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Notre Dame donates 3D printed face shields to medical outlets in need

Research Associate Professor and Director of the IDEA Center Innovation Lab Matthew Leevy is coordinating a cross-functional response of Notre...

April 08, 2020
On the front lines of the coronavirus fight, health professionals show ‘compassion to its fullest’

In the midst of an unprecedented crisis, Dominic Vachon offers insight into the complexities of the compassion mindset — which...

April 07, 2020
Out of school and out of work: coronavirus effects hurting job market entrants, elementary school students, expert says

Economic research since the Great Recession has shown that, even with a college degree, new entrants to the job market...

April 06, 2020
Econometrics researcher’s calculations illustrate why we should social distance

Not only does social distancing work to slow the spread of the virus, it’s an exercise in probability, according to...

April 02, 2020
“Phase Four” coronavirus relief package is necessary and must address three points, expert says

Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance, said the just-passed Phase Three package should be sufficient to stabilize the economy and emphasized...

April 02, 2020
Expert says coronavirus economy could bring U.S. shale market to its knees, break up OPEC

Although Christiane Baumeister definitely foresees a rollercoaster ride in the oil markets in the coming weeks, she thinks there might...

April 02, 2020
Female directors are quicker to recall dangerous medical products, study shows

Some 4,500 Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs and devices are pulled from shelves annually — decisions greatly influenced by the presence of...

March 30, 2020
Researchers explore potential of highly sensitive point-of-care tests for novel coronavirus detection

Hsueh-Chia Chang, the Bayer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, said technology his lab developed for other uses could easily be...

March 30, 2020
CurateND is changing how the Notre Dame community preserves research and scholarship

The free, multifaceted research repository is designed to showcase and preserve research outputs while allowing users to also tag their affiliated departments,...

March 25, 2020
Researchers develop early warning system to fight disinformation online

The project is an effort to combat the rise of coordinated social media campaigns to incite violence, sow discord and...

March 25, 2020
Researchers develop new method for imaging electrons in gold nanowires

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame recently developed an all-optical tabletop technique, called infrared photothermal heterodyne imaging (IR-PHI), that...

March 25, 2020
Past your bedtime? Inconsistency may increase risk to cardiovascular health

Researchers at Notre Dame found that individuals going to bed even 30 minutes later than their usual bedtime presented a...

March 24, 2020
Notre Dame students visit the border to speak to local leaders on the front lines of the “Wait in Mexico” policy & the El Paso massacre

A dozen Notre Dame students and two alumni traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in October as part of a social...

March 10, 2020
Women Lead 2020

The challenges of today cannot be met with the thinking of yesterday. Meet seven outstanding faculty members who are shifting...

March 04, 2020
Study finds “silent” genetic variations can alter protein folding

New research from Notre Dame shows these silent mutations are worth a closer look.

March 02, 2020
Pope Francis appoints Notre Dame theologian to commission for Catholic-Muslim dialogue

The appointment lasts five years, and the commission meets annually in Rome to debrief and advise on the Church’s relations...

March 02, 2020
Trusting strangers: Details matter to millennials using Uber, Airbnb

Modern marketplaces like Uber and Airbnb necessitate trust among complete strangers, and new research from the University of Notre Dame...

February 25, 2020
Dante scholar wins Modern Language Association of America award for book on 14th-century poets

David Lummus, assistant director of the Notre Dame Center for Italian Studies and the Devers Family Program in Dante Studies,...

February 24, 2020
Researchers awarded DOE/NETL grant to develop one-step process for converting natural gas into liquids

Notre Dame researchers envision developing a modular and flexible catalytic process that could be used at collection sites to safely...

February 24, 2020
Notre Dame among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100 million grant

Notre Dame Professor Jason Rohr’s proposal—Disease, Food, Energy, and Water Solutions: Defusing a Global Crisis—offers a sustainable, local solution to...

February 19, 2020
University of Notre Dame-developed home lead screening kits shown to be highly accurate

An inexpensive lead sample collection kit distributed to homes in St. Joseph County is comparable in accuracy and sensitivity to...

February 14, 2020
Research reveals teachers’ biases when rating first-graders’ academic skills based on learning behavior

The results of the study suggest that racial and gender biases regarding students’ noncognitive skills — whether they meet or...

February 11, 2020
Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study announces 2020-2021 class of fellows

The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) has selected 10 scholars to join its 2020-2021 class of...

February 10, 2020
Notre Dame physicists see nuclear wobbling in one isotope of gold

University of Notre Dame researchers and collaborators recently discovered that some nuclei wobble on their intermediate axes. Their research, “Longitudinal...

February 05, 2020
Researchers study the intricate link between climate and conflict

New research from the University of Notre Dame is shedding light on the unexpected effects climate change could have on...

February 04, 2020
Visiting researchers join the Kroc Institute for spring 2020

The Kroc Institute is pleased to announce that two scholars began their terms as Visiting Research Fellows and one as...

February 03, 2020
Pulte Institute for Global Development to host 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the Keough School for Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, is proud...

February 03, 2020
Political scientist releases definitive research on the first century of women voters

In new research fittingly published in the year marking the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S.,...

January 30, 2020
Weather radar records drastic drop in mayfly populations

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, University of Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech used radar technology to quantify mayfly swarms...

January 29, 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