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Malawi: Campus Master Plan, Baylor Johnson, Lindsey Weisman Sep 2019

Malawi: Campus Master Plan, Baylor Johnson, Lindsey Weisman

ETHOS Technical Reports

Traveling to Sangiro, Malawi, Lindsey Weisman and Baylor Johnson worked with local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO): Determined to Develop (D2D). Founded by University of Dayton Alumni Matthew Maroon D2D seeks to empower youth through education. One means of achieving such is the continual development of the school complex they founded Wasambo Schools. The ETHOS Immersion Team this summer developed a campus masterplan for All Boys, All Girls, and Technical School on the same site. In addition, surrounding development work for the site was completed in an effort to continue Determined to Develops’ mission. Traveling to Sangiro, Malawi, Lindsey Weisman and Baylor …

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Announces Ud As Part Of Ohio Ip Promise Challenge To Help Attract, Develop Businesses With Intellectual Property, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Announces Ud As Part Of Ohio Ip Promise Challenge To Help Attract, Develop Businesses With Intellectual Property, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced today the University of Dayton will be part of the Ohio IP Promise, a partnership among Ohio's public universities, the University of Dayton and Case Western Reserve University to use intellectual property developed at those universities to attract new business to the state.

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Ud In The News Sept. 1-6, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

Ud In The News Sept. 1-6, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Conversation featured immigration expert Miranda Hallett's piece on how climate change is driving emigration from Central America as its lead article on Friday. University of Dayton made Sierra's list of Cool Schools for a second straight year and Insider.com's list of 'best college dorms in the US.' Political scientist Nancy Miller was a guest of the Politics Podcast on FiveThirtyEight. The Daily Beast talked to Meghan Henning in religious studies for its story 'Why did Saint Peter paralyze his own daughter?'

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Outdoor Classes Are Best, Larry Burgess Sep 2019

Outdoor Classes Are Best, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Outdoor classes are fun for humans and K9's.

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Soaring High, Eric F. Spina Sep 2019

Soaring High, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Nothing quite catches your attention like the sight of a giant Hercules C-130 aircraft in the parking lot at Curran Place, home of the University of Dayton Research Institute. It’s a test lab for real-world, hands-on aerospace research, but it’s also symbolic of UDRI, which continues to spread its wings and soar higher and higher.

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Former Astronaut, New York Times Best-Selling Authors, History-Making Ohio Supreme Court Justice Among Fall Speakers, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

Former Astronaut, New York Times Best-Selling Authors, History-Making Ohio Supreme Court Justice Among Fall Speakers, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A former astronaut, a pair of New York Times best-selling authors and the first African-American woman elected to Ohio's Supreme Court highlight the slate of speakers coming to the University of Dayton campus this fall. Events are free and open to the public.

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University Of Dayton Alumni Couple Donate $5 Million To Support Student Scholarships, Undergraduate Research, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

University Of Dayton Alumni Couple Donate $5 Million To Support Student Scholarships, Undergraduate Research, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton alumni Margie and Bill Klesse have donated $5 million to fund scholarships and research opportunities in science and engineering for high-achieving students with financial need.

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Paying It Forward, Eric F. Spina Sep 2019

Paying It Forward, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

If there’s an art in "paying it forward," Bill and Margie Klesse have perfected it.

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Ud Makes Sierra's Top 20 Coolest Schools List, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

Ud Makes Sierra's Top 20 Coolest Schools List, University Of Dayton

News Releases

For the second straight year, the University of Dayton is ranked in Sierra magazine's "Cool Schools" list. UD is the top-ranked school in the Midwest and ranks third among all U.S. Catholic colleges and universities.

