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Fighting to improve education policies
Goodwill wants high school education accessible for all ages—Notre Dame economists are providing the data to get there.
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Professor Hsueh-Chia Chang has been a Notre Dame faculty member for nearly 40 years. He has worked with over 70 Ph.D. and postdoctoral students on low-cost and portable medical devices for screening diseases. His NIH- and NSF-funded research ranges from fundamental engineering principles to product development. His goal is to reduce disease mortality in low-resource communities.
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When products we use or eat are dangerous, safety recalls can be a matter of life and death. And when a pandemic forces factories to shift production to ventilators or PPE, bottlenecks risk more lives. IT and analytics expert Kaitlin Wowak's research is helping companies increase the speed of safety recalls and quickly turn production lines in response to market needs.
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Fighting to grow the good in business
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Banks that identify fraudsters increase loyalty, retain more defrauded customers than others who never were compromised
In a new research study, Vamsi Kanuri, the Viola D. Hank Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, found that banks that identify fraudsters earn customer loyalty and lose customers if they can’t say who was responsible for a fraudulent transaction.
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Why some economies stall while others soar: development economist digs into disparity
Why do certain countries and firms struggle to grow while others thrive? Development economist Brenda Samaniego de la Parra investigates this disparity, aiming to shed light on the roots of inequality in global growth.
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Consumers prefer dealing with chatbots over humans when buying ‘embarrassing’ products online
When purchasing “embarrassing” products, consumers would rather engage with a chatbot over another human, even when they are shopping alone at home, according to new research from Jianna Jin, assistant professor of marketing at Notre Dame.
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Shipping policies designed to boost online spending instead drive consumers into stores
A new study from the University of Notre Dame reveals surprising results when shipping policies are adjusted from tiered to flat-rate models.
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'Who the messenger is matters’: Economist shows cultural leaders can positively influence population growth
Fertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons is at the heart of Lakshmi Iyer's work as a professor of economics and global affairs. Her research exemplifies the kind of population-level research that Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop), a new research initiative at the University, seeks to foster.
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Economist Robert Johnson on tariffs and trade policy: ‘How should the US be engaged with the rest of the world?’
To make sense of the new administration's recent tariff announcements and policy changes, Robert Johnson, the Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics at Notre Dame, explains how tariffs affect global economies and what this means for U.S. engagement in global trade.
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Sociologist’s innovative research examines how thousands of congregations across Chicago’s communities affect residents’ lives
A University of Notre Dame sociology professor is co-leading a groundbreaking study that will examine whether the density of congregations within communities ultimately influences residents’ livelihoods, such as their well-being, pro-social behavior, political mobilization, informal social support,…
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Understanding the how and why: Layton Hall ’24 applies economic research to housing advocacy
Layton Hall first visited Notre Dame's campus to watch Notre Dame-USC football for his 11th birthday. …
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Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics
Vicky Barone, assistant professor of economics at Notre Dame, researched the origins and development of the opioid epidemic and found that the unregulated marketing of potent painkillers led to increased access to prescription opioids and subsequent overdose mortalities. Tracing the long-term consequences of opioid overdose deaths on the political landscape in America, she found an increased support for conservative beliefs and Republican candidates.
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‘I’m watching you’ behavior produces racial disparities in school discipline
Research from Calvin Zimmermann, the O’Shaughnessy Assistant Professor of Education in Notre Dame's Department of Sociology, indicates that early childhood teachers often apply discipline disproportionately in their classrooms based on a student’s race.
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A human-centered framework for AI ethics
In this episode, Meghan Sullivan explains the DELTA framework, a human-centered approach to AI ethics—and why the choices we make today will define how this powerful technology shapes our future.
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Fighting for community regeneration
Gary, Indiana, has been a song lyric, a cultural hub, a stigma, a city to rush past, but now it is poised to revitalize, thanks in part to Notre Dame's School of Architecture.
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Fighting for faster virus detection
An electronic nose developed by Notre Dame researchers is helping sniff out bird flu biomarkers for faster detection and fewer sick birds.
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Fighting to educate children in Ghana
Soccer opened doors for student-athlete Daniel Boateng, so he’s leveraging the sport to offer opportunities for kids in his native Ghana.
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New tech to help stop the spread of bird flu
An “electronic nose” developed at Notre Dame could transform farming by detecting bird flu early.
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Fighting to cure brain cancer
To better understand glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, a Notre Dame researcher thought outside the box—and off planet Earth.
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