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Notre Dame Receives Grant from Council of Graduate Schools for PhD Career Pathways Study

Published: August 29, 2017

The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) for participation in the PhD Career Pathways Project. Supported by funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF…

Harper Cancer Research Postdoc Receives Highly Competitive Career Development Award From NIH/NCI

Published: August 01, 2017

Author: Valli Sarveswaran

Dr. Tyvette Hilliard, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Sharon Stack, Director of Harper Cancer Research Institute, has received a highly competitive 5-year K01 Research Career Development award from the NIH/NCI.

Notre Dame Graduate School Program Earns ALE Conference Honors

Published: July 19, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

The 2017 Association of Leadership Educators Conference has recognized The University of Notre Dame Graduate School’s Ethical Leaders in STEM program with the Distinguished Innovative Practice Award for its unique leadership training model for future leaders in STEM fields.

Developing the gold standard for efficient diagnostics

Published: June 12, 2017

Author: Brandi Klingerman

Notre Dame researchers are improving the speed and practicality of detecting disease.

Free Mango Languages Account Now Available to Graduate Students and Postdocs

Published: June 08, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC) has partnered with several campus entities to offer a free Mango Languages account to everyone with a Notre Dame email address.

Graduate School Degree Recipients Encouraged to Adopt ‘Newspaper Test’ of Personal and Professional Integrity

Published: May 23, 2017

Author: Amanda Skofstad

Dick Notebaert – chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees and retired chairman and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications – told the University’s Graduate School degree recipients during Saturday’s (May 20) Commencement Ceremony that everyone needs a coach on the path to success, and he offered insights gained from two of his own mentors.

Notre Dame Graduate Student Named Newcombe Fellow for 2017

Published: May 12, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Craig IfflandUniversity of Notre Dame Ph.D. candidate in theology Craig Iffland has been named one of 21 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2017 at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation…

Dick Notebaert to Address the 2017 Graduate School Commencement Ceremony

Published: May 05, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

The Graduate School will hold its annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Compton Family Ice Arena.At the ceremony, the University will recognize and celebrate the recipients of 240 doctoral degrees and 478 master’s degrees.…

Mimi Ensley Wins 2017 Notre Dame Shaheen 3MT^® Competition

Published: March 29, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Pictured: winner Mimi Ensley (ENGL) with judge and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Laura CarlsonMimi Ensley, a Ph.D. student from the Department of English won the 2017 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Monday night in Jordan Auditorium.…

2017 Shaheen 3MT^®Engineering Finalists Named

Published: March 07, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Left to right: Mark Summe, Maryam Moosaei, and Mingming Cai, the College of Engineering’s 2017 3MT Finalists.Three competitors were chosen after an energy filled qualifying round last Thursday to represent the College of Engineering…

Finalists Named in Arts and Letters Shaheen 3MT^® Qualifying Round

Published: March 02, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Left to right: Nicole Winsor, Mimi Ensley and Jillian Snyder, the college of Arts and Letters Shaheen 3MT® finalistsEnglish spoke the loudest at the College of Arts and Letters Three Minute Thesis qualifying round on Tuesday night. English Ph.D. candidates Nicole Winsor, Mimi Ensley, and Jillian Snyder will advance to compete against the finalists from the College of Science and College of Engineering on March 27 in the Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business. In addition to the 13 competitors, a strong showing of over 50 or so audience members watched the exciting competition.…

Finalists Named in Hotly Contested Shaheen 3MT® Science Qualifying Round

Published: February 28, 2017

Author: Aaron Bell

Left to right: Finalists Julia Beck, Elizabeth Loughran and Stefan FreedThe College of Science Shaheen 3MT competition began with a big bang on Monday in Jordan Hall of Science.Julia Beck (Biochemistry), Elizabeth Loughran (Integrated Biomedical Sciences), and Stefan Freed (Biological Sciences) took the top three spots, and will go on to compete at the Shaheen 3MT®…

The Graduate School is accepting nominations for three existing awards that will be presented at Commencement on May 20, 2017:

Published: November 29, 2016

Author: Aaron Bell

The James A. Burns, C.S.C. Award is given annually to a faculty member for distinction in graduate teaching or another exemplary contribution to graduate education, such as building or developing a graduate program; outstanding service in teaching graduate courses; serving as an advisor or thesis director; or securing training grants (e.g. DOE…

Graduate School to Bestow Inaugural “Notebaert Award” at 2017 Commencement Exercises

Published: November 29, 2016

Author: Aaron Bell

Laura Carlson, Dean of the Graduate School, announced Monday that the inaugural “Notebaert Award,” named in honor of Richard C. Notebaert, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, and his wife, Peggy, will be presented to a Notre Dame faculty or staff member at the Graduate School Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 20, 2017. …

Nicholas Myers takes second place in elevator pitch competition

Published: November 28, 2016

Author: Chontel Syfox

Notre Dame doctoral candidate, Nicolas Myers, came second in an elevator pitch contest at the Micronutrient Forum 2016 global conference in Cancun, Mexico.

Shamrock Series 5K Race Highlights Graduate Student Research

Published: November 23, 2016

Author: Aaron Bell

For a third straight year, the Shamrock Series 5K race emphasized the dynamism of graduate education at Notre Dame.

Applications Now Open for the Naughton Fellowships

Published: November 11, 2016

Author: Joanne Fahey

The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for the Naughton Fellowships. The prestigious international fellowships provide funding for exceptional Ph.D., masters, or undergraduate students with an aptitude for the STEM disciplines to complete research or study in Ireland or at Notre Dame.

Graduate School to Host Second Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition

Published: November 01, 2016

Author: Aaron Bell

The Graduate School will host it’s second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition beginning with a November 9, Kickoff Event from 5 to 6 p.m. at Legends of Notre Dame. Ph.D. graduate students who have completed their candidacy exams can compete in 3MT®. All graduate students can attend Professional Development workshops related to 3MT to strengthen and polish their presentation skills. If interested, you may register for the Kickoff Event here. Qualifying heats begin in late February 2017 and will culminate in a Final Event on March 23 with a first prize of $2,000.

IDEA Center Created to Catalyze New Research, Innovation, Commercialization Initiatives

Published: September 15, 2016

Author: Dennis Brown

The University of Notre Dame will create new innovation and commercialization initiatives under a new entity to be known as the IDEA Center — standing for Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise Acceleration.

Ethical Leaders in STEM: Announcing the Second Cohort of Leadership Fellows

Published: June 13, 2016

Author: John Lubker

The Graduate School is pleased to announce its second cohort of the Ethical Leaders in STEM program, a yearlong leadership development opportunity for third- and fourth-year PhD graduate students.