ELLEN O’CONNELL AT his confirmation hearing today, John O. Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, is likely to face tough questions on a host of topics, including the soaring use of drone strikes, which have killed at least four Americans, one of them intentionally; his performance as the president’s counterterrorism adviser; the rise of Islamist radicalism in northern Africa; and his past comments on engagement with Iran. Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, is the editor of “What Is War? An Investigation in the Wake of 9/11.” Mary Ellen O’Connell Short Professor of Law
said he thinks there could be enough to prove wire fraud and a conspiracy to commit fraud. Although MF Global apparently didn't intend to take money from clients, it did intend to borrow that money in a way that clients probably didn't expect: to keep itself alive. Jimmy Gurulé Professor of Law
security, suggested that Merkel, who often uses an unsecured cell phone that security experts warned could be tapped even by hobby hackers, was being disingenuous. Michael Desch Professor of Political Science
come back to the high court, there is little doubt that the language in the DOMA case about equality and discrimination will help frame the issue, observes Richard Garnett of Notre Dame Law School. "A lot of that language is going to be really helpful to people who are challenging traditional marriage laws," he says.
Enayati, CNN Contributor January 24, 2013 -- Updated 1829 GMT (0229 HKT) Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, studies moral cognition and development. Her research examines how early life experience may influence brain development, moral functioning and character in children and adults. Narvaez advocates a more responsive style of parenting that mirrors nurturing ancestral practices, including breastfeeding, frequent touch, soothing babies in distress, outdoor play and a wider community of caregivers. Darcia Narvaez Professor of Psychology
which can include pornography. "Tumblr does not insist on knowing the real identities for users, and some of the Tumblr content is very adult-oriented, both features that advertisers would find repellant," says Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management in the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
on financial flows and interdiction on North Korea that we placed on Iran, we would not be in this spot,” said George Lopez, a professor at Notre Dame and a former member of the United Nations panel of experts charged with monitoring sanctions compliance. George Lopez Hesburgh Professor of Peace Studies
Studies, says while members of the Latino community have opinions on social and moral issues, he has seen that it is largely concerned with issues that hit closer to home. “The deeper desire is for the Church to be on mission,” Matovina says, giving examples such as how the Church can better serve immigrant youth that it’s not reaching, how it can better fund the Hispanic ministry, and create more Hispanic leaders. Timothy Matovina Professor of Theology
Peace Studies Best way for Obama to help Syria is with aid and diplomacy – not weapons As onlookers gaze in horror at the civil war raging in Syria, many naturally feel a compulsion to do something to relieve the people’s suffering. Many have called for arming the Syrian rebels – a move President Obama is now reportedly considering as Bashar al-Assad’s forces are apparently poised to attack the key city of Homs. But such a step would worsen the devastation and might involve the United States in yet another Middle East war. A better way to help the Syrian people is to pursue diplomatic efforts to end the killing and provide greater support for humanitarian relief efforts. …David Cortright is the director of policy studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
team, led by psychology professor Alexandra Corning, who heads Notre Dame's Body Image and Eating Disorder Lab, asked 139 undergraduates, mostly freshman, all with average BMIs, to look at photos of both "noticeably thin" and overweight women captioned with quotes ostensibly from the women expressing either positive thoughts about their bodies or negative thoughts -- "fat talk." Alexandra Corning Research Associate Professor
to the moon from outside sources like comets and meteorites after the moon's crust formed and cooled. But evidence of water-forming elements in lunar- native rocks complicates that theory. "I still think the impact scenario is the best formation scenario for the moon," study leader Hejiu Hui, an engineering researcher at the University of Notre Dame, noted, "but we need to reconcile the theory of hydrogen."
religious leaders from both sides of the argument. They addressed how each of their faith communities view same-sex marriage, and how and why they’ve gotten involved with the political discourse. Joining her were: Father Paulinus Odozor, professor of Christian ethics and moral theology at the University of Notre Dame
buy a book in the U.S., you’re free to lend it, throw it away or sell it. This is called the First Sale Doctrine, says law professor Mark McKenna of Notre Dame MARK MCKENNA: This is why there are used book stores.
border on scapegoating. As Notre Dame Professor of Management Timothy Judge, who researches management psychology and leadership personality, put it in an email to MoneyWatch: After all, Mason started the company, but it seems as if that is, in a real sense, being used against him. Moreover, it seems odd to me that the board, who bought into Mason and his plan, not exit with him. Why are they less responsible than he? Timothy Judge Schurz Professor of Management
Bergstrand have also found in a series of research papers that agreements similar to the prospective TPP and U.S.-EU pacts create far more trade than they divert.
states that it is confined to same-sex marriages that have been recognized by states, it contains reasoning and language that will certainly be used, in later cases, to argue that legal recognition of same-sex marriage by all states is constitutionally required," said University of Notre Dame law professor Richard W. Garnett, a past clerk to former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. "Almost certainly, and fairly soon, that argument will be presented squarely to the court."
