ND in the News: January 2026
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Bloomberg
January 29, 2026
According to research led by Jason Rohr, a biologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, even low levels of chemical pesticides can shorten the long-term lifespan of fish.
phys.org
January 29, 2026
The research was co-authored by Paola Crippa, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences and Richard (Drew) Marcantonio, assistant professor of environment, peace and global affairs in the Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs, along with Wenxu Liao, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.
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The Conversation
January 28, 2026
By Amy McAuliffe, Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame.
Earth.com
January 27, 2026
Comparing the forest datasets revealed that many pixels are classified differently depending on which map a decision-maker uses. The work was led by Daniel C. Miller, a professor at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on forest governance and development, tracking how conservation programs change land rights, livelihoods, and forest outcomes.
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Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs
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Earth.com
January 27, 2026
Researchers know these cells exist, but they do not fully understand how they move, why they persist, or what they do over time. Kristine Joy Chua is a biological anthropologist at the University of Notre Dame. “These cells are extremely rare, making up less than one percent of the total cells in our body, and are difficult to detect,” said Chua.
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phys.org
January 27, 2026
"These cells are extremely rare, making up less than 1% of the total cells in our body, and are difficult to detect," said Kristine Joy Chua, a biological anthropologist in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Anthropology.
Associated Press
January 27, 2026
Jimmy Gurulé, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, said he saw turf battles and other disagreements when he was a federal prosecutor working with local authorities on task forces in Los Angeles, and again when he was an undersecretary at the U.S. Treasury Department overseeing law enforcement operations under George W. Bush. But, he said, the situation in Minnesota is “unprecedented” in his experience. “The disagreements were always handled behind the scenes. There were never any public statements criticizing other agencies,” Gurulé said. “It's not even a question of collaboration at this point. It's such a broken relationship," he said. "How did it get to this point, where state and local law enforcement have such little trust in the federal agencies they feel they need to go to court?"
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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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Department of Economics