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Ud In The News May 23-29, University Of Dayton

News Releases

National and international news outlets featured UD initiatives or experts addressing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic or Dayton's Memorial Day tornadoes and Oregon District shooting. Outlets include CNBC, The Conversation and Ethiopian outlet ZeHabesha. PBS NewsHour also interviewed political scientist Christopher Devine about "What should Biden look for in a VP?

A Philosopher Explains Why Dance Can Help Pandemic-Proof Your Kids, Aili W. Bresnahan

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Dance is good because it expresses human nature – it’s not just fun, although it is certainly fun. It’s not just exercise, either.

At its best, dance is an extension and expression of who we are as human beings in ways that can allow us to share emotions that increase our sense of community and connection. This is why, in good times and bad, in times of war, slavery, fleeing homelands and during pandemics, kids still bounce, leap and spin.

University Launches New Healthcare Administration Pathway, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will launch a new healthcare administration program this fall that will focus on community health, policy and communication, and deliver the administrative management and leadership skills graduates need to enter the workforce

Resilient, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Less dedicated filmmakers might have shelved their project in the midst of a pandemic, but not these media production students who finished editing "Dayton's Darkest Summer: The Rise From Tragedy" remotely and premiered it not in a theatre but in a Zoom room. In its first week, thousands viewed the powerful film.

If You Want World Peace, Try Telling A Joke, Susan Mangiero

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Susan Mangiero, who's pursuing an MFA in creative and professional writing, interviews professor Michael Perotta about the power of humor writing.

College Faculty In The News: May 26, 2020, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Assistant Professor Julie Walsh Messinger, Department of Psychology, has spoken to local media about her contributions to a crowdsourced international survey of COVID-19 patients. Researchers are looking for evidence of a link between the virus and the loss of smell, taste and chemesthesis. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Enrollment Leadership Changes, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Donnell Wiggins has been named assistant vice president of recruitment and admission, effective June 1, following the departure of Rob Durkle, associate vice president and dean of admission and financial aid

Physical Therapy Students Get Needed In-Person Instruction, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program returned to campus, following strict health guidelines approved by public health officials, for two weeks of in-person instruction to master the hands-on skills they need to succeed in clinical internships this fall

Ud In The News May 15-22, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Dayton Business Journal sat down with President Eric F. Spina to discuss what he expects after the shift to remote learning. Several Dayton media highlighted the UD student documentary "Dayton's Darkest Summer" about Dayton's recovery from the Memorial Day tornadoes and Oregon District shooting.

Ud Libraries Stand Out With No-Contact Checkout, Interlibrary Loan, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

While the pandemic has pushed academic libraries across the country to suspend circulation, Roesch Library and the Marian Library have provided continuous service in materials lending with no-contact checkout every Friday.

Healthy Dialogue, Teri Rizvi

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

The Dialogue Zone has hosted more than 50 conversations since it opened its doors last August as a place for civil discourse on challenging issues such as racism, politics and restorative justice.

Ud In The News May 8-15, University Of Dayton

News Releases

News outlets near and far continue to chronicle how the University is navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and tap UD experts for their insight on how it is affecting American life. Stories featured our virtual commencement celebrations, student move-out and the ROTC's virtual commissioning ceremony. Prominent outlets include NBC News, National Law Journal and Spectrum News 1.

Flyers Fight Virus With Viral Mousetrap Video, Shayleigh Frank

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Three Flyers created a video on social distancing to stem the novel coronavirus pandemic — featuring mousetraps and ping pong balls. It has gone viral.

Ud Researcher Joins Global Consortium Linking Covid19 And Loss Of Taste, Smell, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Julie Walsh-Messinger, University of Dayton assistant professor of psychology, has contributed to a new massive crowdsourced survey of COVID-19 patients from around the world which provides the greatest evidence to date of a link between COVID-19 and the loss of smell, taste and chemesthesis — or sensitivity to chemicals such as those in chili peppers. The findings may have implications for prioritizing the limited supply of COVID-19 tests.

