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Study Finds Muslim-Majority Countries Lack, but Hold Surprising Potential For, Religious Freedom
In his newest research, Daniel Philpott, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, examines conditions in 47 Muslim-majority countries and considers a...
Read ArticlePathways
A Notre Dame researcher discusses the relationship between the built environment and our habits, especially our eating habits. And, as hundreds seek a path to asylum in Italy...
Listen to PodcastViaggi – A New Home in Italy
Rome has a knack for reinvention. It’s evident in the layers you find throughout the city, some more visible than others. They tell a story of a resilience wrought by...
Read ArticleRacism, Xenophobia, and the Rise of the Far Right at Home and Abroad: Navigating the Call of Justice
On A November 27, 2018, a panel discussed strategies for understanding, naming, and confronting the rise in far-right populism in the United States and beyond. Featuring David...
watch videoFighting for Life in the Digital Age
This talk features Ernest Morrell. Morrell is the Coyle Professor of Literacy Education and Director of the Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame. He is an...
watch videoChiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity
Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. This lecture is the third of seven...
watch videoFighting 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....
watch videoStudy Confirms Adopting Truth Commissions and Justice Measures in Post-Authoritarian Regimes Lowers Homicide Rates
Nations that adopt transitional justice measures, such as truth commissions and judicial prosecutions for past human rights violations, experience lower homicide rates and lower...
Read ArticlePrenatal Exposure to Violence Leads to Increased Toddler Aggression Toward Mothers, Study Finds
Babies whose mothers experience interpersonal violence during pregnancy are more likely to exhibit aggression and defiance toward their mothers in toddlerhood, according to new...
Read ArticleNotre Dame Researchers Develop ‘Fraudbuster’ System to Reduce Fraud in Auto Insurance Market
In 2012, fraud cost U.S. auto insurers 7.7 billion dollars in excess payments. Although the rate of fraudulent policies for most insurers was 5 percent, that rate for nonstandard...
Read ArticleDare to Discover the Innovator Within
Imagine a world in which, regardless of birth nation, level of education, or social status, you had the power to change your life and the lives of those around you. For many who...
watch videoFr. Ted Said… Peacebuilding & Security: Michael Desch
Michael Desch is Packey J. Dee Professor of International Affairs and Founding Director of the Notre Dame International Security Center. He has written widely on American foreign...
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