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Purifying water with the power of the sun

Purifying water with the power of the sun

“Today, the big challenges are information technology and energy,” says László Forró, the Aurora and Thomas Marquez Professor of Physics of Complex Quantum Matter in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Physics and Astronomy. “But tomorrow, the big challenge will be water.”  The World Health Organization reports that today nearly 2...

Notre Dame sheds (colorful) light on International Rare Disease Day

Notre Dame sheds (colorful) light on International Rare Disease Day

Third-grader Skylar Sevison eagerly squished her hand into a tin of purple fingerpaint in Jordan Hall of Science, then stamped it onto a poster with other colorful handprints representing Rare Disease Day 2023, encouraged by the patient-led’s movement for those with rare disease to “show their colors.”…

Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food

Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as “forever chemicals.” In a new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic containers — used...

Women Lead 2023

Women Lead 2023

As Notre Dame celebrates Women's History Month, we introduce you to seven outstanding women who are innovating in their fields to help the University become a powerful means for doing good in the world.

Alex Boomgarden wins 2023 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen 3MT®

Alex Boomgarden wins 2023 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen 3MT®

Alex Boomgarden, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Biological Sciences, won the University of Notre Dame’s 2023 Shaheen Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Wednesday, March 1. The event — jointly sponsored by the Graduate School, the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development, and Graduate Student Government —...

Senior Quinton Hayre named 2023-24 Luce Scholar

Senior Quinton Hayre named 2023-24 Luce Scholar

University of Notre Dame senior Quinton Hayre has been awarded a 2023-24 Luce Scholarship. He is one of 18 Luce Scholars selected from a pool of 34 finalists as part of a highly competitive interview process.