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Our Experts in the News: 2024

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  1. How tariffs compare in the Biden and Trump eras

    May 14, 2024

    “Tariffs at a basic level are a disincentive to import. And where do you get stuff if you’re not importing? You buy domestically,” said Robert Johnson, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.

  2. Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9% in April with 175,000 Jobs Added

    May 03, 2024

    According to the US Labor Department, 175,000 jobs were added in April, roughly 60,000 less than expected. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, up slightly from March numbers. Economic Professor from the University of Notre Dame, Jeffrey Campbell, joins to share what this says about the state of our economy. 

  3. What is the federal funds rate? How the Fed controls interest rates, explained

    April 30, 2024

    "It's a different means of accomplishing the same goal," says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame. "They want to change interest rates that are relevant to you and me, but they're doing it in a different way now."

  4. The Vatican’s Secret Role in the Science of IVF

    April 29, 2024

    “Their individuality was subsumed in the congregation,” says Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who oversees the History of Women Religious, an academic organization devoted to the study of Catholic sisters. Even so-called “particular attachments” between nuns were discouraged. 

  5. High court appears skeptical of Trump’s absolute immunity claim

    April 26, 2024

    “In this complicated case, the Supreme Court will be faced with deciding whether personal actions can be separate from presidential ones,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

  6. New techniques being used to analyze finds at Collier Lodge

    April 25, 2024

    New archaeological techniques are being used to analyze artifacts uncovered during digs at the Collier Lodge site along the Kankakee River. Mark Schurr, an anthropology professor at the University of Notre Dame, has led excavations at the site for 20 years.

  7. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globally

    April 24, 2024

    In most contexts in the United States and Europe, men tend to experience physical health changes when they get married and start having a family. These changes include an increase in waist circumference and body mass index — a phenomenon known as the “dad bod,” explained Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Anthropology.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Los Angeles uses AI to fight homelessness crisis

    April 15, 2024

    Last year, the University of Notre Dame published a study that found that at-risk people in California's Santa Clara County were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months of enrolment in a financial assistance program.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Contributions of Black baseball players celebrated

    April 13, 2024

    The team's rich history was recovered at the University of Notre Dame. Using a single black and white photo and catalogs of uniforms from the time, design professor Clint Carlson and students like Kiaya Jones began to reimagine what the Giants' uniforms looked like.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: Supporting Students with NVLD

    April 06, 2024

    Next, our experts explore the scope of nonverbal learning disability and provide interventional strategies that support children's success. Dr. Joshua Diehl is an associate teaching professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame. His areas of expertise include neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, child psychopathology, and neurodiversity. His primary focus is on neurodevelopmental disorders with an emphasis on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

  11. Opinion | How Trump fills a void in an increasingly secular America

    April 05, 2024

    The scholar David Campbell of the University of Notre Dame told the Associated Press, “Increasingly, Americans associate religion with the Republican Party — and if they are not Republicans themselves, they turn away from religion.” 

  12. Pope Francis' Culture Wars Divide Catholic Church

    April 01, 2024

    "There's no question that [Francis] is deeply concerned, perhaps even more concerned in some ways, with what's happening in the German ecclesial," David Lantigua, a moral theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, told Newsweek. 

  13. Migrant Who Encouraged Squatting Broke ICE Rules

    March 28, 2024

    Gilberto Cárdenas, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of the Institute for Latino Studies, said the border problem began more than a century ago and has remained consistent in recent years.

  14. What is the Federal Reserve? A guide to the world’s most powerful central bank

    March 21, 2024

    “If you want to get a loan, the interest rate you pay on the loan is influenced by what the Fed is up to,” says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.

  15. Nearly 70% of People Are Worried About a Recession in the Next Year [Election Survey]

    March 20, 2024

    While our study gave good insight into voters’ feelings going into this election, we also had our own questions about the influence of various economic factors on voter turnout. To find out, we asked an expert to weigh in: Darren W. Davis, the Snyder Family Mission Endowed Professor of Political Science, in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

  16. Black Microschools ATL educator values non-traditional teaching; Notre Dame professor researches how Black male students are disciplined

    March 20, 2024

    We continue our weeklong series, "FAILING GRADE: Analysis of America's Public Education Crisis." The series explores the current state of public education in Georgia and across the nation, from pre-K to higher-ed. A professor breaks down a study that explores how young Black male students are disciplined as opposed to their white counterparts. Guests include Calvin Zimmermann, an assistant professor of education in Notre Dame's Sociology Department.

  17. New book explores deep roots of Jesuit role in current crisis

    March 20, 2024

    The pattern of behavior shown by Jesuit leadership in the management of at least one current high-profile scandal has centuries of institutional practice behind it. That’s according to one prominent historian, Ulrich Lehner of the University of Notre Dame, who has just published a German-language study of the Jesuits’ historical handling of abuse in their ranks.

