The Number Sense Assessment app gives educators quick, research-based insights to target instruction and improve student outcomes Notre Dame, IN — Researchers at the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame have launched…

The University’s home state Senator discusses the importance of fostering common ground, on Capitol Hill and on campus

Notre Dame Research (NDR) has selected five awardees of the Research and Scholarship Program – Regular Grant (RSP-RG) and five awardees of the Research…

Psychologist Kaylin Hill studied the impact of a parent’s first impression of their baby during an ultrasound exam. The words used by the medical professional to describe the baby (positive or negative) influence how the parents perceive their baby, relate to them after they're born and even how that child behaves as a toddler. The research has broad implications for how we train medical professionals to interact with expectant parents, as well as how we care for parents during the perinatal period when they are most susceptible to depression.

When a reporter with the Sierra Club magazine asked Graham Peaslee, a physicist at the University of Notre Dame, to test several different samples of unused menstrual underwear for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 2019, the results fueled concern over chemical exposure in feminine hygiene products — which ultimately ended up in a $5 million lawsuit against the period and incontinence underwear brand Thinx. Then in 2023, the New York Times asked Peaslee to test 44 additional period and incontinence products for PFAS, a class of toxic fluorinated compounds inherently repellent to oil, water, soil and stains, and known as “forever chemicals” for their exceptionally strong chemical and thermal stability. Measurable PFAS were found in some layers of many of the products tested — some low enough to suggest the chemicals may have transferred off packaging materials, while others contained higher concentrations, suggesting the chemicals were intentionally used during the manufacturing process. In the meantime, another group of researchers published a study that found PFAS in single-use period products, leading Peaslee and his lab to widen their investigation into all sorts of reusable feminine hygiene products — often viewed as an eco-friendly option by consumers. Now, the results of that study have been published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

Experts from 22 different institutions of education and research located in 7 different countries gathered at the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana, USA) last week for a flagship workshop of the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM).…

Main Building (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) …

Carbon emissions continue to increase at record levels, fueling climate instability and worsening air quality conditions for billions in cities worldwide. Yet despite global commitments to carbon neutrality, urban policymakers still struggle to implement effective mitigation strategies at the city scale. Now, researchers at Notre Dame’s School of Architecture, the College of Engineering and the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society are working to reduce carbon emissions through advanced simulations and a novel artificial intelligence-driven tool, EcoSphere.

Seven faculty members in the Notre Dame College of Engineering have been named collegiate professors—a prestigious title awarded by the university and college in recognition of excellence in research, teaching and service. The designation may be conferred on faculty at the assistant, associate or…

For CJ Jones, the joy of research is not the answers but the journey. And the next step on that journey is a fellowship with the National Humanities Center. …

B.A.B.E. store “shoppers” now have something new to help their families: free lead screening kits offered by the University of Notre Dame’s Lead Innovation Team. 

NOTRE DAME, IN – The University of Notre Dame recently concluded its ninth successful Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) boot camp, hosting 34 dedicated Warrior-Scholars from June 21st to 28th. This intensive, week-long academic residency provided transitioning service members and veterans…

This year, the Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa (EESA) program marked its 25th year of operation. EESA is a six-week summer study abroad program that enables students to help historically…

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Assistant Professor Meenal Datta (University of Notre Dame/Wes Evard) A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston University has developed a technique for measuring a brain tumor’s mechanical force and a new model to estimate how much brain tissue a patient has lost.

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Seven faculty teams of collaborators from the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana, USA) and Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine) have received grants from Notre Dame Global and Notre Dame Research to pursue…