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   Out with the invasive, in with the native: Upkeep of St. Mary’s Lake

   The flora surrounding St. Mary’s Lake recently underwent a little sprucing up. Groundskeepers completed woody invasive species removal—for ecological, aesthetic,...

   September 01, 2026

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   Notre Dame bioengineer explores how tissue-bound particles could advance regenerative medicine

   Scientists used to think that when a cell released a tiny, membrane-covered bubble—an extracellular vesicle (EV)—it was just taking out...

   August 31, 2026

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   Notre Dame and REAL Services collaboration uses VR to teach middle and high school students about dementia

   Collaboration between Notre Dame and REAL Services uses virtual reality to help middle and high school students understand the everyday...

   August 31, 2026

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   Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility installs new analytical ultracentrifuge

   The Biophysics Instrumentation Core (BIC) Facility at the University of Notre Dame has installed a new research instrument for the advanced...

   August 26, 2026

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   Notre Dame launches inaugural Innovation Challenge with plastic waste as first-year focus

   When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but...

   August 26, 2026

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   Science, Technology, and Society minor offers students new pathways into technology, policy, and law

   With a growing focus on the political and policy dimensions of science and technology, the Science, Technology, and Values minor...

   August 26, 2026

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   Peace Accords Matrix brings implementation expertise to Africa’s Great Lakes region

   The University of Notre Dame’s Peace Accords Matrix is expanding its work to Africa’s Great Lakes region, seeking to contribute...

   August 25, 2026

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   Preserving Identity: Ian Kuijt Honored by Kyiv University for Ukrainian Heritage Work

   In recognition of his work recording and documenting the wartime destruction of Ukrainian cultural sites, Notre Dame anthropology professor and...

   August 25, 2026

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   Ph.D. student gets unique experience researching at Trinity College through Naughton Fellowships grant

   When Meenal Datta, Jane Schoelch DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, submitted a proposal with Irish colleagues David...

   August 25, 2026

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    Keough School welcomes new students to campus

    This fall, the Keough School of Global Affairs welcomes a diverse group of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to campus...

    August 25, 2026

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    ‘Equipping the next generation’: New economics concentration prepares students for careers in poverty alleviation

    Kyle Lauckner never wanted to stop being a Boy Scout. That’s why he’s working toward a career in the federal...

    August 25, 2026

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    Kylemore Abbey and the University of Notre Dame celebrate a decade of partnership at Threshold Festival

    Kylemore Abbey and the University of Notre Dame at Kylemore Abbey proudly marked 10 years of their partnership during the...

    August 21, 2026

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    ‘Come out of the shadows’: English professor wins fellowship at Newberry Library for research on disability in Romantic theatre

    Essaka Joshua’s research has taken her from The New York Public Library to archives in Scotland, tracing the intersections of...

    August 21, 2026

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    Two Notre Dame faculty members and University Trustee appointed by Pope Leo XIV as consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

    On Tuesday (Aug. 18), Pope Leo XIV appointed two University of Notre Dame faculty members, Emmanuel Katongole and Clemens Sedmak,...

    August 20, 2026

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    Notre Dame announces inaugural Arts Biennial featuring prominent artists from around the world

    The inaugural Notre Dame Arts Biennial, which runs January through June 2027, will feature more than 100 public events, including...

    August 18, 2026

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    Visiting international students reflect on a summer of successful research at Notre Dame

    Every summer, the Global Engagement team at Notre Dame Global welcomes a number of international students through the International Summer...

    August 18, 2026

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    Researchers unlock details of the molecular machine critical for C. diff infections

    Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have disclosed the core assembly of the germinosome, which is alarm...

    August 18, 2026

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    Engineering professor strengthens research collaborations with universities in Chile and Brazil

    Alexander Dowling, Tony and Sarah Earley Collegiate Professor of Energy and the Environment For…

    August 13, 2026

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    Hsueh-Chia Chang receives national and local honors

    Hsueh-Chia Chang, Bayer Corporation Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre...

    August 13, 2026

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    Notre Dame Environmental Science student studies local ecosystems through Kettle Lakes Corridor research

    Rising sophomore Katherine Spiller has come to recognize that while many people believe meaningful change must occur on a global...

    August 12, 2026

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    GC-DWC Looks to Expand Safe & Inclusive Schools Initiative Across Haiti’s Grand North

    Building on TML 1.0, “TML 2.0: Each One, Teach One” shifts operational leadership to national Catholic education partners and expands...

    August 10, 2026

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    Notre Dame astronomers uncover active remnant of historic 1181 supernova

    In 1181, ancient astronomers recorded a naked-eye supernova. Modern astronomers categorized the explosion as a stellar death. Almost 900 years...

    August 07, 2026

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    Beyond the Game: Exploring Sports, Media, and Culture at Notre Dame

    Katherine Walden, assistant teaching professor of American studies and co-director of the sport, media, and culture minor (SMAC), describes SMAC...

    August 06, 2026

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    Nobel Prizewinner in Chemistry to speak on pioneering work in developing new enzymes

    The University of Notre Dame Carrier Medalist for 2026, Frances H. Arnold, will share her lecture, “Innovation by Evolution,” on Monday,...

    August 03, 2026

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    In memoriam: Gilberto Cárdenas, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of the Institute of Latino Studies

    Gilberto Cárdenas, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of the Institute of Latino Studies (ILS) at the University of...

    July 29, 2026

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    Notre Dame launches Data, AI, and Computing Initiative to unify emerging technology research, education, and academic services

    Notre Dame’s Data, AI, and Computing Initiative outlines a multi-year, campus-wide effort to position the University as a trusted leader...

    July 29, 2026

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    ND Mexico builds bridges: 35 years of opening doors with COMEXUS Fulbright-García Robles

    Emilio González arrived at Notre Dame in 1991—the same year the Comisión México Estados Unidos para el Intercambio Educativo y...

    July 27, 2026

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    Kate the Chemist Receives Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award

    Kate Biberdorf, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Notre Dame, is one of four 2026...

    July 27, 2026

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    Students embark on summer research for the common good

    This summer, the Institute for Social Concerns placed 332 Notre Dame students with 150 partner organizations through its celebrated summer...

    July 24, 2026

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    AI and materials research initiative accelerates breakthroughs in material discovery through machine learning

    The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers around the world is intensifying a vexing problem: what to do...

    July 23, 2026