Research

Brain tumors put the squeeze on neurons

Neurons, which help us think, feel, talk, move, and more, can be affected by chronic compression such as a brain tumor. Read how researchers are working to prevent neuron death.

“In cancer research, most researchers are focused on the tumor itself, but in the meantime, while the tumor is sitting there and growing, it’s damaging the organ that it’s living in.”—Meenal Datta, the Jane Schoelch DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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Notre Dame Stories (podcast)

Taking cold weather to the extreme

Anthropologist Cara Ocobock explains what extreme cold reveals about our bodies and human resilience, and why hunting a “unicorn” is harder than it looks.

ND in the News

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The science behind Winter Olympians and the cold

Cara Ocobock, assistant professor in anthropology, and Gabriel Burks, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, share their expertise on how winter athletes stay warm in The Conversation.

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Notre Dame Magazine

Alumna Jadin O’Brien competes at Winter Olympics

NCAA pentathlon champion Jadin O’Brien ’24, ’25 MNA, earned a spot on Team USA’s bobsled roster just months after taking up the sport, surviving a brutal crash along the way.

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Faith

Ash Wednesday opportunities

Wednesday, February 18, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. A list of times and locations to receive ashes, as well as other events and opportunities to observe Lent, can be found here.

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