As an award-winning narrator of audiobooks, FTT's head of acting and directing tells compelling stories — and passes skills and methodologies on to students There’s a lot at stake for the narrator of an audiobook — their ability to reflect the traits of the... May 10, 2022
Interdisciplinary study by Notre Dame theology and psychology faculty explores link between art and spiritual understanding A digital image of a famous piece of art doesn’t tend to stir the soul in the same way as... October 15, 2020
Notre Dame anthropologist awarded prestigious Newberry Fellowship Notre Dame anthropologist Alex Chávez has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities long-term residential fellowship at the Newberry... April 30, 2020
Innovative, team-taught class brings scale of World War I into focus through trip to European battlefields More than 20 million people were killed and another 20 million or more were injured in World War I, but it’s... January 28, 2020
Art historian researches the significance of long-lost Italian murals Much medieval Italian art from the 13th century is focused on Christianity — paintings and sculptures depicting Jesus, the Virgin... November 22, 2019
How a Notre Dame faculty member and alumnus are connecting black students to financial services firms — and helping them land jobs and internships After Kaleem Minor graduates with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the College of Arts and Letters this spring, he’ll... October 10, 2019
Notre Dame Jewish studies scholar forges connections between ancient Mesopotamian texts and modern theology Thousands of years ago, Mesopotamians craned their necks to watch as the moon passed between them and the sun, casting... September 17, 2019
Theology Ph.D. students to spend six weeks in Holy Land learning geography, history, and archaeology The Notre Dame Department of Theology is hosting an academic experience in the Holy Land this summer for graduate students in... February 27, 2019
Anthropologist’s exploration of migration, music, and poetics wins trio of book awards Notre Dame anthropologist Alex Chávez’s first book, Sounds of Crossing: Music, Migration, and the Aural Poetics of Huapango Arribeño, has... January 24, 2019
Through History Ph.D. Program, Students Develop Innovative Lines of Research Looking through new lenses, a Ph.D. candidate and two recent alumni of Notre Dame’s Ph.D. program in history have developed... September 20, 2017
Spanish Major hones Language Skills to prepare for Career in Medicine In summer 2016, Notre Dame senior Andrew Grose studied abroad in Spain — taking a headfirst dive into a language... September 06, 2017
Theology Professor Wins Award for Research on Influential Catholic Thinker An examination of one of the 20th century’s most important Catholic theologians has garnered a significant honor for Jennifer Newsome... August 30, 2017
Notre Dame Economic Policy Club wins National Fiscal Competition — on First Try A new Notre Dame student club focused on macro-scale economics and fiscal policy won the first national contest it entered,... May 12, 2017
Liberal Studies and Theology Professor wins Award for Research on Influential Catholic Thinker An examination of one of the 20th century’s most important Catholic theologians has garnered a significant honor for Jennifer Newsome... May 12, 2017
Four Arts and Letters Faculty Members win ACLS Fellowships Mariana Candido, Deborah Tor, Evan Ragland and Katherine Brading were awarded fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies. April 18, 2017
Notre Dame Astrophysicist Beers receives Distinguished Science Alumni Award from Purdue Beers was honored recently by his alma mater for the work he’s done in astrophysics. Purdue’s College of Science has... April 11, 2017
Robert Vargas joins ND Faculty in Sociology and ILS Robert Vargas, an urban sociologist whose research focuses on violence and health care, is joining Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology... March 30, 2017
Historian Darren Dochuk Exploring American Oil and Religion with Support from NEH Darren Dochuk, associate professor in Notre Dame’s Department of History, will spend a year exploring the connection between religion and the... March 03, 2017
Notre Dame International Security Center Begins Significant Expansion with New Hires, Paper Series, and Conference Planning The first pieces in the expansion of the Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC) are in place, as the once-small... February 21, 2017
Psychology Undergraduates Thrive through Research Experiences, Building Connections with Faculty For Katie Paige and Laura Heiman, research hasn’t just shaped their undergraduate experiences—it’s shaped their futures, as well. The two... February 10, 2017
Historian Darren Dochuk exploring American Oil and Religion with Support from NEH Darren Dochuk, associate professor in Notre Dame’s Department of History, will spend a year exploring the connection between religion and the... January 18, 2017
Notre Dame Astrophysicists Discover Dimming of Binary Star A team of University of Notre Dame astrophysicists led by Peter Garnavich, professor of physics, has observed the unexplained fading... January 17, 2017
Department of Political Science Adds Experts in American and Comparative Politics to Faculty Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science added two new faculty members this year, growing its roster of experts in American and comparative... January 17, 2017
Notre Dame Astrophysicist Confirms Source of Galaxy Collision Vinicius Placco, a research assistant professor of astrophysics at Notre Dame, collaborated with colleagues at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics... January 06, 2017
Second-generation Stars Identified, Giving Clues About Their Predecessors Information can be used to tell the story of how the first elements were formed, and determine the distribution of... December 07, 2016
Notre Dame Mathematician Named AMS Fellow Sergei Starchenko, professor of mathematics, was recently named a fellow in the American Mathematical Society for 2017. November 30, 2016
Hope and Optimism Project Funds Philosophical Research, Awards Playwrights and Video Producers An interdisciplinary research collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and Cornell University has awarded more than $344,000 to seven... October 17, 2016
Program of Liberal Studies Associate Professor Wins Fellowship to Further Research on Renaissance Intellectual Robert Goulding, an associate professor in Notre Dame’s Program of Liberal Studies and the History and Philosophy of Science program,... October 05, 2016
Spanish Major Uses Fulbright Grant to Develop Youth Program for At-risk Teens in Chile After spending part of an undergraduate study abroad trip working with struggling teen mothers in Chile, Lauren Antosz ’16 left... September 30, 2016
The Experience Project awards $650,000 in Second Round of Research Funding More than $650,000 has been awarded to 15 projects in the second year of a research collaboration aimed at building... September 28, 2016