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Virtual Slow Look
Wednesday, 07/13/2022, at 12:30 p.m. ET – Join us on Zoom for a break from the summer heat and a slow look at Reginald Marsh’s Frozen Custard. We’ll use tools of mindfulness...
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Virtual Slow Look
Join us on Zoom for a slow look at Walter Ufer’s The Battery. We’ll use tools of mindfulness meditation as a way to approach and understand the painting through a guided look....
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Fischoff Competition
The 49th Annual Fischoff Competition is back in person! Fischoff welcomes 55 ensembles from across the country and around the world to South Bend to compete in the nation’s...
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THE TOUMBA BUILDING AT LEFKANDI: Preliminary Results of a New Architectural Analysis
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and College of Engineering present THE TOUMBA BUILDING AT LEFKANDI: Preliminary Results of a New Architectural Analysis, in...
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Virtual Slow Look
Join us on Zoom for a slow look at Alexander Wyant’s Landscape with Mountains and Stream. We’ll use tools of mindfulness meditation as a way to approach and understand the...
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“Who Do We Say We Are? Irish Art 1922 | 2022”: A Musical Interlude
Join us for a live performance of a rich, musical interpretation of the works on view in the Snite Museum’s newest exploration of Ireland, Who Do We Say We Are? Irish Art 1922 |...
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Virtues and Vocations presents Taya Cohen: “Honesty and Moral Character in Work”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how...
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Virtues and Vocations Forum presents Mary Gentile: “Giving Voice to Values”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how...
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A Conversation with Two International Business Leaders
The Mendoza College of Business will present a new way of thinking about the role of business in society via the event “A Conversation with Two International Business...
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2021 Domer Dozen Honoree: Matt Conaghan ’15
Matt Conaghan ’15 was recognized as a 2021 Domer Dozen honoree for helping charities grow with the power of spare change. Conaghan spoke on campus at “My Path: Stories of...
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Accounting for Sustainability and Responsible Investing
Registration is open for the Accounting for Sustainability and Responsible Investing Conference sponsored by the Center for Accounting Research and Education at the University of...
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Tom Mendoza Presents: A Conversation with Jeff Smith
Tom Mendoza Presents is a webinar series hosted by Tom Mendoza, former president and vice chairman, NetApp, and current board director of UiPath, Varonis and Vast Data. Join Tom...
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The Bus Takes a Purposeful Journey
The Inspired Leadership Initiative at Notre Dame welcomed Jerome Bettis on Monday, March 28, as he explored pursuing a new purpose following his successful football career, his...
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Rethinking theology
In “Rethinking Theology,” five young international Simone Weil scholars from Germany, Denmark, the UK, and the US discuss the political thinker/religious divide in their...
The Freedom to Listen
Beyond recognizing the inherent importance of public discourse to democracy, a reckoning must be made that listening itself constitutes discourse as much as does speech — that...
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Virtual Panel: Success Stories of Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame
Members of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame will discuss their personal and career choices since their college years. Many are pioneers and leaders in their career paths and aim...
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Inspiring Conversations: Paul and Cindy Karos
During the fourth session of “Inspiring Conversations,” we will focus on the topic “How our shared faith has guided our life, our professions, our family and our path...
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Inspiring Conversations: Why Care? – Crafting a Leadership Grounded in Truth and Empathy
Why care? It may seem inherent to health care, but that’s not always the case. To learn more, join us for Inspiring Conversations with Dr. Adrienne Boissy, Chief Experience...
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Connecting Communities: Partnering on Ocean Health to Address Climate Change
For more than a decade, the European Union, thanks in part to the support of Ireland, has worked with Brazil, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and other countries to...
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Catholic Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis: Hope for a Wounded World
The world is emerging from an historic health crisis that has exacerbated existing conflicts, poverty, inequalities, polarization, and threats to the environment. While the...
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The Future of East European Studies
On 24 February, Ukraine became a target of Russia’s military aggression. This war, the largest in Europe since the Second World War, broke out with unimaginable atrocities,...
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Outside the Box | Soldiers and Novels
In this episode of Outside the Box, co-host (and six-time novelist) Jim Webb switches to the interviewee seat to join University of Notre Dame English Professor, Iraq War Army...
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Panel Discussion: “Faith and Freedom: A Lithuanian Perspective”
This webinar will contribute to this commemoration of “The Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania,” the longest-running and best-known underground periodical in the...
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Coffee for Integration: Insights on Empowering Migrants and Refugees in the Americas
The global economy depends on the contributions of international migrant workers, who make up almost five percent of the workforce worldwide. Yet these workers experience greater...
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John Staud: Education, Renewed.
From graduation trivia and Roberto Clemente, Jerome Bettis and all things Pittsburgh athletics, to leading the revitalization of Catholic schools Dr. John Staud, the executive...
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Katy Lichon: Education, Cultivated.
From Easter traditions and proper chocolate-bunny-eating etiquette to embracing and empowering the transformative power of the Latino community within Catholic schools Dr. Katy...
