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From remedy to prevention: Researchers call for proactive approach to protect the human right to water

Protecting the human right to safe water, sanitation and hygiene means preventing harm before it occurs rather than assigning responsibility afterward, University of Notre Dame researchers explain in a new commentary in Nature Water. Their work, published ahead of a major global water conference, can inform policymakers and practitioners.

Rain changes the equation for how oceans absorb carbon dioxide

Before the Industrial Revolution, the world’s oceans exchanged roughly equal amounts of carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. Today, by absorbing …

Out with the invasive, in with the native: Upkeep of St. Mary’s Lake

The flora surrounding St. Mary’s Lake recently underwent a little sprucing up. Groundskeepers completed woody invasive species removal—for ecological, aesthetic, and safety improvements—along with the installation of native aquatic planting enhancements in the low-depth water shoreline along St. Mary’s…

Upcoming Events

Friday, October 30, 2026

Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability: Spencer Banzhaf - Including Nature in Cap-and-Trade Markets

Join the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative in welcoming Professor Spencer Banzhaf for the Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability Series. We invite all attendees to stay afterward for lunch, conversation, and fellowship in 125 DeBartolo Hall as we work together to grow this vital network…

Friday, November 6, 2026

Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability: Justin Farrell

Join the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative in welcoming Professor Justin Farrell for the Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability Series. We invite all attendees to stay afterward for lunch, conversation, and fellowship in 125 DeBartolo Hall as we work together to grow this vital network…

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

EFD Seminar Series: Global Storm Surge Modeling Using Satellite Altimetry-Informed Machine Learning

Bio: Dr. Thomas Wahl is a Professor in the Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department at UCF and a member the Center for Integrated Coastal Research. He obtained a Diploma in 2007 and PhD in 2012 in Civil Engineering at the University of Siegen, Germany. Afterwards he became a postdoc…

Friday, November 20, 2026

Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability: Benjamin Sovacool - Conceptual frameworks and new frontiers in energy justice

Join the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative in welcoming Professor Benjamin Sovacool for the Notre Dame Seminars on Sustainability Series. We invite all attendees to stay afterward for lunch, conversation, and fellowship in 125 DeBartolo Hall as we work together to grow this vital network…

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