This Month on ThinkND

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The Eucharist and Catholic Social Teaching

In 2022, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced that the Church in this country would undertake a Eucharistic Revival to bolster Catholics’ belief in the real presence of Christ–body, blood, soul, and divinity–in the Eucharist that will culminate in a nationwide pilgrimage to the city of Indianapolis in July 2024. Join the McGrath Institute for Church Life in a virtual pilgrimage as we prepare for this revival by underscoring the intrinsic connection between the Eucharist and Catholic social teaching.

Ten Years Hence: Artificial Intelligence – Promise and Peril

This year marks the 22st anniversary of the Mendoza College of Business signature lecture series, Ten Years Hence. See and hear a variety of experts talk about this year’s topic, “Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril.” Join us throughout the spring semester to explore issues, ideas, and trends likely to affect business and society over the next decade – from trade and economics to human rights and migration.

Virtues & Vocations

Virtues & Vocations is a national forum housed at the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best to cultivate character in pre-professional and professional education. During our webinars, we will consider issues related to character and work, how to pursue virtues such as hope and wisdom within higher education and the professions, and how mental health and moral purpose connect to human flourishing.

Everyday Holiness

On the first Friday of every month, ThinkND invites you to join FaithND for their podcast Everyday Holiness. Hear from members of the Notre Dame family as they discuss living out their individual vocations and universal call to holiness.

Shakespeare and Possibility

How do Shakespeare’s works continue to resonate in contemporary culture some 400 years on? Experience Shakespeare and Possibility, a series of conversations exploring how Shakespeare at Notre Dame is redefining what it means to produce Shakespeare’s works onstage and in the community in the 21st century. Discover how our work, consonant with the mission of Our Lady’s University, strives to serve the common good in surprising ways for an ever-changing world.

The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston

On Notre Dame Law School’s DEI Podcast, Max Gaston ’13 J.D. talks with lawyers, psychologists, industry leaders, and thought leaders to explore how human behavior, identity, and difference impact our unique experiences in law, culture, society, and business.

The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston is sponsored by Notre Dame Law School and co-sponsored on ThinkND by the Black Alumni of Notre Dame, the Alumni Rainbow Community of Notre Dame (ARC ND), YoungND, Native American Alumni, Notre Dame Women Connect, Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Senior Alumni, and Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame.

The New AI

What are the economic impacts of Artificial Intelligence? What are the psychological impacts? What questions does a human-like fluency in language raise for issues of philosophy and theology?

Notre Dame has a unique opportunity to bring to bear the full range of the liberal arts to help society tackle these issues. John Behrens ’83, the director of the Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Program and the director of digital strategy for the College of Arts & Letters will explore and examine the presence of Artificial Intelligence in our lives from all in angles in the ThinkND series The New AI. Join us!

Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture

Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, features architects and urban planners from around the world who will ignite participants’ minds as we address the overlapping urban and environmental crisis that we face after decades of short-sighted practices and gains. The series will revise the understanding of architecture from an autonomous fine art practiced for the few to a unified discipline and practice of building urban and environmental design that benefits all of the people of the world.

Building An Anti-Racist Vocabulary Podcast

The Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights presents Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary, a podcast from the lecture series and associated course presenting preeminent scholars, thought leaders, and public intellectuals to guide our community through topics necessary to an understanding of systemic racism and racial justice. The series is self-consciously an entry point, designed to provide intellectual and moral building blocks to begin the transformative work of anti-racism in our students, on our campus, and in our broader communities.

The Science & Business of Wine, Spirits & Beer will consist of 5 different multi-episode series taking place over the next year from the Notre Dame College of Science and Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business in collaboration with the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science at University of California, Davis.

The Science & Business of Wine: Wine, Behind the Curtain

Most people enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, and some discuss the complexities of taste, but we’re returning to basics. What is wine? How is it made? Let’s start from the beginning and build a base of understanding to explore all things wine in the Wine, Behind the Curtain series.

The Science & Business of Spirits

How are spirits made? Let’s uncover this mysterious process using science, engineering and technology. Sessions of The Secret Life of Spirits focus on various types of spirits including: tequila, vodka, rum, gin, whiskey, and brandies.