Environment
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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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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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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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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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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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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New Molecules Created at Notre Dame to Reduce Cost, Environmental Impact of Mining Precious Metals
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have invented a new class of molecules that can be used to simplify the process used for capturing precious metals including gold,...
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Fluid Dynamics May Play Key Role in Evolution of Cooperation
Believe it or not — it’s in our nature to cooperate with one another, even when cheating may be more profitable. Social cooperation is common in every scale of life, from the...
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Engineered Polymer Membranes Could Be New Option for Water Treatment
The world’s freshwater resources are in short supply. According to the United Nations, water scarcity affects an estimated 1.9 billion people and 2.1 billion people live with...
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Professor Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Conduct ‘Engaged Anthropology’ at Prehistoric Illinois Site
Mark Schurr is committed to conducting engaged anthropology. For Schurr, professor and acting chair of the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Anthropology, that means he...
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Five Years of Pope Francis’ Papacy: Panel Discussion on Geopolitical, Ecumenical, and Cultural Perspectives
At the end of Pope Francis’ first five years in the papacy, this panel evaluates how he is calling the Church to encounter a deeper human experience by valuing diversity through...
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Researchers Uncover Most Complex Mineral on Earth
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that the complexity of a uranium-based mineral, dubbed ewingite, is nearly twice as high as the previous most complex mineral....
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