Gary, Indiana, is a city with deep roots and a powerful story of resilience. Once a thriving steel town, Gary has faced decades of economic decline—but today, community leaders and the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture are working together to rebuild its downtown and restore opportunity.Through Notre Dame’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative, the city is developing a plan to revive its downtown, honor its history, and create a stronger future for residents. With community input and thoughtful urban design, Gary is charting a path toward social and economic renewal.

Sweater weather, golden trees, and the most beautiful walk across campus. Autumn hits different at Notre Dame #NotreDame #AutumnVibes #Shorts

In this episode of NDWorks Podcast, host Natalie Davis Miller sits down with Keri Kei Shibata, assistant vice president for campus safety and chief of the Notre Dame Police Department. Shibata talks about her life, including her career at Notre Dame, and her pastimes and interests.This episode of NDWorks Podcast was edited by Michael Wiens, with original music by Alex Mansour and additional music provided by Universal Production Music.

When Notre Dame student-athlete Daniel Boateng ’26 showed exceptional promise on the soccer field, his mother and grandmother reminded him to never lose sight of the power of education. Now a midfielder for the Fighting Irish, Daniel is helping children in his native Ghana access the same opportunities that changed his life.Through his nonprofit Changing Lives GH, founded with two Notre Dame teammates, Daniel is sponsoring 100 students who might otherwise never attend school and dreaming of a future where every child in Ghana can learn for free.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/fighting-to-educate-children-in-ghana

Soccer gave Notre Dame student-athlete Daniel Boateng a path from Accra, Ghana, to the University of Notre Dame — but education allowed him to walk through the doors it opened.Now, through his nonprofit Changing Lives GH, he’s using soccer to connect kids with learning opportunities and sponsoring the education of 100 children. He hopes to build a free school in every region of Ghana.Learn more: https://go.nd.edu/fighting-to-educate-children-in-ghana

On a family farm in Ohio, more than a million hens produce eggs that fill grocery shelves across the Midwest. Behind the scenes, farmers like Jordan and Thomas Hertzfeld are working tirelessly to keep their flocks healthy and thriving.Now, researchers at Notre Dame are helping them do just that—developing an “electronic nose” that can detect disease before it spreads, turning science into a lifeline for farms, food systems, and families. --- Show links: ⁠• Episode Page ⁠(https://go.nd.edu/04040c) ⁠• Fighting for faster virus detection ⁠(https://fightingfor.nd.edu/stories/fighting-for-faster-virus-detection/)⁠ • Listen and subscribe⁠⁠ (https://go.nd.edu/nd-stories-podcast) --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:19 A brief history of the Hertzfeld Family Farm 02:02 How bird flu affects poultry farms 02:56 Biosecurity measures used to reduce the risk of avian flu outbreak 03:42 Why early detection of bird flu is so important 04:44 A new device from Notre Dame researchers can sniff out bird flu 05:55 How new technology helps farmers detect bird flu 07:37 How farms test for bird flu 08:57 The future of disease detection 11:24 Leveraging technology to solve big, meaningful problems 12:16 Potential uses for sensing technology

On a family farm in Ohio, more than a million hens produce eggs that fill grocery shelves across the Midwest. Behind the scenes, farmers like Jordan and Thomas Hertzfeld are working tirelessly to keep their flocks healthy and thriving.Now, researchers at Notre Dame are helping them do just that—developing an “electronic nose” that can detect disease before it spreads, turning science into a lifeline for farms, food systems, and families. --- Show links: • Episode Page (https://go.nd.edu/04040c) (https://go.nd.edu/04040c) • Fighting for faster virus detection (https://fightingfor.nd.edu/stories/fighting-for-faster-virus-detection/) (https://fightingfor.nd.edu/stories/fighting-for-faster-virus-detection/) • Listen and subscribe⁠ (https://link.chtbl.com/notre-dame-stories?sid=megaphone) (https://go.nd.edu/nd-stories-podcast) --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:19 A brief history of the Hertzfeld Family Farm 02:02 How bird flu affects poultry farms 02:56 Biosecurity measures used to reduce the risk of avian flu outbreak 03:42 Why early detection of bird flu is so important 04:44 A new device from Notre Dame researchers can sniff out bird flu 05:55 How new technology helps farmers detect bird flu 07:37 How farms test for bird flu 08:57 The future of disease detection 11:24 Leveraging technology to solve big, meaningful problems 12:16 Potential uses for sensing technology

Notre Dame Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Professor David Richter explains how NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters use drones to measure atmospheric pressure at a hurricane’s surface.Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/zfBztgPXlw8

On September 19, 2025, Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., dedicated the newly redesigned Notre Dame Circle alongside his predecessors, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., and Rev. Edward "Monk" Malloy, C.S.C.The new circle honors the invaluable contributions of women undergraduates and alumnae for the past 50+ years.

In a political landscape where many Americans believe political discourse has become unproductive, stressful, and disrespectful, where do we find reason for hope?Robert Cardinal McElroy joined Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., for a timely conversation that will explore the roots of our societal divides and offer strategies to move forward together toward a more unified future.