Notre Dame Engineers create 3D-bioprinted model to study obesity’s impact on the heart

Professor Pinar Zorlutuna’s lab developed the 3D-bioprinted model, which combines heart and fat cells, enabling researchers to study how obesity affects heart function and explore potential therapies.

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Notre Dame to confer 7 honorary degrees at 2026 Commencement

The University of Notre Dame will confer honorary degrees on six distinguished leaders at its 181st …

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Danny Chen, Joshua Shrout elected AAAS fellows

Two University of Notre Dame engineering faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the …

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Notre Dame researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants

Four teams of researchers across the College of Science and the College of Engineering have been selected to receive …

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Heart-on-a-chip device identifies youth-enhancing “cocktail” to repair old hearts

The heart is a pump that wears out over time—that, at least, was the prevailing view. New research has shown that …

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Fighting for faster virus detection

At Notre Dame, CBE Professor Nosang Myung and his colleagues have developed an electronic nose that detects bird flu biomarkers early, enabling faster diagnosis and fewer sick birds.

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