Visitors who want a break from tailgating on football weekends have a variety of options for around campus this fall. From science to the humanities to faith, these events will explore a range of topics of interest to the University of Notre Dame community.
On Fridays, the will host the hour-long “,” a lecture series that features faculty sharing their insights about and experiences of Notre Dame and its place in the world. Each talk, geared for a general audience, allows the speakers to share their expertise, followed by a Q&A session. These talks take place at the Eck Visitors Center. For more information, visit the .
The 15th annual , sponsored by the , provides a lineup of lectures by leading faculty members on each home football game weekend. The lectures address a variety of issues and offer an opportunity to meet and interact with some of the University’s faculty.
The lectures, which will take place in the Annenberg Auditorium of the , are free and open to the public. Topics include:
- “The Changing American Voter in 2016 and Beyond,” 4 p.m. Sept. 5, with , Arthur Foundation Endowed Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership, professor in the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Institute for Latino 91Ƶ.
- “Sparkle: Contemporary Girls’ Media Culture,” noon Sept. 19, with , associate professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre and director of the Gender 91Ƶ Program.
- “What’s Posterity Ever Done for Us?: Literature and the Future,” noon Sept. 26, with , Mary Lee Duda Professor of Literature, Department of English.
- “Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., Among the Notre Dame Presidents,” noon Oct. 10, with , professor emeritus of history; Nancy Haegel, center director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado; Father Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus; and , professor, Department of Theology, and co-director, Institute for Latino 91Ƶ.
- “How Our Siblings Shape Us: Evidence from Economics,” 4 p.m. Oct. 17, with , Brian and Jeannelle Brady Associate Professor of Economics.
- “1916: Screening the Irish Rebellion,” noon Nov. 14, with , Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of Irish 91Ƶ, Department of Irish Language and Literature, and concurrent professor, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre.
The will offer its Saturday Science Exploration Series in Room 101 of the Jordan Hall of Science before every home football game. Topics include:
- “New Views of the Solar System: The Latest from Pluto and This Year’s Robotic Explorers,” noon Sept. 5 in the Digital Visualization Theater (DVT), with , director of the DVT and concurrent assistant professional specialist in the Department of Physics.
- “Notre Dame and the God Particle,” noon Sept. 19, with , professor of physics.
- “Science, Religion and Environmental Change: A Panel Discussion about the Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si’ and the University of Notre Dame,” noon Sept. 26, with , director of the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative and Ludmilla F. and Stephen J. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences; , managing director of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index; , associate professor of management; , assistant professor civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences; and , William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, as moderator.
- “Tissue Microenvironment: Friend or Foe for Cancer Metastasis?” noon Oct. 10, with , Nancy Dee Professor of Cancer Research at the Harper Cancer Research Institute.
- “Compassionate Care in Medicine,” 1 p.m. Oct. 17, with Dominic Vachon, director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine.
- “Stem Cells: A Vision for the Ethical Treatment of Disease,” noon Nov. 14, with , Rev. Howard J. Kenna, C.S.C., Memorial Director of the Center for Zebrafish Research and director of the Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine.
The is continuing its annual series, offering sessions from 10:30-11:30 a.m. each Saturday in the lower level of Geddes Hall. The theme for these talks this semester is “Saints who spoke up and spoke out!” For more information, visit .
Visitors are also invited to join the Dr. Tom Dooley Society every football Saturday for the , which explore different medical topics. Topics include:
- Medical mission stipend awardees’ presentations, 2 p.m. Sept. 5, Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science.
- The : “Rules of Engagement: The Principles of Underserved Global Health Volunteerism,” 11 a.m. Sept. 19, Raclin Carmichael Auditorium, Indiana University 91Ƶ of Medicine-South Bend, with John Wilson, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic.
- “Pain Management,” 11 a.m. Sept. 26, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Paul Christo, Johns Hopkins Medicine.
- “Lingering Effects of Ebola,” 11 a.m. Oct. 10, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Fred Angulo, epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- “Bariatric Surgery,” 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Matt Hubbard, Yale Bariatric Surgery Program.
- “Disabusing Disability,” 11 a.m. Nov. 14, Room 105, Jordan Hall, with Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, Memorial Hospital of South Bend.