Just because he’s an Environmental Science major doesn’t mean that Jorge Daura likes dirt. Daura worked for a time in a Notre Dame lab where he analyzed soil samples, yet it wasn’t for him. …

To understand the pivotal role that Big Data plays in the career dreams of a ND-GAIN intern, consider what Carolyn Yvellez wants for her next birthday: a four-terabyte hard drive. It’s an essential computing tool should you want to store climate data for 278 large…

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Researchers warn climate change can not only influence the geographic distribution of a species in response to changing conditions — it could also affect the evolutionary trajectories of interbreeding species.

Students braved the cold and snow on February 1 to attend the 2018 Undergraduate Sustainability Research and Education Expo.  The fourth annual…

Twenty faculty members from five of the colleges and schools have been awarded grants through the Notre Dame Research Internal Grant Program (IGP). Recipients who applied were awarded Faculty Research Support Regular Grants, Faculty Research Support Initiation Grants, Rapid Response Grants, and other internal funding. 

“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” Known for words such as these and…

A thermal energy production and storage facility under construction on the northeast edge of campus will help the University of Notre Dame meet growing campus energy needs while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Engineering students will be heading to the workforce at a unique point in time for the profession. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently gave the United States a D+ grade for its infrastructure, fueling the need for more engineers, especially those who are not afraid to dream up creative solutions to...

The University of Notre Dame, along with the city of South Bend, the city of Elkhart and various community organizations and businesses, will host Idea Week April 21-28 (Saturday-Saturday) to highlight strides being made in innovation and entrepreneurship in the region and to inspire creative energy for future success.

Understanding that divergence, researchers say, is a starting point to determining whether there are non-biting genes in other species that could be manipulated in order to reduce transmission of vector-borne diseases.

Three continents, five countries, and countless hours spent traveling by boat, plane, train, and car. To say Alejandra Cartagena-Sierra's research is her passion project is an understatement. The past year has been a wild ride for the Ph.D. candidate as she studies sea-surface temperatures (SSTs)…

Pfrender, associate professor of evolutionary and ecological genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences and the director of the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility, has studied the genomics of Daphnia for more than two decades.

Professor Harindra Joseph Fernando, Wayne and Diana Murdy Family Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, has been appointed to serve as a member of the board of editors of the scholarly journal, Proceedings…

More advanced manufactured materials are being produced in the 21st century, including, for example, engineered nanoparticles whose exact impact on the environment and human health are unknown, but whose effects could be quite negative. To better understand such threats, researchers are using the Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND-LEEF)...

Dr. Debra Javeline, associate professor in Political Science…

Dr. Marc Muller is assistant professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering…

As island nations prepare for a lead role in the 23rd annual Conference of Parties (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, Nov. 6-17, the latest data released by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) shows that small island states face increasing challenges to address the impact of climate change.

Diogo Bolster, associate professor of engineering at Notre Dame and associate director of ND-ECI, recently visited Rome to attend the Symposium on Global Sustainability. He spoke about his experience and insights during a Q&A session: …

Among the many hands-on activities during the 5th Annual Science Sunday at ND-LEEF, kids could scoop streams and ponds to find plants and insects; pet and learn about small mammals (chipmunks and field mice); and see how tree trunks shrink and swell each day as they absorb and transpire groundwater.…