Research
Fighting for Displaced People
There are 60 million displaced people in the world and every day an estimated 40,000 people flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere. For many, a temporary stop in a refugee...
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Fighting for Precision Medicine
Dr. Kevin Tracey knows the tragedy of sepsis all too well. Early in his career, he watched as a young baby recovering from burns died overnight from sepsis. No one even knew she...
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Fighting for Clean Water
When toxins from algal blooms contaminated Toledo, Ohio’s water supply in 2014, residents found themselves in the midst of a drinking water crisis. Spanning from Lake Erie to...
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Fighting to Create Economic Opportunity
A degree from a reputable community college has the potential to lift people out of poverty, but 60 percent of community college students drop out before they graduate. The...
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Fighting for Those Touched by Cancer
One out of every three people receiving treatment for cancer also struggle with anxiety and clinical depression. Even when cancer patients survive the disease, they suffer from...
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Fighting to Improve Trauma Care
Each year in the United States, trauma accounts for 37 million emergency room visits and is the leading cause of death for people under age 45. Biochemist Frank Castellino’s...
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Fighting to Explore Our Universe
The work of Notre Dame astrophysicist Justin Crepp could lead to the discovery of worlds similar to our own and revolutionize our understanding of the universe. For centuries,...
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Fighting for Equal Education
Students’ success in math determines their future success in school and in life. It’s no secret that students in the United States lag behind their global peers in math. On...
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Fighting to Protect the Sick
Researchers develop high-tech paper test cards to determine if medicines are genuine, leading to safer treatment of illness around the world. In Eldoret, Kenya, the harm imposed...
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