From climate science to ethical policy, Notre Dame is uncovering the factors that can lead to a more sustainable future—through research and real-world action.
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ND ecologist matching NASA images with field data to measure forest health.
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Innovative business solutions revive a struggling school dedicated to educating women in rural Uganda.
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Renewable energy could be a critical solution for Puerto Ricans who went months without power after Hurricanes Maria and Irma
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New, energy-efficient method desalinates and purifies water to help solve the global freshwater shortage
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Hydro facility brings Notre Dame one step closer to carbon neutrality.
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Bethany Land Institute integrates environment and economics in Uganda
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As climate change drives increasingly severe hurricanes, US coastal communities are bearing the brunt of mounting losses. With regulations failing to curb the damage, homeowners have become the front line of defense—but their efforts often fall short, according to research from the University of Notre Dame.
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It has been one year since fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui killed 102 people, destroyed more than 2,200 buildings, and displaced 5,000 people in the historic town of Lahaina. Today, signs of rebuilding are visible. The US Army Corps of Engineers has leveled and graded the lots where homes once stood, and temporary FEMA housing is slated to open in October. Susan Ostermann, assistant professor of global affairs in Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs, studies housing resilience and is investigating the question of how to rebuild.
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The University of Notre Dame will install a 46,000-square-foot solar array on the west side of campus, along Indiana 933, as part of an ongoing effort to diversify its energy supply and achieve net zero campus carbon emissions by 2050.
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The EPA established the Green Power Partnership program in 2001 as a way to encourage organizations to use green energy, including wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal, and to protect human health and the environment.
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Updated annually, ND-GAIN’s Country Index quantifies the climate vulnerability and readiness of more than 180 countries by aggregating 45 core indicators over 20 years.
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The 2022 gold rating places Notre Dame, which had earned a silver rating with the previous report in 2017, among the top 23 percent of more than 680 reporting institutions across the world.
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Baumer Hall and Johnson Family Hall each earned Gold, and the Matthew and Joyce Walsh Family Hall of Architecture, the Irish Athletics Center and the new Corby Hall each received silver.
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Cultivate Food Rescue, the local food rescue organization, saved and repurposed 20,775 pounds of excess food from Notre Dame Stadium during the recently completed home football season, contributing to a significant milestone for the 4-year-old nonprofit: 2 million pounds of food rescued overall.
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The University of Notre Dame has been recognized with a Partners for Clean Air Award from the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) for its commitment to clean energy, including recent long-term investments in solar and hydroelectric power and geothermal heating and cooling.
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The University of Notre Dame committed to becoming a carbon neutral campus by 2050 and to a reduction in carbon dioxide of at least 65 percent from 2005 levels within the next nine years, University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced during opening remarks at the first keynote event for this year’s Notre Dame Forum, which has as its theme “Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future.”
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In a first-of-its-kind study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions (e.g., fine particulate matter), nontoxic emissions (e.g., greenhouse gases) and people’s vulnerability to them, University of Notre Dame postdoctoral research associate Drew (Richard) Marcantonio, doctoral student Sean Field (anthropology), Associate Professor of Political Science Debra Javeline and Princeton’s Agustin Fuentes (formerly of Notre Dame) found a strong and statistically significant relationship between the spatial distribution of global climate risk and toxic pollution.
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The University earned 60 credits in nine categories including the use of sustainable materials and resources, water efficiency, energy, innovation in design and indoor environmental quality, among several other areas.
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The University of Notre Dame has reached a milestone in its relationship with Cultivate Food Rescue: 100,000 pounds of food donated to the nonprofit to battle hunger and reduce food waste.
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“Think Global, Act Local,” the Office of Sustainability’s Spring 2020 Sustainability Seminar Series, will be Feb. 28, March 20 and April 17 at Jenkins and Nanovic Halls.
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As a partner in the project, Notre Dame has committed to purchase 40 percent of total output from the facility in the form of clean energy credits over 30 years, equal to about 10 percent of the University’s overall electrical usage.
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The Office of Sustainability has released its annual report summarizing the University’s progress toward sustainability over the past year, including ongoing projects related to hydroelectric, geothermal and solar energy, and food waste.
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An electronic nose developed by Notre Dame researchers is helping sniff out bird flu biomarkers for faster detection and fewer sick birds.
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Researchers at Notre Dame are improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect residents.
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How a child’s simple request led to an extraordinary breakthrough in peanut allergy treatment.
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A Notre Dame collaboration developed a new spinal implant, improving outcomes for more than 600 patients.
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Laetare Medal winner Kerry Alys Robinson builds trust in the Church by meeting human needs.
