In recent discussions with Hill policymakers, Pulte Institute researchers emphasized the University’s global impact and commitment to data-driven policy solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges.
The Keough School of Global Affairs will observe the International Day of Peace with two campus events: a prayer service featuring University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., on Friday (Sept. 20) and a talk by a Notre Dame graduate who serves in the Sierra Leone government on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Both events are free and open to the public.
Tracy Kijewski-Correa, professor of engineering and global affairs and the William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, was the lead author for the study, published in the Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering.
On Friday, September 6, 2024, the Pulte Institute hosted "Assessing Drivers of Implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Indiana" on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Paul Perrin, Evidence and Learning Director…
Nepal's agriculture sector, vital for the country's economy, faces numerous challenges, including low productivity and limited adoption of modern agricultural technologies including improved seed. To address these issues, the Government of Nepal launched the Seed Subsidy Program (SSP) in 2012, providing…
Notre Dame has a long history of outstanding student-athletes being named to All-America teams. The University also has a tradition of honoring exceptional faculty on the football field each fall.
At every home game, Provost John T. McGreevy honors a distinguished member of the faculty as part of the All-Faculty Team. On September 7 during the Northern Illinois game, Ellis Adams, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy within the Keough School of Global Affairs and Core Affiliated Faculty in the Pulte institute, was honored during an on-field ceremony. Last season, William J. Pulte Director Tracy Kijewski-Correa was also selected to the All-Faculty Team.
The Pulte Institute for Global Development is proud to release our 2023-24 Annual Review.
Released at our Pulte Institute Tailgate on Saturday, September 7, this year's edition features our work to end global poverty and ensure sustainability.
Food security offers a critical opportunity for innovation and growth among higher learning institutions in middle- and low- income countries, according to SHARE research.
Ahead of its 10th Annual Meeting in Rome, the Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) Network has launched a new policy brief series aimed at connecting high-quality research to policy discussions at the intersection of forests and livelihoods. The series draws upon a diverse set of expertise within the FLARE community to advance knowledge and action on key current issues relating to climate, biodiversity, poverty, social justice, forest governance and more.
The University of Notre Dame marked its tenth year hosting the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a milestone for possibility, empowerment, and the importance of leadership for young African changemakers. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), is a flagship program of the U.S. Department of State.
Mary Gallagher is the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs. She joined the school in her new role in July 2024. In this conversation, Gallagher describes what drew her to the school, discusses the importance of policy engagement and shares her collaborative vision…
The remarkable journey of Nathan and Djemillah exemplifies the power of perseverance, collaborative innovation, and shared passion for sustainability. Their story highlights how familial support and the application of humility and intellectual curiosity can drive transformative change both locally and globally.
As the leader of a global Catholic research university with a presence on five continents, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., will draw on a rich background of global experience that includes deep connections to the University’s Keough School of Global Affairs and Notre Dame Global.
Research from the Language of Instruction Transition in Education Systems (LITES) study, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), tackles this issue directly. A blog post from Pulte Institute Faculty TJ D'Agostino and USAID's Anna Angarola with insghts from the LITES study was recently featured on USAID's Education Links website.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program at Notre Dame, we had the privilege of speaking with a few of our alums. They shared how the Fellowship at Notre Dame has profoundly impacted their lives, enabling them to use their experiences and knowledge to do extraordinary work in the world.
Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new research by University of Notre Dame experts.
Through the Keough School’s i-Lab (Integration Lab), Master of Global Affairs students specializing in Sustainable Development and Governance & Policy immerse themselves in a consultancy-style project with real-world impact. The result of this team-based work—a summer in the field, bookended by three semesters in an academic setting—could be a technical report, a toolkit, or case studies for use by their partner organization.
Simbarashe ‘Simba’ Absolom Murondoti, a 2023 University of Notre Dame Mandela Washington Fellowship alum, returned to campus in May to participate in the IDEA Center’s McCloskey New Venture Competition. He recently shared his experience with the Pulte Institute.
With research completed for this multi-country study identifying effective policies and practices to improve primary-school-age children’s access to books, in-country dissemination events in participating Cambodia, Honduras and Rwanda amplified findings over the past year.
The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Santosh Kumar, associate professor of development and global health economics at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.
Lessons learned through global research to improve education outcomes in Africa are being applied to the epidemic of gun violence in the U.S.
The Youth Anti-Gun Violence Symposium in South Bend incorporated a systems thinking workshop for attendees led in part by T.J. D’Agostino, assistant…
On June 25, Dr. Nancy Rydberg and Mr. Kevin Mann delivered a webinar for the Research Technical Assistance Center entitled "From Evidence to Uptake". During the presentation, Rydberg and Mann introduced the process that Notre Dame led, along with research partners, to carry out cross-national writing and research communications workshops.
The 2024 Mandela Washington Fellows, 13 women and 11 men, come from 21 countries: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. All of the Fellows share a common entrepreneurial spirit and have proven successes in promoting innovation and positive change in their professional and personal communities.
Sam Gadway, Saad Kamil, Muhindo Malunga, and Valentina Muñoz are in Nigeria to research social cohesion in NGOs and the private sector. Through the i-Lab program, Keough School Master of Global Affairs students spend a summer collecting and coding global development-related data in the field.
In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce poverty. A new study, co-authored by a Notre Dame global health economics expert, evaluates the relationship between anemia and school attendance in India, debunking earlier research that could have misguided policy interventions.
The earthquake that struck southwest Haiti in August 2021 killed thousands of people and left more than half a million seeking help. New research by a University of Notre Dame expert finds that the assessment of this disaster can serve as a model for evaluating future disasters and making life-saving improvements.
A new tool to support local communities to effectively steward their forest resources was released at FLARE’s 2023 fall meeting in Kenya. The Community Forestry (CommFor) Tool is an app developed to help communities better understand and monitor their forests.
The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and the Organization of American States have launched a new partnership to strengthen democracy and defend human rights efforts across Latin America. To that end, the institutions will collaborate on joint research and policy projects, exchange faculty experts and train undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers who work in development, human rights and democracy.
