July 2005
Self-Deception and Ethical Fading
By: Rachel Reynolds
Before an ethical decision can be made, a person must first know that the ethical question exists. Absent anyone to point it out, one has to intuit that honesty and honor are at stake. A quiet bell rings in the ear. A thought hesitates speech. Without this awareness, a person is powerless to make wise choices. >
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Theologians contribute to new Aquinas study
By: Michael O. Garvey
“The Theology of Thomas Aquinas,” edited by Joseph P. Wawrykow, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, and Rik van Nieuwenhove, lecturer in theology at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland, recently was published by the University of Notre Dame Press. >
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Researcher receives $2.5 million Grand Challenges grant to combat dengue fever
By: William G. Gilroy
The University of Notre Dame has received a $2.5 million grant from the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, a major effort to achieve scientific breakthroughs against diseases in developing countries, for a program to develop a new approach to controlling dengue fever. >
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Historian writes book on Indy’s "polite" civil rights protests
By: Susan Guibert
Methods of political action employed by the black community of Indianapolis in the 20th century to secure civil rights is the focus of a new book written by Richard B. Pierce, a historian at the University of Notre Dame. >
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Marketers Look Inside Virtual Communities
By: Becky Wiese
For consumer marketers still unsure how virtual communities fit into their strategic management objectives, a new study lends credence to the idea that online efforts can produce concrete benefits. >
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Anniversary of Russell-Einstein Manifesto
By: William G. Gilroy
At a time when concerns are mounting over the efforts of North Korea, Iran and other regimes to develop nuclear weapons, July 9 marks the 50th anniversary of a significant document that laid the foundations for the nuclear non-proliferation movement. On that date in 1955, Albert Einstein and the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell and nine other scientists issued a warning to humanity about the consequences of nuclear war. >
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Report highlights economic progress of Mexicans in Chicago
By: Shannon Chapla
There are signs of overall economic improvement among the 563,500 Mexican immigrants and 504,000 U.S.-born Mexican-Americans who live in metropolitan Chicago, according to a new research report from the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) at the University of Notre Dame. >
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Art professor publishes new book on St. Augustine
By: Susan Guibert
Meredith Gill, assistant professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, has published a new book exploring the philosophical and theological legacy of St. Augustine. >
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Walther Center receives grant to recruit new investigators
By: William G. Gilroy
The Walther Cancer Research Center at the University of Notre Dame has raised its $350,000 goal for Walther Cancer Institute’s “Invest in Success” campaign and is now eligible to receive the same amount in matching funds from the institute. >
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Democracy in Latin America examined in new book
By: Dennis K. Brown
Notre Dame political scientists Frances Hagopian and Scott Mainwaring are the editors of a new book that explores the wave of democratization that has swept through Latin America since 1978. >
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Students, faculty ride wave of Italy’s popularity
By: Gail Hinchion Mancini
Although he is a lover of France and its culture today, when Christian Moevs was growing up in New Jersey in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Italian side of him was overwhelmed by America’s exclusive love of things French: “Everything had to be ‘chic.’ Even the word is French. Italian meant pizza, Mafia and cobblers. Pasta was this American-made glue.” >
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