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January 2024

Yichun Wang receives NSF CAREER award to engineer nanomaterials for drug delivery

Published: January 28, 2024

Yichun Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the highest honors awarded to young faculty.

Empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals

Published: January 22, 2024

Maura Sullivan Hill '11

Ashley Kyalwazi '18 is determined to help build and advocate for equitable systems of care, with a clear focus on improving health outcomes among marginalized communities.

Father Jenkins given keys to South Bend, Mishawaka at MLK Day event

Published: January 16, 2024

Erin Blasko

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., was presented with keys to the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Recognition Breakfast on Monday in South Bend.

Notre Dame earns 2024 NCAA diversity and inclusion award

Published: January 08, 2024

Athletics

Big change starts small. That, in part, is the hope behind Notre Dame’s Together Irish program, which has served as a redefinition of the athletics department’s commitment to social…

Nitesh Chawla elected 2024 AAAI Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence

Published: January 05, 2024

Karla Cruise

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) has elected Nitesh Chawla, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, as one of its 2024 fellows.

Unity Summit participants asked to do their part to build a Beloved Community at Notre Dame

Published: January 23, 2024

Cidni Sanders

More than 200 people attended the annual Walk the Walk Week event hosted by Eric Love and Notre Dame Human Resources (NDHR). Participants are expected to lead the conversation and, hopefully, the change.

Inspirational leaders encourage justice, perseverance, compassion and courage during Walk the Walk Week events

Published: January 22, 2024

Notre Dame News

As part of Walk the Walk Week, a diverse group of leaders in science, engineering and technology offered words of encouragement to over 250 students, faculty and staff on Wednesday (Jan. 17).

The Troublemaker

Published: January 15, 2024

Notre Dame Magazine

As a biopic introduces Bayard Rustin to a new generation, take a look back at the civil rights activist’s stint as a Notre Dame trustee.

Creative Writing MFA Alumni Spotlight: Sami Schalk ('10)

Published: January 05, 2024

Paul Cunningham

Dr. Sami Schalk's ('10) second book, Black Disability Politics, was published by Duke University Press in 2023. Kimberly Springer (author of Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organiztaions, 1968-1980) argues that Dr. Schalk's latest book challenges " myriad assumptions about disability activism and Black social movements."

Balancing act: Mechanical engineer aims to make electrically powered prostheses both smart and lightweight

Published: January 05, 2024

Karla Cruise

Powered prostheses hold promise for improving the lives of people with limb loss. Yet despite recent, rapid development of new designs and materials, current devices are often heavy and uncomfortable. Edgar Bolívar-Nieto, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, is designing an electrically powered lower-limb prosthesis (wearable robot) with enough computational capability to make...

Ninth Annual Walk the Walk Week events to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Published: January 22, 2024

Notre Dame News

The University of Notre Dame’s ninth annual Walk the Walk Week will take place Jan. 15 (Monday) through Jan. 22 (Monday).

ND Founders Profile #148: Motivated by his brother, this founder is commercializing vitally needed sensor technology for heart failure patients

Published: January 17, 2024

Melanie Lux

RAY FRASER Company Founded: Vital View Technologies, Inc. Year …

Character studies

Published: January 10, 2024

Notre Dame Magazine

In his latest book, Narcomedia: Latinidad, Popular Culture, and America’s War on Drugs, Jason Ruiz focuses a scholarly lens on one-dimensional depictions of Latinos as the bad guys, kingpins and users in works such as Scarface and Miami Vice, up through more recent series like Narcos and Breaking Bad.

Assistant professor Tarryn Chun chosen for public intellectuals program focused on US-China relations

Published: January 05, 2024

Beth Staples

“I think there's a lot of concern in the general public right now about China, especially over issues like military buildup and cyber security,” said Chun. “And that means that those of us who have expertise in China, and Chinese culture, have all the more responsibility to contribute to knowledge and understanding on both sides.”

Exposure to the venture capital world: Janaeé Wallace's ESTEEM experience

Published: January 01, 2024

Notre Dame ESTEEM

Janaeé Wallace, an ESTEEM alumna, shares how the program equipped her with valuable skills in business, technology, critical thinking, networking, and pitching, enabling her to succeed as a technical product manager and angel investor, and empowering her to drive change in the Bahamas.