September 2006
New grant will help address invasive species problems in Great Lakes
By: William G. Gilroy
The eight Great Lakes states have an estimated 3.7 million registered recreational boats, which is one-third of the nation’s total number. An estimated $16 billion industry, recreational boating in the Great Lakes region is two-and-one-half times larger than commercial navigation on the Great Lakes. >
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Bennett leads Hubble team in star discovery
By: William G. Gilroy & Ray Villard
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope research team headed by University of Notre Dame astrophysicist David Bennett has, for the first time, identified the parent star of a distant planet that was discovered through gravitational microlensing. >
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U.N. emergency service needed in Middle East conflict, worldwide
By: Julie Hail Flory
As the violent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah continues, a University of Notre Dame political scientist is urging the creation of a United Nations rapid reaction force that he believes could stop genocide and other crimes against humanity in this and other war-torn world regions. >
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New NSF grant to fund research on blinking molecules
By: William G. Gilroy
A team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and backed by a new $1.2 million National Science Foundation Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) grant is seeking to solve an enduring mystery in chemical physics. >
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Barabási co-edits new book and is awarded computing medal
By: William G. Gilroy
Albert-Lászlo Barabási, Hofman Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the recipient of a major computing award from a leading Hungarian information technology society and is the co-editor of a new book on networks. >
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Liberal policies equal happier citizens, says political scientist
By: Susan Guibert
People who live in countries with more expansive welfare programs are more satisfied with their lives than those who do not, according to University of Notre Dame political scientist Benjamin Radcliff, who studies how political, economic and social factors affect quality of life. >
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Jump starting wonder
By: Susan Guibert
A particularly anemic account which is sometimes given of the miracle of the loaves and the fishes goes like this: Most of the people who had come out to hear Jesus preach that day had packed a hearty lunch but had selfishly concealed it from the others for fear of having to share. As Jesus spoke, the “miracle” then unfolded like an annoying television commercial, with people first grudgingly, and then enthusiastically sharing what they’d brought in their pockets and knapsacks until—Hey, how about that?—there was much more than enough for everybody. >
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