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News from June 2009
Devers Volume Examines Relationship of Petrarch and Dante
The troublesome topic of Francis Petrarch's relationship to literary predecessor Dante Alighieri is the focus of Petrarch and Dante: Anti-Dantism, Metaphysics, Tradition, the latest addition to the William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies.
Published June 26, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Creating Art for Social Justice: Mexico's Printmakers at the Snite
A selection of works from the Charles S. Hayes Collection of Twentieth-Century Mexican Graphics will be on exhibition at the Snite Museum of Art, July 12 – September 13, 2009.
Published June 24, 2009 by Katie Louvat
Study Describes Evidence of World's Oldest Known Granaries
A new study coauthored by Ian Kuijt, associate professor of anthropology, describes recent excavations in Jordan that reveal evidence of the world's oldest know granaries. The appearance of the granaries represents a critical evolutionary shift in the relationship between people and plant foods.
Published June 23, 2009 by William G. Gilroy
ND Economists Earn NIH Grants for Research
Notre Dame economists Kasey Buckles and Dan Hungerman have received funding from the National Institutes of Health to continue research on the well-being of children and families.
Published June 22, 2009 by Josh Stowe
ND Expert: Netanyahu "Closed Door" to Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "half-hearted recognition" of a Palestinian state existing alongside a Jewish state certainly is a step forward, but "falls short of the minimal required conditions for resuming peace negotiations," according to Asher Kaufman, professor of history...
Published June 16, 2009 by Susan Guibert
ND Experts: Strong Sanctions Needed Against North Korea
Tough new sanctions, which the United Nations Security Council is preparing to impose on North Korea as early as June 12, are a necessary response to that country's repeated defiance of nuclear nonproliferation agreements, said Notre Dame sanctions experts David Cortright and George A. Lopez.
Published June 11, 2009 by Joan Fallon
ND Theologian Father David Burrell Receives John Courtney Murray Award
Rev. David B. Burrell, C.S.C., Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Notre Dame, received the 2009 John Courtney Murray Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) at its annual meeting June 6 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Published June 11, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey
Three Kroc Institute Scholars Earn Prestigious Fellowships
Three scholars at the Univerisity of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies have won visiting fellowships for the 2009-10 academic year for research on Middle East conflict, economic sanctions and political reconciliation.
Published June 11, 2009 by Joan Fallon
Play Like a Champion Conference to be Held June 26-28
The Play Like a Champion (PLC) program will hold its fourth annual National Sports Leadership Conference at the University of Notre Dame from June 26 to 28 (Friday to Sunday).
Published June 10, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Notre Dame Economist Appointed Senior VP for Federal Reserve
Christopher Waller, Gilbert Schaefer Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Published June 9, 2009 by Shannon Chapla
Professor Otto A. Bird, Founder of the Program of Liberal Studies, Dies
Otto A. Bird, the founder and first director of the General Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame, died Friday (June 5). He was 94 years old.
Published June 8, 2009 by Michael O. Garvey
ND Expert: President Obama's Speech Surprisingly "Tough-Minded"
Though his speech to the Arab world on Thursday did mention past American failings – particularly the coup in Iran – President Obama stopped short of apologizing for those missteps, says Scott Appleby, University of Notre Dame professor of history and director of the Kroc Institute.
Published June 5, 2009 by Susan Guibert
ND Expert: Tiananmen Anniversary Marks "Tragic End" of Struggle
For families and friends left to mourn scores of innocent Chinese citizens who were slaughtered two decades ago in Tiananmen Square for calling for government reform, June 4 will be a day filled with anger, sadness and resentment. But there will be no memorial event marking that historic struggle.
Published June 3, 2009 by Susan Guibert
Design Professor's Latest Children's Book Teaches Faith and Diversity
Ingrid Hess, visiting professor of graphic design, recently published her second children's book. Titled Walk in Peace, the colorfully illustrated poem follows children through the simple activities of their daily lives and reminds them that God loves them always.
Published June 2, 2009 by Katie Louvat