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Peace studies graduate Isabel Güiza-Gómez wins prestigious dissertation award for research on peace and land reform

Author: Kate Chester

A recent Graduate School alum wins prestigious award. Isabel Güiza-Gómez’ graduated with her Ph.D. in peace studies and political science from Notre Dame in August…

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Rodrigo de Pool Alcantara Postdoc Profile

Rodrigo De Pool Alcantara: Exploring the symmetries underlying the fabric of mathematics

Author: Lorenzo Rose

The abstract world of mathematics reveals many hidden realities of the physical world. Rodrigo De Pool Alcantara, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame in the Department of Mathematics, acknowledges and applies this…

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Alumni Association honors five alumni at annual fall board meeting

Author: Julianna Marchese

The University of Notre Dame Alumni Association (NDAA) recognized the 2025 recipients of four of its most prestigious awards during its fall gathering of the NDAA board of directors, honoring alumni who have made lifelong contributions to service, philanthropy, mentorship and the performing arts.

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Alumni Spotlight: Julia Schneider (Ph.D. ’11)

Author: Medieval Institute

The Medieval Institute is pleased to present our Fall 2025 Alumni Spotlight. In this series we feature the career paths of medieval studies alumni. Look for a new installment each semester, and follow our weekly news features regarding Medieval Institute-supported programming, events, and guest lectures on our news and events feed.

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Notre Dame Postdoc Spotlight FINALS event details: November 6, Jordan Hall of Science. A smiling young man with dark hair, wearing a black turtleneck and a black-white houndstooth blazer, stands before a stone archway.

Come support Dr. Ashley Castelino, competing in the inaugural ND Postdoctoral Spotlight!

Author: Medieval Institute

The MI's Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Ashley Castelino, will be competing in the inaugural ND Postdoctoral Spotlight competition, presenting "Dogs, Death, Disease, and Healthcare in Medieval Iceland."

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Ansari Institute launches Global Fellows program

Author: Rebekah Go

The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural class of Global Fellows. Six holders of newly minted PhDs are participating in a year-long process of transforming their dissertations into monographs, by subjecting their manuscripts-in-progress to the constructive criticism of their peers and senior colleagues in the study of “religion and global politics,” broadly considered. For the majority of the 2025-’26 academic year, they work from their current locations around the world and gather virtually on a regular basis. They will meet in person for a culminating conference at year’s end.

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Emily Wedel pursues ecological research across communities and continents

Author: Gray Nocjar

“Plants can’t move when times get tough.” These were the words of Emily Wedel, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences at Notre Dame. She studies the field of plant ecology, which she described as the analysis of strategies…

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

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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Postdoc Spotlight set for November 6 event

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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