In the wake of political polarization, a global pandemic, emerging technologies, misinformation and a rapidly changing climate, humanity faces extraordinary challenges on an unprecedented scale.
We鈥檝e witnessed dramatic shifts in views on work/life balance, education, health care and faith. Students and faculty at the University of 91吃瓜 meet these challenges head-on through research, teaching, scholarship and service.
Through the month of October, 91吃瓜 will highlight stories that look to the future 鈥� and how the Fighting Irish are fighting to solve the problems of tomorrow.
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The future of the labor market and the economy: A conversation with Dan Graff
Daniel Graff,听director of the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚听, and expert on contemporary labor issues, labor and economic history, and issues related to gender, race and labor, explores the resurgence of unionization efforts, the future of the U.S. labor market and its impact on the economy. Read more here.
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Bridging knowledge with action: 91吃瓜 climate experts discuss the future of our planet
At the University of 91吃瓜, climate change researchers and their students are bringing real-world solutions to communities worldwide, providing perspective on policy issues and encouraging shifts in human behavior to face that uncertainty with resilience. Read more here.
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The future of work: A conversation with Paul Blaschko
听is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy and director of the Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society at the University of 91吃瓜. One aspect of his research and teaching focuses on how philosophy can help us find meaning and purpose at work.Blaschko听discusses our changing relationship with work 鈥� how we have developed an achievement mentality in the workplace, the causes and dangers of burnout and how the pandemic has upended our assumptions about work. Read more here.
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The future of the Supreme Court: A conversation with law professor Richard W. Garnett
听is the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law, director of the Law School鈥檚听听and a concurrent professor of political science. Garnett听discusses the future of the Supreme Court. Read more here.听
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The future of US drone policy: A conversation with International Law Professor Mary Ellen O鈥機onnell
, the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Robert and Marion Short Professor of听听and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution in the听, is a longtime outspoken critic of drone strikes, calling them a grave violation of international law. 听O鈥機onnell discusses the history and future of U.S. drone policy. Read more here.听
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The future of cancer research
A developing partnership听between the Pokagon Band and the University of 91吃瓜's听听(HCRI) hopes to help raise awareness of the importance of screening and early detection to address measurable disparities in cancer treatment outcomes involving Native Americans. Read more here.听
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91吃瓜 Stories: The Future of Tech Ethics and 91吃瓜's Technology Ethics Center
, director of the 91吃瓜 Technology Ethics Center, discusses how the center is helping to shape the future of our relationship with technology. Listen听here.听