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Peru: Food Collection And Distribution, Kathryn Rohrer Sep 2019

Peru: Food Collection And Distribution, Kathryn Rohrer

ETHOS Technical Reports

The Banco de Alimentos Peru (Peru Food Bank) is a non-profit organization that was created to address the issue of hunger that affects more than 2.8 million Peruvians. When the Peru Food Bank was created five years ago and became part of the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN), they joined a community that provides them with support and resources so they can learn how to more efficiently and effective. Thanks to the GFN, and despite being such a new organization, The Peru Food Bank hopes to increase the number of Peruvians able to feed themselves with proper nutrition while reducing food …

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Peru: Geodesic Dome For Chile Dryer, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kellie Holden Sep 2019

Peru: Geodesic Dome For Chile Dryer, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kellie Holden

ETHOS Technical Reports

While working with Grupo Apoyo, we spent time researching, developing, and implementing various projects including different forms of solar dryers, solar water heaters, ram pumps, solar PV panels, combustion and heat exchanging devices, and coffee processing. These projects were located across Pe work-related travru, leading to a lot of work-related travel. We traveled to Satipo and the Sauriaki Community where we worked on solar powered coffee processing. We also traveled to Cusco, then across to Huyro, where spent two weeks working on a sustainable farm. The main goal of our work was to develop useful effective technologies while working in …

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University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2019, University Of Dayton Sep 2019

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2019, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD. Articles include, "The Lesson from Hell", "New Again", and "32 Seconds in the Oregon".

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India: Large-Format 3d Printer, Earth-Based Composite Extruder, Peter Fabe, Michael Lander Sep 2019

India: Large-Format 3d Printer, Earth-Based Composite Extruder, Peter Fabe, Michael Lander

ETHOS Technical Reports

The team was tasked with modifying a large format custom delta 3D printer to print earth-based composites using existing technologies and softwares. Michael and Peter outfitted the machine with an extruder capable of printing these composites, adapted the machine’s existing firmware, created slicer settings to both run and optimize machine performance with the new printhead, and began minimal experimentation with composite ratios and materials testing. Along with creating an operational machine, the team also wrote a comprehensive manual which details all that is necessary to operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and modify the machine for future use. Due to this work, materials …

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Bolivia: Gray Water Filtration, Jenny Miller, James Seamus Williams Sep 2019

Bolivia: Gray Water Filtration, Jenny Miller, James Seamus Williams

ETHOS Technical Reports

During the summer of 2019, the ethos team traveled to Bolivia to work for the NGO Etta Projects. During their time they dedicated their time to creating a greywater filtration system for a Bolivian community located within the Amboro National Park. The team began by generating several design ideas for how to best clean greywater using the resources available within the surrounding communities and the Amboro jungle. The research was done using other successful greywater filters as inspiration. Many utilized sand and gravel to filter the water until it met the desired standard. The team's greywater system was to be …

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Bolivia: Gravity-Fed Irrigation System, Sean Handel, Natalie Moore Sep 2019

Bolivia: Gravity-Fed Irrigation System, Sean Handel, Natalie Moore

ETHOS Technical Reports

The team spent the summer of 2019 in La Paz, Boliva. They were tasked with the early stages of designing an irrigation system for the rural community of Apohoco. Their main goal was to determine if the springs were viable sources and in total provided enough water to expand the current irrigated land. They interviewed members of the community to determine the amount of water necessary to provide a significant increase in crop production. The community members were on average producing 1-2 types of crops per season and had harvested just enough to provide food for their family for the …

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India: Bakery Oven Optimization, Brendan Koors Aug 2019

India: Bakery Oven Optimization, Brendan Koors

ETHOS Technical Reports

Working in Bangalore, India for TIDE work was done with the biomass cookstove team to implement design changes to the biomass Bakery Oven, design a new charcoal stove, and field test the Sarala Mud Stove. Accomplishments from this work included a modest reduction in preheat time and fuel consumption of the Bakery Oven and a significant improvement in the quality and repeatability of the final product, a SolidWorks model was produced for a new prototype charcoal grill, and valuable data was collected validating the design changes made to the Sarala Mud Stove achieved their desired outcomes. The focus of this …

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South Africa: Off-Grid Auto-Feed Macadamia Nut Dryer, Jen Nichwitz, Ben Berry, Michael Luers Aug 2019

South Africa: Off-Grid Auto-Feed Macadamia Nut Dryer, Jen Nichwitz, Ben Berry, Michael Luers

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer, University of Dayton students Ben Berry, Mike Luers, and Jen Nichwitz, traveled to Durban, South Africa to work with Adrian Padt and Rocket Works on sustainable cooking and drying technologies. Durban is the third largest city in South Africa and is located on the Indian Ocean. It is known for being the busiest port in all of Africa and also for its wide array of cultural influences, from the local Zulu people to the largest population of Indian people in the country. Rocket Works is best known for the “Rocket Stove,” a highly efficient wood-burning stove invented …

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Chemistry Research Encounter, Dave Larsen Aug 2019

Chemistry Research Encounter, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Keegan Gupta got a head start on his fellow first-year University of Dayton students by spending several days on campus in late July as part of a chemistry research team.

