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Ud In The News Dec. 11-18, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

Ud In The News Dec. 11-18, University Of Dayton

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A pair of faculty contributed pieces for The Conversation while others shared their expertise with the Huffington Post and the Sinclair Broadcasting Group in a story picked up nationwide. Ohio cable news outlet Spectrum News 1 and Dayton TV station ABC22/Fox45 featured the W.S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award & Scholarship winner. The Dayton Business Journal also profiled the success of the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation in 2020.


See You Next Year, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

See You Next Year, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton offices will be closed for a Christmas break from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3. Public safety and facilities staff will be on duty for necessary campus operations, but academic and administrative offices, Roesch Library and RecPlex will be closed. For emergencies on campus, please contact UD public safety at 937-229-2121.


Ud In The News Dec. 4-11, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

Ud In The News Dec. 4-11, University Of Dayton

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Newsweek published an online story that focuses on the University community's collective success in coping with the early spike in cases to bring it down and keep it down through the rest of the semester. The article describes the trajectory of the campus and our efforts, including the importance of our partnerships, the broad-based internal planning efforts and especially the role of the students in coming together in community and as peers to encourage safe behavior.


University Awards Mcintosh Scholarship To Stivers Senior, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

University Awards Mcintosh Scholarship To Stivers Senior, University Of Dayton

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Stivers School for the Arts senior Eryk Charlton, who aspires to become a lawyer and a community leader in Dayton, has been awarded the prestigious W.S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award that provides full tuition, room and board to the University of Dayton and a four-year paid internship with the city of Dayton.


University Announces Spring Plans, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

University Announces Spring Plans, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton today announced plans for spring semester, including COVID-19 testing for students upon arrival to campus, a phased move-in and other safety measures designed to limit introduction of the virus on campus.


Sba Dean John Mittelstaedt Passes Away, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

Sba Dean John Mittelstaedt Passes Away, University Of Dayton

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School of Business Administration Dean John D. Mittelstaedt died in hospice on Tuesday, Dec. 8, after a long battle with cancer.


Ud In The News Nov. 20-Dec. 4, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

Ud In The News Nov. 20-Dec. 4, University Of Dayton

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Several prominent regional and national news outlets highlighted the University's culture, values and mission, including President Eric F. Spina talking to The Chronicle of Higher Education about how "campus values really can influence behavior." Catholic News Service, TV stations in Dayton and Columbus, the magazine of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the website, Diverse Military, are among the others that wrote about our Marianist student communities, Christmas on Campus, Marian Library nativities, and an advisory committee for military personnel and veterans.


Young Adults Experience Lingering Covid Symptoms Too, University Of Dayton Dec 2020

Young Adults Experience Lingering Covid Symptoms Too, University Of Dayton

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A new preliminary study contradicts the perception that lingering COVID-19 symptoms mostly affect middle-aged adults, with evidence that a majority of young adults also experience chest pain, breathing difficulty, headaches, diarrhea, loss of smell or taste and other complications for weeks after diagnosis.


Ud Launching Military And Veteran Advisory Committee, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Ud Launching Military And Veteran Advisory Committee, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton, a Military Friendly gold designated institution, is launching a new Military and Veteran Advisory Committee to help ensure veterans and service members attending and working at UD receive the services and programs they need to be successful.


Procurement For The Common Good, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Procurement For The Common Good, University Of Dayton

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As businesses, hospitals, governments and schools scrambled this spring to find the supplies they so desperately needed to face the COVID-19 crisis, the University of Dayton turned to and expanded its network of vendors, including many underrepresented companies.


Ud In The News Nov. 13-20, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Ud In The News Nov. 13-20, University Of Dayton

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The Dayton Daily News highlighted UD's enrollment gains despite the pandemic. Felix Fernando in the Hanley Sustainability Institute weighed in on climate change for Mashable and Simanti Dasgupta in anthropology was part of a conversation on the UN trafficking protocol.


Undergrads To Deliver Christmas On Campus At Home, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Undergrads To Deliver Christmas On Campus At Home, University Of Dayton

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In a typical year, the University of Dayton welcomes more than 1,000 Dayton Public Schools children to watch a tree lighting, jump on Santa’s lap for photos and sip free hot chocolate while admiring reindeer during the annual Christmas on Campus celebration.


Ud In The News Nov. 6-13, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Ud In The News Nov. 6-13, University Of Dayton

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UD faculty experts continued to provide post-election analysis for news outlets nationwide, including Catholic publication Crux, USA Today, NBC News, WGN America News Nation and Newsweek. National and local outlets highlighted the new bachelor's plus law degree tracks.


University Of Dayton Adds 5- Year Fast-Tracks To Bachelor's, Law Degrees, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

University Of Dayton Adds 5- Year Fast-Tracks To Bachelor's, Law Degrees, University Of Dayton

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Aspiring criminal justice studies and philosophy majors thinking about law school can get their bachelor's and law degrees in five years instead of the traditional seven at the University of Dayton, thanks to fast-track programs that will save students tuition and living expenses.


Ud In The News Oct. 30-Nov. 6, University Of Dayton Nov 2020

Ud In The News Oct. 30-Nov. 6, University Of Dayton

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CBS News, NBC News, The Conversation, Al Jazeera English, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, ABC News in Australia, Newsy and several Dayton-area news outlets sought UD political science, law and human rights expertise about the presidential election. Several served as on-air analysts on the day of and day after the election.


Ud In The News Oct. 23-30, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud In The News Oct. 23-30, University Of Dayton

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In a Q&A with the Dayton Business Journal, UD President Eric F. Spina said 'flexibility is key' to navigating the COVID- 19 pandemic. Prominent Catholic news outlets Commonweal and America interviewed religious studies faculty Neomi De Anda and Jana Bennett about Catholicism in America today and Election 2020, respectively.


