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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 …

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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 does the trash, an average of 51 tons of it. Plastic cups, wrappers and cans spill from overflowing trash receptacles, collect along pathways, and, carried by the wind, scatter …

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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 Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program to eliminate …

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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 recognition of their exceptional contributions to research, teaching and service. Awarded across all professor ranks, this prestigious title honors faculty who have demonstrated sustained …

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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 Fellowship Program, a university-wide initiative. Now in its second year, the program supports talented, highly motivated scholars committed to Notre Dame’s mission—to be a powerful …

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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 …

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Engineering professors awarded research grant to support pre-college program in Jerusalem

Engineering faculty members Diego Gómez-Zará and Karla Badillo-Urquiola are this year's grant recipients of …

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How big is your laptop’s carbon footprint? 

Your laptop might politely sip electricity at your desk, but it has already feasted on a banquet of fossil …

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Tim Weninger selected for the newest class of U.S. Defense Science Study Group

Tim Weninger, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has …