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Clinical psychology Ph.D. student awarded NIH grant, bridging research on alcohol use and self-harm

Published: October 29, 2025

Author: Hailey Oppenlander

Clinical psychologists often narrow in on just one topic for their research. But the life experiences researchers study don’t always occur separately in the real world. “Labs will study addiction, or they'll study suicide,” said Melissa…

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Kroc Institute welcomes three visiting research fellows in fall 2025

Published: October 29, 2025

Author: Kate Chester

Three visiting research fellows have joined the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, kicking off the Institute’s Visiting Research Fellows Program for the 2025-26 academic year. The program brings outstanding peace…

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Postdoc Spotlight set for November 6 event

Published: October 23, 2025

Author: Traci DuVal

Finalists in the Graduate School's inaugural Notre Dame Postdoc Spotlight are getting ready to compete in a dynamic, fast-paced competition that celebrates their groundbreaking research on November 6 in Jordan Hall on Notre Dame’s campus.

Superblack material reflects less than 0.4% of visible light across the full spectrum and is robust, low-cost and easy to customize

Robust, low-cost superblack material leverages fundamental geometry and engineering methods

Published: October 22, 2025

Author: Karla Cruise

Cave entrances often appear black and forbidding. Light enters, but little escapes, absorbed as it “bounces around” the interior. To trap light in much the same way, engineers at the University of Notre Dame have devised a superblack material from a matrix of microscopic, sheer-walled “caves”—each just 10 microns wide. The result reflects less than 0.4% of visible light across the full spectrum. Unlike many superblack materials which are fragile and expensive, theirs is robust, low-cost and easy to customize. Their results were published in Nature Communications.

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Kevin and Cynthia O’Brien endow Notre Dame center devoted to international security research, teaching and leadership formation

Published: October 22, 2025

Author: Josh Weinhold

Kevin and Cynthia O’Brien of Dallas have made a significant gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow the O’Brien Notre Dame International Security Center, which provides a forum for scholars and students at the University of Notre Dame and elsewhere to explore the most pressing issues in national security policy.

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Notre Dame, Beacon Health System announce new, multiyear research collaboration

Published: October 20, 2025

Author: Erin Blasko

The University of Notre Dame and Beacon Health System have announced a new, multiyear research collaboration. Through this agreement, Notre Dame and Beacon will jointly develop collaborative, health-focused research projects that are of interest to both organizations, particularly in the areas of oncology and health data.

Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program

Published: October 20, 2025

Author: Emily Monacelli Guzman

The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of…

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Evan Gage ’19MTS built a business—and a community—around Turkish rugs

Published: October 20, 2025

Author: Kristin Soukup

Evan Gage ’19MTS is a graduate of Notre Dame’s Master of Theological Studies program. His education in theology continues to shape his approach to community, beauty, and meaning — themes that now infuse his life and work at Gage Goods. In the Autumn 2025 issue of Notre Dame Magazine,…

Exceptional faculty recognized as Notre Dame’s 2025 All-Faculty Team

Published: October 20, 2025

Author: Emily Monacelli Guzman

Notre Dame has a long history of outstanding student-athletes being named to All-America teams. The University also has a tradition of honoring exceptional faculty on the football field each fall. At every home game, the provost honors a distinguished member of the faculty. These seven scholar-teachers…

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The NSF GRFP could change your life—here’s why

Published: October 15, 2025

Author: Traci DuVal

Applications are now open through November for National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) grants. Meet two recent NSF Fellows, Connor Schmidt and Emma Thrift-Cahall, who worked with the Graduate School's Office of Grants and Fellowships team to submit their winning proposals.

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