Notre Dame Science

Notre Dame researchers have engineered an RNA enzyme that selectively repairs broken RNA, offering new evidence for how early RNA-based life may have sustained itself—and opening new possibilities for disease diagnostics. science.nd.edu/news-and-media…

Did you know that fragile X syndrome is the leading genetic cause of intellectual disabilities? On World Fragile X Day we're highlighting the work of Dr Elizabeth Berry-Kravis '79, a leading researcher running the world's second-largest fragile X clinic🔗 go.nd.edu/c2f235

Cool morning+ "warm" water = shallow fog crawlers @16NewsNow @NotreDame @NDscience

A proud moment for Goswamilab to see Charlie complete his #NSFREU summer capstone research. Charlie joined my lab last fall, and I can already see him transitioning from trainee to researcher, thinking critically and troubleshooting. Way to go, Charlie! @NDBios @NDscience

Some young scientists just can't stay away from the lab! The Notre Dame DNA Learning Center has welcomed back former campers for their first Alumni Camp this week ☘️🧬

75% humidity and 100% chance of #LoveThee ☘️

Researchers at @NotreDame analyzed 42 years of biological records from the Great Lakes to track how PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals," accumulate in wildlife, from algae and aquatic insects to fish and bald eagles. science.nd.edu/news-and-media…

Study reveals how bacteria assemble their envelope bit.ly/4aOtbQG

A tiny glow in a photo could be the first sign of a serious eye condition. Inspired by her family's experience, @NDAlumni Megan Webber '90 launched Know the Glow, helping parents recognize leukocoria, a warning sign of 20+ childhood eye diseases: go.nd.edu/95fbf5

So exciting to see @NDscience professor Lee Haines as photographed by Shayanta Chowdhury, a fifth-year PhD candidate in chemistry, as a winner in the #ScientistAtWork competition! 📸

🚀 Launching fall 2026, the new @NDengineering Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) ☀️🪐🌙 minor will prepare undergrads across engineering, science, and the humanities for the global space sector. Read more: engineering.nd.edu/news/notre-dam…

The views: golden ✨

More than 1 million Americans live with multiple sclerosis. New research from Notre Dame provides the first direct comparison of two leading MS research models, giving scientists a clearer roadmap for studying myelin loss and regeneration: go.nd.edu/05f452

Breast cancer outcomes have improved for many women, but not for all. The first comprehensive look at breast cancer in Native American women reveals key genetic differences that could improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes: go.nd.edu/7dda1c

Christopher J. Ostertag, Ph.D., has been appointed as the Bill & Lisa Powers Collegiate Associate Professor of the Practice in Preprofessional Studies and Director of Ethics for the Institute for Rare Diseases. bit.ly/4dDGjKr

Statement from Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., on the papal encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas:" In "Magnifica Humanitas," Pope Leo XIV has given us a profound gift: a teaching that reminds us that every human life possesses an inviolable dignity and that safeguarding this dignity must be the foundation of every decision we make as we develop and apply artificial intelligence. Signing this encyclical on the 135th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," Pope Leo XIII’s historic letter on the rights of workers, is a deliberate choice. Just as Leo XIII addressed the disorientation of the industrial revolution, Leo XIV calls us to moral clarity and solidarity in the midst of this latest societal transformation, underscoring the urgency of the questions humankind faces. At Notre Dame, our mission as a global Catholic research university compels us to advance Pope Leo XIV’s historic contribution to Catholic social tradition through our research, our teaching, and all of our work in service of the common good. The Holy Father has highlighted the critical role that Catholic scholars and researchers — and all those of goodwill — must play in raising moral questions and actively shaping new technologies to ensure they serve the entire human family.

As a foundational piece of the Bioengineering & Life Sciences (BELS) Initiative, the new center will expand access to cutting-edge technologies while supporting multidisciplinary collaboration among researchers in science and engineering.

Douglas and Diana Berthiaume have made a transformational gift to the @NotreDame to establish the Center for Biomedical Discovery. science.nd.edu/news-and-media…

Notre Dame researchers have shown that a novel qubit platform made from a single electron trapped on frozen neon is 10 to 10,000 times quieter than traditional qubits — helping solve one of quantum computing’s biggest challenges: noise. bit.ly/4nGSsBR

Professors Brian Mulholland and Vanessa Chan-Devaere talk with @insidehighered about their game theory and social cognitive neuroscience course called "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: The Dynamics of #Survivor."