Solutions Are The Dreck Of High-Tech, Charles Hartley

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Way back in pre-historic times during my first days as a media relations manager, I started meeting with product managers and directors about new products and services they wanted to announce via news releases.

Ohio Cyber Range Institute Names Center For Cybersecurity And Data Intelligence Regional Programming Center, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Ohio Cyber Range Institute has selected the University of Dayton Center for Cybersecurity and Data Intelligence as a regional programming center for its demonstrated capacity, expertise, experience and commitment to develop and deliver programming in education, cybersecurity awareness, and workforce and economic development.

The Ice Saints Cometh, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

Mamertus, Pancras, Servatus, Boniface and Sophia have been flexing their frosty influence for more than five centuries.

Remembering Dave Buckley: Humor, Generosity And Service, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

Colleagues share memories and words of tribute for a professor emeritus with an encyclopedic mind and an eclectic nature.

Ud In The News May 1-8, University Of Dayton

News Releases

President Eric F. Spina's commentary in the Dayton Daily News about UD being committed to the greater community and his comments in the Dayton Business Journal about how higher education can change for the good are among this week's highlights In the News. The Academic Minute and The Conversation also featured the research of a trio of faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences

Students Design App To Help Researcher Track Moods, Lauren Durham

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Four engineering students developed an app to help a psychology professor understand how a women’s self-image and menstrual cycle are related

Ohiolink Webinar: Print Services And The Impact Of Covid-19, Amanda Black

Roesch Library Staff Presentations

Service delivery, communication, lending and other adjustments the Access Services department has made in order to serve patrons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior Class Portrait, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The Class of 2020 will always hold an extra special place in my heart because we started our University of Dayton journey together.

Record Number Of Flyers Set To Receive Degrees, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton is poised to send a record-setting number of Flyers into the world ready to learn, lead and serve.

Awakening To Beauty, Volume Vi, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program, Angela Ann Zukowski

Chaminade Scholars: Awakening to Beauty

Images and reflections of the members of the 2021 cohort of Chaminade Scholars. Published in May 2020.

170th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News April 25-May 1, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Athletic Business magazine wrote about how UD Arena quickly transformed from an NCAA tournament site to a COVID-19 testing site. Several local media featured efforts to assist students in need and the River Stewards book about Dayton's rivers for quarantined kids, plus faculty experts discussing the financial markets and voting by mail.

Political Scientist Finds Disconnect In Libertarian Party Platform, Voters, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton political scientist Christopher Devine has written the definitive academic study of the Libertarian Party — America’s third largest political party. He documents a growing disconnect between the party’s radical platform and the more mainstream, “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” policy preferences of its rank-and-file supporters

Ud Communication Students Plan Independent Film Festival In Dayton, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton students in the Department of Communication’s film marketing and distribution course spent the spring 2020 semester developing the framework to bring a film festival to the Dayton community. Their work will hit the big screen this fall.

Enhancing Global Consciousness On College Campuses And Beyond: Proceedings Of The 2020 Global Voices Symposium, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2020 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

The Global Voices Symposium is designed to educate, inform, and contribute to ongoing conversations to strengthen global consciousness and awareness on the University of Dayton’s campus and the larger Dayton community. It brings together faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to discuss and find ways to enhance global engagement within our community.

These proceedings contain content provided by the participants. Some presenters did not include their presentation materials in the proceedings. Texts have been edited for clarity.

Contributors, listed alphabetically:

• Frances Albanese
• Julius A. Amin
• Amy Anderson
• Philip Appiah-Kubi
• Paul Benson
• Treavor Bogard
• Anne Crecelius
• Sangita Gosalia
• Elizabeth Henninger
• Furaha …

University Of Dayton Rivers Institute Students Publish A Children's Book As Senior Capstone Project, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The 2020 cohort of University of Dayton River Stewards created a children’s book, Into the River, to inspire children’s literacy and educate local youth about the importance of rivers in the greater Dayton area.