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A collection of stories, conversations, and visuals exploring how Notre Dame is fighting for a better world—through research, service, and human impact.

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What would you fight for?

See how we’re tackling some of the world’s toughest challenges through research, innovation, and action.

Fighting for the greater good: Our research in action

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Notre Dame Stories introduces you to the people using knowledge as a force for good in the world. Produced by the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, our series features a mix of cutting-edge research and the personal experiences of the students and faculty who are pushing the boundaries of discovery. Subscribe to Notre Dame Stories where you get your podcasts.

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Happy new year!

The month in photos, September 2026

In late August, campus snaps awake from its summer slumber. Students are back, sports are back, events are back, the energy is back. Welcome to the 2026–27 academic year!

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  1. Fireworks burst over Notre Dame's Golden Dome and Basilica at dusk.

    Photo Essay

    Happy new year!

    The month in photos, September 2026

  2. A Catholic priest wearing a black clerical shirt and collar reaches up to lay a basketball into a hoop in an indoor gymnasium.

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    Bookstore Basketball

    Faith, community, and the court.

  3. A young child in a pink shirt and red skirt drinks clean water directly flowing from an outdoor hand-operated water pump.

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    Fighting for universal access to clean water

    More than 700 million people lack access to clean water, but research from the University of Notre Dame is helping organizations optimize how they manage, maintain, and build water pumps to reduce water scarcity.

  4. Two researchers in red helmets operate search-and-rescue equipment among concrete rubble. One stands holding a controller while another kneels with a yellow tank backpack near a portable console display.

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    Fighting for robotic search and rescue

    Notre Dame engineer develops vine robot to help first responders after disasters

  5. A grandfather kisses the forehead of his granddaughter in a wheelchair wearing sunglasses as they share a quiet, affectionate moment outdoors.

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    Fighting for nonverbal communication

    Notre Dame researchers are developing AI technology designed to help caregivers interpret the nonverbal communication of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.

  6. A person wearing green leggings and white sneakers lying in a teal hammock and reading a book on campus.

    Photo Essay

    How was your summer?

    The month in photos, summer break edition

  7. A close-up portrait of an older woman with grey hair and black-rimmed glasses wearing a red shirt, looking thoughtfully past the camera with a neutral expression.

    Article

    Protecting renters from predatory landlords

    At Notre Dame Law School, the Eviction Clinic gives students real-world experience.

  8. Golden statue of Mary with an outstretched arm atop Notre Dame's Main Building dome under a crescent moon and star.

    Photo Essay

    Hey, May

    The month in photos, May 2026

  9. Focused woman in beige jacket, glasses, and headset, looking up while using a computer mouse. Man works at nearby station.

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    Inside Artemis II mission control

    For seven hours, Notre Dame alumna Kelsey Young ’09 sat in NASA mission control, listening as astronauts described the Moon in real time from a vantage point no human had ever experienced before.

The What Would You Fight For? campaign is supported in part by a generous gift from David and Debra Delahanty.