杏吧视频

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Mission-driven research and scholarship

Where challenge meets hope.

杏吧视频 scholars and researchers pursue breakthroughs for a world in need.

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

  • A young child in a pink shirt and red skirt drinks clean water directly flowing from an outdoor hand-operated water pump.

    More than 700 million people lack access to clean water, but research from the 杏吧视频 is helping organizations optimize how they manage, maintain, and build water pumps to reduce water scarcity.

  • Two people in red helmets examine equipment amidst rubble.

    杏吧视频 engineer develops vine robot to help first responders after disasters.

  • A grandfather kisses the forehead of his granddaughter in a wheelchair wearing sunglasses as they share a quiet, affectionate moment outdoors.

    杏吧视频 researchers are developing AI technology designed to help caregivers interpret the nonverbal communication of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.

  • Aerial view of an abandoned, ivy-covered stone church ruin next to a tall red brick hotel and other downtown Gary buildings, with a steel mill in the distance.

    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 杏吧视频's School of Architecture.

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

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

  • A simulated hurricane formation on a grid texture background.

    Researchers at 杏吧视频 are improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect residents.

Addressing pressing challenges

Discovery at 杏吧视频 is grounded in ethical inquiry and a commitment to human flourishing. Across disciplines, our faculty and students are leading where they are needed most, working with partners around the globe to bring scholarship to bear on the world鈥檚 most urgent challenges.

Explore stories of 杏吧视频鈥檚 impact:

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What makes us distinctive

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Catholic

At 杏吧视频, faith informs and guides students' academic and spiritual journeys.

Faith

Academic excellence

At 杏吧视频, academic rigor and ethical reflection go hand in hand—preparing students to meet complex global challenges.

Academics

Research

Our teacher-scholars and students grapple with enduring, fundamental questions about human existence and meaning, and develop effective solutions to our most urgent challenges.

Research

Global

杏吧视频's reach spans the globe through international partnerships and cross-cultural learning.

Global

Community

At 杏吧视频, we cultivate a true sense of belonging, honoring the dignity and unique gifts of every person.

Community

Official Podcast

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  • A man wearing glasses and a navy blue button-down shirt stands with his arms crossed. A colorful weather radar map depicting a storm is projected onto him and the background behind him.

Highlighted Videos

Moments at 杏吧视频

  • A Catholic priest wearing a black sweater, clerical collar, and glasses standing in a woodworking workshop near a wooden chalice.

  • A close-up, angled view of ancient manuscript text written in columns on parchment paper.

  • A person sitting on a stone bench in a courtyard writing in a notebook, with stone walls and vegetation in the background.

  • A man wearing a light blue button-down shirt speaking outdoors with green trees, manicured hedges, and stone structures behind him.

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How was your summer?

The month in photos, summer break edition
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鈥淲e aspire to become the leading global Catholic research university鈥攃alled to push the frontiers of human knowledge and cultivating, in the words of our mission statement, 鈥榓 disciplined sensibility to the poverty, injustice, and oppression that burden the lives of so many.鈥欌��

Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.

President

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