Health and Society
Vita Institute Fellow Richard Doerflinger on His Pro-Life Work
Richard M. Doerflinger retired in 2016 after 36 years of service to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, finishing as the associate director of the Secretariat of...
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Survival Strategy: How One Enzyme Helps Bacteria Recover from Exposure to Antibiotics
Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they’ve been in use since the 1940s, scientists still...
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It’s Raining Film at the Browning Cinema!
April is an incredibly busy month in the Browning Cinema with 30 different titles screening. Ted and Ricky do a rundown of some options for indoor fun if the month makes good on...
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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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The Challenge of Peace Pursued Through Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Scott Alexander, Ph.D. and Imam Hassan Al-Qazwini engage the 2017–18 Center for Social Concerns annual theme, Living the Challenge of Peace, by discussing how peace and justice...
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U.S. Democratic Health in Stable Condition, According to New Democratic Virtues Index
In a current political environment that some view as divisive and extremely partisan, a new Democratic Virtues Index from the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the...
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Prominent Women in Political Office Boost Female Candidates down Ballot, New Research Finds
The presence of a prominent female officeholder has a positive effect on the number of women running for lower offices in her state, according to new research by University of...
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Researchers Discover Novel Mechanism Linking Changes in Mitochondria to Cancer Cell Death
To stop the spread of cancer, cancer cells must die. Unfortunately, many types of cancer cells seem to use innate mechanisms that block cancer cell death, therefore allowing the...
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Mary O’Callaghan on Being an Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
Mary O’Callaghan earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Creighton University, and received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Notre Dame....
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In Like a Lion: March at the Browning Cinema
March is the midpoint of the Spring semester, often cleaved by Spring Break. Further, it stands at an interesting juncture of the cinema world. Sundance, Berlinale, the BAFTAs and...
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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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Ten Years Hence 2018: Otto Berkes
Otto Berkes, Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies, discusses the role of technology in the past, how the role has radically changed today, and how he sees it changing in...
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