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News from March 2007

Gibson's new study examines effectiveness of working memory training for ADHD

A new study by Bradley Gibson, associate professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, bears out the effectiveness of working memory training in improving attention deficits in children.

Published March 30, 2007 by William G. Gilroy

From dual roots grew dual career paths

Colleen Ryan-Scheutz began life with feet planted in two cultures: Italian and Irish. And as an academic she remains firmly planted in two distinct areas.

Published March 28, 2007 by Gail Hinchion Mancini

Conference to celebrate ND theologian John Dunne's 50th year of teaching

"Seeking the Heart's Desire," a conference honoring Rev. John Dunne, C.S.C., Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Catholic Theology, for his half-century-long presence on the faculty at Notre Dame, will be held Friday to Sunday (March 30 to April 1)...

Published March 27, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Irish novelist Patrick McCabe to read at Notre Dame

Irish novelist Patrick McCabe will give a reading at 7 p.m. Thursday (March 29) in the University of Notre Dame's McKenna Hall auditorium.

Published March 27, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar to discuss American Indian timekeeping

Raymond J. DeMallie, professor of anthropology at Indiana University, will discuss American Indian timekeeping in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. April 3 (Tuesday)...

Published March 26, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

Ugandans to lead discussion of Millennium Villages Project

Johnson Nkuuhe, country coordinator of the Millenium Villages Project in Uganda, and David Siriri, science coordinator of the project, will lead a public discussion on "The Millennium Villages Project: Grassroots Development?" at 7 p.m. Monday (March 26)...

Published March 23, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

BYU donation is largest for theology

The recent donation of a collection of nearly 7,000 books on Catholic theology by Brigham Young University "will richly enhance our holdings in Catholic thought and history," says Alan Krieger, subject librarian...

Published March 22, 2007 by Carol C. Bradley

Activist Ruth Messinger to speak March 28 on Darfur crisis

Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), will deliver a lecture titled "Bearing Witness: Crisis in Darfur" at 8 p.m. March 28...

Published March 22, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

Central American officials to discuss free trade agreement

Experts on the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) - including two policymakers who played key roles in negotiating agreements for their respective countries - will discuss the implications of this new trade zone in a roundtable discussion at 4:30 p.m. March 28...

Published March 21, 2007 by Kelly Roberts

Archbishop Romero to be commemorated at Notre Dame

The 27th anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be commemorated at the University of Notre Dame March 27 and 29...

Published March 21, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Conference to consider vocations

A conference designed to help students reflect on their lives as responses to God's call will be held Sunday to Tuesday (March 25 to 27) at the University of Notre Dame.

Published March 20, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Theologian Ryan named Henry Luce III Fellow

The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) and the Henry Luce Foundation have named University of Notre Dame theologian Maura A. Ryan a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2007-08.

Published March 19, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

Theologian's book offers new insight into John Calvin

In his groundbreaking new book "Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin," Randall C. Zachman, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, reveals and analyzes...

Published March 19, 2007 by Kathy Pitts

Ethicist Margaret Hogan to speak on "Gordian knot" of abortion

Margaret Monahan Hogan, McNerney-Hanson Professor of Ethics at the University of Portland, will speak on "Bioethics and Its Gordian Knot" at 4 p.m. March 23 (Friday)...

Published March 16, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Notre Dame ReSource: Schmuhl criticizes primary system

Bemoaning recent developments in the nation's electoral system, Robert Schmuhl, Annenberg-Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame, asks: "Is this any way to choose a president?"

Published March 15, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

New Groody film builds on U.S. bishops' immigration campaign

"Jesus himself was a migrant," said University of Notre Dame theologian Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., who recently released his second immigration documentary, titled "Strangers No Longer,"...

Published March 9, 2007 by Shannon Chapla

First-year Notre Dame student competes on "Jeopardy"

Courtney Smotherman, a University of Notre Dame freshman from Maumee, Ohio, appeared Tuesday (March 6) on the television quiz program "Jeopardy."

Published March 7, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

John Bruton, EU Ambassador to U.S., to visit Notre Dame

John Bruton, European Union (EU) ambassador to the United States and former taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, will discuss the expansion of the EU in a lecture at 4:30 p.m. March 22...

Published March 6, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

Princeton economist to deliver Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture

Cecilia Elena Rouse, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, will deliver the Provost's Distinguished Women's Lecture, titled "Making Schools Accountable: Effects on Students and Schools," at 5 p.m. March 20...

Published March 5, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin

Gift from Ray Duncan to fund new residence hall

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (March 8) for Duncan Hall, a new men's residence at the University of Notre Dame underwritten with a gift from Raymond T. Duncan, a 1952 Notre Dame graduate...

Published March 5, 2007 by Shannon Chapla

Otto's "Jeremiah" and our own

The religious statuary of Notre Dame's campus, no less than its landscape and architecture, is variegated, eccentric and provocative. The quarrels to which it often gives rise oddly distinguish taste from theology...

Published March 2, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey

Psychologist Naomi Meara dies at 70

Naomi Meara, the Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Psychology emerita at the University of Notre Dame, died Wednesday (Feb. 28) at St. Joseph Medical Center in South Bend after a brief illness. She was 70.