B. White Director of the Center for Ethics and Culture But University of Notre Dame law professor O. Carter Snead, a bioethicist who specializes in the governance of science, medicine and biotechnology, urged the United Kingdom to "proceed slowly and cautiously" given the "unresolved safety and ethical questions" around the new technique.
University of Notre Dame marketing professor Tonya Williams Bradford interviewed and observed 72 registrants, gift-givers and retail employees. She concluded that families "outsource" the ritual of gift-giving to retailers, leading to less personalized, more commercial gifts. Tonya Williams Bradford Assistant Professor of Marketing
for guidance, but all believers need to pray along, says theologian Timothy O'Malley, director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. The music site Spotify called on O'Malley and other experts at University of Notre Dame to select two dozen chants, hymns, suites, orchestral music and more at Conclave: Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame Timothy O’Malley Professor of Theology
going to be a hot commodity," said Brian Proffitt, author of several books on mobile technology and an adjunct instructor of management in the University of Notre Dame. "As larger vendors acquire mapping data, businesses and consumers will discover that it's more difficult to gain free access and correct errors."
helpful" to actual condemnation, said George Lopez, a nuclear proliferation expert at Notre Dame University who served on a U.N. panel that monitored sanctions on North Korea. The new sanctions are unlikely to stop North Korea from staging another nuclear test or two, but hurt its weapons program in the medium to long term, Lopez said. "The fact this resolution has so many multiple prongs and assertions and stipulations is a very clear message to the North that the Chinese are serious," Lopez said. George Lopez Hesburgh Professor of Peace Studies
from being extradited to face similar charges in another country, according to James Gurule, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. Officials at the Justice Department declined to comment on the issue. Jimmy Gurulé Professor of Law
at the University of Notre Dame, is a leading figure in the field of moral development, is concerned about the effects excess stress in infants leads to long-term developments that undermine ethical behavior. She contends that her studies show that infants experience stress when separated from parents, thereby flooding the brain with cortisol. Increased cortisol adversely effects the development of conscience, empathy, self-regulation and impulse control. “The way we raise our children today in this country is increasingly depriving them of the practices that lead to well being and a moral sense,” Narvaez says.
a study by Notre Dame’s Williams Evans and Northwestern’s Craig Garthwaite, who found that the expansion of the EITC included in Clinton’s 1993 budget reduced the probability of recipient reports of high blood pressure by 3.2 percentage points and the probability of reporting biomarkers that predict stroke, heart attacks and mortality by 9.6 percentage points.
Concurrent Associate Professor of History The controversies surrounding many Confucius Institutes were discussed in a book published last year by Lionel M. Jensen, an associate professor of East Asian languages and culture and a fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
"We thought that was incriminating of Oswald," said Notre Dame law professor G. Robert Blakey, former chief counsel to the 1977 House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, which re-examined the evidence in Kennedy's death.
for the Study of American Catholicism Editor’s note: Kathleen Sprows Cummings is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and the Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. The views expressed are her own. Conventional wisdom was that a short papal conclave would result in the election of a front runner. So when I heard that there was white smoke after just five ballots, I prepared for a TV interview by reviewing notes about Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan. Not visible on camera was a thick packet on my lap containing profiles of other candidates, just in case. Luckily, I had it arranged in alphabetical order, and quickly laid my hands on the rather slender file of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
law professor at the University of Notre Dame, explained, “because Congress and the Treasury have left both the definition of political activity and, for [social welfare organizations], the amount of permitted political activity uncertain, the I.R.S. is required to make broad inquiries and to use politically sensitive criteria to decide if a given organization qualifies for tax-exempt status.”
in books lawsuit "This is a huge victory for Google, which had previously tried to resolve legal issues regarding Google Books by class-action settlement," says Mark McKenna, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
American Studies and Journalism During the recent White House ceremony celebrating Irish and American connections, President Barack Obama made a point to emphasise the heritage of several key members of his second-term administration. …Author: Robert Schmuhl
Waller Talks Inflation Risk, QE (Audio) Christopher Waller, senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses the Fed's leadership in monetary policy and the future of quantitative easing. Waller speaks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's "The Hays Advantage."
