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A better start for NICU families: Notre Dame leads the way in neonatal intensive care

In this episode of the Notre Dame Stories podcast, Kathleen Kolberg, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Science, Office of the Dean, Assistant Director of the Center for Health Sciences Advising, shares how Notre Dame helped set the standard for NICU design and care. We also hear from Ainee …

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Notre Dame announces 2025 Strategic Framework Grant recipients

The University of Notre Dame has announced the awardees of its 2025 Strategic Framework Grant (SFG) Program. Launched in 2024, the program is an internal funding opportunity that stimulates engagement with the priorities outlined in Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework. The program, sponsored …

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Merlin Bruening named 2025 Outstanding Teacher in Notre Dame College of Engineering

Merlin Bruening, the Donald and Susan Rice Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has won the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Award in the Notre Dame College of Engineering. The award honors an engineering faculty member — selected each year by …

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Four Notre Dame Engineers recognized among 2025 Graduate School award winners

Four members of the Notre Dame engineering community have been named 2025 award recipients by the Graduate School, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to graduate education and research. The honorees include two faculty members and two doctoral students whose achievements reflect …

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Hsueh-Chia Chang named Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Hsueh-Chia Chang, Bayer Corporation Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, to its 2025 College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows …

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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 …

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Major investments announced to accelerate research at the intersection of bioengineering and life sciences

Notre Dame’s Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative has announced significant investments aimed at enhancing …

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Engineering professor and Ph.D. candidate receive 2025 inaugural mentorship awards

A faculty member and a Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s College of Engineering have been honored with College of …

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Two engineering professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Tengfei Luo and Matthew J. Webber have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), making …

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 …