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   STIR grants energize new science/engineering research projects at Notre Dame

   The first Seed Transformative Interdisciplinary Research (STIR) grants, announced in early 2023 by the Notre Dame College of Science and College of Engineering,...

   June 13, 2023

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   Flash! A superfast new method to manufacture high-performance thermoelectric devices for energy harvesting and cooling

   Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaborators Alexander Dowling and …

   October 27, 2022

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   Xiaobo Sharon Hu named fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

   The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest and most prestigious educational and scientific computing society, has named Xiaobo Sharon...

   February 01, 2022

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   Vine robots: Exploring new paths to safety and health

   The animal kingdom has long been a source of inspiration for the design of robots, which use legs to walk,...

   January 21, 2022

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   Ramzi Bualuan to receive 2022 ND Women in Engineering Impact Award

   Ramzi Bualuan, teaching professor and director of undergraduate studies in computer science and engineering, has been named the recipient of...

   January 11, 2022

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   Notre Dame Engineering graduates make Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list for 2022

   Two recent Notre Dame graduates who launched a startup business focused on renewable energy collaboration have been named to Forbes ‘30...

   December 09, 2021

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   Zorlutuna named to Cellular and Molecular Technologies Study Section of NIH Center for Scientific Review

   Pinar Zorlutuna, Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering, has been named a member of the Cellular and Molecular Technologies Study...

   August 11, 2021

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   New CSE study points to impact of pandemic lockdown and restrictions on physical activity for people with Parkinson’s disease

   The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but especially for people with Parkinson’s disease. A new study from Notre Dame...

   May 19, 2021

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   Patricia J. Culligan, dean of Notre Dame Engineering, receives 2021 H. Bolton Seed Medal for expanding boundaries of geoenvironmental and sustainability engineering

   Patricia J. Culligan, professor of civil engineering and the Matthew H. McCloskey dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering, is...

   May 14, 2021

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    Ph.D. student receives NASA research award to design strategies to enable four-legged robots to walk alongside astronauts on other planets

    John Nganga, a Notre Dame Ph.D. student in aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been awarded a 3-year NASA Space Technology...

    May 07, 2021

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    ND students named champions of 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers Great Lakes Student Conference

    The Notre Dame student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) received top honors in the 2021 ASCE...

    April 16, 2021

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    Edison Lecture: Industry 4.0 Design for Additive Manufacturing in Energy and Bioengineering Systems

    C. Fred Higgs III will deliver a Notre Dame Engineering Edison Lecture, “Industry 4.0 Design for Additive Manufacturing in Energy...

    March 01, 2021

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    Edison Lecture: Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems

    Katlyn Turner (ND ’12) will deliver a Notre Dame Engineering Edison Lecture, “Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems,” on...

    March 01, 2021

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    Daryl L. Peterson appointed managing director of Notre Dame’s Engineering Innovation Hub

    Daryl L. Peterson, an engineer with more than two decades of experience in manufacturing at Deere & Company, has been...

    February 10, 2021

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    Keough School to Welcome 38 Students from 21 Countries to New Master of Global Affairs

    The Keough School of Global Affairs will welcome 38 Master of Global Affairs students to the University of Notre Dame...

    June 01, 2017

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    Maura Policelli named Executive Director of Keough School Global Policy Initiative

    Policelli will provide strategic direction for the initiative, which aims to strengthen engagement with and influence in the nation’s capital...

    May 02, 2017

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    New Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program launched with Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs

    Peace Corps volunteers selected as Coverdell Fellows will receive a full-tuition scholarship, health insurance and a living stipend each year...

    May 02, 2017

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    Nobel Peace Prize Speech Highlights Contribution Of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute To Process Of Ending War In Colombia

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

    December 13, 2016

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    Ray Offenheiser to Join Notre Dame Faculty as Distinguished Professor of the Practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs

    Offenheiser is a widely known nonprofit leader and innovator with a broad range of international development experience in Asia, Africa...

    November 22, 2016

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    Notre Dame Partners with Balkh University in Afghanistan to Develop Master’s Program under $1.15 Million USAID Contract

    The venture aims to enhance the skills and employability of technically qualified and professionally capable Afghan women and men in...

    November 21, 2016

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    Young Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to Spend 4 Weeks in South Bend through YLAI Partnership

    In a program led by the University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative...

    October 19, 2016

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    Master of Global Affairs degree now available from Notre Dame’s new Keough School of Global Affairs

    The University of Notre Dame’s new Donald R. Keough School of Global Affairs announces the opening of applications for its...

    July 25, 2016

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    Global Affairs Scholar Tamara Kay to join Notre Dame’s New Keough School of Global Affairs

    Tamara Kay, a scholar with extensive experience in Latin America and Africa, will join the new Keough School of Global...

    July 21, 2016

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    Professor Launches Project to Advance Scientific and Theological Literacy among Madrasa Graduates in India

    With a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic studies at the University of...

    April 25, 2016

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    Michel Hockx, scholar of Chinese literary and Internet culture, appointed director of Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/190680/200x/michel_profile_full.jpg(Michel Hockx)! "Michel Hockx":http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff31122.php has been appointed director of the University of Notre Dame’s "Liu Institute for Asia and...

    February 16, 2016

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    New research reveals dangers to humanitarian workers in conflict zones

    p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/99444/larissa_fast_200.jpg(Larissa Fast)! "Larissa Fast":http://kroc.nd.edu/facultystaff/faculty/larissa-fast, assistant professor of conflict resolution at the University of Notre Dame's "Kroc Institute for International...

    April 22, 2013

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    Kroc Institute publishes updated research on women in Afghanistan

    p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/74324/afghan_women200.jpg(Three Afghan women meet to discuss plans for social services)! After more than a decade of war, U.S. troops...

    July 31, 2012

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    Notre Dame political theorist charts early global thinking on women’s rights

    p(image-right). !http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/66852/eileen_hunt_botting_300.jpg(Eileen Hunt Botting)! Surprisingly soon after it was published in England in 1869, John Stuart Mill’s essay on women’s...

    April 24, 2012