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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,…

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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…

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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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Seven postdoctoral fellows have joined the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Read More about Seven postdoctoral fellows join the College of Science; two are in Physics & Astronomy

Meet one of our Graduate School students in this feature about Maria Eduarda.  How can we work at the intersection of art and peace studies? …

Read More about Weaving arts into peace research: a lived experience

On Thursday, October 9th, the fourth College of Science Postdoc Lightning Talk Competition was held in Jordan Hall of Science. These 3-minute presentations highlight exciting scientific research being conducted by postdoctoral scholars in the college. Not only do these talks provide an opportunity…

Read More about Bhatt wins second prize in CoS Postdoc Lighting Talk Competition

Graduate students partner with the Lucy Family Institute to advance ethical, data-driven solutions to global challenges. Researchers with the University of Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society have received …

Read More about Lucy Family Institute researchers receive NSF award to promote AI skills and STEM career pathways

Learn how Double Domer Kevin Fink is helping transform global systems through the University's new "Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative." This story is part of a series of features highlighting the managing directors…

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ESTEEM Class of 2026 - Trip to Indy The ESTEEM Class of 2026, accompanied by several faculty members,…

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This research is being supported, in part, by a postdoctoral scholar from the Graduate School, whose expertise is helping to improve the ability to predict future outbreaks of Chikungunya virus, and provide valuable research to help in the develpment of a vaccine.  The symptoms come…

Read More about Researchers deconstruct chikungunya outbreaks to improve prediction and vaccine development

The University of Notre Dame has opened its annual competition for The Naughton Fellowships. Now in its seventeenth year, the Naughton Fellowship program provides opportunities for students and faculty from some of Ireland's leading research universities and the University of Notre Dame to experience…

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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.

Read More about Notre Dame postdoctoral scholars take center stage with cutting-edge research

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…

Read More about Kroc Institute welcomes six new Ph.D. students, names fellowship recipients

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…

Read More about Six early-career scholars join inaugural cohort of prestigious Notre Dame postdoctoral fellowship program

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.

Read More about Collecting more than trash: Researchers equip local garbage trucks to gather data on urban heat island effect