February 2005
Haiti Program strives to eliminate diseases of poverty
By: William G. Gilroy
A Notre Dame program aimed at permanently halting the transmission of elephantiasis in Haiti is having the important added public health benefit of significantly reducing the burden of certain intestinal parasites. >
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New book on ethics by philosopher James Sterba
By: Michael O. Garvey
"The Triumph of Practice Over Theory in Ethics," by James P. Sterba, professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, was published this month by Oxford University Press. >
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Thinking Inside the Box
By: Nina Welding
Since the dawn of time man has continued to develop methods and machines to help solve complex physical problems. From the first abacus to the most recent generation of computers, these tools and the people who created them have inspired other researchers to explore possibilities beyond the limits of conventional technology, where intricate computer simulations and detailed modeling are the norm and millions of mathematical equations can be solved in a matter of seconds. >
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English professor shines new light on literature
By: Susan Guibert
English professor and novelist Steve Tomasula offers students an unexpected approach to the study of literature. >
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Kroc scholar is author of new book on peace building
By: Dennis K. Brown
For 25 years, John Paul Lederach has traveled to areas of the world where conflict is a way of life – Northern Ireland, Nicaragua, Somalia, the Philippines and elsewhere – to provide conciliation training and direct mediation. He sees his work as a religious vocation that is both a learned skill and an art. >
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Insect research combats disease in humans, crop plants and forests
By: William G. Gilroy
Most of us would shy away from looking too closely at lice, ticks and beetles, but we should be grateful that researchers at a University of Notre Dame center are taking an intense look at the insects. >
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Political scientist Dallmayr “complains” for peace
By: Michael O. Garvey
In his "Querela Pacis" (The Complaint of Peace), the 16th century scholar Desiderius Erasmus employed a conventional literary device of his time to endow peace with a personality and voice. Fred Dallmayr, Packey J. Dee Professor of Political Theory at the University of Notre Dame, has taken up the theme in his book, "Peace Talks—Who Will Listen?" which recently was published by Notre Dame Press. >
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Anthropologist is co-editor of new book on prehistoric Northwest
By: Megan Connelly
Ian Kuijt, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, is the co-editor of a new book that examines the evolution and organization of prehistoric complex hunter-gatherers in the plateau region of the Pacific Northwest. >
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A Pearl Among Stars
By: Wayne Falda
ND astrophysicists travel to Hawaii in search of the answers to the age old question: How do planets form? >
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