October 2006
Reyniers has new digs for skeletal collections
By: Susan Guibert
They say with food, presentation is everything. But can the same be said of bones? Really old bones? >
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Fewer ‘blue laws’ related to risky behavior
By: Susan Guibert
The erosion of “blue laws” – bans on opening stores on Sundays – points to an increase in drinking and drug use among young Americans, according to a study co-authored by Dan Hungerman, an economist at the University of Notre Dame, and Jonathon Gruber, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. >
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Report: Chicago’s Mexican community is economic catalyst
By: Shannon Chapla
A new report published by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, with help from the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, says the integration of Chicago’s growing Mexican community is vital to the region’s economy. >
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The Art of Conversation
By: Ted Fox
When mom told you to make eye contact during conversation, you may have been getting more than a lesson in good manners. >
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Pope’s comments “unhelpful”
By: Michael O. Garvey
Pope Benedict XVI's quotation of remarks made by a Byzantine emperor six centuries ago have been described as “injudicious” by A. Rashied Omar, research scholar of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. >
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Biometrics Research
By: William G. Gilroy
In the summer of 2001, Kevin W. Bowyer and Patrick J. Flynn joined the University of Notre Dame’s Computer Science and Engineering Department. >
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Book examines crisis of democracy in the Andean region
By: Kelly Roberts & Dennis Brown
University of Notre Dame political scientist Scott Mainwaring has coedited a new book that analyzes and explains the challenges facing democratic representation in five Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. >
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Political scientist publishes new book on influence of schools/communities on civic life
By: Susan Guibert
The role of communities in shaping people’s political engagement and the importance of schools in fostering civic norms are the focus of a new book by David E. Campbell, a University of Notre Dame political scientist who specializes in political participation. >
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