B. White Director of the Center for Ethics and Culture The research "will lead inexorably to cloning to produce a live born child," said bioethicist O. Carter Snead, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, a Catholic University in Indiana.
country or destroying them would take a lot of troops and time. "There is no exit strategy with this option either," says Michael Desch, a national security scholar at the University of Notre Dame. Michael Desch Professor of Political Science
really important factor in risk for depression,” says the study’s lead author Gerald Haeffel, associate professor of clinical psychology at Notre Dame University. “How one thinks about life stress and negative moods is one of the best predictors that we have of future depression.”
the power of those ties, said Cynthia Mahmood, an anthropology professor at the University of Notre Dame. She spent some of the past decade on the Pakistan side of Kashmir, talking to young warriors who had signed up for violent jihad.
American Studies and Journalism Two key appointments will influence US foreign policy Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies at Notre Dame University, and Niall O'Dowd, editor of Irish Central.com, discuss the changes we can expect in US foreign policy following yesterday's appointments.
much law there is because it is one of these things that everyone agrees shouldn't happen," Professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer of Notre Dame Law School, who has written extensively on the law and politics of tax exemptions, said in an interview yesterday.
Peace Studies Reports of possible chemical weapons use by Syria’s Bashar Assad regime are serious and need to be addressed. …David Cortright is the director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He blogs at www.davidcortright.net.
children with autism often struggle with the complexity of social behavior, so they may more easily learn such skills in the simplified interchange with robots. In addition, they may be more motivated to interact with a robot, said Joshua Diehl, a psychology professor at the University of Notre Dame who will present the data Saturday.
not falling," said Jennifer Mason McAward, a Notre Dame associate law professor. "The Supreme Court made it very clear that racial discrimination in voting is unconstitutional." McAward, who clerked for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, went on to note that "federal courts remain available to block discriminatory voting laws from taking effect." Supreme Court Rules on voting rights law: Now what?
Pyongyang had to use the Foreign Trade Bank, they would end up spending a lot of time seeking clarity or an exemption to avoid hassle from the U.S. Treasury and their homebase bank, said George Lopez, a former U.N. North Korea sanctions monitor, now at the University of Notre Dame.
life is no picnic for middle monkeys. "The stress for macaques, like humans, is not so much about getting the goodies within the hierarchy. It's about how others relate to me and how I relate to others," said National Geographic explorer Agustin Fuentes, who was not involved in the study but has been observing macaques in Singapore's urban jungles using Crittercam.
new study, forthcoming in the Journal of Applied Psychology, sheds some light on the connection between ambition and the good life. Using longitudinal data from the nine-decade-long Terman life-cycle study, which has followed the lives and career outcomes of a group of gifted children since 1922, researchers Timothy A. Judge of Notre Dame and John D. Kammeyer-Mueller of the University of Florida analyzed the characteristics of the most ambitious among them. How did their lives turn out?
of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and bombing of places of public use in addition to homicide, said former federal prosecutor and University of Notre Dame law professor Jimmy Gurulé. Jimmy Gurulé Professor of Law
a class called "A Nation of Slobs" at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Ind. "My students very often are floored by the beauty of some of the vintage pictures that I show them," she told Giles.
more poor people in the US than you think The federal measure is linked to about half a trillion dollars in federal spending every year, according to a paper published last year by two professors, Bruce D. Meyer of the University of Chicago and James X. Sullivan of the University of Notre Dame, in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
to bring more developing countries into the liberalization of world trade. It doesn't necessarily mean reinvigorating the Doha Round because it has a lot of political baggage," said Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame.
B. White Director of the Center for Ethics and Culture Gosnell Case Fuels Bitter US Abortion Debate The Gosnell case could serve as a fulcrum for more dialogue about abortion, said O. Carter Snead, a University of Notre Dame bioethicist and law professor.
