Science and Technology
Domer Dozen 2019 Honoree: Scott Coppa ’15
Scott Coppa ’15 is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Puente Desarrollo Internacional, a nonprofit organization that connects international development companies and local...
watch videoFirst Light
Scientists are one step closer to discovering life on other planets. A team of engineers and astrophysicists has installed the front-end module of a new instrument named iLocater...
Read ArticleMosquitoes are a major global health threat and Notre Dame researchers are fighting back
More than a million people die from diseases spread by mosquitoes each year. Malaria is one of the biggest culprits, with an estimated 219 million new cases of the disease each...
Read ArticleNew system to tackle nonconsumable food waste, contribute to clean energy needs of local farm
The University of Notre Dame recently installed three innovative food waste recycling systems on campus known as Grind2Energy. Located at the Center for Culinary Excellence, North...
watch videoAnniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Why Now is the Time to Go Back
Professor Clive Neal talks on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and discusses why its time to return to the moon.
watch videoThe Forest and the Trees
Notre Dame research provides complementary angles on childhood adversity Steven King, 7, builds a tower with Lego blocks at Notre Dame’s William J. Shaw Center for Children and...
Read ArticleDestination Mars
Before he answers any questions, Mark Kirasich wants to clarify the nature of his job. “I am NASA’s Orion program manager,” he says, presuming — correctly — that...
Read ArticleMaking Waves: STEM+Music in Elkhart
A STEM+Music education program in Elkhart, IN sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Center and School Improvement grant programs and the...
watch videoA Remedy for Battered Hearts
How do you represent resilience? Is it Rosie the Riveter, her bicep flexed? Is it a diamond, one of the hardest substances on Earth? Or does resilience resemble hope, which Emily...
Read ArticleEvolution and the Image of God with Marie George
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Catholic philosopher Marie George to talk about evolution, the image of God, and extraterrestrials. Marie George is a professor of...
Listen to PodcastGenetic Engineering with Father Nicanor Austriaco
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes a distinguished professor of biology to talk about genetic engineering, the pursuit of truth in a post-Christian culture, and the...
Listen to PodcastDarwin and the Soul with Conor Cunningham
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Conor Cunningham to answer three important questions. Did Darwin kill God? Is the soul real? Is there life before death?...
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