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University of Notre Dame Rome and Caritas Internationalis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing and strengthening their collaboration in research and formation at the service of the Church’s humanitarian mission. The agreement builds…

On Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24, the annual McCloskey New Venture Competition culminated in a celebration of excellence in entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame, which brought together the University’s…

On Friday, May 15, Notre Dame Law School recognized its graduating students at the annual Awards Ceremony. Awards were presented for academic achievement, including Honor Roll, Dean’s Circle, Faculty Excellence, and Program of Study distinctions, as well as for excellence in writing, trial advocacy, and moot court. Students were also celebrated for their service to Notre Dame, their classmates, a…

Steve Corcelli, Ph.D., William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, has announced the college’s faculty award recipients for the 2025–26 academic year. Father James L. Shilts, C.S.C./Doris and Gene Leonard Teaching Award Bestowed annually on a faculty member…

This May, 27 undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Notre Dame were accepted into the inaugural cohort of iNDustry Labs’ “AI Leaders of Tomorrow” program (AILOT). For two weeks, these students received intensive hands-on AI training and…

Effective May 1, 2026, Notre Dame Rome and Hesburgh Libraries have entered into a collaborative agreement to support staffing, technological enhancement, and operations at the Notre Dame Rome Library, located in the Via Ostilia…

“At Notre Dame, our mission as a global Catholic research university compels us to advance Pope Leo XIV’s historic contribution to Catholic social tradition through our research, our teaching, and all of our work in service of the common good. The Holy Father has highlighted the critical role that Catholic scholars and researchers — and all those of goodwill — must play in raising moral questions…

A team of four University of Notre Dame undergraduate students won the national competition America’s Startup with their pitch for a data security company, alongside nine other teams from universities across the country. America’s Startup…

A research partnership highlighted by a Notre Dame Poverty Initiative faculty affiliate is offering new insights into how digital training, personalized consulting, and security investments can support micro-entrepreneurs in Guatemala. Earlier this month, …

Douglas and Diana Berthiaume have made a transformational gift to the University of Notre Dame to advance biomedical research through strategic investments in critical infrastructure. The gift, totaling $35 million, establishes the Center for Biomedical Discovery. It includes $5 million in seed funding for multidisciplinary research teams, promoting new collaborations among biomedical researchers…

With funding from Notre Dame Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) and Notre Dame Energy, a team of researchers will pursue a frontier in strategic energy. Masaru K. Kuno,…

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have published the first known detailed study of breast cancer tissue from Native American women. The study, published in npj Precision Oncology, reveals important molecular differences that may impact the efficacy of therapies for female, Native American breast cancer patients.

John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost and Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the Society of American Historians “in recognition…

Outstanding College of Science students in the Class of 2026 were honored at the Dean’s Awards Luncheon in the Jordan Hall of Science on Friday, May 15 during Commencement Weekend. Steve Corcelli, William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, presented the following awards. Dean’s…

The University of Notre Dame College of Science is pleased to welcome Christopher J. Ostertag, Ph.D., to the faculty, further strengthening the college’s growing leadership in rare disease patient advocacy, research, and ethics-informed science and healthcare education. In July, Ostertag will join…

Virna Vidal Menezes, a Ph.D. candidate in Economics and a fellow in Notre Dame’s Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (ND PIER),…

Ever since she was little, Grace DeMary ’26 knew there was something special about Notre Dame. Her dad bringing their family to Irish football games every year, she was drawn to the campus. More than simply attending the University, DeMary wanted to become a doctor. Her dream specialty? Orthopedic surgery. Hailing from Fairmont, West Virginia, she spent her high school years involved in a little …

On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (Magnificent humanity), which provides moral guidance to bishops, clergy and the faithful on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence (AI). Below, University of Notre Dame faculty experts from the College of Arts and Letters, College of Engineering, Keough School of Global Affairs and L…

The world hasn’t yet embraced quantum computing because the technology hasn’t overcome a fundamental issue: Noise. It causes quantum bits (qubits), building blocks of a quantum computer, to lose their information. In a recent study in Nature Electronics, a team led by Dafei Jin, an associate professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, and colla…

In April, the University of Notre Dame’s Data, AI, and Computing Initiative welcomed over 40 industry leaders from across sectors, including energy, finance, government, insurance, nonprofit and pharmaceuticals, for an “Industry Leaders Roundtable” with University faculty and alumni. The event featured panel discussions and small-group sessions on the opportunities and challenges of artificial in…