Using various online tools and unique classroom exercises, professors in the Department of Biology continue to deliver quality education to students during e-learning, caused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And Hawk Assistant Professor Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles' class, with its focus on infectious diseases, is able to learn about the virus...

We are all now well aware of the basic preventative measures to protect ourselves from COVID-19 infection including frequent hand washing, social distancing, and staying home when possible. However, cancer patients often have a weakened immune system, putting them at higher…

Aligned with the closing of in-person teaching and research at the University of Notre Dame and the IU-School of Medicine South Bend, we have cancelled our 9th Annual HCRI Research Day, originally scheduled for April 20, 2020. We regret that we will not be able to celebrate…

Treating patients and families of those with rare diseases takes a gentle touch, persistence, a willingness to listen and additional time, according to four medical professionals who spoke recently about clinical care at the 11th Annual Conference on Advancing Rare Disease Research, Therapy and Patient Advocacy.

Hsueh-Chia Chang, the Bayer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, said technology his lab developed for other uses could easily be extended to apply to testing for the coronavirus.

In a letter today to the Class of 2020, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced that the University Commencement Ceremony on May 17 will be held online rather than in Notre Dame Stadium.

Except for coronavirus-related work, Notre Dame suspends lab operations, altering the academic and career landscape for graduate students and postdocs. Full story here.

The donated equipment, representing excess and available items from labs that are now in temporary hibernation because of the coronavirus, includes thousands of gloves, face masks, face shields, isolation gowns, hoods/paper head covers and bodysuits.

The free, multifaceted research repository is designed to showcase and preserve research outputs while allowing users to also tag their affiliated departments, centers, institutes, and facilities. 

In the face of the continuing threat of the novel coronavirus, and to mitigate its impact on campus, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today a suspension of all in-person classes on campus beginning Monday, March 23, through at least Monday, April 13.

New research from Notre Dame shows these silent mutations are worth a closer look.

Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition Thursday (March 5) at the Mendoza College of Business.

There are more bacteria in our mouths than the population of people on the planet, and no matter how clean our houses are, they’re brimming with various types of these micro-organisms. Still, despite bacteria’s ubiquitous influence, there’s so much that scientists do not know about them, according to University of...

Former Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow, Nicholas Geraci, discusses his current position, plans for the future, and his research as a student at Notre Dame. Geraci completed his PhD under Mary Ann McDowell in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Harrington Discovery Institute Invites Proposals For 2020 Harrington Uk Rare Disease Scholar Award Originally…

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.

Phillip L. “Pete” Stack, Graduation Day 1951, Dillon Hall While I was working…

The study has identified a strategy that may support the regeneration of nerves affected by the injury.

Thomas O’Sullivan, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is leading a team to develop the first “smart” breast clip, a device that could revolutionize breast cancer treatment.

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) and the Graduate School have launched a year-long fellowship program that aims to help students accelerate their dissertations, develop their research communication skills, and cultivate professional and scholarly networks, all within the context of a vibrant and supportive intellectual community.