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NPR
January 23, 2026
The authors do cite some work, particularly work from economist Melissa Kearney, that children who grow up in stable two-parent families, especially married biological parents, do show better average outcomes. But what Kearney's work also emphasizes is that what she calls a two-parent advantage is strongly tied to resources and stability.
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OSV News
January 21, 2026
Michael Desch directs the Notre Dame International Security Center and teaches in Notre Dame’s political science department. Desch spoke with OSV News about Greenland and other U.S. foreign policy concerns in light of Pope Leo XIV’s recent address to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.
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Chicago Tribune
January 18, 2026
The Indiana Department of Education, in partnership with the University of Notre Dame, has received a $10 million federal Innovation and Research grant to improve student literacy.
Earth.com
January 17, 2026
The study, led by University of Notre Dame biologist Jason Rohr, ties real-world patterns in wild fish populations to controlled lab experiments designed to pin down cause and effect.
Reuters
January 15, 2026
“This is an effort to separate even more formally from the brand of the ABA, which is quite obviously in the crosshairs of the current administration and which faces significant opposition in some states,” said University of Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller. Those changes may still not be enough to assuage concerns over ABA accreditation from states such as Texas and Florida, Muller said.
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National Catholic Register
January 15, 2026
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in the intersection of religion and global politics, told the Register that Trump hadn’t provided a “just cause” to justify the operation.
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The Guardian
January 15, 2026
Even low levels of common agricultural pesticides can stunt the long-term lifespan of fish, according to research led by Jason Rohr, a biologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Politico
January 15, 2026
Federal judges — including Republican appointees — have been retiring at an unusually slow pace since Trump’s second inauguration, according to federal data and research by Derek Muller, a University of Notre Dame law professor who has tracked vacancies by recent presidential administrations.
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Science
January 15, 2026
Study co-author Jason Rohr, an environmental health scientist at the University of Notre Dame, says it’s too soon for regulators to make changes based on the team’s findings, but he hopes they will stimulate more research on chronic effects of chlorpyrifos and other pollutants.
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OSV News
January 13, 2026
"In those 12 months when they were receiving cash from the program, people were less likely to be food insecure," Patrick Turner, an assistant professor of economics at Notre Dame, and a LEO researcher, told OSV News.
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OSV News
January 13, 2026
So who is discussing guardrails and fail-safes to keep humans in control? Who is having the conversations concerning how AI will impact people, and just what an should look like for humanity? One answer: The University of Notre Dame, which recently received from the Lilly Endowment a $50.8 million grant — the largest given by a private foundation in the school’s history — to support the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics launched in September 2025.
Meghan Sullivan, founding director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Ethics and the Common Good and DELTA, said that the grant comes at a key time in the development of AI.
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The Conversation
January 13, 2026
The Conversation asked Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of international law at the University of Notre Dame, to explain what about recent actions by the U.S. violate international law and why that matters.
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The Boston Globe
January 12, 2026
Roy Scranton is an essayist, novelist, literary critic, climate philosopher, and author, most recently, of “Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress.” He teaches at the University of Notre Dame, where he directs the Environmental Humanities Initiative.
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The Conversation
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January 08, 2026
Mary Ellen O'Connell, professor of law and international peace studies, University of Notre Dame
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January 07, 2026
Mary Ellen O'Connell, international law professor, University of Notre Dame
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The New York Times
January 07, 2026
But William N. Evans, an economist at Notre Dame, notes an offsetting rise in the number of disabled veterans, who face the highest risk of homelessness. Analyzing the effects of HUD-VASH on hundreds of localities, he and three co-authors found that “veterans’ homelessness would have risen substantially” without the expanded aid.
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The New York Times
January 07, 2026
The outreach effort may also be a way for the authorities to monitor residents in case they begin organizing opposition to the government and its handling of the fire, said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who studies Hong Kong. “It seems that they are trying to kill two birds with one stone,” Ms. Hui said.
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Bloomberg
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January 06, 2026
Former federal prosecutor Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频, and Jessica Peake, Director of the International & Comparative Law Program at UCLA Law 91视频, discuss the federal charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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USA Today
January 06, 2026
Maduro’s lawyers are expected to challenge the court’s jurisdiction over his case by arguing the military attack on Venezuela violated international law, according to Jimmy Gurule虂, a former prosecutor who is now a law professor at Notre Dame.
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Reuters
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January 05, 2026
A leading U.S. legal scholar has raised serious concerns over the legality of Washington’s operation against Venezuela, warning that the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and the use of military force undermine core principles of international law. Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell of the University of Notre Dame said international law does not support indicting, arresting, and prosecuting a sitting head of state through foreign military action.
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CNBC
January 05, 2026
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频 who specializes in international law and conflict resolution, likened the operation to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. “President Trump is right to take action against illicit drugs, but his actions in Venezuela are not the ones proven to succeed,” she said. “Successful economies require strong, independent courts, fair systems of criminal justice, and respect for law,” O’Connell said. “Trump’s actions defy these basic components.
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The Christian Science Monitor
January 05, 2026
“The big powers, and especially China and Russia, are likely to draw two very different lessons about the U.S. from all of this,” says Michael Desch, an international affairs professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
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CNBC
January 05, 2026
Beyond believing in buying the dip, these traders also benefited from a conviction that the “TACO trade” would pan out, according to Zhi Da, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame who studies retail trader activity. Known in full as “Trump Always Chickens Out,” this strategy encourages investors to buy into stocks when policy decisions from the White House cause market downturns, with the expectation that the actions will be reversed. On the other hand, institutional counterparts have been more cautious about trading around Trump’s policies, Da said.
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NPR
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January 05, 2026
What legal questions are raised by the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and its capture of President Maduro and his wife? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with international law professor Mary Ellen O'Connell.
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Yahoo
January 05, 2026
Similarly, Mary Ellen O'Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频 in the US state of Indiana, spoke of a kidnapping. "The United Nations Charter makes it very clear that there are very few times when a country has the right to carry out military force on the territory of another country," O'Connell told NBC. "And it never has the right to do that in order to bring an individual out to stand trial before their courts."
NBC News
January 05, 2026
The use of military force to remove Venezuela’s president is effectively a “kidnapping” and violates core principles of the United Nations Charter, said Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频. “If you detain someone unlawfully, if you take someone into your custody and you do not have the legal right to do that, then what else would you call it?” she told NBC News.
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NBC News
January 05, 2026
“If you detain someone unlawfully, if you take someone into your custody, and you do not have the legal right to do that, then what else would you call it?” said Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law 91视频. “The United Nations Charter makes it very clear that there are very few times when a country has the right to carry out military force on the territory of another country," she added. "And it never has the right to do that in order to bring an individual out to stand trial before their courts."
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Forbes
January 05, 2026
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Financial Times
January 05, 2026
Mary Ellen O'Connell, law professor at the University of Notre-Dame, who noted formal extradition requests are required to remove criminal...
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Associated Press
January 05, 2026
“This is clearly a blatant, illegal and criminal act,” said Jimmy Gurule, a Notre Dame Law 91视频 professor and former assistant U.S. attorney.
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