A Powerful Means for Doing Good
Through research, scholarship, and creative endeavor
Researchers at Notre Dame are inspired by its Catholic mission and founder Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C.’s vision for the University to be “one of the most powerful means for doing good” in the world. Notre Dame faculty and students pursue globally significant research, scholarship, and creative endeavor that advances discovery, fosters innovation, and drives lasting positive impact.
Notre Dame Research is committed to supporting researchers in doing what they do best: delivering cutting-edge, globally significant research, scholarship, or creative endeavor. That impact unfolds in a number of core facilities and resources, as well as in thematic research areas such as health and well-being, environmental sustainability, advanced computation and AI, and more. Faculty find their homes in one of Notre Dame’s seven colleges or schools.
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With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier, safer, and more resilient.
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WSBT TV
Notre Dame, MTI receive $4.6 million to develop railroad welding technology
September 15, 2026
Notre Dame researchers and South Bend-based Manufacturing Technology, Inc. are combining their expertise to develop a new way to join railroad tracks, with the goal of making rail travel safer and more efficient.
"I think it's just a lot of excitement from our side in terms of transitioning academic research or interfacing academic research with actual applications in a way that will hopefully make people's lives better,” said Ed Kinzel, Professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at ND."
The Atlantic
The Permanent Questions: What is the Good Life? (Podcast)
September 14, 2026
Podcast interview with host David Brooks. Philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan doesn’t just want to teach her students about virtue; she wants to make them better human beings.
The Telegraph
Mosquitoes are evolving to evade bed nets – but there may be a solution
September 10, 2026
“We’re battling evolution. And right now, we’re losing,” said Prof Neil Lobo, a research professor in the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame.
Nutritional Cognitive Neuroscience – A Conversation With Dr. Aron Barbey
September 10, 2026
Today we get into the fascinating realm of nutritional cognitive neuroscience with Aron Barbey. Aron is a professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame where he directs the Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision Neuroscience Lab.
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View all events“As a premier Catholic research university, our research and learning drive insights, innovation, and impact for good around the world.”
-Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.