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Graduate students from the University of Notre Dame joined peers from across Indiana at the Statehouse for the 2025 Indiana Science Communication Day, an event aimed at encouraging doctoral students to apply their research on a broader scale and bridging the gap between researchers and policymakers.

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Fifth-generation (5G) wireless network users have gained more rapid upload and download speeds, lower latency, and greater reliability on their mobile devices, but the rollout of 5G technology has also come with a steep energy cost. 5G networks require more energy than previous generations, with each base station consuming as much energy as 73 U.S. households. Now, with funding from the U.S. Army, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are launching an effort that could help reverse this trend.

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The phrase “robotic exosuit” likely calls to mind something metallic, rigid, and hinged—Iron Man’s suit or the dozens of other, similar apparatuses that appear on screen, in video games, and even on the red carpet. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working to show that for many real-world applications, there is value in exploring robotics’ softer side.

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The University of Notre Dame is a top producer of Fulbright students for the 11th consecutive year, according to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.

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Three decades after first stepping onto Notre Dame’s campus, Fatima Shabodien '94 MA finds herself in a familiar place of transition. As a young South African student in the master’s program for international peace studies (now the master of global affairs at the Keough School of Global Affairs), she navigated the challenges of adjusting to a new environment—learning to use unfamiliar technologies like computers and deciphering the nuances between South African and American English.

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ND Energy at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce the recipients of its student research fellowships for 2025. The 18 recipients listed below will pursue their research and educational goals while advancing sustainable energy research at Notre Dame.…

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A leading evolutionary hypothesis puts the RNA molecule—a messenger of genetic information and a builder of proteins—at the center of early life.

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