Science and Technology

Earth Day

Take 10 for the Planet

Check out this new library and learn more about water, energy, business, history, and the environment. More than 50 videos and podcasts are organized and categorized by subject...

Firefighters and PFAS: Occupational Heath and Environmental Health

Prof. Graham Peaslee from the Notre Dame Department of Physics discusses his recent research on PFAS, their impact on the body and the environment. A group of chemicals, Per- and...

Born from the Stars

The Universe is big – bigger than we can often comprehend. From the extremely large galaxies, stars and planets, to the incredibly small, with intricate structure inside every...

Measuring the Heavens: How to Build an Instrument to Study the Cosmos

We’ve all seen the stunning astronomical images taken using telescopes on the ground and in space. But have you ever wondered just how did we take those images? How did we...

Researchers Develop Early Warning System to Fight Disinformation Online

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are using artificial intelligence to develop an early warning system that will identify manipulated images, deepfake videos and...

Past Your Bedtime? Inconsistency May Increase Risk to Cardiovascular Health

Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night’s rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that’s always “on” —...

Galactic Archaeology

Similar to archeologists uncovering artifacts to study ancient civilizations, or paleontologists using fossil fragments to reconstruct the dinosaurs, astronomers observe the night...

Ten Years Hence 2020: Kevin Bowyer

Current Controversies in Face Recognition and Privacy Kevin Bowyer,  Schubmehl-Prein Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame Kevin...

Misinformation

Ten Years Hence 2020: Andrew Borene

Control Freak: Maintaining Privacy and Security in the Quantum Era Andrew Borene, President & CEO, Cipherloc Corporation Andrew Borene has been the Chief Executive Officer...

Ten Years Hence 2020: John Verdi

John Verdi, Vice President of Policy of the Future of Privacy Forum,discusses the laws and norms regarding personal privacy and how he sees the privacy industry changing in the...