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To Console, To Raise, To Give Hope – The Vocation of the Catholic Physician Today
Rooted in an understanding of the human person as imago dei – of being made in the image and likeness of God – the Catholic understanding of health and wellness is informed by...
watch videoLiquid Sunshine: Scotch Whisky & Irish Whiskey
George Bernard Shaw famously called whiskey “liquid sunshine.” But what does it really take to bottle sunshine? Join Notre Dame chemistry professor Ken Kuno and Ron C....
View EventSavage Water: Tequila & Mezcal
“O tequila, savage water of sorcery, what confusion and mischief your sly, rebellious drops do generate!” In 1980 Tom Robbins poetically captured the personality of tequila as...
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View EventTerroir: Wine Quality & Context
We all know where we come from can be an important part of who we are. The same is true for wine! The idea that all the factors that go into producing grapes and transforming them...
View EventArdent Spirits: The Essential Science
Have you ever wondered about all the science, engineering, technology, business and craftsmanship that goes into each sip of your favorite spirit? Ken Kuno, professor in the...
View EventWine 101: Wine Basics
Most people enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, and some discuss the complexities of taste, but we're returning to basics. What is wine? How is it made? Let's start from the...
View EventLocal Students Join Cancer Researchers’ Labs for the Summer
A new program, the Research Cures Cancer Corps (RC3), aims to create a broader pipeline to careers in cancer research. In summer 2022, ten local high school students had the rare...
Read ArticleCrossing the Ocean: Cancer Research on Both Sides of the Atlantic
When Sarah Nano decided to pursue a PhD and continue her studies in Bioengineering, she never expected to be not only traveling halfway across the United States to the University...
Read ArticleND Explores STEM: Adult Beverages 101 (2022)
Attendees at Reunion 2022 were treated to a bar-side chat about the science of wine making and wine tasting with Notre Dame alumnus Dr. Andrew Waterhouse ’77, director of the...
watch videoNew Discoveries from Baker Laboratory may Help Usher in New Era of Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame contributed to research published in Nature Medicine outlining the identification of a long-sought-after class of molecules that may...
Read ArticleNuclear fusion: Powering the stars and life on Earth
Nuclear fusion has been fueling stars and creating almost all of the chemical elements in the Universe over the last 13 billion years. But how does fusion in stars work? And when...
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