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Kyle Doudrick, associate professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected to serve on the Science Advisory Board of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, an ideal vision of family life would have shown that parents are continuing to share in caregiving responsibilities and spending quality time with their children — dads, in particular. Many people hoped that the behavioral changes caused by lockdowns would persist, allowing dads more time and flexibility in the long term and ultimately reshaping how w…

The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame has named Holly Kuzmich as its next managing director following a national search. She will begin her role on July 7.

Peace agreements often fail during the critical implementation phase, but new research from Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix shows how policymakers and practitioners can address this challenge. The study, which underscores how international partners strengthen accords, can inform the work of frontline negotiators.

Seniors Joseph London and Brianna Tennes will study abroad this summer as part of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, a language-based scholarship program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

As part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the University of Notre Dame Art Museum, Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, spoke on campus Tuesday (April 21) for a conversation titled “Art and the Museum as Instruments of Hope.” The event, which also served as the final keynote event of the 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum on “Cultivating Hope,” explored the intersections of the arts, faith,…

As it turns 25, the Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center stands as a lasting symbol of trust and shared purpose between Notre Dame and its closest neighbors—the many and diverse residents of the Northeast Neighborhood—as well as a source of support and encouragement for those, like Crudup, who have passed through its doors.

This Saturday (April 25), the Notre Dame Alumni Association will host the fourth annual Notre Dame Global Day of Service, with thousands of alumni, parents and friends across the world prepared to come together in service in the name of Our Lady.

Mary Cunningham Boyce, a distinguished expert in mechanical engineering, will deliver the keynote address during the Graduate School’s annual Commencement Ceremony on May 16 at the University of Notre Dame.

David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers. Campbell was one of the 252 leaders in academia, the arts, journalism, policy, and science announced today as members of the newest Academy class. Othe…

As the Vatican seeks to bring Pope Francis’s vision to life, it has asked the University of Notre Dame—an institution that has also sought to enact the principles of Laudato si’ in its teaching, research, and operations—to serve as an academic partner.

The University of Notre Dame’s Division of Student Affairs recognized seven graduating students at its 40th annual Student Leadership Awards banquet on April 13. These annual awards honor current student leaders for their exceptional contributions to the Notre Dame community.

What is one of the greatest threats to American democracy? According to a recent study from the University of Notre Dame, voters who neither agree nor disagree when asked about substantive issues relevant to upholding democracy might be the largest group to blame for democratic decline in the United States. These “democratic neutrals” could be considered some of the most dangerous voters in the c…

Paul Niehaus, co-founder of GiveDirectly and an economics faculty member at University of California San Diego, will receive the 2026 Ford Family Notre Dame Award during an April 24 event hosted by the Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity at the University of Notre Dame.

The Shirt Project will unveil The Shirt 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Friday (April 24) on the library lawn at the University of Notre Dame. In the event of rain, the event will take place in the Dahnke Ballroom on the 7th floor of the Duncan Student Center at 5 p.m.

Nathan Swenson, the Gillen Director of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Fourteen current or former University of Notre Dame students have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, with an additional 12 selected as alternates for the award.

The Society for Freshwater Science has named Jennifer L. Tank, Ludmilla F., Stephen J. and Robert T. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences and director of the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative, as the recipient of its 2026 Award of Excellence — the society's highest career honor. The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is the leading international organization advancing the science of …

The Indiana Catholic Conference, composed of the state’s five bishops, has issued a pastoral letter on integral ecology with key contributions from Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.

“Pope Leo XIV continues to proclaim the Gospel of Christ by upholding human dignity and serving as a tireless advocate for peace. His message transcends partisan political divisions in this or any country and I’m deeply grateful for Pope Leo’s inspiring example. I ask members of the Notre Dame community to pray for peace and work together with all people of goodwill to build a more just and human…