American Studies and Journalism WHEN Barack Obama arrives in Belfast next month prior to the G8 summit in Fermanagh, it's likely he'll still be nursing serious presidential wounds he's suffered during the past few days in Washington. …Robert Schmuhl is Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame
for the Study of American Catholicism “It’s just a change in tone, but a change in tone can go a long way,” said Kathleen Sprows Cummings, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame. It’s nice “when you’re not hearing constantly about the issues American Catholics have the hardest time with,” she said.
law professor Lloyd Mayer told the Christian Science Monitor this week: “What has been missed in the outrage is the recognition that this problem arose from much deeper sources than the poor judgment or possible partisan bias of a handful of I.R.S. employees.”
of Arts and Letters, called the choice remarkable, echoing Garanzini's surprise. "Jesuits traditionally were discouraged from becoming ... bishops. And they themselves didn't want to become bishops, usually," said McGreevy, who is working on a book about 19th century Jesuits. "But there were exceptions over time, and he's obviously one of them." John McGreevy Professor of History and I.A. O'Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
professor of international law at the University of Notre Dame, told CBSNews.com that as U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan next year, it's time for a complete change of course.
the real identities for users, and some of the Tumblr content is very adult-oriented, both features that advertisers would find repellant," said Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management at the University of Notre Dame.
Peace Studies And we pick up the debate now with Kori Schake, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institute and professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and David Cortright, director of policy studies at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
that unattractive individuals are more likely the subject of rude, uncivil and even cruel treatment by their coworkers. And, not only do we, as a society, perceive attractive and unattractive coworkers differently, we act on those perceptions in ways that are hurtful,” said study co-author Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame‘s Mendoza College of Business.
to what’s going to happen in terms of sequence,” says Ricardo Ramirez, professor of political science at Notre Dame University. “House Republicans will have their own bill, the question is, is there enough interest in the Senate bill?”
so is most everyone in the USA. Even if we don't think we are. Race is all around us, often in ways we often don’t realize. We can be less racist, and even move away from racism, but it takes a bit of work and some courage. ...Agustín Fuentes, Ph.D, is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.
economists Raven Molloy and Christopher Smith of the Federal Reserve and Abigail Wozniak of the University of Notre Dame, the interstate migration rate in 2011 was 53 percent below its 1948-1971 average, while the rates of moving between counties within the same state and of moving within the same county fell 44 and 36 percent, respectively, over the same period. Why Are Americans Moving Less? Will It Hurt The US Job Market And The US Economy?
Roussef meets core protest group "Brazil will see several waves of protests,'' said Guillermo Trejo, a professor at the U.S.-based University of Notre Dame whose research focuses on social protests in Latin America. "This cycle will decline, and it'll likely return to episodic protests once the media attention of the Confederations Cup goes away.''
important issues. Paul Schultz, director of the Center for the Study of Financial Regulation at the University of Notre Dame, led a project that brought together scholars of financial regulation from the left, the right and the center to figure out what caused the financial crisis and how to prevent a sequel. They couldn’t agree on anything, he told me. But a great majority favored higher equity requirements, which is bankerspeak for the notion that banks shouldn’t be allowed to borrow so much. Paul Schultz John W. and Maude Clarke Professor of Finance
the Center for the Study of Social Movements at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. “There’s been quite a bit of frustration with stalemates in politics and things not being done,” he said. “That helps encourage people to take it to the streets.” Rory McVeigh Chair, Department of Sociology
sweeping ruling, the court sent a pointed reminder to judges that they must "actively and skeptically review government programs that allocate benefits or burdens according to race," said Jennifer Mason McAward, a law professor at Notre Dame Law School who once clerked for O'Connor.
Crawford, Dean of Science at Notre Dame. In an effort to raise awareness and find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, Crawford is cycling 3,500 miles from Los Angeles to Baltimore. This is the fourth such ride on this quest, and Crawford will total more than 11,200 miles once he's done.
find themselves in spotlight, ponder future of movement Doing that, however, will mean becoming an actual movement capable of expanding beyond its single-issue base, said Guillermo Trejo, a professor at the University of Notre Dame in the U.S. whose research focuses on social protests in Latin America.
Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame and the world’s leading authority on co- sleeping, found that moms who bed-shared aroused 30 percent more frequently so if the baby were to stop breathing, “mothers are going to sense something is going on,” Sears said. James McKenna Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Professor of Anthropology
McClintock studies the impacts of physical attractiveness and age on mate selection and the effects of gender [meaning sex] and income on relationships," announces a university press release. "Her research offers new insights into why and when Cupid's arrow strikes."
damaging our natural ecosystems," said University of Notre Dame biologist David Lodge. "And when scientists look into the future, they see the potential for many more damaging species.“ David Lodge Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame: Develop novel data science program that requires immersion of an individual in a domain to innovate by conducting data exploration, feature engineering, machine learning, inform system design and database design, and conduct what-if analysis. Nitesh Chawla Frank Freimann Collegiate Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications
USPS has the legislative authority to take such actions on its own, but the alternative is the status quo until it is completely cash starved," James O'Rourke, a professor of management at the University of Notre Dame, told the Associated Press.
Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies "Pope Francis has already been very clear about his priority for the poor, the marginalized, the suffering and the oppressed of the world," said Scott Appleby, director of the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. "His focus [in the trip to the Holy Land] will be on the human toll of the conflict."
the University of Notre Dame, wondered whether a woman’s size would affect her likability when she engaged in fat talk. As an online experiment, Dr. Corning showed 139 undergraduates photos of two thin and two overweight women, each making either a positive or negative remark about her body. Alexandra Corning Research Associate Professor
adjunct instructor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, said the real question is whether the Samsung watch "will make the purchase of yet-another smart device worth it."
set a marker,” said Joseph Bauer, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. “It says that if you engage in unlawful behavior, the DOJ may go after you. Apple may not be a big player in the e-books market, but they are big in a lot of other areas.” Joseph Bauer Professor of Law
fades as U.N. team under fire Former U.N. advisor George A. Lopez of the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, accused Assad's regime of applying "calculated maneuvers" on the ground in Damascus to counter U.N. and world reaction.
said Jimmy Gurule, a former enforcement official at the U.S. Treasury Department. "I don't think that the banks will run the risk of criminal prosecution." Jimmy Gurulé Professor of Law
these careers spend more hours cooking and cleaning, said Elizabeth Aura McClintock, PhD, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame who studies modern romance and its effects on careers.
O’Connell, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, is a determined and eloquent critic of drone strikes. She believes that while strikes in well-defined battle spaces like Iraq and Afghanistan are justified, and can limit civilian deaths, strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and other places amount to “extrajudicial killing,” no matter who the targets are. Such killings are outside the boundary of armed conflict, she says, and hence violate international law. Mary Ellen O’Connell Short Professor of Law
Crawford, a physics professor at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., counsels many STEM students wrestling with their majors. He notices many undergraduates drop STEM because of weakness in introductory mathematics or chemistry. College STEM majors opting out for other degrees
partisan squabbling. What we are debating is the perennial argument between right and left: Do we as a society prefer to leave the well-being of our people to the indifference of the market economy, or do we believe that government also has an important role to play? Editor's note: Benjamin Radcliff is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. He is author of the book "The Political Economy of Human Happiness." Benjamin Radcliff Professor of Political Science
Notre Dame, said it was time for Europe to enact new policies rather than simply shed tears for those who died -- or blame the traffickers. Maurizio Albahari Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Cathedral "The exterior will always be the Crystal Cathedral, at least for a while," said Duncan Stroik, a professor of architecture at Notre Dame and editor of the publication Sacred Architecture Journal. "Catholic on the inside, but kind of Protestant on the outside."
week there was a frenzy about an “angel” (actually a priest) that prayed with a car crash victim in Missouri, but are angels really who you want to help you? Professor Candida Moss on the scary way of angels in the Bible. The Truth About Angels in the Bible
is signaling that it is very receptive again to these young, high-growth social media Internet companies," Tim Loughran, finance professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, told the Associated Press, adding that Twitter's success indicates that profitability is irrelevant.
for the Study of American Catholicism He’s certainly not saying that there’s going to be a historic reversal in the Church position or in church teaching, but it is a shift in emphasis that a lot of American Catholics are welcoming. Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame Pope Francis’ ‘remarkable’ new vision for Catholic Church
can be used for work and play is key to BlackBerry’s survival, though the firm may see that market dwindle over time as well, said Brian Proffitt of the University of Notre Dame.
for prayer have been around in the U.S. since the colonial period but went out of style in the 1960s, when communal worship became more popular, says Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame who studies sacred spaces. In the past 10 to 15 years, luxury homes, in particular, have seen a resurgence in private prayer spaces. "What we're seeing is some people who believe in prayer are willing to spend significant money to have a beautiful room dedicated to that in their house," he says.
that now blanket southern Utah because it resented the federal control over land within the state," says John Copeland Nagle, a professor of law at Notre Dame University and the author of a forthcoming book on national parks. Some States Allowed To Reopen National Parks — And Foot The Bill John Nagle John N. Matthews Professor of Law
the U.S. In the video above Jimmy Gurule, a senior law enforcement official under President George Bush, speaks to CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour about these revelations.
