Internet Detective - Wise up to the Web

A free online tutorial that will help you develop Internet research skills for your university and college work. The tutorial looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites.

The tutorial is divided into the following sections:

• What's the Story?– understand the advanced Internet skills required for university and college work.
• The Good the Bad and the Ugly– see why information quality is an issue on the web, especially for academic research. Learn how to avoid time wasting on Internet searching, scams and hoaxes.
• Detective Work– get hints and tips that help to critically evaluate the information you find on the Internet.
• Get On the Case – try out your Internet Detective skills with these practical exercises.
• Keep the Right Side of the Law – be warned about plagiarism, copyright and citation.

You can work through the whole tutorial by selecting the next button at the bottom of each screen, or use the table of contents in the left margin to skip to a section.

The tutorial will take around an hour to complete, but you can do it in more than one sitting.

America's Best Engineering Colleges and Universities, as reported by U.S. News and World Report

The U.S. News and World Reports rankings of Engineering colleges and universities for the year 2008, are available to the Notre Dame community.

To access the information, a Notre Dame NetId and password are required.

Also available are the Webometrics Ranking of the World Universities - July 2007. more

Opening Mass to launch 2007-08 academic year

By: Gail Hinchion Mancini

Date: August 22, 2007

The ceremonial opening of the 2007-08 academic year at the University of Notre Dame will take place with the opening Mass at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 28) in the Joyce Center arena. A procession of faculty and student representatives will precede the Mass beginning at 5:20 p.m.

The opening Mass is the one time each year when all members of the community join together to welcome new members. Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., will celebrate the Mass and deliver the homily.

All students, faculty and staff and their family members are invited to the Mass and a picnic dinner that will follow the liturgy.

Unique to this academic year, the Notre Dame community’s attention is turning to the beatification of the Venerable Basil Moreau, C.S.C., the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, whose members founded and continue to serve Notre Dame.

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Fein named director of CEST

By: William G. Gilroy
Date: August 20, 2007

Jeremy B. Fein, professor of civil engineering and geological sciences and director of the Environmental Molecular Science Institute at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed director of the University’s Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST). He replaces Patricia A. Maurice, professor of civil engineering and geological sciences, who had served as director since 2003.

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N.C. State researcher appointed College of Engineering dean

By: Dennis Brown

Date: August 10, 2007

Peter Kilpatrick, currently chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the University’s president.

Kilpatrick succeeds Frank Incropera, who had served as dean since 1998 and remains at Notre Dame as the Brosey Professor of Mechanical Engineering. James Merz, interim dean of the college for the past year, will continue in that capacity until Kilpatrick begins in January.

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Clean Coal Technologies: The Domino Effect at Work

By:	William G. Gilroy
Date:	August 3, 2007

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have a proven track record in energy related research, but with the creation of the Notre Dame Energy Center in 2005, they joined the many other institutions actively pursuing clean energy technologies. What is unique about one of the most current projects is that it evolved from unrelated research ─ creating a domino effect.

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RSC names Bohn North American associate editor

By:	William G. Gilroy and Nina Welding
Date:	August 2, 2007

Paul W. Bohn, Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the North American associate editor of The Analyst by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

A journal of the RSC, The Analyst publishes original research discussing the fundamental theory, practice and application of analytical, bioanalytical and detection science. Its readers include academic and industrial researchers working in a variety of areas, including analytical chemistry, bioanalytical science, biomedical science, biotechnology, detection science, pharmacy, physics, materials science and engineering.

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