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Cover And Front Matter, Volume 37

Basic Communication Course Annual

Cover, editorial board, table of contents

Update: Cardinal Francis Leo’S Visit Canceled, Ud Extends Sympathy On Father’S Passing; Imri/Ipi Anniversary Events To Be Adjusted, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton regretfully announces Cardinal Francis Leo cannot be with us on campus Tuesday, Oct. 14, to mark the International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) and the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives (IPI) anniversaries. Cardinal Leo, a two-time UD graduate, canceled his visit because of the passing of his father. The University extends its deepest sympathy to Cardinal Leo and his family during this difficult time and holds them in its prayers.

Student Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2025-10-13, University Of Dayton. Student Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Student Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

$1.72 Million Gift To Establish Professorship In Justice, Human Rights Studies, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Shaped by experiences of violence and war, University of Dayton alumnus Jack Meagher's goal is to bring peace to the world, a goal he is supporting with a $1.72 million gift to establish a professorship in justice and human rights studies at UD.

2025-10-10 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Reading Romance As An Act Of Resistance, Amy K. Krug

English Faculty Publications

A podcast discussion about how popular romance represents many different populations, including people of color, people with disabilities, and people who are LGBTQ+. Reading these romances with diverse characters can be a powerful mode of resistance against current anti-diversity efforts becoming more prevalent in society.

Listen to the episode. The transcript is available for download.

Magnetically Recoverable And Adsorptive Alginate Hydrogel Composite Beads Reinforced With Cellulose Nanocrystals, Corbon M. Moss, Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Monishita Deb, Sarah Watzmann, Esteban Ureña-Benavides, Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1.9 million deaths occur annually due to the consumption of contaminated drinking water, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable, biobased materials for water purification. This study reports the synthesis and characterization of magnetically responsive, alginate-based hydrogels designed for pollutant adsorption and magnetic recovery. Magnetic cellulose nanocrystals (mCNC) were produced by coprecipitating Fe3O4 nanoparticles onto cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and subsequently embedded into an alginate hydrogel matrix at two loading concentrations (0.1 and 1% w/v). The resulting mCNC–alginate hydrogels, along with CNC–alginate and pure alginate hydrogels as controls, were fabricated in both thin film and …

Digging Deeper At Dayton: How Sba Faculty Champion Undergraduate Research, University Of Dayton

School of Business Administration Blog

t starts with a question (and a professor who says “yes”)

Let Your Arrow Fly, Ava Merriman

University Libraries Blog Archive

Ava Merriman ’25 zeroes in on UD’s archery history.

Faculty Advisory Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2025-10-06, University Of Dayton. Faculty Affairs Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Faculty Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Past And Presence, Micah Mifsud

University Libraries Blog Archive

A history major walks into an archive … and well, the rest is history. Micah Mifsud ’26 describes working in University Archives and Special Collections.

Primary Sources: A Window On Lgbtq+ History, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

In recognition of LBGT History Month, the University Libraries highlights first-person perspectives of people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community or who are a part of LGBTQ+ history.

Ud Media Ethics Professor Wins National Honor For Teaching Excellence, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Chad Painter was honored for his engaging assignments and lessons for his media ethics class.

Onmain Breaks Ground On First Building, Catalyzing A New Era Of Innovation In Dayton, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A decade in the making, the onMain Innovation District celebrated the groundbreaking for its first commercial building, the Think Dayton building.

The Library Is Yours, Ione Damasco

University Libraries Blog Archive

Roesch Library’s inclusive and dynamic study and collaboration spaces enhance the student experience.

Ud Students Awarded Two Of Five National Arts And Humanities Scholarships, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Two UD students were awarded national scholarships to support their honors thesis projects in the humanities.

Doc 2025-11 (Amended) The Faculty Hearing Committee On Grievances Bylaws And Operating Procedures, University Of Dayton. Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate

Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News Sept. 13-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Conversation and National Desk stories featuring UD expertise were picked up widely nationwide. In a piece for Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Vince Lewis wrote about giving students opportunities to launch startups.

