What Would You Fight For?

United by our commitment to the common good, the global Notre Dame community builds bridges between the world we know and the world we desire. What would you fight for? For us, it is not just a question. It's a call to action.

A yellow and navy electronic handheld scanner sits on a lab table next to exposed wiring and circuit boards, while two blurred lab workers in blue coats converse in the background. A teacher wearing a bright blue hoodie and patterned skirt stands over young students sitting at wooden desks in a classroom, helping them with their schoolwork. Close-up of a researcher wearing blue nitrile gloves using a pipette to transfer liquid into small sample vials resting on a metal lab counter.

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  1. Aerial view of the classical, domed former Gary City Hall building with a 'Welcome to Gary' sign on the front lawn.

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    Fighting for community regeneration

    Gary, Indiana, has been a song lyric, a cultural hub, a stigma, a city to rush past, but now it is poised to revitalize, thanks in part to Notre Dame's School of Architecture.

  2. Silhouette of a person in a green shirt with arms crossed looking out over a densely built, hazy cityscape.

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    Fighting to educate children in Ghana

    Soccer opened doors for student-athlete Daniel Boateng, so he’s leveraging the sport to offer opportunities for kids in his native Ghana.

  3. A gloved hand holds a petri dish with purple liquid drops, and a pipette is dispensing more liquid into one of the drops.

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    Fighting to cure brain cancer

    To better understand glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, a Notre Dame researcher thought outside the box—and off planet Earth.

  4. A woman with brown curly hair and red lipstick holds a baby wearing a denim jacket and black bow headband.

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    Fighting for maternal health

    The US has the highest maternal mortality rate of developed nations. An innovative postpartum care model from Notre Dame can save mothers around the globe.

  5. A chicken looking toward the camera in a farm setting.

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    Fighting for faster virus detection

    An electronic nose developed by Notre Dame researchers is helping sniff out bird flu biomarkers for faster detection and fewer sick birds.

  6. Satellite image of a hurricane with a clearly defined eye over a blue gridded map.

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    Fighting to improve hurricane forecasts

    Researchers at Notre Dame are improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect residents.

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