Research

Finding fusion: An engineer and neurosurgeon unite to improve spinal fusion surgery

The unlikely pairing of a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and a neurosurgeon led to a new way to conduct spinal fusion surgery.

Niele Ivey, an African American woman sits in a light brown leather chair. She is wearing a baby blue suit jacket and pants with a white blouse. Her hair is reddish brown in a natural wavy style and is shoulder length. She is sitting to the left of Pete Vebacqua, a bald, white male, sitting in a light brown chair. He is looking at her. He is wearing a medium blue jacket, white shirt with a collar and tan pants and dark blue shoes and socks. Both have their legs crossed and are facing an audience.

Community (photo gallery)

2025 President’s Community Leaders Breakfast

More than 300 local leaders joined President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., for the 2025 President’s Community Leaders Breakfast on Tuesday, June 3. This year’s program featured A Conversation on Leadership with Niele Ivey, head women’s basketball coach, moderated by Vice President and Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua.

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University

College of Science names interim dean

Steven Corcelli, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will serve as interim William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science beginning July 1, 2025.

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Campus

There’s still time to nominate a team for Presidential Team Irish Awards

Nominations are open for Presidential Team Irish Awards, which recognize staff teams that exemplify the University’s core values. Selected teams are recognized during home football games. Nominate a team here.

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Strategic Framework

Law School launches new Veterans Law Clinic

The Veterans Law Clinic is dedicated to providing free legal assistance to US military veterans in matters such as disability claims and appeals.

A Photo of the ABLE device. It is a device being held by a person's gloved hands. It is rectangular with metal and what appears to be plastic or composite components, along with black and red wires.

Research

Airborne disease detection made easier with ABLE, a new, low-cost device

ABLE has immediate applications in hospitals, where viruses, bacteria, and nanoplastics can be detected directly from the air—offering less-invasive alternatives to blood draws, particularly for vulnerable infants in neonatal units.

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Academy

ND Learning expands AI offerings with faculty academy, new lab

Faculty now have dedicated support to help them explore ways of working with AI. Read about the spring Teaching Well with AI Academy and other offerings.

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