As reported by Reuters it was good news last week for Notre Dame The Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded 23 million for research being led by University of Notre Dame biologists to prevent malaria and dengue fever the school said The five-year project by biologists Neil Lobo and Nicol

Effective way to nurture belief among skeptical students

You rsquo ve worked hard nbsp really nbsp hard You did extra hours of homework you picked up the flute in addition to piano you started playing tennis on top of basketball you took AP Chemistry you gave up Saturdays for endless SAT prep you deprived yourself of sleep so you could memorize h

Where is that arena of solitude and inactivity where we let God in without a competitor?

In the latest issue of nbsp America regular contributor Fr Daniel P Horan O F M has a marvelous reflection on Lent and water quot Thirsting for Lent quot After noting that some people might be looking for something beyond the usual quot giving something up quot he writes quot I sugge

At some Catholic schools across the country campus ministry departments are providing helpful resources for Lent Some schools provide daily reflections while others provide additional prayer resources Click on the links below for a sampling of some schools Loyola University ChicagoNotre DameGeorg

Matt Emerson looks at the advent of "death studies" on college campuses.

During the next six weeks we will hear often about traditional Lenten practices -- prayer fasting and almsgiving as well as the temporary relinquishing of something we crave or depend upon These practices as Catholics know are meant to purge our selfishness and sin and inspire our hunger for

Though the recession still lingers some of the nation 39 s most well known Catholic universities appear as financially healthy as ever Over the last few weeks the University of Notre Dame has received a great deal of attention for its 400 million expansion but its not the only Catholic univers

A number of news outlets yesterday reported the changes coming to the SAT As explained by Scott Jaschik at Inside Higher Ed The College Board today announced major changes to the SAT including a substantial revision to the writing test that was added in 2005 in the last major overhaul of the admis