Health and Society

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Raising Resilient Children

Seasons of Change: Support & Care for Yourself & Others

Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary Podcast

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Surveillance, Power Plays, and Digital Minds

Surveillance, Power Plays, and Digital Minds

12:00 PM ET Thu., Feb. 13, 2025

Gratitude & Grace

Gratitude & Grace

12:00 PM ET Mon., Feb. 10, 2025

Roadmap for Sustainability

Roadmap for Sustainability

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 15, 2025

The Battle is in Your Backyard

The Battle is in Your Backyard

12:00 PM ET Thu., Jan. 30, 2025

Heart’s Desire & heart’s desire

Heart’s Desire & heart’s desire

12:00 PM ET Wed., Jan. 29, 2025

Cultivating Purpose

Cultivating Purpose

12:00 PM ET Mon., Jan. 27, 2025

Is Women’s Literature…bad?

Is Women’s Literature…bad?

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 24, 2025

Jerusalem TalksND: Bishop Jamal Khader

Jerusalem TalksND: Bishop Jamal Khader

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 17, 2025

True Self & False Self

True Self & False Self

12:00 PM ET Mon., Jan. 13, 2025

It Starts with Schools

It Starts with Schools

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

Year in Review: Notre Dame in 2024

Year in Review: Notre Dame in 2024

08:00 AM ET Sun., Dec. 29, 2024

2024: Notre Dame’s Year in Photos

2024: Notre Dame’s Year in Photos

08:00 AM ET Sun., Dec. 29, 2024

Upcoming Events

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The 32nd Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy featuring the Honorable Samantha Power

The Honorable Samantha Power, an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official, will headline the 32nd...

04:00 PM ET Thu., Mar. 05, 2026

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An Enduring Habit: Lay Death and Burial in Religious Clothing

Each year, beginning in 2004, the Medieval Institute graduate students organize a lecture, inviting a scholar to speak...

05:00 PM ET Thu., Mar. 05, 2026

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Tony and Phyllis Lauinger

Meet the 2025 recipients of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, Anthony J. and Phyllis W. Lauinger of Tulsa,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Sickness and Healing

In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, this month’s episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Nostra Aetate and Catholic-Jewish Relations

Listen in as Avraham Burg sits down with Dr. Karma Ben Johanan, historian of Jewish-Christian relations and a faculty...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Be Someone’s Miracle Today

What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Micah Shrewsberry on Coaching with Purpose

Micah Shrewsberry began his career just a few miles away from Notre Dame’s campus in a coaching role that required...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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A Conversation with Adela Najarro

Embark on an evocative journey through “split geographies” with poet Adela Najarro in an oral history interview...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Peace Policy Spotlight: Nuclear War and Climate Change

This episode of Peace Policy, focuses on the co-mingling of two existential crises of our time: the threat of nuclear...

02:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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What’s the Point? Building with Circularity in Mind

Katie Fitzhugh, director of destruction at Repurpose Savannah, explains the importance of her work with the women-led...

05:15 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77

Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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Notre Dame Leaders: Innovators in Medicine

Join YoungND for a virtual Notre Dame Leaders speaker series event, “Innovators in Medicine” for a conversation...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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Art in the Ruins: Engaging Secular Culture

Join a Cambridge scholar and former Sons of Bill guitarist, a surf-instructor-turned-governance expert, and a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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Christology and Christ’s Knowledge

This panel illuminates how Christ’s human intellect—from the Transfiguration to infused knowledge—perfects our...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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AI Meets the Healing Arts

Join Dr. Michelle Hermiston, an Iowa farm kid turned global oncology leader, as she bridges the gap between childhood...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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Dying Well: Medicine, Ethics, and Dignity at the End of Life

Efforts to expand physician-assisted suicide, often called Medical Aid in Dying, or MAiD, are gaining momentum around...

11:00 AM ET Tue., Mar. 17, 2026

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The Age of Global Militarism: Origins and Consequences

Ronald Krebs is Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Professor of Political Science at the University of...

04:30 PM ET Tue., Mar. 17, 2026

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Eclipses in Outer Space

Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Mar. 20, 2026

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Bridging Gaps, Empowering Communities

AI holds immense promise, yet Ketan Paranjape warns the “last mile” remains a formidable barrier. From rural...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 20, 2026

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God’s Existence

Many philosophers – and even theologians – believe that Immanuel Kant put an end to all attempts to prove God’s...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 20, 2026

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Infinite Persons and Mass Politics: The Case of the Chilean Falange Nacional

Can theology defend democracy? In the twentieth century, prominent political theorists who aimed to protect democratic...

12:30 PM ET Tue., Mar. 24, 2026

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Celebrating 20 Years of the Journal of Global History

Join us at Notre Dame London for a special lecture and reception marking the 20th anniversary of the Journal of Global...

12:30 PM ET Wed., Mar. 25, 2026

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Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Music

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 27, 2026

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Can Financial Markets Shape Citizens’ Votes? Evidence from the 2022 Brazilian Election

It is well documented that elected politicians care about financial market reactions to political and economic events,...

12:30 PM ET Tue., Mar. 31, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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Leaving the Beaten Path

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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Teaching Students When (Not) to Use AI

When satellite maps became available on our phones, some wondered what we would lose by becoming less oriented to the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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Bill Mattison

Bill Mattison ’03 Th.D. is the Wilsey Professor of Theology at Notre Dame and author of Growing in Virtue: Aquinas on...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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A Conversation with Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the Catholic Church as Peacebuilder in Africa

In this episode, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, hosts a...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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Qur’an Criticism

What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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In Tough Times Notre Dame Leans Into Mission

For Shannon Cullinan ’93, executive vice president at the University of Notre Dame, there is no challenge Notre Dame...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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A New Humanism

“What is the city but the people,” wrote Shakespeare. In this spirit, architect Christian Sottile will share his...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI

Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Apr. 24, 2026

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Conducting with Conviction

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 24, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.

Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom

With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Going on a Medieval Vision Quest

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Racism Roadtrip

This episode features three Keough School of Global Affairs students who took part in the course “Racial Justice In...

12:00 AM ET Fri., May. 08, 2026

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The Jewishness of the New Testament

This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 08, 2026

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Fr. Monk Malloy Reflects on His Notre Dame Journey

For Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus of Notre Dame and longtime priest-in-residence at Sorin...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 15, 2026

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The Secret Social Life of Bacteria

Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...

12:00 AM ET Fri., May. 22, 2026

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Exploring Global Catholicism

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 22, 2026

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Building Rapport in Online Courses

With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 29, 2026

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Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language

Listen in to part two of a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 29, 2026

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SheLeads4Peace Summer School

Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 05, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz

Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 05, 2026

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Answering Notre Dame’s Call

Lily Joy Santos ’28 and Giovanni Nasello ’27 are much more than just voices in your voicemail. As student callers...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 12, 2026

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Religious Pluralism

Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 12, 2026

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Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami

Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Jun. 19, 2026

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Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits

Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan ’21 M.A., ’22 Ph.D., who received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 26, 2026

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Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR

Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.

Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70

Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026

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Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy

Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 28, 2026

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