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Mary In The News: June 10, 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.

Hollywood, Here We Come, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

If you happen to be watching the next Oscars telecast, don't be surprised if you see me up on the stage, holding a golden statuette, thanking the Academy, joking with Steven Spielberg and, in my best Sally Field voice, crying, "You like me! You really like me!" Even though I can't leave the house during this pandemic to do much more than take out the garbage, I've gone Hollywood.

Sister Love: Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Seeks Sister Stories For New Humor Writing Competition, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is launching "Nickie's Prize for Humor Writing," a competition for humor writers with funny stories to share about their sisters. Online submissions will be accepted June 15-Aug. 1, 2020. Up to 20 winning writers will be awarded $300 cash prizes each for previously unpublished, humorous nonfiction essays of 1,000 words or less.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mary In The News: May 26, 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.

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.

Here's The Dirt On Vegetables, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Jerry, Jerry, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Not too well, unfortunately, because my green thumb is probably a fungus and my wife, Sue, is the real gardener in the family. I just provide the fertilizer.

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.

How To Pump-Fake Artificial Intelligence Today, Charles Hartley

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

People are freaking out at the possibility that one day artificial intelligence (AI) will take away so many jobs done by humans, and become so smart, that it will threaten the livelihoods and quality of lives of human beings. Some people fear AI will become so smart that people will be stupid by comparison. Scary thought, indeed. But there's a way for people to fight this battle. The idea is to confuse and play mind games with AI.

Just What The Doctor Ordered, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

If I have learned anything during this pandemic, aside from the fact that it's extremely difficult to eat while wearing a face mask, making starvation another health risk, it's that having a good doctor is very important.

University Of Dayton Student Named Newman Civic Fellow, Ashley Junkunc

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton junior Claire Sullivan was awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship in recognition of her leadership and involvement in the Dayton community.

Mary In The News: May 18, 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.

College Faculty In The News: May 11, 2020, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Associate Professor Aili Bresnahan, Department of Philosophy, recently discussed how family dance experiences during extended periods of stress can give children the opportunity to give, make and learn, releasing pent-up anxieties and improving mental well-being. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

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.

Mary In The News: May 11, 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.

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.

Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Ione T. Damasco

University Libraries Blog Archive

Join the University Libraries in celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May) with online resources and exhibits that recognize the historical contributions of Asians and Pacific Americans in the United States and showcase the contemporary accomplishments of communities who share Asian and/or Pacific Islander heritage.

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.

Graduating Library Student Staff: Thank You And Congratulations, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

The University Libraries honor, thank and congratulate student staff members who graduate this weekend.

Mary In The News: May 4, 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.

Quarantine Dress, Sherri Kuhn

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Part of our crazy new quarantine world involves sharing on social media the chronicles of our "new normal" lives. Friends admit their hair has reverted to a color they haven't seen since 2011. Botox and upper-lip waxing appointments are cancelled, and pedicures top everyone's list of "5 Things I Will Do When the World Reopens."

Look Who's Walking, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

For years, countless people, many of whom I can't count on, have told me to take a hike. Now that we've been quarantined in a house where social distancing is impossible, unless you stay in the bathroom all day, my wife, Sue, has been telling me to take one, too. So I recently went on what I thought would be a leisurely stroll with her and almost ended up being a dead man walking.

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.

Machine Learning Modeling Of Horizontal Photovoltaics Using Weather And Location Data, Christil Pasion, Torrey Wagner, Clay Koschnick, Steven Schuldt, Jada Williams, Kevin Hallinan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Solar energy is a key renewable energy source; however, its intermittent nature and potential for use in distributed systems make power prediction an important aspect of grid integration. This research analyzed a variety of machine learning techniques to predict power output for horizontal solar panels using 14 months of data collected from 12 northern-hemisphere locations. We performed our data collection and analysis in the absence of irradiation data-an approach not commonly found in prior literature. Using latitude, month, hour, ambient temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, and cloud ceiling as independent variables, a distributed random forest regression algorithm modeled the combined …

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

To say that the quarantine has been hair-raising would be the unkindest cut of all. I know this because I hadn't had a haircut in a month and a half and was starting to look like Medusa, the mythical monster with snakes coming out of her head, so I risked shear hell and gave myself a trim.

Mary In The News: April 27, 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.

Ud Philosophy Professor Awarded Fulbright For Dance Research In London, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton associate professor of philosophy Aili Bresnahan received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2020-21 academic year to research connections between dance and ethics at the Centre for Dance Research at Roehampton University in London.