- As Northern Ireland grapples with legacy of the Troubles, Notre Dame experts influence policy to prioritize victims’ rightsNorthern Ireland has long struggled to reckon with the trauma of the Troubles, a 30-year conflict that killed approximately 3,700 people — many of them civilians — through sectarian violence. Experts in the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs recently influenced the design of a Northern Ireland commission to address the conflict’s legacy, sharing key lessons from Colombia on the importance of centering victims in truth and reconciliation.
- Nora Aschoff Embraces Dual Identities as a Notre Dame MGA Student and Military Officer…
- Annual Christmas Lecture to feature engaging science TV show host, podcaster, and NASA communicator Michelle ThallerMichelle Thaller, former assistant director for science communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will unveil how we can use…
- Irish Island Memories: The Inishbofin Library Local Studies CollectionInishbofin community members investigating…
- In Memoriam: Frank H. Collins, professor emeritus in the Department of Biological SciencesFrank Hadley Collins, professor emeritus in the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, died Nov. 16, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 80.
- With $3.1 million NIH grant, Notre Dame psychologists to study how interventions can prevent child maltreatmentEach year, more than 3 million children are part of an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. Two psychologists at the University of Notre Dame are working together to lower that number. Professors …
- New global tool measures climate resilience at the city levelJakarta, Indonesia, faces a paradox. Its economy and population are soaring, but the city itself is sinking. Excessive groundwater use is causing land subsidence of up to ten inches annually. Experts warn that by 2050, the subsidence, combined with rising sea levels and extreme weather, could leave a third of the city underwater. In response, the Indonesian government is weighing plans to relocate the capital at an estimated cost of $35 billion.
- Join the South Bend - Elkhart Manufacturing Accelerator program’s second cohort: Surface Finishing Cobot SystemLowering operating costs, enhancing worker safety and improving throughput without compromising quality are just some of the benefits the South Bend-Elkhart Manufacturing Accelerator’s Surface Finishing Cobots cohort is seeking to provide area companies. The cohort, hosted by University of Notre Dame’s…
- Democracy Initiative awards 40 Democracy Catalyst Grants to projects across campusThe University of Notre Dame’s Democracy Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will support research and education projects led by Notre Dame faculty and students and convenings that will…
- Notre Dame recognized as a top graduate school for aspiring entrepreneursCurrent ESTEEM program student Sam Kibirige works with 3D printers in the IDEA…
- Student research strengthens State Department’s global conflict prevention workUndergraduate and graduate students at the Keough School are conducting research that will inform policymakers working on global conflict prevention work, thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of State.
- Notre Dame Law School’s Global Human Rights Clinic aids in the liberation of Ukrainian priestsNotre Dame Law School’s Global Human Rights Clinic helped secure the release of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priests, Fr. Bohdan Geleta and Fr. Ivan Levytskyi, from Russian captivity on Friday, June 28. The Ukrainian priests began their ministry in Berdiansk in 2019. After the full-scale…
- Nitesh Chawla Honored as Part of Notre Dame's 2024 All-Faculty Team for Transformative Contributions"Notre Dame’s strategic framework challenges us to be the leading global Catholic research university, distinct yet on par with the world’s best private universities. This goal inspires us to focus our research on making a societal impact that advances the common good, while also ensuring significant and foundational disciplinary advances. Notre Dame is a place where my personal and professional values align, driving me to ask each day: How am I making a difference today?"
- KNI Undergraduate Researcher Spotlight: Peyton Marrone '25Peyton Marrone is a senior undergraduate at Notre Dame majoring in Political Science with a double minor in Computing & Digital Technologies and Philosophy. She received a 2024 Visiting Summer Scholar Award from the Keough-Naughton Institute and Queen's University, Belfast for her project…
- Notre Dame Law School hosts symposium on the philosophical foundations of legal precedentNotre Dame Law School hosted the Symposium for Philosophical Foundations of Precedent on October 31 at the University of Notre Dame. The symposium…
- Panel explores pathways to peaceful co-existence in the Middle EastPeacebuilding activists Nidal Foqaha, Tehila Wenger and Ezzeldeen Masri joined the University of Notre Dame’s Lisa Schirch on Nov. 11 for a discussion in DeBartolo Hall about how to resolve the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in a way that provides peace, security and equal rights for all people living in the region. The event was the second in the Israel-Palestine Series of the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum on “What Do We Owe Each Other?”
- Notre Dame opens world’s first Large Mach 10 Quiet Wind TunnelOn Saturday, November 9, 2024, the University of Notre Dame marked the successful opening of a Large Mach 10 Quiet Wind Tunnel, the first and only facility of its kind in the world. The facility supplies a unique environment for exploring hypersonic flight dynamics, turbulence, flight control, and…
- Dockworkers reconsider strike that shut down East and Gulf Coast ports: A conversation with supply chain expert Kaitlin WowakThe union representing dockworkers at U.S. ports walked away from the negotiating table with port employers this week over automation concerns as the two sides face a mid-January deadline to finalize a deal and prevent the resumption of a strike. Business Analytics Professor Kaitlin Wowak discusses potential supply chain disruptions.
- Black men — including transit workers — are targets for aggression on public transportation, Notre Dame study showsBlack men on buses and trains — whether as passengers or transit workers — face hostile encounters that threaten their sense of safety and well-being, according to a new study by a Keough School of Global Affairs sociologist. By reinforcing racist tropes that they are dangerous or invisible, these…
- Fighting for religious libertyNotre Dame Law School stands ready to advocate and defend religious freedom for all people. Read the story
