During the first week of October, the University of Notre Dame will join together to honor St. Francis of Assisi and his lasting contributions to environmental thought across the globe. St. Francis…
On August 24, 2022, legal, governance, and water experts from the University of Notre Dame, in partnership with BHP—an Australian-based multinational mining company—presented an actionable framework for the proactive implementation of the right to water during World Water Week.
Updated annually, ND-GAIN’s Country Index quantifies the climate vulnerability and readiness of more than 180 countries by aggregating 45 core indicators over 20 years.
In a study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, scientists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the Green Science Policy Institute analyzed a variety of children’s textiles. Fluorine was detected in 65 percent of samples tested.
In this study lead by Chen and Bibby, a model-based framework was used to predict the likelihood of detecting Monkeypox in wastewater under various circumstances (e.g., detection limits; wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) flow rates). Authors estimated the distributions of Monkeypox DNA wastewater…
The Center for Sustainable Energy (ND Energy) at the University of Notre Dame has announced the 16th annual Notre Dame Energy Week Plus…
Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a highly effective filter for removing lead and other toxic heavy metals from water. The new filter is sensitive enough to identify and capture one metal ion, even when mixed with a million other molecules, according to William Phillip, the...
The University of Notre Dame dedicated a new hydroelectric facility, ND Hydro, along the St. Joseph River during a ceremony Monday (Sept. 12) in downtown South Bend.
