Study abroad students in Rome volunteer at annual Pontifical Academy for Life conference
Chris Kreienkamp, Grace Schippers, Hannah Gillespie, Megan Welborn, and Conor Fitzpatrick in front of the Vatican after the conference Seven students, studying abroad for the semester at the Rome Global Gateway, volunteered in February with the press office for the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) conference during the 25th General...
School of Architecture’s DHARMA team presents Vatican Belvedere Courtyard Documentation at Architecture Conference in Rome
Professor Krupali Krusche from the School of Architecture discussed and exhibited the work on the documentation and representation of the Vatican Belvedere so far completed with her Digital Historical Architectural Research and Material Analysis (DHARMA) team and composed of graduate and undergraduate students: Avani Agrawal, Margaret Zhang, Metaya Tilahun, Noah...
International students, scholars receive free tax assistance through collaborative program
Navigating the tax system is complicated enough for many people living in the United States, but it can be particularly complex for international students, scholars, and faculty. Swarnali Sharma had a difficult case after she filed as a J-1 Research Scholar from India. Sharma did everything right; she filed in...
Researchers can now apply for Global Gateway Faculty Research Awards
The program, funded by Notre Dame Research, Notre Dame International, and the Keough School for Global Affairs, aims to highlight the University’s Global Gateways for the advancement of research and scholarship at Notre Dame.
The Brasini’s Papers Conservation Project
The University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, in collaboration with the Notre Dame School of Architecture, has signed a six month collaboration with the Archivio Armando Brasini for the Progetto di valorizzazione dell’Archivio dell’Architetto Armando Brasini (1879-1965)…
How a community-based learning opportunity helps you find your own Path
Isabella Walter came to Rome with the School of Architecture Program and decided to switch to Arts and Letters during her time in Italy. As part of her semester abroad she had to choose a community-based learning (CBL) activity to carry on, and she decided to dedicate her time to...
Presentation of "The Holy See and the United States, 1932–1939" by Cristina Rossi
A new book by Cristina Rossi, entirely based on Vatican documents, was the occasion for the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism to convene a lively and well attended seminar on the Holy See's relationship with the United States in the crucial period immediately preceding World War Two...
Submissions for 2018 photo and video contest due January 31
DeMoe is standing at the top of Mt. Geraneia, which overlooks the Gulf of Corinth After a long day of hiking and getting lost, Dominique DeMoe eventually found her way to the top of Mount Geraneia in Greece. To her left, she could see the ancient city of Corinth, where...
Record number of Notre Dame students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship has been awarded to five Notre Dame students who will be studying abroad in spring 2019. This is a record number of recipients for the University in a single application cycle. Among the selected students: • Junior Seth Cattanach of...
Maps of Rome, The Frutaz Project
The Scientific Committee looking at the first map of modern Rome by Matteo Greuter, 1618 In 1962 Monsignor Amato Pietro Frutaz published Le Piante di Roma, three large folio volumes, published by the Istituto di Studi Romani (Institute of Roman Studies), which served as a completion of a project begun...
Dante Now! Through the streets of Celio
Dante Alighieri is one of the greatest Italian poets and one of the most important writers of European literature. He lived in the XIV century, but he is still considered one of the most current writers and his masterpieces are immortal. For many, Dante is not part of the past,...
New Report: Notre Dame is #2 in the nation for study abroad participation
The University of Notre Dame’s commitment to internationalization continues to be recognized on a national level, as the University moves up in the rankings for study abroad participation. The Institute for International Education ranks Notre Dame second among doctorate-granting universities for undergraduate participation during 2016-2017.…
2018 Global Gateway Faculty Research Award recipients announced
Notre Dame Research and Notre Dame International have provided three research groups with grants from the Global Gateway Faculty Research Awards (GGFRA) program for 2018. The GGFRA program was developed to highlight the potential of the University of Notre Dame’s Global Gateways for the advancement of research and scholarship at...
Annunziata Pirro at the ESA's workshop on Earth System Monitoring and Modeling
Annunziata Pirro is a fifth year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Through the Rome Global Gateway short-term graduate research fellowship this summer, she attended the European Space Agency’s (ESA)…
Prof. David Mayernik contributes to the Oxford Handbook of the Baroque
The Oxford Handbook series addresses a wide range of topics with contributions that both incorporate recent scholarship and offer pointed analyses of the authors’ own. The Oxford Handbook of the Baroque, coming out at the end of 2018, focuses on the baroque epoque. Associate Professor David Mayernik, in the School of...
Rome Seminar brings together graduate students to tap into Roman sources
Rome during the summer time can be confusing. The heat can be suffocating and roads are always full of tourists following the same routes. At the end of the day, one may feel exhausted. But at the same time, it is even more charming. It’s a time where Romans enjoy...
Catholic Education around the Globe
In mid-March, the Rome Global Gateway hosted the “Global Catholic Education and Integral Human Development Conference”. This conference addressed a growing international need and expanding research interest in the under-explored arena of international Catholic education and integral human development. Scholars from the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies…...
Gaelic Football in Italy? Why not!
Gaelic Football is a sport originally from Ireland with unique rules: at first sight a sort of mix between football, rugby and basketball, it is played with hands and feet and a round ball on an outdoor court with the goal of scoring a goal or a point between the high...
The ND Villa Opens the Gates to Open House Roma 2018
It’s 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Rome. The streets are still awakening, as people are chatting in front of a local bar and moms are running to do some grocery shopping after taking their kids to school. Emily Patton, a Rome International Scholar, and Diana Neacsu from the School...
Record number of Notre Dame students awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
Four University of Notre Dame students have been selected as Gilman Scholars for the summer 2018 academic cycle.