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Whether he’s studying in Uganda or France, South Africa or South Bend — or speaking English, Luganda, French, or Swahili — Trevor Lwere has one topic at the forefront of his mind. No matter where he is, the economics and global affairs major is driven to investigate what different cultures and perspectives can teach each other about forming the best society. “Every time I move to a different place, I get curious about how different societies imagine how they should be organized and how they approach life,” he said.

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For many Notre Dame students, the idea of summer “vacation” is a relic of the past, even during a pandemic. June, July, and August provide a valuable chance for students to pursue research opportunities,…

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Senior leprechaun and Hesburgh-Yusko scholar Conal Fagan treats every game as though it is his last and someone else’s first. Conal has been wearing the famed Notre Dame leprechaun mascot’s green suit since his sophomore year and has defined many fans’ experiences along the way. After meeting one family from New Mexico visiting for their first game, he kept in close touch with them and has watched their children grow up. At another game, he fulfilled one lifelong fan’s wish of meeting the Notre Dame leprechaun before he passed away. 

The leprechauns are always at the center of football game days, as well as other athletic events. This year more than ever, though, all eyes have been on them as public examples of mask-wearing, social-distancing, and keeping a positive attitude in the ever-changing campus environment. What hasn’t changed is their commitment to the position and their passion for representing Notre Dame. 

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The Evans Scholars at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan chapters were awarded the James E. Moore Scholarship Trophy for academic excellence, Evans Scholars Foundation leaders have announced.

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Stamps Scholar Love Osunnuga from Granger, Indiana, was selected as salutatorian of the 2020 University of Notre Dame graduating class.

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University of Notre Dame junior Patrick Hidalgo McCabe has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar, becoming the ninth Notre Dame student selected for the award since 2010.

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Three University of Notre Dame students, juniors Leah Harmon, Alex Kokot and Theodore MacMillan, have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2020-2021 academic year, the most for the University in a single year.

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Through the Kellogg International Scholars Program (ISP), MacKenzie Isaac (Devine Scholar, '20) has focused her undergraduate research on the issues of culture, identity, and race that first caught her attention as a teenager. Working for two years with Faculty Fellow Karen Richman, a cultural anthropologist at the Institute for Latino Studies and her ISP advisor, Isaac studied migration patterns of Afro Latinos from Haiti and other parts of the Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean.

Read More about Devine Scholar MacKenzie Isaac '20 Studies Culture of Skin Bleaching in the Caribbean

Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Takunda Ushe has big dreams for Africa, and he's tackling the challenges the continent faces one step at a time. 

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Stamps Junior Madeline Owen's article “Controlled Delivery of Bioactive Molecules for Improvement of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus” was published in UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. 

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As sworn investigators, the interns, representing multiple areas of study, will assist with a variety of tasks, from analyzing evidence and assisting with search warrants to testifying at trial.

Read More about Stamps Scholar Laura Hernandez '21 Interns with St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit

Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Najmeddine Harrabi '19  developed his passion for creating — through filmmaking, acting, and photography — at Notre Dame.

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The Gilman Scholarship is a U.S. State Department grant program that enables students of limited means to study or intern abroad. Posse Scholar Christian Barahona and Latino Studies Scholar Jisel Gomez are winners of the award.

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Twenty-one students have been announced as awardees of the Naughton Fellowships for 2019, including Madeline Owen, Class of 2021 Stamps Scholar. 

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Sofia Carozza of South Bend, Indiana, has been named valedictorian of the 2019 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during the 174th University Commencement Ceremony on May 19 at Notre Dame Stadium.

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Sophomore Evans Scholar Lynnette Wukie was selected as Notre Dame's first female Notre Dame leprechaun. Sophomore Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Conal Fagan, the first leprechaun from Ireland, will also continue his role as leprechaun for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Two members of the University of Notre Dame Debate Team — freshman Patrick Aimone and sophomore Conrad Palor — took first place Saturday (April 6) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Debate Championship in Washington, D.C.

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Established in 2016, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program offers full funding, including tuition and academic, living and travel expenses, for students enrolled in one of Stanford’s more than 200 graduate and professional programs.

Read More about Alumna Alexis Doyle, 2017 Rhodes Scholar, named Knight-Hennessy Scholar