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Cybersecurity and privacy expert Mike Chapple, an associate teaching professor of information technology, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, said Libra’s design may preserve the privacy of transactions, preventing outsiders from peering in, but Facebook’s role gives the company the ability “to penetrate that veil of privacy.”
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The $15 million gift was provided by a Philadelphia couple, 1985 Notre Dame graduate Ward Fitzgerald and his wife, Kathy. Researchers in the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate will study all aspects of real estate, including investment and development, as well as how real estate can promote the common good, the university announced this week.
Analytics & Technology
Facebook will launch a global cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020, alongside the underlying blockchain-based network—a secure, transparent and decentralized digital lender—that will support it. Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor of information technology, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, says the Libra project promises to address many of the fundamental barriers that have stopped the widespread adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Student Life
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The minor exposes students to a wide range of career paths and networking opportunities. Students also can learn about real estate careers by joining the Institute’s real estate club. The club is focused on furthering internship and job opportunities by connecting students to employers, alumni, and applied learning opportunities.
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are studying all aspects of real estate, including core areas like investment and development, as well as how real estate can promote human flourishing and the common good, and this work has now been endowed with a $15 million gift from alumnus Ward Fitzgerald and his wife, Kathy.
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Executives from among the world’s leading energy producers and investors concluded two days of Vatican-sponsored dialogue on energy transition, with — for the first time — most signing statements of support for carbon pricing and disclosures on climate change risk. Carolyn Woo, former dean of the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame, and Leo Burke, professor emeritus of management, spearheaded efforts on behalf of the Vatican and Notre Dame to encourage the energy industry and its investors on a path toward energy transition.
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Mendoza College of Business won 3 of the 9 awards given to the University of Notre Dame at the annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards.
Faculty in the Media
Finance professor Jeffrey Bergstrand was quoted in an NBC article about the economic impact President Trump's policies may have on Japan. According to Bergstrand Japan used to be 67 percent of the US economy and is now about 40 percent due to Japan's slower growth rate.
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The change is intended to better describe what Business Technology students actually study, and to emphasize the strategic importance of so many diverse digital technologies to businesses. It also differentiates the major from the IT, Analytics, and Operations Department's other major, Business Analytics.