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News from April 2007
Alumni Association to present four awards
Sophomore Whitney Young, a political science and peace studies major, will be among those receiving special awards from the Notre Dame Alumni Association during ceremonies on campus Thursday (May 3).
Published April 30, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Michael Rossmann named 2007 valedictorian
Michael Rossmann, a double major in theology and economics from Iowa City, Iowa, has been named valedictorian of the 2007 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises...
Published April 30, 2007 by Julie Hail Flory
ND senior Hansen awarded human rights fellowship
Naomi Hansen, a University of Notre Dame senior from Barrington, Ill., has been named a 2007 Humanity in Action (HIA) summer fellow. One of 57 undergraduate students chosen from the United States...
Published April 30, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
A cymbal of love in Jamaica
Three years ago Kenneth Dye, director of Notre Dame Bands, sent musical instruments to a crime- and drug-infested ghetto in Kingston, Jamaica, to help occupy the time of children...
Published April 27, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Erigha one of two students honored by Alumni Association
Maryann M. Erigha, a senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., and Paul R. Brenner, a doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, have been selected recipients...
Published April 27, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
"Smart sanctions" experts to lead symposium for U.N. Security Council
U.N. sanctions experts George Lopez and David Cortright from the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies will lead a United Nations Security Council policy symposium...
Published April 26, 2007 by Joan Fallon
Creative Writing Program awards 2008 Sullivan Prize to stories by Marilyn Krysl
"Dinner With Osama," a collection of short stories by Marilyn Krysl, has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Richard Sullivan Prize for short fiction.
Published April 25, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Conference to examine Pope Benedict's first encyclical
Two keynote addresses and student presentations will highlight a two-day student conference on the papal encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" ("God is Love") on Friday and Saturday (April 27 and 28)...
Published April 23, 2007 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
A papal mistake gladly forgiven
Before he became Pope Benedict XVI two years ago, and even before he became famous for his direction of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger...
Published April 23, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Cell phone signals could provide bird's-eye view of crises, emergency response
Someday, emergency response teams handling a crisis like Hurricane Katrina, or even a major traffic jam, may coordinate their responses using a system that projects a bird's-eye view of human movement by tracking cell phone signals via computer.
Published April 23, 2007 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Lessons from Notre Dame
In an article that appears in Commonweal magazine, Brad Gregory, associate professor of history, discusses academic freedom at Notre Dame.
Published April 23, 2007 by Brad Gregory (in Commonweal)
Political scientist Lieber awarded prestigious fellowship
Keir A. Lieber, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007 International Affairs Fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Published April 23, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
English professor awarded Guggenheim fellowship
Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, the Notre Dame Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007-08 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Published April 19, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
20 faculty and staff receive first Joyce, Dockweiler Awards
Seventeen University of Notre Dame faculty members have been selected as recipients of the first Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching...
Published April 18, 2007 by Dennis Brown
Interfaith conference on wealth creation to be held at Notre Dame
"Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Views on the Creation of Wealth," an interfaith conference of academic, business, banking and religious leaders, will be held April 23 and 24...
Published April 18, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Theater proves perfect stage for Italian instruction
"Ragazzi," declares Laura Colangelo, calling the students of her Italian theater workshop to order in an O'Shaughnessy Hall classroom at Notre Dame.
Published April 18, 2007 by Gail Hinchion Mancini
Professor edits new book on Jean-Luc Marion
Jean-Luc Marion unarguably stands as the leading figure in French phenomenology as well as one of the proponents of the so-called "theological turn" in European philosophy. In a new book titled "Counter-Experiences: Reading Jean-Luc Marion," Kevin Hart...
Published April 17, 2007 by Kathy Pitts
Alumni Association to honor 1985 graduate for service to youths
Michael J. Kennelly, a 1985 graduate of the University of Notre Dame who majored in English, will receive the 2007 William D. Reynolds Award from the Notre Dame Alumni Association during halftime ceremonies of the Blue-Gold football game Saturday (April 21)...
Published April 16, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Asian Film Festival to explore China's independent cinema
The University of Notre Dame will welcome filmmakers and scholars to campus Thursday to Saturday (April 19 to 21) for its annual Asian Film Festival and conference, this year titled "On the Edge: New Independent Cinema from China."
Published April 16, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
"Soul Searching" documentary on work of ND sociologist to premiere at DeBartolo
"Soul Searching," a new documentary film on the spiritual and religious life of teenagers, will be shown for the first time at 7 p.m. Wednesday (April 18) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's Browning Cinema.
Published April 13, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
The impatience of Christopher Fox
Irish America magazine's Top 100 Awards Ceremony, held last month in New York City at Broadway's Hilton Theatre, was a glitzy affair, complete with a flashbulb-popping cocktail...
Published April 13, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Design historian Victor Margolin to deliver lecture April 16
Victor Margolin, renowned design historian and critic, will deliver the 2007 Max and Emma Dannelly-Jensen Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday (April 16)...
Published April 13, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
University of Kansas honors Burish with alumni award
Thomas G. Burish, provost and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, will receive an alumni award Friday (April 13) from the University of Kansas, where he earned his master's and doctoral degrees.
