Cara Ocobock, assistant professor of anthropology, received the Human Biology Association’s 2022 Michael A. Little Early Career Award for her significant contribution to the field of human biology and the promise of more. She is the second Notre Dame anthropologist...

A strong background in mathematics and statistics has allowed postdoctoral researcher Sean Cavany to address one of the most pressing issues of modern times: the spread of infectious disease. 

Back the Bend will return from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (April 2) after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, with volunteers lined up to participate in a variety of projects aimed at maintaining and improving the local...

A new type of catheter, described in a recent paper in eLife, could potentially improve quality of life and reduce deaths related to bloodstream infection caused by catheter-induced urinary tract infections (CAUTI).

University of Notre Dame researchers have discovered another way tumor cells transfer genetic material to other cells in their microenvironment, causing cancer to spread.

Every year, the Eck Institute for Global Health’s Case Competition brings together students from multiple disciplines to develop innovative solutions for real-world health problems.  The 7th annual Case Competition, which was held on February 12, 2022, challenged Notre Dame students...

Paul Perrin is the Director of Evidence and Learning for the Keough School's Pulte Institute for Global Development and an Associate Professor of the Practice in Global Health/Global Affairs. He is an affiliate of the Eck Institute for Global Health…

Patricia A. Champion, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences, has been appointed the inaugural Director of Postdoctoral Studies in the College of Science. In this role, Champion is responsible for creating a training curriculum for postdoctoral scholars that provides skills to...

As we pursue an end to the pandemic, we seek a world that incorporates sustainability in every sense of the word, in every aspect of society. Meet seven Notre Dame women who are helping to create such a world through...

Marya Lieberman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education…

The Center for Research Computing at the University of Notre Dame is completing final beta-testing of the mobile application facilitating field surveillance of ticks, leeches, water, and soil. The meta-data collected with the samples will track through the steps from...

Maisha Khair Nima, Graduate Student Dr. Angana Mukherjee, Research Assistant Professor Malaria cases per 1000 population, 2019  

The University of Notre Dame has published the following story providing insight into the REDI-NET program: https://www.nd.edu/stories/pathogen-trackers/ Originally published by Maria Dahn at redi-net.nd.edu…

Brooke Rodriguez is an undergraduate student in the Class of 2024 at the University of Notre Dame pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a concentration in Life Sciences. She is a member of the Glynn Family Honors Program...

Notre Dame International (NDI), with support from its global network, is launching an interactive series on ThinkND…

Patricia L. Clark, Darcia Narvaez and Michael Pfrender have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

“I have been a proponent of open-access publishing because of the broad and inclusive reach it engenders,” D'Souza-Schorey said. “It is important to develop a journal editorial structure that is as diverse as the research community it represents, both scientifically...

Maria Hinson Tobin is an alumna of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) that was featured in the Notre Dame Alumni Association’s Domer Dozen in early 2021. In this spotlight, she discusses how she originally became interested in the...

The University of Notre Dame will soon create a campus center devoted to current and new diversity and inclusion programs, resources and initiatives for students.

An article co-authored by several Notre Dame researchers, has been published in PLOS ONE. The article, “Examining person-centered maternity care in a peri-urban setting in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya…

In 1841, Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, a French priest and the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, sent Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., to the northern end of the Diocese of Vincennes to set up a new school for boys....

Professor Marya Lieberman and the Distributed Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab (DPAL) at the University of Notre Dame today announced a partnership with ARTiFACTS, creator of the world’s first blockchain-based platform for scientific and academic research, to develop a prototype solution for...

The University’s Department of Biological Sciences began working with the St. Joseph County Health Department this summer to boost vector surveillance efforts.

Four faculty members from the University of Notre Dame have received awards from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s (CTSI) Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program.

Patricia L. Clark, the John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame, has received a prestigious Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health. These awards...

Kathleen Nicholson is a current fellow of the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH). She has a BS in Genetics and Biochemistry from Clemson University and she is currently working on her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Notre Dame....

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip. 

The event, titled “Call to Action: Crossing the Political Divide to Address Climate Challenges,” featured Anne Thompson and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons exploring the global climate crisis broadly while also focusing on changes big and small that could help turn...

The EIGH is pleased to announce the publication of "Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Qualitative Data on the Health Care Ecosystem for Vulnerable Newborns in LMICs." Authors included MSGH Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Kathleen Sobiech, as well as MSGH '20 graduate, Hannah Ray.

A former Eck Institute for Global Health graduate fellow from the Department of Anthropology has been awarded a National Science Foundation award to support her research on COVID-19 and nutrition. Kayla Hurd…