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Open Discovery: The Unsung Legacy Of Thomas Moyer, Jo Ellen Cline, Barry W. Wilford

University of Dayton Law Review

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Merida Allen Named Multi- Ethnic Education And Engagement Center Executive Director And Associate Dean Of Students, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Merida Allen has been named associate dean of students and executive director for the Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center (MEC), effective July 1. She takes over for Daria Graham, who accepted a position as dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs at California State University San Bernardino.

Necker Bedeckers, Steve Eskew

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

While hygiene remains a must for me, total isolation prompts no valid rationale for my wearing clothes. No fan of fashion, I’ve been pretending I’m a nudist.

Clearing The Way For Alternative Fuels, University Of Dayton

News Releases

That pizza box that was too cheesy to be recycled may still have a shot at a second life outside of a landfill — and in the fuel tank of your next flight.

Ud In The News June 19-26, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Local and regional media covered UD's plans to return to campus this fall. Historian Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders continued to lend her expertise to the national discussion on Confederate monuments. Leading legal education publication preLaw magazine featured the School of Law's strategies for remarkably improving its bar passage rate, which the magazine listed as best in the nation.

Wearing Our Hearts On Our Sheets, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

The Flyer community demonstrated once again how it comes together to support those with the greatest need during a recent day of sharing and caring.

Path Forward Return To Campus Guidelines Released, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University has published three sets of guidelines for returning to teaching, learning, research and experiential learning on campus this fall with measures in place to promote safety and lessen the risk of COVID-19 spread.

Return To Campus, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

"These are times, though, that call for a deeper kind of commitment to community. A commitment to caring for one another as brothers and sisters, as you would your own family." Listen to my video message to University of Dayton students as we prepare to return to campus in August.

Ud Stands In Solidarity, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Important work is ahead to disrupt, dismantle systemic racism.

Ud's Response To The Coronavirus, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

The pandemic required UD to act quickly in the spring. Resuming classes in the fall will take coordination and commitment from every area of campus.

2020-06-22 Meeting Notes Of The Educational Leadership Council, University Of Dayton

Educational Leadership Council (ELC) Meeting Notes

Approved notes of a meeting of the Educational Leadership Council of the University of Dayton.

Work In Progress: Students' Perception Of Collaborative Online International Learning, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jennifer Nichwitz

Engineering Management and Systems Faculty Publications

Teaching and learning in the digital age harness the opportunities created by internet technologies to distribute and learn various information all over the world. This is commonly referred to as connectivism, and it values the impact of stakeholder information appraisal skills, virtual and personal communication skills [1], and the sense of cultural awareness. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), a type of connectivism, typically involves instructors and students from at least two geographically and culturally distinct areas who collaborate virtually on a common project for four or more weeks.

The objective is to create a culturally diverse virtual environment where students …

Lessons Learned, Karen Brilliant Andrews

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

What have I learned through the COVID-19 pandemic? I don’t know about you, but God sat me down and made me be still enough to better grasp a few concepts. I’ve learned a lot about myself and see the world around me with new eyes. I have learned that any preventable death is one too many.

Ud In The News June 12-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Larry Burnley, and historians Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders and Julius Amin have been at the forefront of the discussion of race in America by writing pieces for The Washington Post, The Conversation, The (Toledo) Blade, Dayton Daily News and Dayton Business Journal. Burnley also did interviews for local TV stations WHIO and WDTN.

Researcher One Of Five Worldwide To Receive Equipment From De Luca Foundation Covid-19 Initiative, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Tim Reissman is one of five researchers worldwide, and the only one in the U.S., to receive equipment from the De Luca Foundation’s COVID-19 Donation Initiative. Reissman will use the Trigno Avanti Research+ System to better understand the walking ability of older adults and to develop hip exoskeletons, robotic devices worn around the hips to improve walking.

Ud Administrators Pledge To Take Anti-Racist Steps, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton's top administrators have pledged to accelerate UD's journey toward becoming a more diverse, inclusive and equitable organization by committing to 11 concrete actions that will mark UD as an anti-racist institution.

