We are pleased to announce the awardees of the 2018 Walther Cancer Foundation Interdisciplinary Interface Training Program (IITP) grants. The IITP funding mechanism aims to establish cancer-focused integrative interdisciplinary training environment, provide support for highly qualified and productive applicants, and demonstrate efficacy of this training model to support future NIH...

A current cancer therapy is using T-cells and genetically engineering them to kill cancer, but these cells, known as CAR-T cells, have been known to attack off-target sites while completing their job. In order to counteract this negative effect, Notre Dame researchers are working to create nanoparticles that act as an...

The University of Notre Dame continued the steady expansion and growth of its research, scholarship, and creative endeavor programs during the most recent fiscal year (FY), recording $141.6 million in research funding. This surpasses the $138.1 million received in FY 2017. The amount is part of a trend that has...

The University of Notre Dame’s Master of Science in Global Health program celebrated its seventh graduating class on Saturday, July 28, 2018. This year’s cohort included over 20 students with diverse academic backgrounds and future career efforts.

Brian Baker, Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Innovation Award from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) local Coaches vs. Cancer program. The Innovation Award is described as being given to “an individual who demonstrates an innovative approach to treating...

An article, co-authored by an NDIGD researcher, which explores the results of a study on the quality of bagged sachet water in rural communities in Ghana, has been published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Beginning July 29, 2018, Notre Dame will host the 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). BCCE is a national meeting designed for college chemistry faculty, graduate students, secondary school chemistry teachers, and middle and elementary school science teachers to share ideas and best practices for chemical education.

In a new study, researchers have shown how hackathons, or other crowdsourcing events, may provide a good strategy for building bridges over the traditional divides of research partnerships and accelerate scientific discovery.

Kimberly Curtis at World Congress of Biomechanics in Dublin, Ireland In describing her work, SCReM 2018 Travel Fellowship recipient, Kimberly Curtis finds that daily activities, such as walking…

Nine faculty members from the College of Engineering and College of Science have been awarded four grants through the Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) Seed Grant Program. 

Two graduate students from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Science have been awarded fellowships through the Advanced Diagnostics & Therapeutics (AD&T) Berry Family Foundation Graduate Fellowships. 

Trauma, or any kind of severe physical injury, continues to be today’s leading cause of death for people 46 and younger in the United States. In 2007, Dr. Scott Thomas and Dr. Mark Walsh of Memorial Hospital in South Bend were looking for a better way to treat trauma patients...

The University of Notre Dame’s 27 Startups From FY2017-18   To qualify as a Notre Dame startup, companies must be licensed as a business, have a business plan and management team, and have completed …

Three 2017 graduates of the Eck Institute for Global Health Master of Science in Global Health program published findings in an influential journal of their study of risk factors for choking and other adverse swallowing events (ASEs) among children receiving mass treatment for intestinal worm infections.

    Jeff Peng, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a concurrent appointment in Physics, was recently elected to the Executive Committee for the annual Experimental NMR Conference (ENC).  

In April 2018, a delegation from Notre Dame visited with colleagues from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Católica) in Santiago, Chile. The trip was led by Mary Galvin, William K. Warren Family Foundation Dean of the College of Science; and Peter Kilpatrick, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the College...

A study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Missouri at Columbia shows in mice that early administration of a potent compound may increase the window of time in which some stroke patients can receive tPA, a therapeutic that dissolves blood clots.

University of Notre Dame licensee Hsiri Therapeutics, Inc., with its corporate headquarters located in Media, PA, has entered into a license agreement with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. regarding a collaborative licensing, research and development program to…

Modern electronic devices and components are made up of fundamental building blocks known as transistors. The role of a transistor is to behave as an electrical switch, passing information through an electrical circuit, but balancing the transistor’s switching speed and voltage while avoiding excessive heat production present a problem. To...

All are welcome to attend the Harper Cancer Research Institute’s (HCRI) fourth annual open house on Wednesday, June 20, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.