Published April 13, 2007 by Dennis Brown
Reader's Digest recognizes Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Project
The University of Notre Dame's OpenCourseWare project, which makes the materials for Notre Dame courses available on the Web at no charge to any user in the world, has been lauded in a survey by Reader's Digest magazine.
Published April 12, 2007 by William G. Gilroy
Political science chair elected president of Midwest association
Rodney Hero, department chair and Packey J. Dee Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, will become president of the Midwest Political Science Association...
Published April 11, 2007 by Dennis Brown
Lectures to focus on 18th-century feminist Wollstonecraft
Barbara Taylor from the University of East London and Norma Clarke of Kingston University in London, two of the preeminent scholars of Enlightenment-era feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, will deliver lectures Thursday and Friday (April 12 and 13)...
Published April 11, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Former UN diplomat Tharoor to deliver Hesburgh Lectures
Shashi Tharoor, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, will deliver the 13th annual Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Lectures on Ethics and Public Policy at 4:15 p.m. April 17 (Tuesday) and 12:30 p.m. April 18 (Wednesday)...
Published April 11, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
Calvin scholars to meet April 12-14 at Notre Dame
The Calvin Studies Society will hold a colloquium on "John Calvin and Roman Catholicism" at the University of Notre Dame's McKenna Hall from Thursday to Saturday (April 12 to 14).
Published April 10, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
FTT to present "The Threepenny Opera" April 17-22
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's "The Threepenny Opera" April 17 to 22...
Published April 10, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Psychology professors receive book award
Daniel K. Lapsley and Darcia Narváez, members of the psychology department faculty at the University of Notre Dame, have been selected as the 2007 Book Award recipients by the Moral Development and Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Published April 10, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
Director of Vatican Museums to speak April 17 at Notre Dame
Francesco Buranelli, director of the Vatican Museums, will present the 2007 Terrence R. Keeley Visiting Vatican Lecture at 7:30 p.m. April 17 (Tuesday)...
Published April 9, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
Notre Dame to mark anniversary of Rwandan genocide
A memorial service marking the 13th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. April 14 (Saturday)...
Published April 9, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Former Honduran president to join panel discussion on Latin American democracy
Ricardo Maduro Joest, former president of Honduras, will join a group of distinguished scholars of Latin American politics to discuss "Democratic Governance in Latin America" at 4:15 p.m. Thursday (April 12)...
Published April 9, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Biochemist Miller to lecture on "intelligent design" and faith
Kenneth Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, will give a lecture on "The Collapse of `Intelligent Design': What Does it Mean for Science and for Faith?" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday (April 12)...
Published April 9, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Political scientist Hagopian awarded Wilson Center fellowship
Frances Hagopian, the Michael P. Grace II Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007-08 fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Published April 9, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
Mitt Romney and the Mormon Factor in Politics
David Campbell, an assistant professor of political science, was recently interviewed on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" about Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy. Listen to the interview here.
Published April 7, 2007 by Scott Simon, NPR radio host
Anthropologist receives American Film Institute fellowship
University of Notre Dame anthropologist Devi Snively has received an American Film Institute (AFI) fellowship to take part in the group's Directing Workshop for Women. Snively is one of just eight women to receive the award from a pool of several hundred candidates.
Published April 4, 2007 by Dennis Brown
Student Affairs presents annual student leadership awards
The University of Notre Dame's Division of Student Affairs recognized four outstanding seniors with student leadership awards at a banquet held on campus this week.
Published April 4, 2007 by Dennis Brown
Prominent Mexican politician to speak April 10
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, a founding member of Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática - PRD) and former head of government for the country's Federal District, will deliver a lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday (April 10)...
Published April 4, 2007 by Kelly Roberts
PBS journalist Judy Woodruff to deliver Red Smith Lecture
Noted broadcast news correspondent and anchor Judy Woodruff will deliver the 2007 Red Smith Lecture in Journalism at 7:30 p.m. April 12...
Published April 4, 2007 by Robert Schmuhl &
Kyle Chamberlin
Journal editor Christine Rosen to speak on ethics of technology
Christine Rosen, editor of "The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society," will speak on "Convenience, Control, and Other Technological Virtues" at 4 p.m. April 11...
Published April 4, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Legendary filmmaker Haskell Wexler to speak on campus
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler will screen two films April 11 and 12 (Wednesday and Thursday) in the Browning Cinema of the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo...
Published April 4, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin
Forever changed by study abroad
Matthew Hughes, a University of Notre Dame senior from Westminster, Md., left campus last spring to study abroad in Santiago, Chile. He set out for parts unknown, hoping...
Published April 3, 2007 by Shannon Chapla
Rabbi David Dalin to speak on Pope John Paul II and Jews
Rabbi David Dalin, professor of history and political science at Ave Maria University, will deliver a lecture on "John Paul II and the Jews" at 7:30 pm April 11...
Published April 3, 2007 by Michael O. Garvey
Latin American Christianity to be topic of April 10 lecture
Daniel Levine, a visiting fellow in Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute for International Studies, will deliver a lecture titled "Futures of Christianity in Latin America" at 12:30 p.m. April 10...
Published April 2, 2007 by Kyle Chamberlin