A study from the University of Notre Dame, Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health has identified a combination of medications that may improve blood flow within granulomas, benefiting drug delivery....
Understudied cell in the brain could be key to treating glioblastoma
In a new study in NPJ Genomic Medicine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have found that a largely understudied cell could offer new insight into how the aggressive, primary brain cancer is able to resist immunotherapy.
Notre Dame launches new fellow training program to enhance graduate student training for developing sustainable technologies
The Materials Engineering to Realize Innovative Technologies for Sustainability or MERITS, Fellow Training Program will enhance the training of graduate students interested in developing sustainable technologies and support improved mentoring programs.
Students to study water desalination, solar cells with Materials Science and Engineering Doctoral Program Fellowships
Five University of Notre Dame graduate students have received fellowships for the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Doctoral Program.
Low-cost, portable device could diagnose heart attacks in minutes
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering and the University of Florida’s College of Medicine have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in...
VIDEO: Nanotechnology research at Notre Dame
The Notre Dame Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) center promotes collaborative research in science and engineering to address unsolved scientific and technical questions with an aim to promote the greater good.
Notre Dame Research announces 2021 internal grant recipients
Twenty-three researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received awards through the Notre Dame Research (NDR) Internal Grant Program. The goal of this program is to support outstanding research, scholarship, or creative endeavor that will make a major contribution...
Notre Dame faculty receive competitive NSF early career awards
Five Notre Dame faculty members received prestigious National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards in 2021. Since 2014, Notre Dame faculty have earned 55 of these awards.
Notre Dame hosts international virtual workshop on thermal transport, material informatics, and quantum computing
This workshop was created to enhance conversations among the thermal transport communities and the greater materials informatics communities to promote international collaboration initiatives.
Notre Dame to host NSF Future of Semiconductors and Beyond Workshop
To promote continued U.S. leadership in electronics, the University of Notre Dame will host a workshop to discuss technical opportunities now on the horizon and consider focus areas where research investment could provide substantive technical benefit.
New material shown to more efficiently desalinate water
Researchers from Notre Dame have identified a new solvent – an ionic liquid – that improves on emerging desalination technology, directional solvent extraction.
Materials Science and Engineering Doctoral Program announces 2020 fellows
Each fellow will receive a stipend for one year to support their research and dissertation as part of the new doctoral program that launched in 2020.
Attend the 2020 virtual Core Facility Fair
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, Notre Dame Research will host a virtual Core Facility Fair from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The event is open to students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff.
Notre Dame announces annual research awards funding
The University of Notre Dame has received $172.5 million in new research funding awards for fiscal year 2020 – the second highest in its history.
Notre Dame launches materials science and engineering doctoral degree program
Students can now earn a distinctive, interdisciplinary doctoral degree in materials science and engineering through the College of Engineering and the College of Science.
Online tool created to track development of coronavirus vaccines
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing are recording details about the coronavirus vaccine candidates currently in development as well as the progress of those candidates via a new interactive online tool.
NDnano announces 2020 seed grant recipients
Six faculty from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters, College of Engineering, and College of Science have been awarded two grants through the NDnano Seed Grant Program.
A Decade of Progress: Continuing Notre Dame’s journey to grow as a preeminent Catholic research university
While the University of Notre Dame has continued its commitment to inquiry and endeavor over the entirety of its history, creating the circumstances for achievement has evolved over time. Upon inauguration, Father Jenkins set out to lead a great Catholic...
New technology could help tackle antibiotic resistance
According to the World Health Organization, one of the biggest health threats around the world is antibiotic-resistant bacteria and researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working to combat this problem by developing a nanoparticle-based system.
Researchers are the first to observe electron-beam induced plasmonic Fano interferences
In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Jon P. Camden and collaborators used a combination of electron spectroscopy and theoretical modeling to observe the first direct detection of Fano resonances, or Fano interferences.