Ud In The News Sept. 6-12, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Local media covered the University's remembrance of 9/11 and blessing of first responders. Faculty experts provided insight to Public News Service, WWL-AM in New Orleans, knewz, WYSO-FM, the Dayton Daily News and Dayton 24/7 Now.

Student Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2025-09-10, University Of Dayton. Student Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Student Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Ud In The News Aug. 29-Sept. 5, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Media near and far featured or reported on faculty and student expertise and research, including The Conversation, The National Desk, and eight stories on work in the University of Dayton Research Institute and School of Engineering.

University Of Dayton Celebrates 175th Birthday At Picnic, With Library Exhibits, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Today, 175 years ago, the first students attended class at Saint Mary's School for Boys, which later became the University of Dayton. The University celebrated at its employee picnic today and will continue throughout the year with library exhibits.

Tidings, Volume 3 (2025), University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Tidings: An Annual Communiqué from the Marian Library

No abstract provided.

Ud In The News Aug. 23-29, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Faculty wrote for The Conversation, Catholic World Report and ABA Journal while Bloomberg Law and Federal News Network quoted a pair of law professors. Faculty also contributed to local stories about combating poverty, crime and pollution.

Take A Break With Matt Shaw, Shannon Shelton Miller

University Libraries Blog Archive

It’s been a busy first year for Matt Shaw, dean of the University of Dayton Libraries. Shortly after he started in July 2024, Shaw helped lead a transition to a new library services platform and a reorganization of instructional models.

Summer Diary, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

True or false? Life at the University of Dayton in the summer moves at a slower pace untilthe adrenaline rush of a new academic year kicks in at the end of August.

2025 School Of Engineering Vision Award Winners Recognized, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

The University of Dayton School of Engineering Vision Awards recognize the innovation, creativity, entrepreneurial thinking and outstanding performance of our faculty and staff for their work as it relates to our School's values of community, innovation, excellence, and engagement and service.

Proceedings Of The 2025 Berry Summer Thesis Institute, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program, Dorian Borbonus, Nicholas J. Canfield, Triet M. Cao, Thomas Crossman, Jeffrey Huettemann, Aung Myat Khaung, Chase Kinder, Elizabeth Krahe, Anh Duc Nguyen, Quynh Anh Nguyen, Anna M. Petre, Kayden G. Rothery, Anna M. Schmitz, Rachel Zeller

Proceedings of the Berry Summer Thesis Institute (2013-Present)

Thanks to a gift from the Berry Family Foundation and the Berry family, the University Honors Program launched the Berry Summer Thesis Institute in 2012. The institute introduces students in the University Honors Program to intensive research, scholarship opportunities and professional development. Each student pursues a 12-week summer thesis research project under the guidance of a UD faculty mentor. This contains the product of the students' research.

Heterogeneity Of Molecular Subtypes In Multifocal And Multicentric Breast Cancer, Anna M. Schmitz

Research from the Berry Summer Thesis Institute, 2025

Multifocal and multicentric breast cancers (MMBC), commonly referred to as multiple synchronous ipsilateral breast cancers, are heterogeneous diseases. There is a high degree of diversity between and within the tumors of a MMBC-bearing patient. Tumor heterogeneity can describe multiple features, such as morphological and molecular profiles. Knowledge about a patient's tumor heterogeneity can be used to determine a prognosis and treatment plan. However, transferring our growing knowledge of heterogeneity in MMBC into a clinical setting remains a challenge due to the large degree of diversity between tumor microenvironments and the cancer cells that tumors are composed of. This review article …

Crossroads Of Covid-19 And Alzheimer’S: Investigating Sars-Cov-2 Nsp6 And Orf7a In Amyloid-Β42 Toxicity, Jeffrey William Huettemann, Amit Singh

Research from the Berry Summer Thesis Institute, 2025

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulted in several hundred million contracted cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a global pandemic. In some of these cases, previous neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), seemed to progress much more rapidly after the COVID-19 infection. Thus, we became interested in studying the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on prior neurological disease progressions.

To modulate this condition, we used Drosophila melanogaster as a genetic model system. We had previously developed the Alzheimer’s Disease Fly Model with expression of human amyloid beta 42 (Aβ42) peptide, which is responsible for extracellular Aβ-42 …