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Notre Dame, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Notre Dame! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Eddy Street businesses are coping after the latest shooting.
  • Want research experience at Notre Dame before grad school?
  • How a Notre Dame student blends Alzheimer’s research with mariachi music

Also on today's calendar: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
  • Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Employees of Eddy Street restaurants discuss recent shooting, impacts on business (ndsmcobserver.com) — A recent shooting at Eddy Street Commons, just off Notre Dame’s campus, has shaken restaurant workers and hurt business, with some locations reporting sharply lower sales and new midnight closing rules. Employees describe ducking for cover, worrying about game-day safety, and watching police respond, while Notre Dame leadership says it’s working with South Bend officials to address rising violence.
   

2. Child Development and Family Wellbeing (nd.edu) — If you’re interested in research on child development and family wellbeing, the University of Notre Dame in South Bend is hiring a two-year predoctoral research associate starting July 2027. The role supports an NIH-funded study on preventing child maltreatment, offering hands-on data, project, and team experience that’s ideal for recent graduates considering psychology or social science graduate school.
   

3. Abraham Claudio finds harmony between mariachi music and medicine (nd.edu) — A Notre Dame sophomore from Chicago is balancing Alzheimer’s research with performing in the campus mariachi band, MariachiND, enriching cultural life for students in and around Notre Dame. His work with Latino patients and his music both emphasize patience, trust, and storytelling, shaping how he hopes to care for future patients in the Notre Dame community and beyond.
   

4. MSE alum shares career journey insight during campus visit (nd.edu) — Notre Dame graduate Robert Neal recently returned to campus to share how his materials science Ph.D. prepared him for a federal government career, offering practical advice to current engineering students. His visit gave Notre Dame students concrete tips on using research, teaching, and communication skills to navigate the first years after grad school and plan their next steps.
   

5. No, The Navy's Lasers Are Not Ready for Iranian Drones (forever-wars.com) — A national security writer argues the U.S. Navy’s shipboard lasers are far from ready to counter Iranian drones or missiles, despite recent hype. Toward the end, he notes he’ll be flying to South Bend soon to speak on a 9/11 anniversary panel at Notre Dame, inviting locals to say hello while he’s in town.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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