Science and Technology
Evolution, Beauty, and Medicine
Presentation given at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture’s 17th Annual Fall Conference, “You Are Beauty: Exploring the Catholic Imagination.” The Conference...
watch videoFighting for Better Cancer Detection
It seems black and white: Either you have cancer or you don’t. But for many women the answer is gray. Hazy mammogram gray. In the United States alone, there are nearly 240,000...
watch videoFighting to Explore the Moon
It was the middle of the night when Clive Neal was shaken awake by his father so they could watch the first man walk on the Moon. That night, the world watched in awe as a...
watch videoFighting to Cure Food Allergies
Sarah McKenzie knows the deadly potential of food allergies all too well. Her young son, Gunner, has a peanut allergy, and while the family is attentive, the smallest mistake can...
watch videoThe Internet of Things and the Future Work
This lecture covers the future advancement of technology, and how that will impact the workplace and business. The featured speaker is Bill Chamberlin, Principal Analyst for...
watch videoA Conversation with Cardinal Rodríguez: Thoughts on Laudato Si and the Synod
The Center for Social Concerns’ annual theme for 2015–16 was the “Care of All Creation,” connecting to the publication of Laudato Si. In January 2016, Cardinal Oscar...
watch videoFighting for Precision Medicine
Dr. Kevin Tracey knows the tragedy of sepsis all too well. Early in his career, he watched as a young baby recovering from burns died overnight from sepsis. No one even knew she...
watch videoFighting for Clean Water
When toxins from algal blooms contaminated Toledo, Ohio’s water supply in 2014, residents found themselves in the midst of a drinking water crisis. Spanning from Lake Erie to...
watch videoUnderstanding Ebola
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa has raised international concerns over the deadly disease. In this session, Robert Stahelin, an adjunct associate professor of chemistry...
watch videoFighting to Improve Trauma Care
Each year in the United States, trauma accounts for 37 million emergency room visits and is the leading cause of death for people under age 45. Biochemist Frank Castellino’s...
watch videoFighting to Explore Our Universe
The work of Notre Dame astrophysicist Justin Crepp could lead to the discovery of worlds similar to our own and revolutionize our understanding of the universe. For centuries,...
watch videoLord Rosse’s Great Telescope
Journey with a Notre Dame undergrad to Ireland as she conducts research in Ireland on Lord Rosse’s Great Telescope. Notre Dame’s Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts...
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