Notre Dame Engineers create 3D-bioprinted model to study obesity’s impact on the heart
Professor Pinar Zorlutuna’s lab developed the 3D-bioprinted model, which combines heart and fat cells, enabling researchers to study how obesity affects heart function and explore potential therapies.
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College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty across all five of its departments. “I …
Notre Dame launches inaugural Innovation Challenge with plastic waste as first-year focus
When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so …
Researchers develop groundbreaking method for printing blood capillary networks
More than 100,000 people are awaiting an organ transplant in the United States, with a new candidate added to the list …
2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral …
Notre Dame and Manufacturing Technology Incorporated receive Federal Railroad Administration award to lead innovation for rail joining technology
Engineers and researchers at the University of Notre Dame (ND), along with leadership at South Bend …
Notre Dame researchers to advance quantum microscopy, biosensing technology, and electronics fabrication with support from NDnano
Notre Dame Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) has announced the awardees of the inaugural Notre Dame …
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