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ND in the News: October 2025

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    Director Guillermo del Toro’s new movie adapts Mary Shelley’s horror classic, Frankenstein. It comes as the world is grappling with a new unpredictable creation: artificial intelligence. Includes guest Eileen Hunt, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and author of the 2020 book “Artificial Life After Frankenstein.”

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    Eileen Hunt

    Political Science

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    Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring the remarkable life of Juana Azurduy, a revolutionary leader who defied norms in 19th century South America. With insights from Professor Vanesa Miseres and Dr. Cheryl Jimenez-Frei, we delve into Azurduy's legacy, her battles for independence, and her enduring impact on history.

  3. Mary Ellen O'Connell, an international law expert at Notre Dame University and former military educator with the defence department, said the "criminal suspects are entitled to due process. It is a greater crime to summarily execute people suspected of drug trafficking than drug trafficking is," she added.

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  4. Melissa Kearney, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame, told NPR that "it's not that people don't like kids as much as they used to," but there are more options people can consider.

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    Melissa Kearney

    Department of Economics

  5. Marriage among the children of high earners and those who become high earners serves to consolidate wealth, and further widens the income gap, said Melissa Kearney, a family economist at the University of Notre Dame. 

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    Melissa Kearney

    Department of Economics

  6. Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame

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    Jason Reed

    Mendoza College of Business

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    "This demographic issue is poised to potentially remake so much of our society," said Melissa Kearney, an economist at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Melissa Kearney

    Department of Economics

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    Notre Dame professor Richard Sheehan speculates about the possibilities of what led to Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones to allegedly participate in illegal gambling schemes.

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    Richard Sheehan

    Mendoza College of Business

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    Richard Sheehan, professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame

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    Richard Sheehan

    Mendoza College of Business

  10. "​​Shutdowns involve extremely little money because most federal spending is on autopilot," Jeffrey Campbell, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame and a former senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, told ABC News.

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    Jeffrey Campbell

    Economics

  11. Whereas LSU was a clear No. 1 in our staff list, the highest proportion of readers — who were asked to submit up to 10 favorites, in any order — chose Notre Dame Stadium, which just barely edged the Big House at Michigan and Death Valley at LSU.

  12. By Marya Lieberman, the Nancy Dee Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame.

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    Marya Lieberman

    Chemistry and Biochemistry

  13. Richard Sheehan, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Notre Dame and author of Keeping Score: The Economics of Big-Time Sports, says the recent NBA betting scandal may not significantly damage public trust in regulated sports markets. Sheehan argues that while leagues have long histories of cracking down on misconduct—citing Pete Rose as a prime example—sportsbooks are newer and less visible, making reputational recovery more complex.

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    Richard Sheehan

    Mendoza College of Business

  14. A new series of "cascading failures" may have arisen after the initial outage, according to Mike Chapple, an information technology professor at Notre Dame University. "It's like when you have a large-scale power outage. Crews start working to try to bring it back on line," Mr Chapple said. "The power might flicker a few times," he explained, but it's possible Amazon had initially "only addressed the symptoms" and not the cause.

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    Michael Chapple

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    Michael Chapple, University of Notre Dame I.T., Analytics & Operations Professor

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    Mike Chapple, University of Notre Dame I.T. professor

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  17. Mike Chapple, an IT professor at the University of Notre Dame, said in a statement to USA TODAY that the incident is a reminder of the world's dependency on a handful of cloud service providers, including AWS. "When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold," Chapple said.

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