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Brian Blagg Receives Top Honor; Engineering’s Moon and Pratt Earn Second and Third as Notre Dame and 1st Source Honor Faculty Innovation at Commercialization Awards Dinner

On Tuesday, March 24, University leaders, faculty members, and community partners gathered in downtown South Bend to celebrate research and innovation at the 1st Source Faculty Commercialization Award dinner. This event honors faculty researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana …

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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 University Commencement Ceremony on May 17. A seventh honorary degree will be bestowed on Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., president of the Pontifical Commission and Governorate of …

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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 Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific societies. Danny Chen, professor of computer science and engineering, and Joshua …

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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 seed funding from the Notre Dame Sensor Initiative (NDSI) for research advancing affordable, fast, and accurate platforms for on-site opioid detection. As opioid …

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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 the heart’s aging results from changes in intercellular communications, which tell heart cells, sometimes even healthy ones, to stiffen and break down. By decoding these complex …

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Notre Dame researchers uncover the molecular driving force behind hallmark of aggressive, metastatic cancers

To invade healthy tissues and continue growing, aggressive cancers mimic and circumvent the body’s native piping …

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Three Notre Dame faculty, alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering

One faculty member and two graduate alumni from the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Chemical and …

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Five Women Leading the Future of Notre Dame Engineering

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the College of Engineering is proud to spotlight five faculty members who …

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Notre Dame ranks among top 100 US universities granted utility patents for third straight year

The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a …

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Engineering in Photos: February 2026

Engineering in Photos captures the energy, creativity, and everyday moments that define our College. Highlights from …