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Ud In The News Aug. 17-31, University Of Dayton Aug 2019

Ud In The News Aug. 17-31, University Of Dayton

News Releases

UD President Eric Spina wrote an op-ed about easing transfers between two- and four-year colleges for Education Dive. Kristen Krupa-Comfort's research was the subject of a Conversation video of the day. Rob Franek, editor-in-chief at The Princeton Review, listed the University of Dayton among his 'hidden gems' in a segment on CNBC.

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Myth And Reality: Reflections On Our Travels Through West Africa, Julius A. Amin Aug 2019

Myth And Reality: Reflections On Our Travels Through West Africa, Julius A. Amin

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A collection of essays by the University of Dayton faculty who participated in the 2018 and 2019 Global Education Seminars focusing on West Africa.

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Bolivia: Prosthetics Development, Ellen Lucchesi, Michael Fornadel Aug 2019

Bolivia: Prosthetics Development, Ellen Lucchesi, Michael Fornadel

ETHOS Technical Reports

This past summer the group travelled to La Paz, Bolivia to work with an organization called Funprobo in their prosthetics clinic. La Paz is one of two capital cities in Bolivia and is the highest capital city in the world. Bolivia is a landlocked country with varying climates and many different languages and cultures. La Paz itself is mountainous with a wet and a dry season and many different cultures. There are many different neighborhoods in La Paz, each with their own unique characteristics. Funprobo is located within the unique neighborhood of Sopocachi and focuses on designing and supplying prosthetic …

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Ud Top Performer In National Association's 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, University Of Dayton Aug 2019

Ud Top Performer In National Association's 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2019 Sustainable Campus Index lists the University of Dayton among the world's top performers in the categories of research and purchasing. UD is one of just three Ohio institutions listed as a top performer in any category.

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Acknowledgments, Julius A. Amin Aug 2019

Acknowledgments, Julius A. Amin

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

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Statins Or Donuts?, Hilary Hattenbach Aug 2019

Statins Or Donuts?, Hilary Hattenbach

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

When, for the first time ever, my cholesterol had surpassed 200 with the bad cholesterol in "heart attack eligible" range, I had an important choice to make.

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A Brief History Of The University Libraries, Kathleen Tiller Aug 2019

A Brief History Of The University Libraries, Kathleen Tiller

University Libraries Blog Archive

As the University Libraries celebrate the reopening of the renovated first and second floors, Kathleen Tiller looks back on the history of libraries at the University of Dayton.

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A Litany Of Work, Ann Zlotnik Aug 2019

A Litany Of Work, Ann Zlotnik

Marian Library Blog Archive

The All About Mary website contains several litanies and other forms of prayer. This litany, in particular, gives thanks for the work we have and the work that others do everyday.

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Chapter 2: A Native’S Flashback Into The University Of Dayton Global Education Seminar, Philip Appiah-Kubi Aug 2019

Chapter 2: A Native’S Flashback Into The University Of Dayton Global Education Seminar, Philip Appiah-Kubi

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

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Chapter 3: A Study In Contrasts And Connections, Bobbi Sutherland Aug 2019

Chapter 3: A Study In Contrasts And Connections, Bobbi Sutherland

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

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Chapter 4: Seeing Africa Through The Eyes Of An Educator, Rochonda L. Nenonene Aug 2019

Chapter 4: Seeing Africa Through The Eyes Of An Educator, Rochonda L. Nenonene

Myth and Reality: Reflections on Our Travels through West Africa

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.

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Good Fishing And Good College, University Of Dayton Aug 2019

Good Fishing And Good College, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Roger J. Crum, professor of art history, was the faculty speaker Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the University of Dayton’s 2019 academic convocation, welcoming first-year students and new faculty. He has held the Graul Chair in Arts and Languages, directed numerous education abroad programs in Italy and received the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Teaching Award.

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