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Debunking myths surrounding organ donation.

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Fertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons 鈥� despite the lack of typical causal conditions such as famine or war 鈥� is at the heart of one researcher鈥檚 work at the University of Notre Dame. Lakshmi Iyer, a professor in the Department of Economics, found that there was more to fertility rates than a simple economic or circumstantial explanation.

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The changing demographics of the Catholic Church may be the future. But for the last six years, Rollo-Koster has led a team of international scholars in telling the story of the papacy鈥檚 first 2,000 years 鈥� from Saint Peter, the believed first pope, to Francis.

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A University of Miami professor who specializes in Irish culture traces the roots of the popular holiday to Irish emigrees who fled the 鈥淕reat Hunger鈥� in their homeland to seek a new start in America.

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The world鈥檚 largest St. Patrick鈥檚 Day celebration isn鈥檛 in Ireland. It鈥檚 in the U.S. It鈥檚 no secret that Americans have an affinity for the holiday. Many Americans 鈥� even those with no Irish descent 鈥� choose to celebrate by wearing green clothing, drinking green beer, and eating dishes like corned beef and cabbage. Some major cities, like Chicago, even dye their rivers green for the day.

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In his new book, "Killing the Messiah: The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth," Binghamton University History Professor Nathanael Andrade highlights how the Bible places the blame of Jesus' persecution on the Jews, which has fueled antisemitism for centuries.

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Fighting rising antisemitism in the U.S. will require a dramatic shift in civility and a renewed focus on teaching history and religion, according to Mark Oppenheimer, at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. 鈥淭he humanities don鈥檛 inoculate against hatred, but they give us the tools to fight it.鈥�

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The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.

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The College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame has launched a data-focused research effort that will foster and advance multidisciplinary work on a wide range of pressing demographic issues facing society, including poverty, rising inequality, declining health in the United States, family instability and falling religious participation.

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Involving local leaders and churches could make all the difference in rural communities in diabetes prevention, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.

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鈥楾is the season for UNLV folklore expert Katherine Walker to guide us through some of the holiday season鈥檚 holliest and jolliest customs.

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University of Miami professors discuss the history of the cathedral and the efforts to restore it following the 2019 fire.

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In June of this year, Louisiana became the first state to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. However, earlier this week, federal judge John W. deGravelles... ...

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All aspects of religiosity, spirituality, and meaning-making (R/S/M) relate to suicidality in people with a psychiatric diagnosis or a recent suicide attempt, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer.

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Chulalongkorn University, through its Institute of Asian Studies, Indian Studies Center, and the Faculty of Arts, hosted the 鈥淧hipitbharat 2024鈥� teacher training program to enhance knowledge of both traditional and modern India.

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Mr. Pitak Admareh, Assistant Director of the Halal Science Center at Chulalongkorn University (Pattani office), received an honorary plaque on behalf of the center. The award recognized the center as an outstanding contributor to Muslim youth in the national category for 鈥淪cience and Technology鈥� at the YMAT AWARD 2024.