Dame psychology professor F. Power, co-director of the school's coaching education program, said Young's alleged treatment of players goes beyond what is considered the tough love many college athletes face. F. Clark Power Director of Play Like a Champion Today Professor of Program of Liberal Studies
the College of Arts and Letters The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI Joining me is John McGreevy, dean of the University of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters The most important development in Catholicism generally over the last 30 years is that is a more global Church. There are more ties between Rome and the Church around the world. In some sense there are closer ties between Rome and the United States than there were even a generation ago.
or PIN would, Schlesinger says. Researchers have demonstrated before that they are able to spoof fingerprint scanners. A safer login could use scans from two fingers or an iris scan, says Kevin Bowyer, chair of the computer science department at the University of Notre Dame. Kevin Bowyer Schubmehl-Prein Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Joshua Diehl, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, who said he has no financial interest in the technology. Joshua Diehl Assistant Professor of Psychology
a friend's boast that he had not read anything for school since fifth grade. Susan D. Blum, Professor and former chair, Department of Anthropology, Notre Dame. Susan D. Blum Professor of Anthropology
they are risking their lives, but it is a rational decision," said Maurizio Albahari, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. "Because they know for a fact they will be facing death or persecution at home — whatever remains of their home, or assuming there is a home in the first place."
Wallensteen about criticism of the Nobel Peace Prize decision. “There are about 100 peace prizes and this is the one that we talk about so it definitely has special status. Nobel, when he instituted the prize, said that it should be given to someone who has done things for the reduction or elimination of standing armies.” Peter Wallensteen Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research Professor of Peace Studies
says Benjamin Radcliff, is this: Does it make people happier or not? Radcliff is a political scientist at Notre Dame whose work places him in the forefront of what might be labeled happiness studies. His particular corner of the field looks at social policies and political outcomes.
from top to bottom. I think what we frequently find appealing about figures like Don Giovanni and the rest is their struggle between goodness and evil and we can relate to their being drawn to evil. Gary Anderson, professor of Catholic theology at Notre Dame University in Indiana. Gary Anderson Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology
Candida Moss Over the past few weeks there has been a growing sense among some Christian groups that events in Syria herald the Apocalypse. A prophecy in Isaiah 17 describes the imminent and absolute destruction of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Christian radio hosts, organizations, blogs, and authors have come forward to testify that that we live in the end times. The story has received coverage on Fox News, in USA Today, and in TIME. In Syria, some see a sign of the End Times
political science professor Michael Desch, an expert on international security and American foreign and defense policies, says the ambivalence is epitomized by Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson's famous line, "Gentlemen do not read each other's mail." Stimson, who served under President Herbert Hoover, shut down the State Department's cryptanalytic office in 1929.
Notre Dame law professor and former Supreme Court clerk, said it is likely that the court will reverse the appeals court and that a narrow ruling of the sort sought by the administration could cause some liberal justices to join their conservative colleagues.
Francis has strength that will matter in the USA, says R. Scott Appleby, a history professor at the University of Notre Dame. Francis also has the administrative talent to bring the creaking, scandal-plagued bureaucracy of the global church, the curia, into order. Appleby called Francis "a model of personal holiness" who may inspire believers worldwide. R. Scott Appleby Professor of History John M. Regan Jr. Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
natural that people in a federal organization are going to take this chance to prove how important they are to the public, especially as that goal is aligned with a White House trying to raise the ante" over the spending cuts, says Allert Brown-Gort, an immigration expert at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Washington, especially on the Mall, has been the subject of some sort of protest or dissent," says Erika Doss, a professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America. "People don't like its location, its style, its cost— there are all sorts of reasons."
reason Google scooped up Waze, said University of Notre Dame management professor Brian Profitt, who specializes in technology issues. "If Facebook had gotten Waze, they clearly would do something in the mobile market with it," Proffitt said. "Getting Waze is like a billion- dollar remedy to a potential headache for Google."
