Science and Technology
Ethical Technology with Dr. Luis Vera
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Dr. Luis Vera to talk about technology. How do we prepare ourselves, as Catholics, to engage with technology as it develops? Dr....
Listen to PodcastNew Study Shows Ways to Maximize Temperature-Lowering Benefits of Chicago’s Green Roofs
Extreme heat poses a unique challenge to cities in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat accounts for 20 percent of deaths by natural hazard...
Read ArticleNational Academy of Sciences Committee on Exoplanets Releases Priorities for Next Decade
Are we alone? That’s the big question the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on Exoplanet Science Strategy would like to answer. Its priorities and recommendations for...
Read ArticleCan Changing Our Views on Death Improve How We Live Our Lives?
Life is not possible without death and yet, modern medicine has waged an unending war against death. Now, a Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) residential fellow is...
Read ArticleScientists Take Aim at Illicit Supply Chain Networks of Fake Medications
For many people in developing countries, the struggle for access to health care comes with a risk. Those patients can fall victim to falsified medications that fail to treat their...
Read ArticleNew Study Contradicts Notion That Electronic Health Records Are Driving Doctors to Quit
Prominent journalists including the late Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Krauthammer, have written that doctors are leaving the practice of medicine because adopting and using...
Read ArticleWill Heart Cells Help Solve Our Most Complex Problems?
As part of a new study, researchers at the University of Notre Dame aim to create a more optimal computer network for solving complex problems — using heart cells. Real-world...
Read ArticleDeveloping an ‘on and off’ Switch for Breast Cancer Treatment
T-cells play an important role in the body’s immune system, and one of their tasks is to find and destroy infection. However, T-cells struggle to identify solid, cancerous...
Read ArticleTraining the Next Generation of Leaders in Low-Energy Nuclear Physics
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame will help train the next generation of leaders and stewardship scientists to ensure the safety and reliability of the country’s...
Read ArticleEngineers use Tiki torches in study of soot, diesel filters
Chemical engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches. A team of engineers...
Read ArticleHackathons May Accelerate Scientific Discovery, Study Finds
From interdisciplinary teams to multi-institutional partnerships, collaborations in research have become commonplace. However, these interactions are often made up of siloed teams...
Read ArticleCommunity Research Collaboration Creates Better System for Treating Trauma Patients
Trauma, or any kind of severe physical injury, continues to be today’s leading cause of death for people 46 and younger in the United States. In 2007, doctors Scott Thomas and...
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