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Why Physics (Still) Lacks Diversity

The lack of diversity in physics is a known problem, and yet efforts to change our demographics have only had minor effects during recent decades. What do we mean by...

Black Indian, Buffalo Soldiers

Chicago, IL painter and sculptor Bernard Williams creates works in multiple media that strive to "address our connections and disconnections within a turbulent human history"...

Travel Books

Gregory Greif’s essay received an honorable mention in Notre Dame Magazine’s 2019 Young Alumni Essay Contest.  Travel Books When traveling, I always make sure to bring a...

Hail to the Chief

When Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame, it came at what on the surface would seem to be an...

Amid pandemic, climate scientists imagine Earth Day 2070

Earth Day 2020 marked 50 years since the first nationwide effort to educate the public and raise awareness of environmental issues that threaten the health and sustainability of...

Study of Earth Day at 50: Good weather increases commitment to environmental activism, can lower birth defects

Climate change has been a hot-button issue for decades and has ramped up in recent years, culminating in the September 2019 Climate Strike — reportedly the largest climate...

Dessert Plate with a Scene from the Fable of the Wolf and the Stork

This dessert plate, and the set it is a part of, was produced by the Sèvres Manufactory. Founded in 1740 in Vincennes, France, the porcelain manufactory was moved to Sèvres,...

Tradition: C.S.C. and the Arts – Insights from the Director

A special video series featuring Director, Joe Becherer To receive the collection in your inbox, join the Raclin Murphy Museum’s mailing list.

Four Rectangles Oblique

This sculpture was created by George Rickey, an American artist from South Bend, Indiana known for his kinetic or moving sculptures. Coming from a family of mechanical engineers...

Firefighters and PFAS: Occupational Heath and Environmental Health

Prof. Graham Peaslee from the Notre Dame Department of Physics discusses his recent research on PFAS, their impact on the body and the environment. A group of chemicals, Per- and...

Earth Day