The University of Notre Dame sent letters to students and employees on Friday saying it will stop providing birth control coverage to students and employees at the end of the plan year

The Trump administration's new rules on birth control coverage open the door for the university and other employers to stop covering contraceptives as part of their health plans.

To mark the 175th anniversary of the school, the University of Notre Dame will hold a walk of more than 300 miles this year to replicate the pilgrimage the school's founders undertook in 1842.

The University of Notre Dame unveiled a new array of solar panels Wednesday that will drop carbon emissions at the school by 148 tons a year, or the equivalent of planting 31 acres of trees.

University officials say the music building is among three structures being added to the exterior of Notre Dame stadium as part of the $400 million Campus Crossroads project.

A week after the election, students at the University of Notre Dame staged a walk-out and protest calling for the sanctuary status at the school.

The state Supreme Court ruled that school police were not public entities when the suit began in 2014. But a recent change means newer records are fair game.

The university hopes to start construction next spring, with electricity generation starting in 2019 to meet 7 percent of current campus electrical needs

The project is seen as a milestone in Notre Dame's growth as a research university and in the growth of South Bend's high-tech economy.

The university plans to demolish most of the former St. Joseph's High School this summer and lease what remains to Holy Cross College.