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Notre Dame to launch new Department of Bioengineering

The University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering is adding a new academic department in a field critical to the University’s strategic aspirations: bioengineering. Over the past two decades, the University’s doctoral and minor programs in bioengineering have seen tremendous demand. …

Fighting online abuse using AI

With athletes noting increases in cyberstalking and harassment, Notre Dame is leveraging the power of AI to identify and stop abuse. Read the …

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Fighting for nonverbal communication

Notre Dame researchers are developing AI technology designed to help caregivers interpret the nonverbal communication of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Read the …

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College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty across all five of its departments.  “I warmly welcome this group of talented new faculty to our engineering community,” said Patricia Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “They …

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Harnessing the sun’s power for AI: ND prof will use Google grant to equip students with next generation tools 

As demand for artificial intelligence grows, researchers and technology companies are looking beyond earth for ways to power the massive computing infrastructure AI will require. Google’s Project Suncatcher envisions a network of interconnected, solar-powered satellites equipped with the …

Notre Dame Innovation Challenge

Notre Dame launches inaugural Innovation Challenge with plastic waste as first-year focus

When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so …

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Notre Dame researchers to develop wearable tech to improve childbirth safety  

The University of Notre Dame is a critical partner in a new multi-university research consortium selected by the …

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Seven engineering faculty named Collegiate Professors

Seven University of Notre Dame College of Engineering faculty members have been named Collegiate Professors in …

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2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral …

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Computer science students tackle human trafficking with tech

While the internet has provided sex traffickers with sophisticated tools for recruitment and exploitation, University …