- ‘Who the messenger is matters’: Lakshmi Iyer shows that cultural leaders can positively influence population growthFertility rates across the world have been steadily dropping since 1950. Pinpointing the reasons is at the heart of Lakshmi Iyer's work as a professor of economics and global affairs. Her research exemplifies the kind of population-level research that Notre Dame Population Analytics (ND Pop), a new research initiative at the University, seeks to foster.
- ND Founders Profile #164: Turning waste into opportunity — Ben Moore’s mission to reduce food waste with The Ugly CompanyAfter being discharged from the Army due to an injury, Ben Moore returned to his family’s farm in California’s San Joaquin Valley, a region that produces nearly 80 percent of the fruit and nuts consumed in the United States. However, when his father, a fourth-generation farmer, explained there was…
- American studies professor wins Russell Sage Foundation grant for research on untold Southeast Asian refugee stories…
- Lee Gettler, professor of anthropology, elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceOn Thursday, March 27, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced the 2024 class of AAAS Fellows including Lee Gettler, the Rev. John A. O’Brien College Professor of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame.
- Rare disease drug nitisinone makes human blood deadly to mosquitoesA study in Science Translational Medicine found when patients take the drug nitisinone, their blood becomes deadly to mosquitoes.
- Research worth fighting forAs one of America’s leading research institutions, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to the most pressing questions facing our communities. With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier,…
- Master of global affairs graduate drives change by advising companies on sustainabilityIn this conversation, Daniel Onyeanuna, a 2024 graduate of the Master of Global Affairs program, shares how his Keough School education prepared him to make a difference through his work in corporate sustainability.
- New exhibit offers glimpse of WWII tragedyRare Books and Special Collections exhibit allows visitors to see WWII events from a different perspective.
- Fighting poverty: Research helping our communitiesNotre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is using research to fight poverty in a way that makes a real impact. This podcast episode features Heather Reynolds, managing director of the Notre Dame Poverty Initiative and…
- Lessons from Venezuela’s democratic collapse: How opposition movements can defy autocratic leadersLaura Gamboa, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, explores how opposition movements navigate authoritarian regimes in a study of Venezuela's political transformation. The research analyzes the effectiveness of various strategies, including electoral participation, in the face of eroding democratic norms.
- Stretchable bioelectronics promise more accurate health monitoring devicesYanliang Zhang, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Collegiate associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, together with colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Purdue University, has created a novel material that seamlessly transitions between soft tissues and stiff electronics—stretchy enough to move with the body’s dynamic changes yet stiff enough to maintain electrical connectivity. The team’s results have been published in Advanced Materials.
- Notre Dame plans inaugural Arts Biennial for spring 2027
- Small parts, big impact: Ameri-Can Engineering and Industry Labs work with University of Notre Dame engineering intern on production process for safer bracket designThroughout the fall 2024 semester, Gregory Pratt, a senior undergraduate mechanical engineering student in the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering, focused on making an existing bracket for a collapsible staircase handrail easier to produce and…
- Notre Dame graduate students engage lawmakers at 6th Annual Indiana Science Communication DayGraduate students from the University of Notre Dame joined peers from across Indiana at the Statehouse for the 2025 Indiana Science Communication Day, an event aimed at encouraging doctoral students to apply their research on a broader scale and bridging the gap between researchers and policymakers.…
- "Quiet eye": A Notre Dame psychologist identifies the links between a steady gaze and elite performanceIn his book on basketball great Bill Bradley, writer John McPhee proposed that Bradley's greatest asset had little to do with speed, strength, or agility. It had to do, McPhee proposed, with his eyes.…
- Sheedy entrepreneur Brian George ‘25 hosts IDEA Center panel on “Choosing Hard”When faced with adversity in a venture, do you seek an easy way out or embrace a challenge? How can mentors help push you to overcome adversity? How can faith be a resource in the startup journey? These were the questions at the heart of “Choosing Hard: Tales of Faith, Grit, and Alumni Collaboration…
- U.S. Ambassador to the EU Mark Gitenstein visits Notre Dame as second Nanovic Forum Diplomat in ResidenceMark Gitenstein, U.S. ambassador to the European Union (2022-25), will join the University of Notre Dame between March 22 and April 4 as the Nanovic Forum Diplomat in Residence at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. During this residency, he will instruct…
- Phyllis Chen, ‘25, Discusses her ESTEEM experiencePhyllis Chen is a part of the current ESTEEM Class of 2025. She takes the time to share her experience coming to ESTEEM after working for two years post-college, and why she made that choice. Phyllis states, “I always had an interest geared toward healthcare. I left for a bit to work in business,…
- Psychologist awarded Young Investigator Grant to advance autism research in children…
- Opponents, exonerees to take part in inaugural Death Penalty Abolition Week at Notre DameNotre Dame Law School will host Death Penalty Abolition Week from Monday to Thursday (March 24 to 27) at the University of Notre Dame, featuring a series of talks from exonerees and opponents of the death penalty.
