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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
When Hiring a Manager, Look to the Team, New Study Advises

Jasmine Hu and her colleague Timothy Judge argue that “bright” leadership traits don’t always contribute positively to team performance and...

March 03, 2017
Rare Disease Day a Reminder of the Importance of Research

The University of Notre Dame’s Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development is focusing on collaboration, as it...

February 28, 2017
Three Pillars for Active Share Success

Research by Martijn Cremers suggests that investors should be cautious in how they use Active Share, which became one of...

February 27, 2017
University of Notre Dame Partners with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Researchers in bioengineering will join a consortium of academia, industry and government organizations and the nonprofit sector to develop next-generation...

February 24, 2017
VIDEO: Data-driven Research Group Crosses Traditional Boundaries to Advance Computational and Data Science Engineering at Notre Dame

Within the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering, researchers are focusing on developing tools that can advance deep understanding...

February 23, 2017
NIH Awards $3M to Shaw Center for Children and Families

The grant will fund a study of the relationships between parents and infants, the first study of its kind that...

February 22, 2017
Notre Dame Again Ranks Among the Top-producing Fulbright Universities

Twenty-seven University of Notre Dame students were awarded Fulbright grants in the 2016-17 program.

February 21, 2017
Researchers Develop ‘Living Diode’ Using Cardiac Muscle Cells

\ This is a vital step toward developing new forms of biorobotics and novel treatment approaches for muscle-related health problems...

February 14, 2017
School Vouchers Bring More Money to Catholic Schools — But at a Cost, Study Finds

The study found that voucher expansion caused significant declines in church donations and church spending on non-educational religious activities.

February 13, 2017
Notre Dame Researchers Study Potential Cause of Common Birth Defect

Small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) proteins are small peptides that get added on to other proteins to regulate their activity. While...

February 06, 2017
Zika: Where are We Now?

Professors in Notre Dame’s Department of Biological Sciences and members of the Eck Institute reflect on the outbreak, the challenges...

February 01, 2017
New Study Finds Extensive Use of Fluorinated Chemicals in Fast Food Wrappers

Previous studies have linked the chemicals to kidney and testicular cancers, thyroid disease, low birth weight and immunotoxicity in children,...

February 01, 2017
Grad Student will Present New Cancer Findings at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Biological sciences graduate student Joshua Mason has been selected to attend the 2017 National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS) at St....

January 30, 2017
Notre Dame Research announces Internal Grant Awardees

Twenty-three faculty members were recently awarded grants through the Notre Dame Research Faculty Research Support Program. Recipients applied for either...

January 24, 2017
VIDEO: Global Backgrounds, International Impact

Learn more about the global reach and impact of the Department of History’s research in this new video, which features...

January 20, 2017
Robert Adam named 15th Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate

Adam, an architect known for his scholarship as well as his practice, will be awarded the $200,000 prize and a...

January 19, 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
Annual Index Reveals Biggest Movers in Climate Change Adaptation

The top five countries showing the biggest amount of improvement in preparedness over the last year were Ghana, Solomon Islands,...

January 11, 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
Study to Assess Climate Resiliency of More Than 250 US Cities

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative has announced it will assess the climate vulnerability and readiness of every...

December 20, 2016
Research Opportunities Continue to Grow through Partnership Agreements

With record highs over the past two years in research funding and a University-wide commitment to growing its research programs,...

December 20, 2016
Reuters Names Timothy Beers and Prashant Kamat 2016 Highly Cited Researchers

Thomson Reuters has named Timothy Beers, the University of Notre Dame Chair of Astrophysics, and Prashant Kamat, the Rev. John...

December 20, 2016
Datta Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

On Tuesday (Dec. 13) the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced its 2016 NAI Fellows, including Suman Datta, Chang Family...

December 15, 2016
University of Notre Dame Awarded National Leadership Grant for Libraries

The University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National...

December 13, 2016
Notre Dame, Condé Nast Announce New Research Collaboration On Content Consumption And Deep Learning

Partnership to develop deep learning systems to model and predict audience engagement.

December 08, 2016
USAID Announces Grant To Notre Dame To Support Literacy In Haiti

More than 30,000 children will benefit from the $6.3 million grant awarded to the University to improve early-grade literacy in...

December 07, 2016
New Method Improves Stability, Extends Shelf Life Of Protein Drugs

Gaining access to important biopharmaceuticals needed to treat illnesses and autoimmune diseases is one of the biggest obstacles developing countries...

December 02, 2016
Bethlehem Star May Not Be A Star After All

Studying historical, astronomical and biblical records, Grant Mathews believes the event that led the Magi was an extremely rare planetary...

December 01, 2016
Why Don’t Patients Listen to their Doctors?

As part of the launch of a new research program in Health-Related Behavioral Sciences, the University of Notre Dame’s Advanced...

November 21, 2016