  18. Joe Biden Faces Irish Anger on St. Patrick's Day

    March 15, 2024

    Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Ireland's Exiled Children, said that while there were "brickbats of criticism" over Biden's approach to Gaza, Ireland and the U.S. still have "important and strong" ties.

  19. Breaking the Silence: Confronting America's Mental Health Crisis

    March 14, 2024

    Expert Opinion: Jennifer Hames is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and is the clinic director of the Notre Dame Psychological Services Center, which is the training clinic for doctoral students in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. Hames' area of expertise focuses on empirically supported treatments, suicide risk assessment and management, cognitive behavioral therapy, clinical supervision and evidence-based practice.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. What Whitmer’s second Taiwan visit in 6 months means for Michigan

    March 11, 2024

    Visits from US officials have “increased sharply” since Pelosi’s trip, said Kyle Jaros, a professor and expert on Chinese foreign relations at the University of Notre Dame. Jaros noted that Whitmer, as “a rising star right in the Democratic Party” and a consistent subject of future presidential speculation, “making two visits right in the space of six months, I think will certainly catch the attention of both Taipei and Beijing.”

  21. Incoming First Woman Director Of Notre Dame’s Ethics And Culture Center Shares Her Vision

    March 04, 2024

     Catholic theologian and professor Jennifer Newsome Martin is honored — but won’t deny that she’s also pretty excited — to have been recently named the next director of the University of Notre Dame’s internationally renowned de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.

  22. New clinic aims to boost mental health care access in South Bend

    February 28, 2024

    A major revamp for mental health is underway at the University of Notre Dame, powered by a recent gift from the children of two South Bend entrepreneurs. The gift to establish the Wilma and Peter Veldman Family Psychology Clinic, named after the couple who founded online distributor Tire Rack, is designed to address a growing need for more mental health care in the community. Sarah Mustillo, dean of the College of Arts & Science at Notre Dame, says the new clinic aims to increase access to care.

  23. Notre Dame develops opioid transaction database

    February 28, 2024

    “Understanding the root of the drug crisis is crucial for medical professionals, researchers and policymakers to mitigate its impact effectively,” said William Evans, the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics and co-founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities.

  24. Q&A with Jim Sullivan of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunity

    February 28, 2024

    A lab at the University of Notre Dame wants the conversation on how to solve poverty to hinge on research—and it’s effort is about to broaden. Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., co-founded and directs the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, a research hub with a focus on answering questions with data that ultimately leads to tangible impact.

  25. The Russia-Ukraine War has caused a staggering amount of cultural destruction – both seen and unseen

    February 27, 2024

    By Ian Kuijt, Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, and William Donaruma, Professor of the Practice in Filmmaking, University of Notre Dame.

  26. Russia Splatters The Environment, Leaving Its Own Country A Mess

    February 26, 2024

    “Russia can’t afford to take a forward-looking perspective right now,” says Susanne Wengle, professor of political science at Notre Dame, in a conversation. Fossil fuel income will one day dry up, explained Debra Javeline, the study’s lead author and a professor of political science at Notre Dame. 

  27. ABC57's Arts and Acts: 66th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival

    February 24, 2024

    ABC57's Arts and Acts, Jordan Hatfield, talks with Director of Jazz Studies at Notre Dame, Larry Dwyer, about the University of Notre Dame holding their 66th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival. 

  28. Does Russia stand to benefit from climate change?

    February 22, 2024

    The PONARS scholars, including Debra Javeline and Susanne Wengle, both associate professors of political science at the University of Notre Dame, studied the effects of climate change on Russia and Russia's role in global efforts to combat climate change or obstruct climate action.

  29. Notre Dame unifies, strengthens poverty fight with new initiative

    February 21, 2024

    A new anti-poverty initiative launched at the University of Notre Dame with a $100 million gift from an alumni couple will look for new ways of thinking and talking about the issue. “Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative is driven by a moral imperative to prioritize the needs of the poor and vulnerable, rooted in Catholic social teaching” said Notre Dame economist Jim Sullivan, co-founder and director of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities. Tracy Kijewski-Correa, director of the university’s Pulte Institute for Global Development, said the initiative is looking for new ways to manage the issue and express its impacts. “Poverty is not just material deprivation,” she said. “It affects everything and every part of a person.”

  30. Historian: Abuse in the Church is not a modern problem

    February 20, 2024

    Notre Dame historian Ulrich Lehner believes it is demonstrably false that the 1968s were to blame for abuse in the church. In a book, he has analysed the abuse committed by the Jesuits in the 17th and 18th centuries – and discovered many parallels to today.