News: December 2016

Alex Perkins, PhD, Eck Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and a member of the Eck Institute...

December 22, 2016

As climate changes in the decades ahead, nations all over the world will invest billions to make themselves more resilient...

December 21, 2016

The discovery could help advance understanding to address issues such as birth defects and repair of the kidney after illness...

December 21, 2016

The 2017 list includes freezing brains and swarms of drones and highlights issues in robotics, neuroscience, education and medical management....

December 21, 2016

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative has announced it will assess the climate vulnerability and readiness of every...

December 20, 2016

With record highs over the past two years in research funding and a University-wide commitment to growing its research programs,...

December 20, 2016

Thomson Reuters has named Timothy Beers, the University of Notre Dame Chair of Astrophysics, and Prashant Kamat, the Rev. John...

December 20, 2016

NDnano is now accepting applications for the Center's summer 2017 NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NURF) program.

December 20, 2016

Khachatur V. Manukyan, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and the Nuclear Science Laboratory, co-authored a major...

December 20, 2016

In this role, Ritchie will lead the University’s new IDEA Center initiative and coordinate the University’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs....

December 16, 2016

Andrew J. McKenna Sr., a University of Notre Dame alumnus and emeritus chairman of the Board of Trustees has made...

December 16, 2016

On Tuesday (Dec. 13) the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced its 2016 NAI Fellows, including Suman Datta, Chang Family...

December 15, 2016

César Sosa-Padilla, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2016 John Charles...

December 15, 2016

The University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National...

December 13, 2016

 A Notre Dame undergraduate and a master’s degree student have been awarded the Dante Society of America’s two top student...

December 13, 2016

The University of Notre Dame and the South Bend Board of Parks have reached an agreement on a 50-year lease...

December 13, 2016

Juan Manuel Santos In a stirring and evocative Nobel Peace Prize speech in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday (Dec. 10), Colombian...

December 13, 2016

Even during fall break, College of Arts and Letters students were hard at work. They toured Latin America to perform sacred...

December 13, 2016

The Fourth Biennial of the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from August...

December 12, 2016

Although it may seem simple to calculate, snowfall cannot be well measured by simply placing a yardstick in the ground....

December 09, 2016

Partnership to develop deep learning systems to model and predict audience engagement.

December 08, 2016

Douglass Cassel will join Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony December 10 in Oslo,...

December 08, 2016

Information can be used to tell the story of how the first elements were formed, and determine the distribution of...

December 07, 2016

Four students from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman...

December 07, 2016

More than 30,000 children will benefit from the $6.3 million grant awarded to the University to improve early-grade literacy in...

December 07, 2016

Notre Dame Research recently opened its internal grants competition and is now inviting faculty to apply. The deadline to apply...

December 05, 2016

The club at Notre Dame Law School will focus on wrongful conviction education and awareness, while also creating opportunities for...

December 05, 2016

Gaining access to important biopharmaceuticals needed to treat illnesses and autoimmune diseases is one of the biggest obstacles developing countries...

December 02, 2016

Alex Perkins, PhD, Eck Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and a member of the Eck Institute...

December 02, 2016

A new study from Nathan Rose, assistant professor of psychology, examined a fundamental problem your brain has to solve, which...

December 02, 2016