Global Affairs
Fr. 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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Fr. Ted Said… Peacebuilding & Security: Jude Ash ’17 M.A.
Jude Ash ’17 M.A., a Kroc Institute Ph.D. student and founding chair and CEO of New Syrian Human, speaks as part of the Alumni Association’s Fr. Ted Said Speaker Series...
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Fr. Ted Said… Peacebuilding & Security: George Lopez
George A. Lopez is a leading expert on economic sanctions, peacebuilding and the United Nations. He is the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies...
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Fr. Ted Said… Peacebuilding & Security: Nell Bolton ’03 M.A.
Nell Bolton ’03 M.A., the Justice & Peace building Senior Technical Advisor with Catholic Relief Services, speaks as part of Alumni Association’s Fr. Ted Said…Speaker Series...
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Study Shows How Companies Can Help Safeguard Intellectual Property When Expanding into Risky Countries
In 2015, Pfizer pharmaceutical company invested $14 million in Chile to launch the Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine, focusing on developing new genome-based diagnostic...
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Ten Years Hence 2018: Scott Mereness
Scott Mereness, President of Lippert Components, discusses the importance of the RV industry and its future outlook. Scott also discusses his successful career and the influence...
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Missile Strikes Against Syria ‘as Serious as Triggering Events,’ Expert Says
As the Trump administration considers military operations against Syria in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack Saturday (April 7) in the town of Douma, a University of...
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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 Map the Burden of Cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa
In an effort to help the World Health Organization (WHO) reach its goal of reducing cholera deaths by 90 percent over the next decade, researchers have mapped the burden of the...
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Study Shows Social Media an Effective Tool for Predicting Voting Outcomes
A new study reveals social media may highlight intergroup polarization of voter opinion more adequately than traditional polls when predicting election outcomes. Researchers at...
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Fighting Mosquito-borne Diseases
Leading up to the 2016 summer Olympics in Brazil, Zika virus ravaged South America, and photos and videos of patients haunted the news worldwide. A year later, Zika has fallen out...
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Fighting to End Poverty
In Dandora, Kenya, a sprawling neighborhood in Nairobi, housing for 250,000 people is built around the city’s largest dumpsite. Life near a large trash heap exposes the...
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