Ud In The News Oct. 16-23, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud In The News Oct. 16-23, University Of Dayton

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CBS This Morning included the expertise of political scientist Nancy Martorano Miller in its "At America's crossroads" series segment "All eyes on Ohio." Bloomberg also interviewed Miller about elections for judges in Michigan and Ohio. Education Dive talked to School of Law Dean Andrew Strauss about how COVID-19 could change how professional programs teach online. Spectrum News 1 in Ohio featured a donation that allows students to perform virtual dissections.


Propel Dayton: Ud's New Program For Entrepreneurs Designed To Move Start-Ups Forward, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Propel Dayton: Ud's New Program For Entrepreneurs Designed To Move Start-Ups Forward, University Of Dayton

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With a generous gift from an anonymous donor, the University of Dayton Office of Technology and Entrepreneurial Partnerships has launched Propel Dayton, a program designed to support prospective entrepreneurs in starting a new business around a technology developed at UD.


Ud In The News Oct. 10-16, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud In The News Oct. 10-16, University Of Dayton

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DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education wrote about and The Chronicle of Higher Education noted the University's release of a historic letter demonstrating systemic racism. All three Dayton TV stations, the Dayton Business Journal and Dayton Daily News did stories about a reusable self-disinfecting N95 mask concept developed by a University of Dayton Research Institute scientist.


With An Aimm For Safer Face Masks, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

With An Aimm For Safer Face Masks, University Of Dayton

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A reusable self-disinfecting N95 mask concept developed by a University of Dayton Research Institute scientist holds so much promise for success, the inventor has created a start- up company to commercialize the technology.


University Releases Historic Letter That Demonstrates Systemic Racism, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

University Releases Historic Letter That Demonstrates Systemic Racism, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton has published a recently uncovered 1930 letter from UD’s Office of the President to civil rights leader, scholar and author W.E.B. Du Bois that demonstrates systemic racism at the institution through past discriminatory admissions policies and practices.


Ud In The News Oct. 2-9, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud In The News Oct. 2-9, University Of Dayton

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Vince Miller in religious studies is among the theologians who offered their thoughts on the papal encyclical 'Fratelli Tutti' to America magazine. Marketing expert Randy Sparks and political scientist Christopher Devine commented on presidential brands and the VP debate for USA Today and Reuters, respectively.


Ud In The News Sept. 25-Oct. 2, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud In The News Sept. 25-Oct. 2, University Of Dayton

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University Business, the Dayton Daily News, the Dayton Business Journal and Dayton TV station WDTN highlighted UD's record enrollment while Catholic News Service, Marketplace, Reuters, DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education and The Independent sought UD faculty expertise for stories. Statewide news outlet Spectrum News 1 and WDTN chronicled student efforts to keep the Dayton Independent Film Festival alive despite COVID-19 restrictions.


Ud Sets Enrollment Records, Including For Diversity, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Ud Sets Enrollment Records, Including For Diversity, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton set new records for full-time undergraduate enrollment, total enrollment — including graduate, law and doctoral students — and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity for fall 2020.


Midwest Still Matters In Election 2020, Researchers Say, University Of Dayton Oct 2020

Midwest Still Matters In Election 2020, Researchers Say, University Of Dayton

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Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania together effectively decided the 2016 presidential election, and now the region is setting the agenda again. The Midwest remains the country’s leading battleground in Election 2020, researchers say.


At The Surface: Research Institute Wins New Award For Work To Advance Coatings For Aerospace Systems, University Of Dayton Sep 2020

At The Surface: Research Institute Wins New Award For Work To Advance Coatings For Aerospace Systems, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton Research Institute will use a new $60 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to support the development of advanced aerospace coating protection systems.


Ud In The News Sept. 18-25, University Of Dayton Sep 2020

Ud In The News Sept. 18-25, University Of Dayton

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President Eric F. Spina contributed an op-ed about the 100th anniversary of the "University of Dayton" and our continuing connection to the Dayton community. Local and regional news media highlighted UD research, the Flyer Pitch competition, an award for a UD human rights champion, and UD sustainability and legal expertise.


Local Coffee Entrepreneur Wins Flyer Pitch, University Of Dayton Sep 2020

Local Coffee Entrepreneur Wins Flyer Pitch, University Of Dayton

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Local coffee entrepreneur Kait Brown, founder of craft decaf and half caffeine brand Savorista, won the University of Dayton Flyer Pitch competition and the grand prize of $25,000 cash and $25,000 of in-kind support from the Entrepreneurs Center through Ohio’s Entrepreneurial Services Provider program.


Pete Buttigieg Joins Ohio Secretary Of State Larose, U.S. Sen. Brown On Virtual Election Speakers Series Slate, University Of Dayton Sep 2020

Pete Buttigieg Joins Ohio Secretary Of State Larose, U.S. Sen. Brown On Virtual Election Speakers Series Slate, University Of Dayton

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been added to the University of Dayton School of Law and Human Rights Center's virtual speakers series — Election 2020: A call for civic engagement to promote democracy — as the final keynote speaker Oct. 26. The series is free and open to the public. The series began Sept. 14 with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose as the featured guest speaker. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown will be the featured speaker Oct. 23.


Human Rights Center Director Of Advocacy To Receive Champion For Human Rights And Social Justice Award, University Of Dayton Sep 2020

Human Rights Center Director Of Advocacy To Receive Champion For Human Rights And Social Justice Award, University Of Dayton

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The University of Toledo's Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute will give University of Dayton Human Rights Center Director of Advocacy Tony Talbott its Champion for Human Rights and Social Justice Award at the institute's 17th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference virtually on Sept. 24.