Advancing Human Understanding
Through research, scholarship, and creative endeavor
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are committed to advancing human understanding through research, scholarship, and creative endeavor in order to be a repository for knowledge and a powerful means for doing good in the world.
Notre Dame Research supports and encourages innovation in more than thirty core facilities and resources, as well as in a number of key areas of research, including cancer, environmental change, global health, and many more, with faculty finding their homes in one of Notre Dame’s seven colleges or schools.
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Everything you need to get started with or manage your research portfolio is available on the “Our Services” page. Explore the information and teams who can support you today!
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Research Worth Fighting For
With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier, safer, and more resilient.
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Handpumps bring water to rural African communities, but many are broken – study models how best to maintain them
March 30, 2026
Chengcheng Zhai, Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame. Alfonso J. Pedraza Martinez, Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame
A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
March 26, 2026
The University of Notre Dame will evaluate the programs to see if they work. If they do, Destination: Home plans to push for a nationwide prevention strategy.
Denver Snags $5 Million Lifeline To Stop Homelessness Before It Starts
March 24, 2026
Research is a big part of why this model is getting a national rollout. A randomized controlled trial by Notre Dame’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities found that the Santa Clara prevention program kept more than 90% of participating households stably housed two years after receiving assistance.
Silicon Valley homeless prevention program goes national
March 24, 2026
A randomized control trial found 90% of people who received this assistance remained housed two years later, according to data collected by the University of Notre Dame’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities.
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View all events“As a premier Catholic research university, our research and learning drive insights, innovation, and impact for good around the world.”
-Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.