Fighting to improve hurricane forecasts

Researchers at Notre Dame are improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect residents.

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Where challenge meets hope.

Notre Dame scholars and researchers pursue breakthroughs for a world in need.

United by our commitment to the common good, the global Notre Dame community builds bridges between the world we know and the world we desire. What would you fight for? For us, it is not just a question. It's a call to action.

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    Serving others before self

    Notre Dame student-athlete brings his experience as an officer in the Army to both campus and the gridiron, exemplifying excellence and mission-driven leadership in every aspect of life.

  • A man with dreadlocks wearing a dark suit and yellow tie walks in front of the Supreme Court Building under a clear blue sky.

    Religious liberty

    Notre Dame Law School advocates for religious freedom across faiths, defending a foundational right through innovative research, active scholarship and enduring service.

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    Advancing NICU research

    Notre Dame innovators have led neonatal intensive care research for more than 40 years, improving outcomes for premature infants around the world.

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    Fighting to combat the opioid crisis

    Computer science professor advances artificial intelligence to dismantle the complex networks that create and traffic deadly opioids.

  • A person with curly brown hair looks directly ahead, with digits projected onto their face, specifically over one eye and across their cheek.

    Addressing mental health

    Notre Dame is building a new clinic to advance research, education, and clinical care to address mental health issues.

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    Improving education policy

    Notre Dame economists are providing the necessary data to make high school education accessible to learners of all ages.

Addressing pressing challenges

Discovery at Notre Dame is grounded in ethical inquiry and a commitment to human flourishing. Across disciplines, our faculty and students are leading where they are needed most, working with partners around the globe to bring scholarship to bear on the world’s most urgent challenges.

Explore stories of Notre Dame’s impact:

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What makes us distinctive

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Academic excellence

At Notre Dame, academic rigor and ethical reflection go hand in hand—preparing students to meet complex global challenges.

Academics

Catholic

At Notre Dame, faith informs and guides students’ academic and spiritual journeys.

Faith

Research

Our teacher-scholars and students grapple with enduring, fundamental questions about human existence and meaning, and develop effective solutions to our most urgent challenges.

Research

Global

Notre Dame’s reach spans the globe through international partnerships and cross-cultural learning.

Global

Community

At Notre Dame, we cultivate a true sense of belonging, honoring the dignity and unique gifts of every person.

Community

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Moments at Notre Dame

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Back to school

Our University photographers share a little of what they’ve photographed during move-in, welcome weekend, and the start of classes.

“We aspire to become the leading global Catholic research university—called to push the frontiers of human knowledge and cultivating, in the words of our mission statement, ‘a disciplined sensibility to the poverty, injustice, and oppression that burden the lives of so many.’”

Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.

President

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