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News from November 2008
The Great Brain Suck: A virtual life, or a real life
Brain rinsing. Not brainwashing. Brain rinsing—a kinder, gentler form of brainwashing—takes only a nickel or dime's worth of our souls at a time, says University of Notre Dame sociologist Eugene W. Halton.
Published November 26, 2008 by Carol C. Bradley
Bishops honor Notre Dame alumna Stephanie Garza for service to immigrants
Stephanie Garza, a 2005 Notre Dame graduate who majored in political science, received the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)...
Published November 25, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
NDExpert: Kroc Institute's Johansen calls for U.N. "coast guard"
Pirates have launched some 96 attacks this year in the coastal waters of Somalia and hijacked 40 ships. Fifteen ships and nearly 300 crew members are being held hostage...
Published November 25, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Acclaimed music scholars to join Notre Dame faculty
Peter Jeffery and Margot Fassler, specialists in sacred music and liturgy, will join the music and theology faculties of the University of Notre Dame, according to John T. McGreevy, I.A. O'Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters.
Published November 24, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
New study links parental conflict to stress hormone in children
A new study by a team of researchers that includes University of Notre Dame professor of psychology E. Mark Cummings finds that children who are upset when their parents fight are more likely to have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Published November 20, 2008 by William G. Gilroy
Sociologist Smith's book examines why Christians give so little
"When you give to the poor," Jesus admonished his followers in the Sermon on the Mount, "do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets...
Published November 20, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Liberal studies professor awarded AAAS fellowship
Thomas Stapleford, assistant professor in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame, is among eight people who have been awarded fellowships as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' (AAAS) Visiting Scholars Program.
Published November 18, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Becoming a character
Most people journey to the theatre to escape reality. What if, however, the play that you attend includes a representation of you?
Published November 17, 2008 by Kathleen McDonnell
Campus celebrates International Education Week
The University of Notre Dame will observe International Education Week (IEW) with a host of events to be held on campus this week (Nov. 17 to 21)...
Published November 17, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory and
Bethany Heet
Development director's "pipe dream" wins Emmy
Arts and Letters alum George Keegan (history '95), the University of Notre Dame's director of foundation relations, has an interesting connection to the famous inventor and businessman Thomas Edison...
Published November 14, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Roundtable to focus on future of democracy in Central America
Will a tide of rising expectations undermine democracy in Central America? "Polls show that inhabitants of the region feel—like many others across Latin America—that democracy hasn't delivered in terms of standards of living," says Luis Cosenza, the former minister to the presidency in Honduras.
Published November 13, 2008 by Elizabeth Rankin
Historian to make the case for Islamo-Christian civilization
For decades—and especially since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001—writers and pundits have described a deeply entrenched "clash of civilizations" between European and...
Published November 12, 2008 by Joan Fallon
Anthropologist publishes new book on human behavior
University of Notre Dame anthropologist Agustin Fuentes examines how and why humans evolved behaviorally in a new book titled "Evolution of Human Behavior," published by Oxford University Press.
Published November 12, 2008 by Susan Guibert
Honoring a deep cove
He lived alone in a nondescript apartment complex within walking distance of the Notre Dame campus. He also ate most of his meals alone, and gravely, in the Decio Hall cafeteria...
Published November 10, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
Historian Noll publishes new book on religion, race in politics
Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of a new book that traces the explosive political effects when religion and race intermingle.
Published November 10, 2008 by Shannon Chapla
Judge Juan Guzmán to speak on Pinochet prosecution
Juan Guzmán Tapia, the Chilean judge known around the world for indicting Augusto Pinochet, will present a lecture titled "Human Rights During and After Chile's Dictatorship" Nov. 13 (Thursday)...
Published November 7, 2008 by Elizabeth Rankin and Therese Hanlon,
Kellogg Institute
Five graduates re-elected to U.S. House
Five University of Notre Dame graduates, including Arts and Letters alumni Joe Donnelly and Dan Lungren, were re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's election.
Published November 6, 2008 by Dennis Brown
DuVall to discuss challenging oppression with nonviolence
Jack DuVall, president and founding director of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC), will discuss the power of nonviolence to challenge oppression around the world in two presentations on Nov. 11...
Published November 6, 2008 by Elizabeth Rankin and
Therese Hanlon
Conference and symposium to examine moral education
The Association for Moral Education (AME) will hold its 34th annual conference, titled "Faith, Democracy and Values: The Challenge of Moral Formation in Families, Schools and Societies," at the University of Notre Dame from Nov. 13 to 15...
Published November 5, 2008 by Julie Hail Flory
ND students intern at Beijing Olympic Games
Nine University of Notre Dame students spent the latter half of their summer as interns for NBC at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
Published November 5, 2008 by Kathleen McDonnell
FTT play "The Dispute" to open Nov. 11
The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Pierre Marivaux's "The Dispute" Nov. 11 to 15 (Tuesday to Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 (Sunday) at 2:30 p.m. in the Decio Mainstage Theatre...
Published November 4, 2008 by Kathleen McDonnell
Center for Ethics and Culture to host conference on the family
Pope Benedict XVI, no less than his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, has had much to say about the plight of the human family in contemporary culture. In an address earlier this year...
Published November 3, 2008 by Michael O. Garvey
ND Expert: Alleged "undecided" voters may close gap
The longest political campaign in history is almost over, which means time is running out for that elusive group—the undecided voter. Notre Dame political scientist Darren Davis believes that many of the voters who identify themselves as "undecided"...
Published November 3, 2008 by Susan Guibert