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With a growing focus on the political and policy dimensions of science and technology, the Science, Technology, and Values minor in the College of Arts & Letters has been renamed the Science, Technology, and Society…

A genetic vulnerability in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most aggressive type of kidney cancer, may lend itself to a combination treatment strategy that causes the cancer cells to self-destruct, according to recent research in PNAS.…

Kyle Lauckner never wanted to stop being a Boy Scout. That’s why he’s working toward a career in the federal government focused on poverty alleviation. For Lauckner, a Notre Dame junior majoring in economics and political science, both pursuits are all about service.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has awarded Kate Biberdorf, professor for the public understanding of science at the University of Notre Dame, with the James T. Grady–James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. Known best as Kate the Chemist, Biberdorf holds a doctorate in chemistry and is well known for her work as a science entertainer and educator. “This award validates…

University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. has appointed Randy Kozel, the Fritz Duda Family Law Professor, to succeed Tricia Bellia (live link), the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law, as chair of the University of Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics and its NCAA faculty athletics representative. Kozel’s appointment is effective Feb. 1, 2027.

Scientists used to think that when a cell released a tiny, membrane-covered bubble—an extracellular vesicle (EV)—it was just taking out the trash. Then, in the 1990s and early 2000s, researchers discovered that these circulating microscopic bubbles were actually part of a critical communication network, carrying molecular instructions that affect how cells grow, divide, repair damaged tissue, res…

The flora surrounding St. Mary’s Lake recently underwent a little sprucing up. Groundskeepers completed woody invasive species removal—for ecological, aesthetic, and safety improvements—along with the installation of native aquatic planting enhancements in the low-depth water shoreline along St. Mary’s…

When Meenal Datta, Jane Schoelch DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, submitted a proposal with Irish colleagues David Hoey (Trinity College…

The Biophysics Instrumentation Core (BIC) Facility at the University of Notre Dame has installed a new research instrument for the advanced characterization of biomolecules. The instrument is operational and currently available for use. The Optima…

Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Notre Dame associate professors shows how the fungus works in the bladder, potentially changing the way doctors treat and diagnose catheter-associated urinary infections.

Notre Dame researchers are developing AI technology designed to help caregivers interpret the nonverbal communication of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Read the story

When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so does the trash, an average of 51 tons of it. Plastic cups, wrappers and cans spill from overflowing trash receptacles, collect along pathways, and, carried by the wind, scatter across parking lots. Post-game cleanup is currently a massive undertaking, requiring approximately 150 peop…

Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) client Iris Seabolt has been fully exonerated more than two decades after she was wrongfully convicted of felony murder in Elkhart, Indiana.

The Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health (BIPH) at the University of Notre Dame (USA) and the Dublin City University (Ireland) Life Sciences Institute (LSI) have announced the recipients of the second annual Notre Dame-DCU Exchange Grant in Precision Biomedical Technologies. The competitive funding program is designed to support high-impact, collaborative research between faculty at the Univ…

Notre Dame anthropologist Kristine Joy Chua and her research team asked the question: How do expectant mothers manage uncertainties and cope with sociopolitical stressors in their lives? The answer: They used creative coping strategies grounded in their culture and upbringing to reframe difficult circumstances and maintain a positive outlook, focusing instead on the things they could control and …

The University of Notre Dame’s Peace Accords Matrix is expanding its work to Africa’s Great Lakes region, seeking to contribute to the peace process between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda by providing expertise on peacemaking and peacebuilding that will support the work of local stakeholders.

Collaboration between Notre Dame and REAL Services uses virtual reality to help middle and high school students understand the everyday experiences of people living with dementia.

In recognition of his work recording and documenting the wartime destruction of Ukrainian cultural sites, Notre Dame anthropology professor and Nanovic Faculty Fellow Ian Kuijt was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Taras Shevchenko National…

While most believe artificial intelligence is changing science, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are exploring the reverse.

This fall, the Keough School of Global Affairs welcomes a diverse group of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to campus — young leaders who are dedicated to working on global policy issues that impact human dignity and flourishing worldwide.