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Bensman named director of engineering and science computing
Date: July 02, 2009
Edward L. Bensman has been named the director of engineering and science computing at the University of Notre Dame.
In this newly created position, Bensman will serve as manager of a team supporting technology systems and services for the Colleges of Engineering and Science, outlining an operational strategy for the responsible design, development and maintenance of the technology systems in the multi-tiered environments within the colleges.
As computing and communications are becoming increasingly diverse and mobile with an expectation of rapid access, minimal interruptions to service and increased computing power are particularly important, according to Bensman, who says the key issue will be “to support the academic and research computing agendas of the Colleges of Engineering and Science — so that we are agile and able to adapt to changing environments and needs of faculty and students.”
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Study describes promising approach to treating cancer-related anorexia
Date: June 30, 2009
A new study by Rudolph M. Navari, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Walther Cancer Research Center, and Marie C. Brenner, a Notre Dame graduate who is a student at Loyola University Medical School in Chicago, describes how a novel combination of two drugs continues to show great promise in treating cancer-related anorexia (CRA).
Fifty percent of patients with a new cancer diagnosis and up to 70 percent of patients with advanced cancers may experience anorexia.
In previous studies, Navari and researchers working with him have shown that the drug olanzapine was highly effective in controlling chemotherapy’s most common side effects.
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Notre Dame to make $5.5 million in contributions to local communities over next 10 years
Date: June 29, 2009
The University of Notre Dame announced today that it plans to make voluntary contributions totaling $5.5 million over the next 10 years to the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, the town of Roseland and to St. Joseph County.
“From the Center for the Homeless and the Robinson Community Learning Center to forthcoming initiatives such as Innovation Park and the Eddy Street Commons, Notre Dame has a long history of lending its intellectual, financial and service assistance to the community in support of the common good,” said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University. “During these trying economic times, with our local governments facing extraordinary challenges, we hope that this direct financial contribution will have a positive impact on the local communities with which we have regular interaction.”
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