Past Events
Nov. 16, 2006
NDEER Symposium features three guest speakers
The 5th Annual Symposium on Notre Dame Environmental Education and Research (NDEER) brought together more than 90 faculty members and students for a daylong conference exploring the theme of "Forging Integrative Solutions: Challenges in Disease, Water Quality and Pollution."
Oct. 26, 2006
Jonathan Patz of the Univ. of Wisconsin to talk on Climate Change and Human Health Risks
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, of the Nelson Institute of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, addresses human health risk resulting from climate change and changing landscapes at the GLOBES Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Galvin Auditorium. > Read More
Sept. 21, 2006
GLOBES Inaugural Seminar Series begins with New York Times Science Writer Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer's talk entitled "The Darwin Beat: Reporting Evolution News in a Controversial Age" kicks off the Fall 2006 GLOBES Inaugural Serminar Series. The award-winning journalist and author of five books about science will present a lecture open to all Notre Dame students and the public in the Jordan Hall of Science Auditorium, Room 101, at 4 p.m. > Read More
September 14, 2006
2nd Annual Notre Dame Forum focuses on "The Global Health Crisis"
Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs are among the world leaders, scholars and students to discuss some of the world’s most challenging issues in global health at the 2nd Annual Notre Dame Forum. Gwen Ifill, managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, acts as moderator for the forum of distinguished panelists. > Read More
February 24-26, 2006
Department of Biology hosts Graduate Student Recruitment Weekend
The first group of prospective graduate students for Fall 2006 admission to the GLOBES program visited Notre Dame during the Student Recruitment Weekend hosted by the Dept. of Biology on Feb. 24-26. > Read More
February 10, 2006
BioFrASS features talk by GLOBES Program Director
GLOBES Program Director Jeffrey Feder gave an overview of the new GLOBES interdisciplinary studies program at the weekly EEE graduate student seminar, BioFrASS (Biology Friday Afternoon Seminar Series), at the University of Notre Dame. > Read More
February 7, 2006
GLOBES PIs meet with Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University
The Department of Biological Sciences hosted an informal discussion on interdisciplinary studies with Nieuwland Lecturer Professor Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University and Notre Dame faculty members involved with GLOBES. > Read More
October 26, 2005
New interdisciplinary program to address global health problems
GLOBES (Global Linkages of Biology, Environment, and Society) is the new interdisciplinary PhD program at the University of Notre Dame.