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Notre Dame scientist part of NASA team unlocking Mars’ chemical past

Today, Mars is a radioactive icebox covered in rust, but billions of years ago, it was warm, wet and blue-skied. Could life, in some form, have once called the Red Planet home? In a milestone study published in Nature Communications, an international team of scientists, including Ross …

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Clive Neal Awarded NASA’s 2026 Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal

Clive Neal, professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2026 Eugene Shoemaker Distinguished Scientist Medal by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). Named after American …

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface.

Notre Dame launches Minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences with focus on space exploration

The University of Notre Dame announces the launch of the Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) minor, a multidisciplinary program designed to prepare students for the rapidly expanding global space sector. A collaboration between the Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Letters, and Science, the minor …

Ornate stone entrance to Cushing Hall of Engineering, with the building name engraved in gothic-style lettering above a large arched wooden door, partially framed by green leaves in the foreground.

Cheers to recipients of the College of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards (Spring 2026)

The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the spring 2026 recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, which recognize staff members’ exemplary contributions above and beyond the scope of their standard job responsibilities. Award recipients are honored for having a …

A smiling young man in a navy suit and glasses stands next to a smiling young woman in a navy pinstriped blazer and green shirt outdoors on Notre Dame's campus. Green trees and a bed of red tulips are out of focus in the background.

Civil engineering major Martin Soros selected as valedictorian; business analytics major Allison Elshoff named salutatorian for the Class of 2026

Martin Soros of Bethesda, Maryland, has been selected as valedictorian, and Allison Elshoff of Valencia, California, has been named salutatorian of the 2026 University of Notre Dame graduating class. The 181st University Commencement Ceremony will be held May 17 (Sunday) in Notre Dame …