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🌱 Bioengineering gets a new home at Notre Dame

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In today's newsletter:

  • Bioengineering gets a new home at Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame ROTC leader earns second national honor before retirement
  • Notre Dame creates a new connection for military alumni

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a few showers, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

1. Notre Dame to launch new Department of Bioengineering (nd.edu) — Notre Dame will open its first new engineering department in more than 35 years on July 1, 2027, creating a home for its growing bioengineering programs. Led by professor Pinar Zorlutuna, the department will develop a new undergraduate degree and fill roughly 17 faculty positions through internal transfers and outside hiring.
   

2. LTC William Kobbe earns second National Army ROTC honor (nd.edu) — Lt. Col. William Kobbe, who leads Notre Dame’s Army ROTC program, has earned the Army Cadet Command’s Professor of Military Science of the Year award for the second time in three years. The recognition comes during his final academic year before retiring in August 2027, following a tenure marked by national honors for the battalion.
   

3. Notre Dame Alumni Association Launches Military & Veteran Alumni Group (nd.edu) — Notre Dame’s military-connected alumni and families will have a dedicated alumni group beginning July 1, 2027. The new organization plans mentorship, service opportunities and connections across generations, welcoming veterans, current and future service members, families and supporters. Alumni can update their military affiliation in myNotreDame to help shape future initiatives.
   

4. Notre Dame-Miami game brings tourism boost to neighboring South Bend areas, especially Elkhart County (abc57.com) — Notre Dame’s game against Miami filled South Bend hotels and sent football visitors looking for rooms in neighboring Elkhart County, where most hotels also sold out. A county tourism official said those overnight guests may have supported restaurants and shops, though he noted football season is not the area’s only major tourism draw.
   

5. DeSantis turns fire on conservative media after GOP losses: ‘A lot of that is a grift' (bizpacreview.com) — Speaking at Notre Dame on Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized conservative media as he urged Republicans to regroup after midterm losses. At the university's Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government, he called for stronger ideas, better candidate vetting and less fixation on the presidency, warning that Republicans could lose more Senate seats in 2028.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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