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Laughter class teaches stress relief techniques

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

If you heard a lot of chuckles emanating from Stapleton Lounge on Tuesday night, don't be alarmed. Certified laughter leader Mary Labuzienski provided an optimistic guide to college life as part of Saint Mary's "Love Your Body Week."

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Panel discusses body image and addiction

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Loving your body can entail many things, as attendees of Tuesday's panel "Where Do You Draw the Line?" learned. Panelists at the event discussed alcohol abuse, cultural influences within the community, body dissatisfaction and controlling and taming personal thoughts.

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Zuckert earns achievement award

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Political science professor Michael Zuckert recently won the Jack Miller Center Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award for his extensive work in political theory.

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Alumna addresses anorexia

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

As part of Love Your Body Week at Saint Mary's, Christina Grasso, a 2011 College alumna, shared the story of her personal battle with anorexia, titled "Down the Rabbit Hole," with the Saint Mary's community Monday.

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Scholar honored for scientific work

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

The Notre Dame faculty added another award to its collection of accolades when Kristin Shrader-Frechette, professor of philosophy and biological sciences, was honored with the Jean Mayo Global Citizenship Award in recognition of her body of work in both global health and pollution-related environmental justice.

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Professor speaks about teacher education

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

With education reform emerging as a hot-button issue among the American public, Suzanne Wilson, university distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University, outlined her research on developing measures for tracking learning in teacher education programs during a lecture at the Eck Visitor Center on Monday.

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HHS compromise leaves questions for University

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

The revised contraception mandate, which shifts responsibility for funding contraception from religiously affiliated institutions to insurance companies, will apply to self-insured employers like Notre Dame, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced last week.

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Group discusses medical amnesty

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Members of Campus Life Council (CLC) discussed medical amnesty and the avenues Notre Dame can take to combat the use of conflict minerals in electronics during their meeting Monday.

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Chef outlines raw food health benefits

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Saint Mary's kicked off "Love Your Body Week" with a presentation by Michele Dahms, a certified raw food chef and lifestyle instructor, who spoke to students about the importance of healthy eating in everyday life, especially in relation to women's health.

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Graduate student fellowship ends after 11 years

By The Observer · Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012

The Erskine Peters Fellowship, which helped African American graduate students finish their dissertations for the past 11 years, will come to an end at the conclusion of this academic year, the Fellowship's coordinator said.

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NAE elects engineering professor

By The Observer · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

The National Academy of Engineers (NAE) elected Joan Brennecke, the Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, to their prestigious organization earlier this month.

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