jackson Award...
Published December 20, 2005 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame Center for Research Computing Established
The University of Notre Dame's Office of Information Technologies (OIT) and Office of Research have established a Center for Research Computing (CRC). The new center, a joint effort between the OIT, Office of Research and three Notre Dame colleges...
Published December 19, 2005 by William G. Gilroy
Professor publishes book on politics, technology, causes of war
Keir A. Lieber, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, examines technological change as a cause of conflict in a new book published this month by Cornell University Press.
Published December 15, 2005 by Shannon Chapla
For Chicago area Hispanics, this really is home now
Gery Chico, senior partner at the law firm of Chico and Nunes and former president of the Chicago Board of Education, writes in the Chicago Sun-Times about a report recently published by Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies.
Published December 12, 2005 by Gery Chico (in the Chicago Sun-Times)
Professor Cunningham to be honored by Bellarmine University
Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, will give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at the winter graduation ceremony at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky. Dec. 14.
Published December 9, 2005 by Michael O. Garvey
Father Gordon to speak on Narnia
Rev. Charles B. Gordon, C.S.C., assistant professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, will speak on "The Chronicles of Narnia," by C.S. Lewis at 8 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 8)...
Published December 7, 2005 by Michael O. Garvey
Senior political science major wins Marshall Scholarship
Peter Quaranto, a University of Notre Dame senior from Franklin, Mass., is one of 43 Marshall Scholarship winners for 2006, the British government announced this week.
Published December 2, 2005 by Susan Guibert
ND ReSource: Fall of Canadian government not unexpected
Kevin Christiano, associate professor of sociology and president of the American Council for Quebec Studies, says the recent fall of the Canadian government was not unexpected and now sets the stage for a federal election early in the new year.
Published December 1, 2005 by Shannon Chapla