To better understand glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, a Notre Dame researcher thought outside the box—and off planet Earth. Read the story

Ranjan Singh, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and pioneer in terahertz photonics, spintronics and metamaterials, has been named founding editor-in-chief of Applied Physics Letters (APL) Engineering Physics.

This 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…

On Friday, September 19, members of the University of Notre Dame and South Bend communities gathered to celebrate the legacy of Amy Hirsh Guarino by recognizing a local venture that best embodies the ideals of the University and reflects Amy's values of hard work, helping others, innovation, and community service.

As the reality of a changing global climate manifests in severe flooding and intensifying droughts, the risk and preparedness for these extreme weather events is distributed unevenly worldwide.

In observance of Risk Awareness Week, we’re spotlighting the critical work of the University’s Risk Management team, specifically within Lab Safety.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will join University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., for a conversation titled “Healing Our National Dialogue and Political Life” at 4 p.m. Friday (Oct. 17) in Room 215/216, McKenna Hall, as part of the 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum on the theme “Cultivating Hope.” This event is free and open to the public.

Yenupini Joyce Adams, associate professor of the practice and maternal health lead for the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame, is partnering with Beacon Health System to pilot a new, first-of-its-kind postpartum care model in the South Bend-Elkhart community.

Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) to receive its 2025 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award. This single-recipient award is BMES’s most prestigious honor for early stage investigators. Prior winners have gone on to become global leaders in biomedical engineering.

The University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy are partnering to advance one of the world’s leading surveys on attitudes toward democracy. Starting in October, the Center for Global Democracy, with support from the Kellogg Institute, will conduct the 2025-26 round of the AmericasBarometer, which tracks public opinion on democracy in 20 countries across the Americas.

Two members of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CI Compass learned what computing “at the edge” can look like during the spring 2025 semester. Raymond James Gallant, NSF…

Jeff 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.

The 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 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.

Meet 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…

The 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…