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On Preservation

In this episode we chat with Pinar Zorlutuna, a professor in aerospace and mechanical engineering, who is using tissue engineering to extend the viability of hearts in a...

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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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Religion and Philosophy

Church Crisis with Chris White

Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Chris White to talk about the crisis in the Church, including the recent resignation by a US bishop. Chris is a national...

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Love connection: Joint bank accounts prompt romantic partners to spend more wisely, study finds

Plagued by a splurging spouse? Open a joint bank account. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that people who share money from a joint account are less likely to...

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Pathways

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...

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My Singular Journey

When I was a little girl, I never dreamed of a husband or children. I never pictured a wedding starring me as the bride with white dress and elegant bouquet. I never pictured the...

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Cyber Sleuths

When Notre Dame senior Christina Casino started as an intern in the Cyber Crimes Unit two years ago, she did not expect the stark reality she confronted in her second week on the...

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Becoming Mike Brey

This wasn’t supposed to be happening. Not again. Not with this group. Fresh off a momentous victory over North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, Mike...

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Winning Traditions

The moment before kickoff at Notre Dame Stadium, when the Fighting Irish are clustered in their narrow tunnel waiting to be released, is exciting when seen on television and...

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Art and History

Top 3: 2018 Memoriam of Greatness

Ted and Ricky meet up for December’s installment of their Top 3 program as the 2018 programming has taken its bows and 2019 waits in the wings. With the closing of the year, Ted...

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Euthanasia of Patients with Non-Terminal Mental Disorders

Full title of the talk: “Physician Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia of Patients with Non-Terminal Mental Disorders: An Emerging Ethical Crisis.” The speaker Dr. Mark S. Komrad,...

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Study: Tuberculosis Survives by Using Host System Against Itself

In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)...

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