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The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame is proud to present the inaugural Notre Dame Postdoc Spotlight—a dynamic, fast-paced competition that celebrates the groundbreaking research of our postdoctoral scholars. The Notre Dame community and the public are encouraged to attend.

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The fall 2025 semester saw the arrival of six new doctoral students at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs. Four of the incoming students make up the first cohort of the newly launched international peace studies doctoral program, with the…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment in the 2026–27 academic year. This is a one-year (12-month) appointment in residence at the University of Notre Dame with a start date of July 1,…

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The Notre Dame Alumni Association announced its 2025 Domer Dozen cohort, honoring 12 graduates ages 32 and younger for excellence in their contributions in learning, service, faith and work — the core pillars of the association’s mission.

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Six interdisciplinary scholars have joined the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame to continue their research, obtain invaluable support, and engage in professional development as part of the inaugural Provost’s…

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The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows, a select group of early-career scholars in science, engineering, and the liberal arts who are committed to Notre Dame’s mission to be a powerful force for good in the world.

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During Postdoc Appreciation Week, the Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs celebrate our Notre Dame postdocs, their invaluable contributions, and the lasting impact they have on our drive to be a force for good in the world. To understand the full scope of the talented postdocs that Notre Dame has attracted and the research they are conducting, meet three of them.

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Jaydyn Callender, a rising senior at Howard University in Washington, D.C., spent 10 weeks this summer at the University of Notre Dame as part of the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)—a hands-on initiative designed to inspire students to pursue graduate school and provide them with a clear roadmap to get there.

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Check out the research one of our graduate students is involved in! To help identify — and ultimately mitigate — heat islands in South Bend, a team of University of Notre Dame researchers has partnered with the city to collect data using a novel method: garbage trucks. Ming Hu, the associate dean for research, scholarship and creative work in Notre Dame’s School of Architecture; Jason Carley, an assistant professor of industrial design; and Siavash Ghorbany, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, have designed and deployed sensors on the city’s fleet of garbage trucks that can continuously monitor and record data on temperature and humidity as the trucks complete their normal routes.

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Guided by Ryan Sensenig, a grassland ecologist at the University of Notre Dame, doctoral student Max Scheel helped design a small "pocket prarie" on campus. Read more about the fascinating work they are doing.

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This fall, the Keough School of Global Affairs welcomed a diverse group of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students who bring global experience and a shared commitment to tackling today’s pressing challenges—from climate change to post-conflict peacebuilding. Among them are national debate champions, Peace Corps volunteers, Fulbright scholars and grassroots leaders who have professional experience in more than 40 countries.

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