September 2005
Theologian Maxwell Johnson edits new prayer book
By: Michael O. Garvey
“Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary,” edited by Maxwell E. Johnson, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, has been published by Liturgical Press. >
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New Antibiotics Successful against Superbugs
By: Sarah Graham
The misuse and overuse of antibiotics has led to the rise of so-called superbugs--bacteria that have developed a resistance to widely used antibiotics and pose a threat to public health. Scientists have thus been investigating alternative treatment options. At a presentation given at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C., researchers unveiled one such candidate: a novel type of antibiotic that has shown promise against bacteria that survive in the face of conventional medications. >
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Architecture professor examines Roman temples in new book
By: Julie Flory
John Stamper, associate professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame, analyzes the evolution and development of Roman temples in his new book, "The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire," published recently by Cambridge University Press. >
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Research funding continues to grow
By: William G. Gilroy
Continuing a trend of strong growth, incoming University of Notre Dame research dollars topped the $80 million mark for the first time during the 2004-05 fiscal year. Notre Dame faculty earned more than 400 research awards and $80.8 million in externally sponsored research funding during the last fiscal year. >
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Anthropologist publishes new book on Haitian migration, vodou
By: Shannon Chapla
University of Notre Dame anthropologist Karen Richman examines the nature and centrality of religion for Haitian migrants to South Florida in a new book titled "Migration and Vodou," published by University Press of Florida as part of the New World Diasporas
series. >
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A half century of Ralph McInerny
By: Michael O. Garvey
Ralph McInerny, professor of philosophy, director of the Jacques Maritain Center and Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame, can be pointed in his disapproval of recent trends in his chosen academic discipline. “Philosophy itself has now become a form of Radical Chic,” he says, deriding those comfortably employed philosophers who “fly about the world to talk to one another and deny that there is a world to fly around or that anything they or anyone else might say makes sense.” >
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Drug continues to show promise as means to control chemotherapy’s side effects
By: William G. Gilroy
A team of scientists led by a University of Notre Dame cancer researcher has found further evidence that an antipsychotic drug also may help prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. >
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Notre Dame Press publishes essays on Burke by Seamus Deane
By: Michael O. Garvey
“Foreign Affections: Essays on Edmund Burke,” by Seamus Deane, Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies at Notre Dame, was published this month by the University of Notre Dame Press. >
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Pump prices will rise until refineries repaired
By: Susan Guibert
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, Americans in many places can expect to pay more than $3 a gallon for gasoline until oil refineries damaged by the storm can return to full capacity, according to University of Notre Dame economist James Sullivan. >
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