- The ‘Why’ AxisJeff Rhoads, the John and Catherine Martin Family Vice President for Research at Notre Dame, resonates with the mission at the heart of the University’s work.
- Notre Dame Research accepting applications for fall internal research grantsThe application window is now open for the Research and Scholarship Program (RSP) – Regular Grant (RG). This grant program aims to support Notre Dame faculty researchers and programs that advance the University’s research enterprise, scholarly output, and creative endeavors through a competitive funding…
- Francis and Kathleen Rooney make transformative gift for Notre Dame institute focused on democracy research and educationFrancis and Kathleen Rooney of Washington, D.C., and Naples, Florida, have made a gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow an institute in the College of Arts & Letters committed to the preservation of American democracy through research, teaching and public engagement. The Rooney Democracy Institute, formerly known as the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, aims to advance Notre Dame’s role as a national and global leader in democracy scholarship and as a convener of bipartisan conversations about the future of democracy.
- Shaping Innovation within the Notre Dame Ecosystem: An Alumni Spotlight with Ben Hoggan ‘15Meet Ben Hoggan, an ESTEEM alumnus from the Class of 2015. Before ESTEEM, Ben received a bachelor's degree in physics from Utah Valley University. From first hearing about ESTEEM after receiving a free application code when he took the GRE, to working at the University of Notre Dame for over seven…
- Researchers deconstruct chikungunya outbreaks to improve prediction and vaccine developmentThe symptoms come on quickly — acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly severe for high-risk individuals, including newborns and older adults. While the virus is common…
- Entrepreneurship in Action: Mapping Indianapolis's Startup Ecosystem with ESTEEMESTEEM Class of 2026 - Trip to Indy The ESTEEM Class of 2026, accompanied by several faculty members,…
- Notre Dame to Award 2026 Evangelium Vitae Medal to Wm. David Solomon, Founding Director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and CultureThe de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame is proud to announce that the late Wm. David Solomon, associate professor of philosophy emeritus and founding director of the Center, has been named the recipient of the fifteenth annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement. The medal will be presented to Professor Solomon’s family at a special Mass and dinner on Friday, May 1, 2026, at the University of Notre Dame.
- Annual Naughton Fellowships are open for applicationsThe University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for The Naughton Fellowships. Now in its seventeenth year, the Naughton Fellowship program provides opportunities for students and faculty from some of Ireland's leading research universities and the University of Notre Dame to experience…
- Fighting for maternal healthThe United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of developed nations. An innovative postpartum care model from Notre Dame can save mothers around the globe. Read the story Originally…
- NSF Cyber SMART’s fall meeting shapes fifth year of project, legacy and future plans, and adds new memberThe U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyber SMART center gathered for its fall meeting on the University of Notre Dame campus this September. The meeting served as a checkpoint with progress reports and new projects from research leads and students…
- Slavic and Eurasian studies professor wins Humboldt fellowship to research how Russia’s religious past shapes its presentWhen Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Sean Griffin realized his second book needed a new title. Griffin, an associate professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of…
- Notre Dame’s R.I.S.E. AI Conference builds interdisciplinary collaboration to inform human-centered artificial intelligenceAs artificial intelligence (AI) transforms nearly every sector of society — from healthcare and education to governance and global development — a critical question emerges: How can we conscientiously design and deploy these powerful technologies to positively impact society? This…
- University of Notre Dame joins the Global Coalition of Ukrainian StudiesThe University of Notre Dame has joined the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies after signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC), formalized on September 24, 2025, at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City. Notre Dame joined four other American…
- The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and Industry Labs team up to inspire national security manufacturing competitiveness in the regionThe South Bend - Elkhart Region is full of manufacturing companies that are poised to grow, and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) students at the University of Notre Dame are finding innovative ways to contribute to that growth. Earlier…
- Notre Dame research informs WHO conditional recommendation for spatial repellents in malaria vector controlThe World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced a “conditional recommendation” for spatial emanators, also known as “spatial repellents,” in the fight against malaria. This key determination was informed by spatial repellent studies that included the Advancing Evidence for the Global Implementation of Spatial Repellents (AEGIS) Project in Kenya, led by the University of Notre Dame and funded by Unitaid. The findings from this particular study were recently published in The Lancet.
- Walking the Halls of Global GovernanceOutside the Palais…
- Ethics Initiative brings core tenets under one roofThis story is part of a series of features highlighting the managing directors of the University's strategic initiatives. The managing directors are key (senior) staff members who work directly with the faculty…
- Department of Economics adds 11 leading scholars to its faculty, including two endowed chairsThe Department of Economics in the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame has added 11 new economists to its faculty, including two endowed chairs and two full professors. The significant expansion…
- Energy experts: a sustainable U.S. future calls for a balanced approach…
- In Tandem: What an art historian and chemist learned by teaching a class togetherHow do you bridge the gap between two drastically different fields? For a Notre Dame art historian and chemist, all it took was sharing a classroom for…
