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University opens new Engineering Innovation Hub

Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 3, 2021

Notre Dame opened its new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) in the Cushing-Fitzpatrick Halls of Engineering. The EIH is a 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art experiential learning facility that includes fabrication, automation, modeling and robotics, according to a University press release. EIH is part of Notre Dame’s iNDustry Labs initiative, which forms partnerships with industries and colleges and universities

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ND female professors share their stories of success

Bella Laufenberg | Friday, March 19, 2021

To celebrate Women’s History Month, The Observer interviewed five Notre Dame professors about their experiences breaking into male dominated fields and facing gender discrimination. Patricia Culligan As a student, Patricia Culligan always excelled in her math and physics courses. When she went to see her guidance counselor for career advice, Culligan was advised to become

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State-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Hub to open on campus this spring

Alysa Guffey | Friday, February 19, 2021

At the end of April, 10,000 square feet of construction space in Cushing Hall of Engineering will be unveiled to reveal the Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) — a project that has been in the works for 18 months. The EIH is part of iNDustry Labs — the Notre Dame partner under a larger network called LIFT,

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Notre Dame faculty, students discuss challenges, adjustments to remote learning

Claire Rafford | Thursday, March 26, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tri-campus community will be engaging in distance learning for the rest of the semester. Online classes for Notre Dame officially began Monday. While all disciplines face challenges in adjusting to remote learning, courses with hands-on components face great difficulties in adjusting to online classes. Dean of the School of

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Notre Dame’s robotic football team builds their perfect play

Cate Von Dohlen | Monday, November 18, 2019

Although varsity football is a prominent aspect of Notre Dame culture, there are many other kinds of football teams and leagues present on campus, from women’s flag football intramurals to men’s tackle interhall. Notre Dame is also home to the reigning national champions robotic football team. The team builds robots to play eight-on-eight football against

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Former chair of department of computer science and engineering dies at age 75

Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019

Steven C. Bass, professor emeritus and former chair of the department of computer science and engineering at Notre Dame, died Thursday at the age of 75 at his home on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the University announced in a press release Friday. A graduate of Purdue University’s bachelor’s, master’s

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New minor emphasizes interdisciplinary aspect of real estate

Mary Clare Donnelly | Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate recently launched an interdisciplinary minor in real estate, which is open to all undergraduate students. “The minor is 15 credits, with an introductory course, three electives of three credits each in a variety of different areas … and the last three credits of the minor are these industry engaging

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Notre Dame engineers research exoskeleton technology

Mary Clare Donnelly | Monday, December 3, 2018

Notre Dame engineers Patrick Wensing, an assistant professor of engineering, and second-year Ph.D. student Taylor Gambon are working in collaboration with a company to improve exoskeletons — wearable mobile machines meant to support the body. “It is a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation in collaboration with a company called Ekso Bionics that

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Environmental engineering program earns accreditation

Serena Zacharias | Thursday, August 30, 2018

Notre Dame’s environmental engineering program has now earned accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). “There’s a process by which you first have to go through several years of your program, collect materials and information about your students and graduates, present that [to ABET] and then they

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Engineering students experience “the best of both worlds” with SMC, ND Dual Degree program

Kelly Burke | Friday, August 17, 2018

After four years of sisterhood, 18 graduates of Saint Mary’s will be entering their fifth year of study at Notre Dame to complete the Dual Degree in Engineering program. This program provides Saint Mary’s women the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree from the College and a second bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University.

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