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Postdoc Spotlight: Annyesha Biswas

Learning from the Past: Annyesha Biswas and her work on RNA

Published: March 03, 2025

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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Jada Davis discusses transitioning into ESTEEM with a non-STEM background and her capstone experience

Published: February 27, 2025

Author: ESTEEM

Jada Davis is currently a part of the ESTEEM Class of 2025. She takes the time to share her experience transitioning into a graduate program straight out of undergrad, learning how her background relates to entrepreneurship, and about her capstone project.

Save the date: April 11, 2025 Notre Dame Graduate Student Queer Studies Symposium

ND Graduate Student Queer Studies Symposium to be held April 11

Published: February 26, 2025

Author: Michele Wolff

Please join us at the 2025 Notre Dame Queer Studies Symposium featuring research by Notre Dame graduate students on the theme of “Queer (Un)belonging.” This symposium, hosted by the Gender Studies Program with the support of the Notre Dame Graduate School, will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Sarah Nanjala, a woman with short hair and a warm smile, stands in the foreground of a large, circular meeting room. She wear a burnt-orange shirt and a black jacket, and a light blue lanyard hangs around their neck. Behind her, people mill about and sit at desks arranged in concentric circles, labeled with country names like "ZAMBIE" and "ZIMBABWE." A colorful mural adorns the domed ceiling.

Advocating for human rights: Master of global affairs graduate advances gender equality at the United Nations

Published: February 26, 2025

Author: Josh Stowe

Sarah Nanjala, a 2022 graduate of the Keough School’s Master of Global Affairs program, works for gender equality in her role with U.N. Women in Geneva. In this conversation, Nanjala shares how her education prepared her to leverage her passion for human rights and advocate for equality on the global stage.

Notre Dame's winning team at the VCIC

Adventures in venture capital: ESTEEM student wins big at regional VC competition

Published: February 24, 2025

Author: Sadbh Boylan

The University of Notre Dame took home the top prize at the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) in Boston earlier this month, beating out competing teams from Babson College, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins University to be crowned regional champions. ESTEEM student and Naughton Fellow Kate O’Farrelly was one of six members of the winning team that will progress to the Global Final in Chapel Hill, NC in April, where they will face universities from around the world in a two-day test of venture capital know-how.

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Two Notre Dame seniors, four alumni named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Published: February 21, 2025

Author: Brett Beasley

Six students and alumni of the University of Notre Dame have earned spots on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2025. The annual list, launched in 2011, honors trailblazing entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators under the age of 30.…

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3MT finalists set for February 26 event

Published: February 20, 2025

Author: The Graduate School

Graduate students from the Colleges of Arts & Letters, Engineering, and Science will participate in the annual 3MT competition at 5:00 p.m., Jordan Hall of Science. The thrilling lightning talk format of 3MT challenges competitors to distill their volumes of research into a concise three-minute presentation using the support of just one visual slide to communicate their work effectively to a non-specialist audience.

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Collaborating with communities and companies: Graduate makes a difference in sustainable development career

Published: February 19, 2025

Author: Josh Stowe

Tim Derr graduated from Notre Dame in 2022 with dual master’s degrees in global affairs and business administration. In this conversation, he shares how his multidisciplinary education helped prepare him to make an impact in sustainable development.

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Teaching as an introvert: Practical strategies for thriving in the classroom

Published: February 15, 2025

Author: Yanran Chen

Yanran Chen, a Ph.D. student in the Psychology Department and graduate associate at Notre Dame Learning’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence, used to firmly believe that she wasn’t “teacher material” because she is an introvert. However, she’s come to realize introverts can be great teachers, bringing unique strengths into the classroom. Here, she shares some helpful tips she’s collected from both her own experiences and a recent Kaneb Center workshop.

MGA students Alberto Castro and Emily Tatum walk down the aisle of the Notre Dame Basilica during their wedding ceremony.

Keough School graduates share a commitment to global peace and justice—and each other

Published: February 14, 2025

Author: Renée LaReau

When Alberto Solís Castro and Emily Tatum graduated from Notre Dame’s Master of Global Affairs program in 2023, they gained more than prestigious professional degrees — they found in each other a partner for life.

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Dennis Wieboldt exemplifies success in Notre Dame Law School’s dual degree program

Published: February 13, 2025

Author: Sophie Miller

Dennis Wieboldt, a second-year Notre Dame Law student and Ph.D. student in history at the Graduate School, is an outstanding example of the success of Notre Dame Law School’s dual degree programs. Pursuing a J.D./Ph.D. in law and history, Wieboldt has found a unique opportunity to combine his passion for American legal history with his legal studies, reflecting the Law School’s commitment to fostering interdisciplinary scholarship.

