NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 22 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Photo by Chicago Transit Authority via Flickr Creative Commons Black men on buses and trains whether as passengers or transit workers face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these encounters can also erode Black men's sense of digni  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Nov. 22 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Frank Hadley Collins, professor emeritus in the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, died Nov. 16 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 80. Collins, the former George and Winifred Clark Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences, retired in 2019 after a long career as one of the country's leading researchers in vector biology. He performed genome-level studies of arthropod vectors of human pathogens  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 22 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement: * * * Indiana school district violates counselor's freedom of speech The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner regarding a motion ADF attorneys filed Thursday with a federal district court in McCord v. South Madison Community School Corporation, asking it to protect a school counselor's free speech rights. South Madison Community School Corpora  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 22 -- Marian University issued the following news: The U.S. Postal Service's 2024 Christmas stamp, featuring Madonna and Child by 17th-century artist Giovanni Sassoferrato, has two unique ties to Marian University. First, Marian University student Allie Miller '25, a chemistry major with a minor in studio art, played a pivotal role in researching this masterpiece during her 2024 Marian Summer Scholars Program internship. Working with Marian Assistant Professor of Ch  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 23 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue's Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE) program is developing the next generation of global leaders. More than 400 students are enrolled in the international work experience program, which integrates language coursework, study abroad, cultural training, domestic and international work, and research experience and global design team projects into the College of Engineering cur  more