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Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s 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. Up to …

Postdocs enjoying a free lunch on sunny Library Lawn during Postdoc Appreciation Week in 2025.

Postdoc Appreciation Week: Meet three postdoctoral scholars driving research and innovation at Notre Dame

Their role is an important one. Postdoctoral scholars are critical to the research engine of a university. Their hard work, fresh ideas, and breakthroughs drive progress. However, often, their hard work is overlooked. Postdocs play a crucial role not only in conducting ongoing research but also in …

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Computer scientist Chaoli Wang democratizes 3D visualization with new software system 

Data doesn’t speak for itself, especially when it comes to complex, 3D data. Trained professionals translate it into visuals we can understand, whether that’s a CT scan of a broken leg, a satellite image of a storm, or a map of the galaxy.  Chaoli Wang, professor of computer science …

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The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 9 new members to the faculty this fall

“We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of new faculty to the College of Engineering,” said Patricia J. Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “Their wide-ranging expertise and innovative research will help shape the future of engineering, …

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Notre Dame Awards Prestigious Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes seven new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and the Bioengineering and Life Sciences (BELS) initiative. Six of the fellows will join as part of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a …

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ND grad student fuses classical and quantum computing to improve skin disease diagnosis 

Early diagnosis of skin diseases greatly improves patient outcomes, but subtle symptoms often demand a …

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Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins team up to bring digital privacy and AI literacy education to the Smithsonian

Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., were recently invited to step into …

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Team led by Professor Fanny Ye awarded 2025 Poverty Research Package

The Notre Dame Poverty Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will support high-impact, …

Four students pose with Professor Karla Badillo-Urquiola for a photo in front of a banner for the International School on Responsible Computing.

Crossing borders with NDG grants: How a professor is ensuring ethics stay in the conversation about technology

As technology progresses, are the conversations about the ethics surrounding it doing the same? As an assistant …

Ricardo García Cárcamo, post-doctoral researcher in the Colón Research Group, presents his research during the poster session at the CECAM flagship workshop at the University of Notre Dame on July 8, 2025.

Notre Dame hosts major international artificial intelligence and machine learning conference

Experts from 22 different institutions of education and research located in 7 different countries gathered at the …