Past News
October 9, 2008
ND Magazine features article on climate change and assisted migration
"Where the Wild Things Will Be" features the research work of ND Biologists Jessica Hellmann and Jason McLachlan, along with GLOBES scholar Derrick Parker, who are studying the fate of butterflies and other species affected by climate change. > Read More
July, 2008
GLOBES welcomes Cohort 3 fellows at UNDERC training module
Four new IGERT trainees joined the GLOBES team of scholars for the Practicum in Environmental Ecology module held at UNDERC (University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center) in northern Wisconsin. Trainees enjoyed the retreat-like atmosphere in the pristine woods, lakes and streams that are part of UNDERC. > Read more
January, 2008
GLOBES program accepting applications for fellowships
Home departments involved in the GLOBES interdisciplinary studies PhD program in environmental and human health are accepting applications for Fall 2008 admission. These include Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Economics and Econometrics, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, and Theology. Students interested in applying to the Department of Biological Sciences for a GLOBES PhD fellowship should submit applications materials by January 5, 2008. Please see the Graduate School website for other departmental deadlines. > Read more on how to apply for a GLOBES fellowship
January 3, 2008
GLOBES announces undergraduate research opportunities for Summer 2008
The GLOBES program at the University of Notre Dame with funding from an NSF IGERT grant award is pleased to sponsor a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program during the summer of 2008. GLOBES undergraduate research fellowships provide an exciting opportunity for students to be involved in cutting-edge research with the intent of providing real world solutions to global environmental and human health issues. Review of applications will begin March 1, 2008. > Read more on the GLOBES REU program
November 1, 2007
ND biologists assess fish life in streams near and far
Stream ecologist Gary Lamberti and his students see similarities between fish-life assessments done locally at Juday Creek on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame and studies of Alaskan wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. > Read More
October 25, 2007
Catholic Digest names Shrader-Frechette U.S “Hero”
Kristin Shrader-Frechette, F.J. and H.M. O’Neill Professor of Philosophy and concurrent professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected by Catholic Digest magazine as one of 12 “heroes for America” — lay people living or working in the United States who are performing exemplary work in the spirit of the Catholic faith. The magazine cited her work on behalf of environmental justice. > Read More
October 8, 2007
New study examines ecological consequences of transgenic corn crops
A new paper by a team of researchers that includes Notre Dame biologist and GLOBES advisor Jennifer Tank addresses the potential for effects from genetically modified corn to aquatic ecosystems in the agricultural Midwest. > Read More
September 20, 2007
Gates Foundation Grant to support malaria control research
A $20 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports research aimed at evaluating existing malaria control programs and the design of improved methods of disease control. > Read More
July 7, 2007
ND Biologists work to control importing and sale of invasive plants
Consumers have easy access to the purchase of invasive plants and animals, something Notre Dame's aquatic ecologists David Lodge and Reuben Keller would like to change. > Read More from the May 2007 edition of BioScience > Read South Bend Tribune news article
May 17, 2007
ND Biologist and GLOBES Faculty Advisor David Severson led an international effort which has recently completed its work to sequence the genome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito
The international research, announced on May 17 in the online journal Science Express, brings about significant advances in the fight against two of mankind's oldest diseases- yellow fever and dengue fever. > Read more
Jan. 24, 2007
ND Biologists appear in NY Times Science News article on assisted migration
Notre Dame Biologists Jessica Hellmann and Jason McLachlan talk about their research work to save endangered species in a recent New York Times Science News article. Written by science writer Carl Zimmer who visited Notre Dame in September as part of the GLOBES Inaugural Seminar Series, the article explores the effects of global warming on endangered species and the pros and cons of assisted migration. > Read More on Prof. Hellmann's work
Oct. 24 - 26, 2006
GLOBES students publish series of articles calling for action on global health crisis
GLOBES students Matt Barnes, Sarah Epstein, Peter Levi, and Jill Mueller submitted a series of three columns addressing the global health crisis that were published in Viewpoint, the editorial section of The Observer, Notre Dame's student-run campus newspaper. > Read Column 1 > Read Column 2 > Read Column 3
June 7, 2006
Biology Professor co-edits stream methods book
Gary A. Lamberti, professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has co-edited the second edition of a book titled, "Methods in Stream Ecology." > Read More
April 20, 2006
UNDERC program heads into the West
Three University of Notre Dame faculty members and eight undergraduates are the charter members of an upcoming new environmental science summer experience in Montana that has the unusual additional missions of reuniting Native Americans with their ancient lands and enhancing Native American educational opportunities at Notre Dame. > Read More
April 1, 2006
Pro-bono work by ND students and faculty mixes science with social justice
Combining scientific and social-justice themes in her work, Kristin Shrader-Frechette is the O’Neill Family Professor of Philosophy and Concurrent Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. > Read More
March 3, 2006
Lodge helps author paper calling for federal leadership to control invasive species
David M. Lodge, professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is the lead author of a new Ecological Society of America (ESA) paper calling for a stronger government response to the problem of invasive species. > Read More
March 2, 2006
Biologist Hellman awarded career enhancement fellowship
Jessica Hellmann, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2006 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, which administers the program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. > Read More
January 8, 2006
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium opens invasive species exhibit with the help of Notre Dame's Center for Aquatic Conservation
Prof. David Lodge, director of the Center for Aquatic Conservation at the University of Notre Dame, was a featured speaker at the January opening of a new permanent exhibit on invasive species at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. > Read More
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