Lockdowns initiated to curb the spread of the coronavirus in China and Europe at the beginning of the pandemic improved air quality, averting tens of thousands of deaths in regions where air pollution has a significant impact on mortality, a new study shows. According to research published in …
The John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values has announced new leadership for two key programs — GLOBES, an interdisciplinary training program in environment and society, and Medicine and the Liberal Arts. Amy Hixon, associate professor in the Department of Civil & …
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences is excited to announce that, even amid a pandemic, we continue to grow to meet the needs of our students. “We have three new faculty members to introduce,” said Joannes J. Westerink, the Joseph and Nona Ahearn …
Three doctoral candidates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences have received the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. Presented annually by Notre Dame Learning, the Graduate School, and the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, the award …
Faculty from the University of Notre Dame have completed more than a year of research funded through the Health and Well-being Initiative’s Catalyst Seed Grant Program. The award program asked researchers in all disciplines to explore creative and diverse research opportunities in the science of …
The continued burning of fossil fuels, increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, and changes in land use such as deforestation have led to the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, a consistent rise in sea levels, and fueled the intensity of devastating climate events such as …
Earth Day 2020 will mark 50 years since the first nationwide effort to educate the public and raise awareness of environmental issues that threaten the health and sustainability of the planet. The impacts of global climate change are no less visible at regional and local levels. In the Midwest …
New research from the University of Notre Dame is shedding light on the unexpected effects climate change could have on regional instability and violent conflict. Previous studies have linked drought to instances of intense conflict. As climate change is expected to bring hotter, dryer …
At the beginning of each summer, mayfly larvae emerge from bodies of water and shed their skin to become full-fledged mayflies, similar to how caterpillars become butterflies. Then, all at once, a swarm of these insects fly away together to reproduce, acting as an important component in the food …