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Notre Dame researchers to develop wearable tech to improve childbirth safety  

The University of Notre Dame is a critical partner in a new multi-university research consortium selected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program to eliminate …

Nishanth Gadiyar

Nishanth Gadiyar receives 2026 IEEE IAS Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award

Nishanth Gadiyar, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2026 Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award by the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). The award recognizes Gadiyar for his “contributions to …

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2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a university-wide initiative. Now in its second year, the program supports talented, highly motivated scholars committed to Notre Dame’s mission—to be a powerful …

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Notre Dame researchers to advance quantum microscopy, biosensing technology, and electronics fabrication with support from NDnano

Notre Dame Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) has announced the awardees of the inaugural Notre Dame Nanofabrication Facility (NDNF) Support Grants. The grant program is designed to catalyze new research involving the NDNF, a world-class, 9,000 square-foot teaching and research …

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Notre Dame engineers place second overall at AIMM ICC with AI modular boat

The University of Notre Dame’s Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver (AIMM) team secured a second-place finish overall at the 2026 Indiana Collegiate Challenge (ICC). The team shared first place with Indiana University, Bloomington on the course challenge, which necessitated navigating a …

Miniature Underwater Vehicle (MUR) in field test, Lake Crampton, UNDERC, Wisconsin

Lost at sea no more: New AI platform helps underwater robots get their bearings 

Shifting sunlight, bubbles, and silt constantly interfere with an autonomous underwater vehicle’s (AUVs) ability to …

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Chris Hinkle named chair of electrical engineering at Notre Dame

Chris Hinkle, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed chair of the …

Jonathan Chisum

Professor Jonathan Chisum awarded FCC experimental license to advance 5G research at Notre Dame

The Wireless Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Chisum has been granted a two-year experimental …

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Brian Blagg Receives Top Honor; Engineering’s Moon and Pratt Earn Second and Third as Notre Dame and 1st Source Honor Faculty Innovation at Commercialization Awards Dinner

On Tuesday, March 24, University leaders, faculty members, and community partners gathered in downtown South Bend to …

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Notre Dame researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants

Four teams of researchers across the College of Science and the College of Engineering have been selected to receive …