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Week 8: April 7
Q: Would you donate to #NotreDame? A: Uhh, why would I donate to a school that funds private prisons? Host: Emorja Roberson Co-hosts: Euda Fils, Daut’e Martin
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Week 10: April 28
After a two-year run, the crew moves on to a new chapter in life. Where are we off to next? Host: Emorja Roberson Co-hosts: Euda Fils, Daut’e Martin, Jeremy Yoder, Kate Quinn,...
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Week 9: April 14
We are quickly approaching the end of the era at #NotreDame, but there is still more to talk about. Host: Emorja Roberson Co-hosts: Euda Fils, Daut’e Martin
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Imagine Tomorrow Today: What could we do?
Exploring the compatibility of faith and science in activating the Church to invest in child development and learning Join us for our panel discussion with Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC,...
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Quick Reaction: Carson v. Makin and Catholic Schools Featuring Nicole Stelle Garnett and John Schoenig
Join Nicole Stelle Garnett and John Schoenig as they discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday June 20, 2022 that states can’t deny tuition to faith-based schools....
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Global Lawyering: Legal Challenges Posed by the Large-Scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused tremendous human suffering, dislocation, and economic devastation. It is no exaggeration to say the invasion has created the largest...
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Global Lawyering: A U.S. Perspective on SPACs and Securities Regulation
Join Notre Dame Law School’s International & Graduate Programs Office, the London Law Program, and the London Global Gateway for a contract theory explanation of Special Purpose...
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STS | The Future of American Policy
This episode of Students Talk Security will cover how the Senate can influence foreign policy in the face of new threats and increasing executive power, and what an NSA for a...
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Captured Courts: Dark Money’s Influence Over America’s Judiciary
The Notre Dame Law School chapter of the American Constitution Society will be hosting a virtual conversation with Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. All are welcome to join...
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Mexico Virtual Lecture Series: Disinformation & Populist Narratives Against Electoral Integrity
Prof. Juárez Gámiz was the first Fulbright-Garcia Robles COMEXUS Mexico Studies Chair hosted at the University of Notre Dame and co-sponsored by Notre Dame’s Mexico Global...
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Virtues and Vocations presents Zena Hitz: “Educating for Flourishing”
Virtues & Vocations is a national forum hosted by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre for scholars and practitioners across disciplines to consider how best...
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Russia in Ukraine: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly invoked religion in an effort to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. How, specifically, has Putin used religion—and in...
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“How Is the Catholic Church Safeguarding Children? A Perspective after the Recent Developments in Europe” — The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Rev. Dr. Hans Zollner, S.J.
A native of Regensburg, Germany, Fr. Zollner is Ordinary Professor at the Institute of Psychology and President of the Center for Child Protection, both at the Pontifical...
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An Examination of Conscience: Race, the Church, and the Public Square
Join the McGrath Institute for Church Life as Gloria Purvis discusses, “An Examination of Conscience: Race, the Church, and the Public Square.” This event is free and open to...
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Fourth Annual Byzantine Postdoctoral Fellowship Workshop: “Saints in Hymns, Homilies, and Hagiography”
Join the Byzantine Studies Program for its fourth annual workshop on “Saints in Hymns, Homilies, and Hagiography.” The workshop is a half-day public seminar discussion with...
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Flash Panel: Lessons from India’s Religious Freedom Protests
1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls | Zoom Webinar In January, six Muslim students protested against authorities at a district college in Karnataka, a state in southern India, after being...
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Garden Like a Champion Today! The Role of Native Plants for the Home Gardener
Learn about the beauty and role of native plants in home gardening! Guest speakers include Benjamin Futa, Founder & CEO, Botany LLC and Nathanael Pilla of Orbis Environmental...
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Nuclear fusion: Powering the stars and life on Earth
Nuclear fusion has been fueling stars and creating almost all of the chemical elements in the Universe over the last 13 billion years. But how does fusion in stars work? And when...
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Life in Pixels series with Seb Franklin & Jon Beller
Life in Pixels hosts an ongoing series of transdisciplinary conversations thinking about how we can make sense of, and live with, our computational social condition today....
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Our Universe Revealed: Physics for Everyone, “The Most Beautiful Theory…..So Far”
Science and its theories can provide clues to the fundamentals of the Universe and questions including, “What are we made of?” Starting from the general ideas of ancient time...
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Our Universe Revealed: Physics for Everyone “A Galactic Archaeological Road Trip with the Keck Observatory Telescopes”
The Keck telescopes have taken astronomers to the most remote neighborhoods of our galaxy, peppered with mini-galaxies-within-a-galaxy that are sparsely populated with just...
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Virtual ND Energy Distinguished Lecture: “Open-Shell Molecules: A Radical Design for Organic Optoelectronic Materials” by Mark S. Chen
Join ND Energy for a virtual distinguished lecture featuring Mark S. Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Lehigh University. Prof. Chen will discuss his...
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