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   Wampler appointed as Huisking Foundation Professor in Colleges of Science and Engineering

   General Motors engineer and mathematician Charles W. Wampler II joins the faculty as the Huisking Foundation, Inc. Collegiate Research Professor.

   August 14, 2023

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   Professor emerita wins prestigious lifelong achievement award for her work assessing environmental injustice

   Kristin Shrader-Frechette, O’Neill Family Professor Emerita in the University of Notre Dame Department of Philosophy, who had a concurrent appointment...

   July 21, 2023

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   Physicist Xiaolong Liu receives Powe Junior Faculty Award

   The competitive research award provides seed money for Liu's work in condensed matter and quantum physics.

   June 21, 2023

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   Human activities cause for buzzkill: Notre Dame biologist’s research determines insects are on the decline

   Public discourse in recent years about an “insect apocalypse”—sometimes described as the loss of 75 percent of insects during the...

   June 15, 2023

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   Dynamic changes in pH during cell division hold clues for cancer, Notre Dame researchers show

   A new study in the Journal of Cell Science by University of Notre Dame researchers could eventually lead to therapies that...

   June 05, 2023

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   Collaboration leads to discovery of how ovarian egg cells may develop

   Groundbreaking science can happen where disciplines intersect, and scientists team up.

   June 05, 2023

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   Potential requiem for a bacterium: Notre Dame biochemists Chang and Mobashery discover antibiotic that fights C. diff infection

   University of Notre Dame researchers discovered that an oxadiazole antibiotic—a compound of a previously discovered class that treats MRSA—kills C....

   May 11, 2023

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   Sanders named associate director of Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility

   Sheri Sanders considered becoming a veterinarian, but after one semester of coursework she realized she preferred working in a laboratory and tinkering...

   May 03, 2023

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   Rohr and international team win accolades from Ecological Society of America

   A team of international researchers that includes those from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame...

   May 02, 2023

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    Novel process leads to discovery of gas giant orbiting distant star

    University of Notre Dame astronomer Jeffrey Chilcote was among researchers who—using a novel, two-step process—detected and took a direct image...

    April 26, 2023

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    Collaboration for cold-chain biological transportation in Belize yields positive results

    Keeping biological samples, medications, testing supplies and vaccines at the temperatures that do not exceed manufacturer requirements is crucial for...

    April 10, 2023

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    Notre Dame sheds (colorful) light on International Rare Disease Day

    Third-grader Skylar Sevison eagerly squished her hand into a tin of purple fingerpaint in Jordan Hall of Science, then stamped...

    March 15, 2023

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    Notre Dame biologist competes in STAT Madness 2023

    Vote for Ana Flores-Mireles's research in STAT Madness 2023!

    March 01, 2023

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    New markup language a FAIR way of sharing data in enzymology and catalysis

    An international collaboration of scientists, including Santiago Schnell, William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, developed a...

    February 10, 2023

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    Teaching the science of alcohol (yes, it's really science)

    In the alcove area outside Stepan and Nieuwland halls, University of Notre Dame students gather weekly to boil up batches...

    January 30, 2023

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    Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise, study shows

    Evolution has occurred more rapidly than previously thought in the Chesapeake Bay wetlands, which may decrease the chance that coastal...

    January 26, 2023

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    Biology professor’s catheter technology awarded funding from Open Philanthropy

    Ana Flores Mireles was awarded funding from Open Philanthropy for further development of a new type of urinary catheter that may...

    January 20, 2023

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    Biology professor’s catheter technology awarded funding from Open Philanthropy

    Ana Flores Mireles was awarded funding from Open Philanthropy for further development of a new type of urinary catheter that may...

    January 18, 2023

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    Postdoctoral couple works in Koepfli lab to develop malaria detection tools

    Though the married couple's search began during the Covid-19 pandemic, both researchers landed jobs as postdocs in the same laboratory

    January 11, 2023

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    Doctoral student lands AHA fellowship to study link between a type of RNA and heart disease

    Madeline Glennon, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has...

    January 05, 2023

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    During 2022 Christmas Lecture, mathematician unwraps the magic of how numbers touch everything we do

    Mathematician and author Jordan Ellenberg demonstrates how math can be fun during the 2022 College of Science Christmas Lecture.

    December 20, 2022

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    From Fundamental to Functional: Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland accepts the inaugural Rev. Carrier Medal for her work in laser physics

    Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Waterloo, accepts the inaugural Rev. Carrier Medal for her...

    November 21, 2022

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    Three Notre Dame physicists named Fellows of the American Physical Society

    Daniel Bardayan, Michael Hildreth, and Mitchell Wayne, all professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, were elected as fellows...

    October 20, 2022

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    College of Science introduces Rev. Joseph Carrier, C.S.C., Science Medal; Nobel laureate Donna Strickland first recipient

    The University of Notre Dame College of Science has introduced its Rev. Joseph Carrier, C.S.C., Science Medal to recognize sustained,...

    October 13, 2022

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    Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars

    An international group of researchers, including a professor at the University of Notre Dame, has found evidence for the earliest...

    October 05, 2022

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    GEM fellowship awarded to computational biology doctoral student studying neurodegenerative diseases

    As a computational biology graduate student, Gimon hopes she can be part of finding therapies for diseases including ALS and...

    October 03, 2022

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    Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars

    An international group of researchers, including a professor at the University of Notre Dame, have found evidence for the earliest stars...

    September 29, 2022

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    Lannon and Phillips named associate deans in the College of Science

    Kevin Lannon, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named associate dean of faculty affairs for the...

    September 21, 2022

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    Doctoral student Sean Murphy awarded NIH Fellow Transition Award

    Only around 24 predoctoral to postdoctoral fellow transition awards (F99/K00) are awarded each year by the National Cancer Institute, a...

    August 10, 2022

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    Study about PFAS in cosmetics gains distinction with 2021 Best Paper Award

    Editors with the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology Letters (ES&T) selected the article,“Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics,”...

    August 09, 2022