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News from August 2006
Sachs, Farmer to participate in Notre Dame Forum on global health crisis
Economist Jeffrey Sachs, director of the UN Millennium Project, medical anthropologist and physician Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, and Dr. Miriam Laker Opwonya of Uganda will be the featured panelists participating Sept. 14 in the second annual Notre Dame Forum.
Published August 31, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Actors From The London Stage to present "Hamlet"
Actors From The London Stage, an international touring theater troupe based at the University of Notre Dame, will present William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in three performances Sept. 13 to 15 (Wednesday to Friday)...
Published August 30, 2006 by Arlette Saenz
Book examines crisis of democracy in the Andean region
University of Notre Dame political scientist Scott Mainwaring has coedited a new book that analyzes and explains the challenges facing democratic representation in five Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Published August 30, 2006 by Kelly Roberts &
Dennis Brown
Campbell publishes new book on influence of schools/communities on civic life
The role of communities in shaping people's political engagement and the importance of schools in fostering civic norms are the focus of a new book by David E. Campbell, a University of Notre Dame political scientist...
Published August 29, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Interview project sheds light on China before the Olympics
The global community will learn much about China in two years, when Beijing plays host to the 2008 Olympic Games (Aug. 8 to 24). And, to hear from the average Chinese citizen, the world has much to learn, according to interviews conducted earlier this year by a University of Notre Dame professor.
Published August 28, 2006 by Dennis Brown
Jump starting wonder
A particularly anemic account which is sometimes given of the miracle of the loaves and the fishes goes like this: Most of the people who had come out to hear Jesus preach...
Published August 25, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
ND ReSource: Liberal policies equal happier citizens, says political scientist
People who live in countries with more expansive welfare programs are more satisfied with their lives than those who do not, according to University of Notre Dame political scientist Benjamin Radcliff...
Published August 24, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Political scientist wins award for first book
Tin-Bor Victoria Hui, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, has received the 2005 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award from Ohio State University's Mershon Center for her first book, titled "War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe"...
Published August 23, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Undergraduate research helps expand boundaries of learning
Can dance and other creative activity help heal the emotional scars of Rwandan orphans? How does the hip hop music of Jeff Stephens impact Notre Dame? What does the current, younger generation of Egyptian women think about education, family roles and birth control? Are their perceptions changing?
Published August 22, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Snite to feature exhibit on Mexican migration to the U.S.
The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame will showcase Mexican migration to the U.S. through a multi-media exhibit that includes Chicano/Mexican visual arts beginning Sept. 3 (Sunday)...
Published August 21, 2006 by Shannon Chapla
Saturday Scholar Series to kick off football weekends
The sixth annual Saturday Scholar Series at the University of Notre Dame will feature six lectures and a performance by leading faculty members on each home football game weekend...
Published August 18, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Mission trips abound for college students, grads
Shantha Ready, a 2005 graduate who majored in psychology, was recently featured in a Catholic News Service story about mission work.
Published August 18, 2006 by Ben Gruver (from the Catholic News Service)
Higgins Center film series to begin Sept. 11
The sixth annual Higgins Center Labor History Film Series at the University of Notre Dame will begin Sept. 11 (Monday) with the presentation of "Meeting Face to Face: The Iraq-U.S. Labor Solidarity Tour" at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies.
Published August 16, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Latin scholar (and advocate) to speak Aug. 24
Rev. Reginald Foster, O.C.D., will give a presentation, "Is Latin Really Dead? Why the Academy and the Church Should Preserve the Latin Language," at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 24 (Thursday)...
Published August 11, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
Sister ML retires, sort of
Professor Frank O'Malley, one of the most affectionately celebrated "bachelor dons" of Notre Dame history, famously said of the University's older buildings that "there's blood in the bricks."
Published August 10, 2006 by Michael O. Garvey
ND ReSource: U.N. emergency service needed in Middle East conflict, worldwide
As the violent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah continues, a University of Notre Dame political scientist is urging the creation of a United Nations rapid reaction force...
Published August 9, 2006 by Julie Hail Flory
Summer Shakespeare to present "The Comedy of Errors" Aug. 15 to 27
Summer Shakespeare at the University of Notre Dame will present "The Comedy of Errors" from Aug. 15 to 27 in the University's Marie P. DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts.
Published August 3, 2006 by Susan Guibert
Kroc Institute co-sponsors Catholic peacebuilding conference in Central Africa
Nearly 100 Catholic Church leaders and specialists in peace and reconciliation convened in the Central African country of Burundi for the Third International Conference of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network...
Published August 3, 2006 by Julie Titone