A new study from the University of Notre Dame has shown that synaptic vesicles are utilized much earlier than previously thought for the formation of the spinal cord during early development.
With funding from the American Heart Association, Notre Dame researchers will use biomaterials and stem cells to regenerate lymphatic vessels and study their potential for therapeutic applications.
Many University of Notre Dame science students stayed on campus this summer to do research to investigate topics as diverse as neuroscience, astronomy, and the causes and treatment of disease.
University of Notre Dame students traveled around the country this summer to participate in research in medicine, chemistry, and beyond.
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The Voice of the Patient report, presented to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, biopharmaceutical companies and other stakeholders, amplifies the voices of families and patients living with NPC — voices not always heard in the therapy development process.
The four United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, will perform a ceremonial flyover during the pre-game activities of the Notre Dame and New Mexico football game Saturday (Sept. 14).
Prof. Marya Lieberman was selected to give the Eminent Scientist Lecture at the American Chemical Society National Meeting Core Student Program on August 26, 2019.
Leading quantitative social science researcher from the University of Glasgow, Brian Fogarty, has been named the new director of the Center for Social Science Research within the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing.
In this recently published book, Faith and Science at Notre Dame: John Zahm, Evolution, and the Catholic Church, John P. Slattery tells a new and fuller story of the Rev. John Augustine Zahm, C.S.C., (1851–1921) and his quest to prove the compatibility of late nineteenth-century evolutionary science and Roman Catholicism.
After successfully achieving “first light,” capturing a beam of starlight filtered through the telescope’s adaptive optics system, the team discovered what was thought to be a singular star was actually a previously unidentified binary star system.
Powering everything from the development of new drugs and medical devices to the detection of dangerous chemicals, measurement science is a multi-billion-dollar industry that is key to both U.S. and international economies. With a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, and Purdue University have formed a new center that will work to solve ongoing and emerging industry-relevant challenges in measurement science.
The new program honors graduates ages 32 and younger in recognition of their significant contributions and extraordinary dedication to making a difference.
“I witnessed some caregivers who were wonderful and some who were much less skilled with people,” said Vachon, now the John G. Sheedy, M.D., Director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine. Vachon’s upcoming book, How Doctors Care: The Science of Compassion and Balanced Caring in Medicine will be released September 5 by Cognella Academic Publishing.
Starting Monday, September 9, Notre Dame International is hosting a series of events to help connect students with resources and information on study abroad opportunities around the world.
