Category: Innovation and Impact

Steve Koester

Steven Koester to lead Notre Dame’s Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) Interdisciplinary Research Center

Steven Koester, recently appointed Frank M. Freimann Professor of Microelectronics and internationally recognized scholar and innovator in nanotechnology, has been named the director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano). As director, he will lead a …

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Research worth fighting for

As one of America’s leading research institutions, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to the most pressing questions facing our communities. With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier, …

Pi Squared app creators David Carr and Chris Fakhimi

A game, not a grind: Notre Dame students develop mobile app to make math fun

Students often say that math is their least favorite subject—too abstract, too much about memorizing rules and formulae, and, frankly, not much fun. That’s why two Notre Dame students have created an educational, gamified math app, Pi-Squared. Their mobile phone app, designed for students …

Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez

Notre Dame researchers partner with Mexico hospital to develop childhood cancer care monitoring tool

For a child battling cancer, an unexpectedly high temperature can initiate a race against time to reach providers who can treat and monitor symptoms. And for families in low- and middle-income communities in Mexico, pediatric cancer care is even more of a challenge. Fragmented healthcare systems, …

Maksym Zhukovskyi, Alex Sheardy, Astghik Kuzanyan, and Alexander Mukasyan pose during Dr. Kuzanyan's visit to Notre Dame, during which she underwent comprehensive training at the Integrated Imaging Facility. Photo: Angelic Rose Hubert

Notre Dame helps bring the first high-resolution transmission electron microscope to Armenia

The University of Notre Dame’s Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) has helped Armenia reach a historic milestone by supporting the acquisition and implementation of the country’s first-ever high-resolution transmission electron microscope (TEM). This achievement marks a significant step …

Notre Dame Poverty Initiative announces new investments in poverty research

The University of Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will support research projects led by Notre Dame faculty and help recruit prominent poverty scholars to Notre Dame. Three of the investments were made through the Initiative’s …

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Notre Dame announces Strategic Framework Grant recipients

The University of Notre Dame has announced the awardees of its first annual Strategic Framework Grant (SFG) Program. Launched in February of 2024, the SFG Program is an internal funding opportunity that stimulates engagement with the priorities outlined in Notre Dame 2033: A …

Thomas Sherman and Daniel Vassallo

Notre Dame Engineering graduates make Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list for 2022

Two recent Notre Dame graduates who launched a startup business focused on renewable energy collaboration have been named to Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list for 2022. The annual list features "inspiring and aspiring young movers and makers out to change the world." Thomas Sherman and Daniel …