Dame, a Roman Catholic school in South Bend, Ind., said Francis will need a strategic vision, team-building and financial skills and what he calls "charismatic empathy." James S. O'Rourke Professor of Management
of history at Notre Dame University, says the choice of the papal name evokes St. Francis of Assisi, who preached in the streets as a pauper, could signal that the new pontiff seeks to be a populist pope as well as St. Francis Xavier, one of the 16th century founders of the Jesuit order.
in law and research professor of international dispute resolution at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. She is the author of "What Is War?" Mary Ellen O’Connell Short Professor of Law
stakes would have settled by now — particularly once the court ordered a new trial on damages, which could substantially increase or decrease the damage award," said Notre Dame law school professor Mark McKenna, who specializes in technology.
Daniel Myers, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame, points out what should be obvious: If there's an opportunity for people to gather in big groups following the verdict, there's a chance for things to get out of hand. And don't let it be hot, because people go outside when temperatures are hot.
Zones” but my point today is to clear up the mounting myths that it is lawful to kill people with the use of military force represented by the drone which fires the hellfire missile, a weapon only lawful on a battlefield under international law. Mary Ellen O'Connell is a renowned expert on international law. Mary Ellen O’Connell Short Professor of Law Legal Challenges to Drone Strikes
gay marriage, I don't think it's reasonable to expect any changes," from the new pope, historian Thomas Noble of the University of Notre Dame told LiveScience. "These are not perceived as scientific issues, they are perceived as moral issues."
a scholar of evangelical history at the University of Notre Dame, argued it would be wrong to view the papacy as weakened because of the challenges before the church. Given the splits within Protestantism and among secular-minded people, few leaders have the platform a pope does.
alone among developed countries in experiencing this decline," said Abigail Wozniak, a University of Notre Dame economist who wrote the paper along with Federal Reserve economists Raven Molloy and Christopher L. Smith. "That makes us a little bit concerned."
Professor of Program of Liberal Studies In most sports, athletes let the officials take responsibility for upholding the rules. In fact in most sports, athletes and coaches "play the refs" and try to get away with as much as they can. Not so in golf. …by Clark Power, Professor of Psychology, Notre Dame
are dead in the water. The price of such devices is likely to come down over time, in the same way the price of tablets did, according to Brian Proffitt, an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business.
might be considered a counteroffensive, aimed at giving Catholic schools in some of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods and regions the teachers they need—and developing new institutions to revivify the system broadly. Inspiration for the ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) program came through happenstance—and midlife crisis. Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C. Director, Institute for Educational Initiatives
well as commercial, attention. In a research study titled “A Cultural Analysis of Tailgating,” John Sherry, a University of Notre Dame marketing professor and anthropologist, likens tailgating to traditional harvest celebrations in ancient Greece and Rome, which involved excessive feasting and drinking and required generous hospitality toward strangers and guests. John Sherry Raymond W. & Kenneth G. Herrick Professor of Marketing and Department Chair
Professor of Theology There are also wider problems in the ways people take civic action generally. Polarizing politics is a sign of the times, using a dysfunctional "prophetic rhetoric" described by Cathleen Kaveny, professor of law and theology at Notre Dame University.
have a long way to go to get the work force pulling in the right direction, as research by a team led by the University of Notre Dame's Christian Smith has shown. That team discovered that two- thirds of 18- to 23-year-olds either didn't understand what a moral dilemma was or couldn't think of one they'd ever faced.
is signaling that it is very receptive again to these young, high-growth social media Internet companies," says Tim Loughran, finance professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Twitter's successful IPO even proved that it's irrelevant whether companies are profitable, he says.
decades, Catholic schools have done a tremendous job of educating poor and minority kids — yet the church continues to close them left and right. But tonight Rev. Tim Scully is winning an award for his work in making Catholic schools a viable option for more kids.
of Notre Dame University and his fellow researchers blamed crack as the reason the educational gap between American whites and blacks stopped narrowing in the mid-1980s: The newly popular drug increased dropout, murder and incarceration rates among blacks but didn't similarly affect whites.
have four gospels written by four different authors decades, maybe even a century after he died and none of these authors actually met Jesus. Bible Secrets Revealed: Lost in Translation
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