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University of Notre Dame wins award for excellence in campus internationalization

Published: February 13, 2025

Author: Carrie Gates

In recognition of its outstanding commitment to internationalization both on campus and across the globe, the University of Notre Dame has been selected to receive the 2025 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Named for the late Sen. Paul Simon, a longtime proponent of international education, the award is given by NAFSA: Association of International Educators to honor excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of university and college campuses.

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Notre Dame helps bring the first high-resolution transmission electron microscope to Armenia

Published: February 12, 2025

Author: Brett Beasley

The University of Notre Dame’s Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) has helped Armenia reach a historic milestone by supporting the acquisition and implementation of the country’s first-ever high-resolution transmission electron microscope (TEM).

Michael Hildreth, Notre Dame’s Associate Provost and Vice President for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School, joined Dr. Ignacio Sánchez, President of UC Chile, for the signing ceremony.

University of Notre Dame and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile dual Ph.D. program welcomes all disciplines

Published: February 04, 2025

Author: Joanna Byrne

Building on a long history of partnership, the University of Notre Dame and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile)—widely recognized as one of the top universities in Latin America—have announced the expansion of their dual Ph.D. program. Previously available to engineering students, the program now welcomes candidates from all academic disciplines, reflecting the universities’ shared vision for international collaboration and promoting academic innovation. This marks the first university-wide dual Ph.D. agreement for both institutions.

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Resilience amid atrocity: Journalist and master of global affairs graduate chronicles the experiences of Ukrainian people

Published: January 22, 2025

Author: Josh Stowe

Anna Romandash is an award-winning journalist from Lviv, Ukraine and a 2022 graduate of the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Master of Global Affairs program. Romandash, who works as a research associate at the school’s Pulte Institute for Global Development, continues to report on Russia’s war in Ukraine and how it affects the lives of everyday people. In this conversation, she shares how her education has helped to strengthen her work covering wartime atrocities and documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people.

Denise Bruesewitz '08 Ph.D.: a woman with light brown curly hair and black-rimmed glasses, wears a blue sweater as she stands in front of full bookshelves in the back. Her arms are crossed, and she is smiling.

Biological sciences alumna Denise Bruesewitz '08 Ph.D. appointed provost of Colby College

Published: January 21, 2025

Author: The Graduate School

Biological Sciences alumna Denise Bruesewitz '08 Ph.D. an acclaimed scientist-scholar who is highly regarded for her campus leadership, scientific research, and innovative teaching, will become Colby College’s next provost, effective July 1.

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Dissertation Research Fellowship—Rookshar Myram

Published: January 09, 2025

Author: Costanza Montanari

Rookshar Myram is the first graduate student who came to Notre Dame Rome with the newly launched graduate research fellowship. She arrived in fall 2024 and has decided to extend her residency for spring 2025. While in Rome, Myram is working on her dissertation on the representation of Christ in the Divine Comedy.

Pranav Nalamwar, left, and Alex Thomas, are Ph.D. students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Notre Dame graduate students win grants for time on Keck Telescope

Published: January 09, 2025

Author: Anna Salentine

Two University of Notre Dame graduate students—Pranav Nalamwar and Alex Thomas—have each won a Keck grant, which includes access to the W. M. Keck Observatory’s Keck Telescope for two nights.

View of the city from Maddie's apartment in Brazil.

Ph.D. student’s trip to São Paulo offers opportunity for collaboration and growth

Published: January 09, 2025

Author: Jessie Carson

Before traveling to Brazil to conduct research, fourth-year engineering Ph.D. student Maddie Watson had never been outside the US. A West Virginia native, she was accustomed to her small town, so the buzz and energy of a city like São Paulo was a change of pace for her, one that she welcomed. For Maddie, spending time in the country that her research would impact wasn’t just necessary for her studies—it was a chance for personal growth, too.

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Wilsey Distinguished Graduate Fellow Antônio Lemos publishes new work

Published: January 09, 2025

Author: Laura Moran Walton

Antônio Lemos, a 2024–25 Wilsey Distinguished Graduate Fellow with the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, has published a peer-reviewed article published in the Journal on Migration and Human Security. Titled "The Theological Foundations of the Right to Stay in Catholic Social Teaching," the article is part of a special issue of JMHS focused on the "Right to Stay"—the right to have the freedom to choose whether to stay in one's homeland or move to a foreign country.