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Law and Politics

Water and the West

Professor Bruce Huber of Notre Dame Law School on Tuesday, May 2019, at ASU Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, on the topic “Water and the West.” Water issues loom large...

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Science and Technology

A Bold Proposal for the U.S.-Mexico Border

For this special bonus episode, host Ted Fox changed things up a bit. Rather than interviewing someone on the Notre Dame campus, he made the two-hour drive to Purdue University,...

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Religion and Philosophy

From ‘Option for the Poor’ to Option By the Poor: Flint’s Water and the Problem of Political Will

Lack of political will can be seen when a moral truth about social justic is clear and persuasive, but people fail to take action because they are not invested. Lisa Sowle Cahill,...

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Science and Technology

US Remains Stagnant in Climate Change Vulnerability and Readiness, New Data Show

For the fourth year in a row, the United States has ranked 15th in the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index. The annual index ranks...

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Health and Society

Study of Groundwater Contaminants Leads to New Funding for Community Crowdsensing Research

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received $1.46 million from the National Science Foundation to expand a previous study of private, self-supplied water systems...

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Business

From Male Modeling to Sustainable Social Enterprise

Chris Yura, a 2003 graduate of Notre Dame, took a different path to social enterprise than most. He was scouted to be a fashion model after playing football for Notre Dame leading...

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Health and Society

Flushing Peace Down The Toilet: Strategies for the End of the World As We Know It

The question of water and sanitation justice is ubiquitous in the literature about peace, justice, and conflict these days. From Standing Rock to South Africa, people have...

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Science and Technology

Committee Identifies Priorities for Nation’s Future Water Resource Challenges

Everything from aging water-related infrastructure and extreme weather to growing populations and climate change impacts the quantity and quality of water resources available...

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Health and Society

Notre Dame Releases Climate Vulnerability Assessment of More Than 270 US Cities

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have completed a two-year assessment of the current climate risks of more than 270 U.S. cities. The result is the Urban Adaptation...

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Science and Technology

Fighting to Protect Our Community

As Ed Striedl remembers it, the borough of Keansburg, New Jersey, tried to fortify against Hurricane Sandy. In the days and hours ahead of the storm, evacuation was encouraged....

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Science and Technology

Energy E3 to Build Innovation Center, Increase Access to Sustainable Energy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

It powers nearly every aspect of our daily lives, but in low- to middle-income countries, more than one billion people live without electricity. The issue is particularly...

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Health and Society

New Study Shows Ways to Maximize Temperature-Lowering Benefits of Chicago’s Green Roofs

Extreme heat poses a unique challenge to cities in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat accounts for 20 percent of deaths by natural hazard...

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