Partnership to prevent child lead poisoning receives NSF boost
Thanks to new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Notre Dame researchers will co-create new tests and technologies alongside community health workers.
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Fighting for Water Sustainability
Brandon Ashfeld, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Tengfei Luo, Dorini Family Professor for Energy Studies, are collaborating on new technology to desalinate water with a smaller energy footprint. By combining directional solvent extraction (DSE) with ionic liquids, they have developed a system that effectively desalinates water using ten times less energy than traditional DSE methods.
Biochemist Kaiyu Fu Brings Multidisiplinary Approach to Research
Kaiyu Fu, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, uses a multidisciplinary approach to develop real-time biosensors.
The future of cancer research
A partnership being developed between the Pokagon Band and the Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) hopes to help raise awareness of the importance of screening and early detection to address measurable disparities in cancer treatment outcomes involving Native Americans.
Study finds high levels of PFAS in school uniforms
In a study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, scientists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the Green Science Policy Institute analyzed a variety of children’s textiles. Fluorine was detected in 65 percent of samples tested.