The heart is a pump that wears out over time—that, at least, was the prevailing view. New research has shown that the heart’s aging results from changes in intercellular communications, which tell heart cells, sometimes even healthy ones, to stiffen and break down. By decoding these complex …
To invade healthy tissues and continue growing, aggressive cancers mimic and circumvent the body’s native piping system of veins and arteries. Through this process, known as vasculogenic mimicry (VM), tumor cells form fluid-conducting channels that transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients directly …
The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a list published annually by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The Top 100 U.S. Universities ranking highlights and celebrates U.S. academic institutions that play a …
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among people with obesity, a condition affecting one in eight people worldwide. Studies show that fat around the heart can fuel inflammation, damage heart muscle cells, disrupt heart rhythm and increase the risk of heart failure, but the precise …
During the spring semester, the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering welcomed Shivam Barwey as an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, further expanding the college’s expertise in advanced computational engineering. Barwey’s …
Internationally recognized biomedical engineer John Fisher will join the University of Notre Dame as director of the …
For three years in a row, a faculty member from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering has won the …
To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This …
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but he did engineer it into a precise scientific instrument. By grinding and …
The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, …