Researchers Receive Approximately $2 Million To Study How Pilots Perform In Various Flight Conditions, University Of Dayton

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Three University of Dayton researchers have received approximately $2 million as part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) involving researchers from Harvard University and The Ohio State University, among others, to model and predict how pilots perform in various flight conditions.

The Impact Of Singing Engagement On Food Intake Of Individuals With Alzheimer’S Disease And Related Dementias: A Multi-Site, Repeated Measures Study, James Hiller

Department of Music Faculty Publications

Malnutrition among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) is a serious and long-recognized health concern. Identifying nonpharmacological means for enhancing the volume of nutrition intake is an urgent need. Researchers have explored the use of music and music therapy as nonpharmacological avenues in this regard, but most music-based studies related to food intake focus on receptive interventions wherein participants are exposed to recorded music during meal times. The purpose of the present research is to investigate whether residents with ADRD would significantly increase their volume of food intake during the midday meal immediately following 30 minutes of …

Study Shows Ohio Freeway Median Cable Barriers Stop Vehicles From Crashing Into Oncoming Traffic, University Of Dayton

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As America slowly reopens and people resume hitting the open road, travelers through the Buckeye State can rest assured median cable barriers are doing their job. A University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab study of 2,209 highway crashes where a vehicle hit or crossed median cable barriers shows only 1.7 percent of vehicles involved breached the barriers and crashed into oncoming traffic.

Sister Stories, Teri Rizvi

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Through Aug. 1, the Erma Bombeck workshop is accepting original, unpublished funny essays of 1,000 words or less for a new competition, “Nickie’s Prize for Humor Writing.”

Ud Students Work Remotely To Complete ‘Dayton’S Darkest Summer’, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Filmmaking is a collaborative process, but when the University of Dayton campus closed in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen media production students needed to find a way to work together remotely from across the nation to complete their year-long documentary project.

University Of Dayton School Of Law, Air Force Research Laboratory Create Online Intellectual Property Training Program, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton School of Law and the Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, have created an online training program for government employees working in labs to learn how to prevent the loss of intellectual property and data rights that are vital to economic and national security.

Ud In The News June 5-12, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Conversation, The Wall Street Journal, BBC World, Crux, America and Spectrum News in Ohio and North Carolina are among the high-profile news outlets tapping UD experts to explain current events. Local outlets also continued to frequently interview experts about topics associated with COVID-19 and George Floyd's death, including Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Larry Burnley's participation in a panel of local experts discussing police relations with the black community.

Medicine And Miracles, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

New mini-course being offered by Marian Library faculty.

Ud In The News May 30-June 5, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister's expertise for stories about the George Floyd case and nationwide protests. Outlets include CTV in Canada, Al Jazeera English, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor and The Hill

Local Public Health, Medical Specialists Assist With Fall Plans, University Of Dayton

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A panel of local physicians and health professionals with expertise ranging from infectious diseases to public health to COVID-19 testing has been tapped to help guide the University of Dayton's plans to bring students back to campus in the fall, help monitor the impact of COVID-19 on campus, and inform any future medical decisions

University Of Dayton Magazine, Summer 2020, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of University Marketing and Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD.

Creche Herald Vol. 24, No. 2, Rita B. Bocher

Creche Herald

The Summer 2020 publication features nativity sets and personal reflections from members in the organization; information about nativities and nativity exhibits; and information about the Friends of the Creche annual meeting.

Mary In The News: June 1, 2020, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also, see International Marian Research Institute as well as Marian Library news and updates.

Co-Curricular Innovation: Teaching About Patents As Primary Sources, Bridget Garnai, Heidi Gauder

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

With the rich history of airplane and automotive invention in Dayton, Ohio, and the value of patents as primary sources in mind, librarians Bridget Garnai and Heidi Gauder designed and led two interactive, co-curricular workshops at University of Dayton’s (UD) Roesch Library in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020. Their goals were to introduce students to patents as primary sources that influence daily life and expand students’ ideas of what kinds of research can be supported by patents as primary sources. To that end, Garnai and Gauder created two workshops centered around patents as primary sources, “Patent Pending: Innovation in Society” …