Nine students receive University of Notre Dame Library Research Awards
The annual award honors students who demonstrate exemplary research skills while utilizing a breadth of library resources.
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Faculty milestones, promotions, and awards mark the end of 2020–21 academic year
On Tuesday (May 25), Marie Lynn Miranda, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, announced the winners of several annual awards as part of a broader recognition of all those Notre Dame faculty members who have achieved career milestones this spring. Faculty Milestones and Promotions…
First College of Science Diploma Ceremony highlights personal and scientific achievements
The University of Notre Dame College of Science hosted its first ever college-wide undergraduate diploma ceremony on Saturday, May 22, 2021, honoring the 455 students who were conferred Bachelor of Science degrees.
Senior Alejandra Osorio aspires to be bilingual physician and public health leader
Alejandra Osorio '21, a preprofessional major in the College of Science, credits the support of the Latino Studies Scholar Program for some of her success.
Madeline Owen: 2021 Valedictory Address
2021 Valedictorian Madeline Owen, a neuroscience and behavior major, gives her commencement address.
The Commencement of the Notre Dame Class of 2021
The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 176th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 23) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of more than 14,000 family members, friends, faculty and graduates attended.
Twenty-six students and alumni awarded Fulbright grants to teach, study or research abroad
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program, offering grants to undergraduate and graduate students and alumni to research, study or teach abroad.
Senior Olivia Lanchoney, juniors Jacqueline Lomeli, Luke Reifenberg named 2021 Boren Scholars
University of Notre Dame senior Olivia Lanchoney, along with juniors Jacqueline Lomeli and Luke Reifenberg, have been named 2021 Boren Scholars, joining 188 fellow undergraduates across the U.S.
Notre Dame students selected for a Naughton Fellowship to complete a master’s degree in Ireland
Five University of Notre Dame students, representing the Colleges of Arts and Letters, Engineering, and Science, have been selected for a Naughton Fellowship Award for 2021-2022. Offered annually, the Naughton Fellowships provide opportunities for students from some of Ireland's leading research universities and the University of Notre Dame to experience...
Faculty awards honor undergraduate teaching and advising
Twenty-one University of Notre Dame faculty members have received Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and three have been honored with Dockweiler Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.
Through DataFest, students build connections despite pandemic
DataFest is a collaborative data analysis competition sponsored by the American Statistical Association. It took place in a new, virtual format because of coronavirus restrictions this year, but it still gave 61 undergraduates an immersive learning experience.
Madeline Owen named valedictorian; Alexis Waldschmidt selected salutatorian
Madeline Owen of Columbus, Ohio, has been named valedictorian and Alexis Waldschmidt from Naperville, Illinois, was selected salutatorian of the 2021 University of Notre Dame graduating class.
Alumni Association and YoungND board seek nominations for 2021 Domer Dozen recognition program
Nominations are open for the 2021 Domer Dozen, a Notre Dame Alumni Association and YoungND board recognition program honoring outstanding graduates ages 32 and younger for their significant contributions and extraordinary dedication to faith, service, learning and work — four areas in which the association seeks to help alumni thrive.
Forró to head Notre Dame’s new Stavropoulos Center for Complex Quantum Matter
László Forró, professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Physics of Condensed Matter in Switzerland, has been named the inaugural director of the new Stavropoulos Center for Complex Quantum Matter at the University of Notre Dame, beginning in the fall of 2021.
Umesh Garg receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to India for research on exotic quantal rotation in nuclei
The College of Science at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce that Umesh Garg, a professor in the Department of Physics, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to India from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.…
Notre Dame gearing up for 35th year of physics summer research program
The University of Notre Dame will be hosting students this summer for the 35th year of the Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded the program since its inception, making it the longest-running program of its kind that the agency has supported.
Notre Dame faculty, two in College of Science, receive competitive NSF early career awards
Five Notre Dame faculty members received prestigious National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards in 2021. Since 2014, Notre Dame faculty have earned 55 of these awards.
Hesburgh Libraries announces 2021 Hackathon winners
Three teams who competed in the 2021 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon were awarded honors during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, May 1.
Jonathan Hauenstein appointed chair of Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Jonathan Hauenstein was appointed as chair of the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS), beginning July 1, 2021. He replaces Bei Hu, who has served in the role since 2018.
Liu named Fellow of American Statistical Association
Fang Liu, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) at the University of Notre Dame, has been named an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA).