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Women Who Inspire: Monalisa

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Two engineering professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Colleges and Schools

The law against war ‘appears to be dead,’ according to Notre Dame Law School professor

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The Opportunity of Inquiry

For scholars who share a common passion for inquiry because of what it can reveal about our world and ourselves, there is opportunity here.

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Faith & Service

The Demands of Justice

Notre Dame is animated by a faith that inspires us to seek knowledge because of the powerful tool it can be to improve humankind.

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The Connected World

Notre Dame seeks to be in the world, and to bring the world to Notre Dame, because inquiry and scholarly exchange are enriched by the pursuit of cultural fluency.

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Adm. Christopher Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to deliver Notre Dame’s 2025 Commencement address

Adm. Christopher Grady, the Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 180th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18, Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., announced today. Grady, currently serving as the 12th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s second-highest-ranking military officer, graduated from Notre Dame in 1984 and received his commission through Notre Dame’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps.

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Research

Diverging views of democracy fuel support for authoritarian politicians, Notre Dame study shows

A new study from Marc Jacob, assistant professor of democracy and global affairs at Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, found that diverse understandings of democracy among voters shape their ability to recognize democratic violations and, in turn, affect their voting choices.

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Research

Soft, air-filled 'muscles' power a new robotic exosuit created at Notre Dame

The phrase “robotic exosuit” likely calls to mind something metallic, rigid, and hinged—Iron Man’s suit or the dozens of other, similar apparatuses that appear on screen, in video games, and even on the red carpet. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working to show that for many…

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Asian American journalist and activist Helen Zia to speak at Notre Dame

Helen Zia, a pioneering journalist, author and activist, will present the Asian American Distinguished Speaker Series lecture at the University of Notre Dame at 5 p.m. on March 19 (Wednesday) in the Smith Ballroom at the Morris Inn.

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Notre Dame In Focus

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Empowering through education

A pathway out of poverty for children in India

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Community

Habitat partnership bears fruit for homebuyers in South Bend

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Reasons to serve

History, West Point, and 9/11 memorial inspire ND ROTC students in New York

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“Notre Dame must be the leading global Catholic research university, on par with but distinct from the world's best private universities. This effort to educate students and conduct research at the highest level animated by a distinctive Catholic mission is one of the most exciting and consequential experiments in global higher education.”

— Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework