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A Class Act, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

I simply can't wait to welcome the Class of 2021, one of the most diverse and academically gifted in University history ? partly because I am proud of this outcome and partly because of my engagement with these soon-to-be Flyers.

Weekly Features: May 8, 2017, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

May Crowing and Fatima are the focus this week.

Highlighting Success, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Mark Kantrowitz, a leading national expert on student financial aid, highlighted the positive results of the University of Dayton’s fixed net-price tuition plan in an article on Cappex.com, a respected college decision advice website.

Dare To Be Great, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Presiding over the largest undergraduate commencement ceremony in University of Dayton history, President Eric Spina urged graduates to "dare to be great," to be a "light in the world."

In The News: May 6, 2017, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Psas, Pistols And Probes, Jerry Tobias

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

It all began with a routine flight physical. My doctor discovered that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level in my blood was a bit high, and he calmly suggested prostate cancer screening. My brain, of course, translated his routine words into, "DANGER, SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!"

Mom's Day Tribute, Myron Kukla

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Mother's Day is May 14 and I'd like to send a tribute out to my mom and every other mother out there who has made the loving sacrifice to go through nine months of morning sickness, back pains, hormonal changes, swollen feet, maternity clothes and hours of labor to produce a new human being.

Be A Hero, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina challenged graduates earning master and doctoral degrees to "do work that is heroic" and "find a mighty purpose in life."

Herbaceous 2017, Julia I. Chapman, Margaret E. Maloney, Taylor M. Buskey, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2017 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

Beatification Upcoming For Adèle De Batz De Trenquelléon, Andrew Kosmowski S.M.

Marian Library Blog Archive

Along with the bicentennial, the Marianist Family has another reason celebrate.

Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Alex Burchfield

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton pre-medicine major Dante Pezzutti is one of 24 students globally to receive an international fellowship award and stipend to perform scientific research in summer 2017.

A Midsummer Night's Big Bang Theory, Paul Lander

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Proof that by adding the word "Bazinga," you can turn any Shakespeare character into a one-dimensional sit com character.

When Mommy's Gone, Jase Graves

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

As my wife's career continues to flourish and make me look even more dispensable, I often find myself at home with the kids while she's traveling to exciting cosmopolitan locations on out-of-state business trips.

The Tables Have Turned, Kaye Curren

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

In my daughters' growing up years, while their dad played the laid-back weekend parent, I was the every-day army sergeant.

The Inspiration Behind Mary's Gardens, Olivia Gillingham

Marian Library Blog Archive

An article written about a garden at St. Joseph?s Church in Woods Hole, Massachusetts spoke directly to John Stokes.

Alumni Team Players, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Live sporting events can be fast-paced, high-pressure situations for the television crews who broadcast games and the reporters who cover them on deadline.

'Millennial Reboot', Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

A new book by a University of Dayton alumna is tailor-made for the newest class of college graduates entering the workforce this month ? and may have some lessons for their employers, too.

Using Phase For Radar Scatterer Classification, Linda J. Moore, Brian D. Rigling, Robert Penno, Edmund G. Zelnio

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Traditional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems tend to discard phase information of formed complex radar imagery prior to automatic target recognition (ATR). This practice has historically been driven by available hardware storage, processing capabilities, and data link capacity. Recent advances in high performance computing (HPC) have enabled extremely dense storage and processing solutions. Therefore, previous motives for discarding radar phase information in ATR applications have been mitigated. First, we characterize the value of phase in one-dimensional (1-D) radar range profiles with respect to the ability to correctly estimate target features, which are currently employed in ATR algorithms for target discrimination. …

Undergraduate Wins Research Award, Alex Burchfield

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton senior Josh Buck won the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) research competition for undergraduate students for his work with human computer dialogue. The ACM is the professional society for computer science.

Experimental Psychology, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A new paper from University of Dayton associate professor of psychology Erin O’Mara used five experiments to show how self-enhancement — or the motivation to have and maintain a positive sense of self — improves how someone does on a task, specifically when self-enhancement is focused on that task.

The Writers' Room, Delaney Lawrence

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton department of English is giving undergraduate students the opportunity to produce an audio drama podcast series with its innovative course offering, "The Writers? Room."

Creating Futures, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Princeton Review listed the University of Dayton among the best schools in the nation for undergraduate academics and experiential learning in its book Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom.

Comparing Multiple Turbulence Restoration Algorithms Performance On Noisy Anisoplanatic Imagery, Michael Armand Rucci, Russell C. Hardie, Alexander J. Dapore

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

In this paper, we compare the performance of multiple turbulence mitigation algorithms to restore imagery degraded by atmospheric turbulence and camera noise. In order to quantify and compare algorithm performance, imaging scenes were simulated by applying noise and varying levels of turbulence. For the simulation, a Monte-Carlo wave optics approach is used to simulate the spatially and temporally varying turbulence in an image sequence. A Poisson-Gaussian noise mixture model is then used to add noise to the observed turbulence image set. These degraded image sets are processed with three separate restoration algorithms: Lucky Look imaging, bispectral speckle imaging, and a …

Preservation Week Leads To Mayday, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

"Mayday! Mayday!" Archivists re-evaluate plans and prepare for the worst when it comes to preserving collections.

Student Profile: Emily Kegel, Dawnn Fann

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton senior Emily Kegel took an immersion trip to Cameroon during her first year that changed her life. The premedical major from Louisville, Kentucky, was described by history professor Julius Amin as "one of the leading proponents for diversity and inclusion on campus." She soon will embark on a two-year journey to Botswana to serve in the Peace Corps.

On The Simulation And Mitigation Of Anisoplanatic Optical Turbulence For Long Range Imaging, Russell C. Hardie, Daniel A. Lemaster

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

We describe a numerical wave propagation method for simulating long range imaging of an extended scene under anisoplanatic conditions. Our approach computes an array of point spread functions (PSFs) for a 2D grid on the object plane. The PSFs are then used in a spatially varying weighted sum operation, with an ideal image, to produce a simulated image with realistic optical turbulence degradation. To validate the simulation we compare simulated outputs with the theoretical anisoplanatic tilt correlation and differential tilt variance. This is in addition to comparing the long- and short-exposure PSFs, and isoplanatic angle. Our validation analysis shows an …

May 2017, Pope Francis

Marian Thoughts of Pope Francis

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In The News: May 1, 2017, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

167th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

Spring Graduate/Doctoral Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 6, 2017, 12:45 p.m. at University of Dayton Arena.

Spring Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony: Sunday, May 7, 2017, 9:45 a.m. at University of Dayton Arena.

Hybridguard: A Principal-Based Permission And Fine-Grained Policy Enforcement Framework For Web-Based Mobile Applications, Phu Huu Phung, Abhinav Mohanty, Rahul Rachapalli, Meera Sridhar

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Web-based or hybrid mobile applications (apps) are widely used and supported by various modern hybrid app development frameworks. In this architecture, any JavaScript code, local or remote, can access available APIs, including JavaScript bridges provided by the hybrid framework, to access device resources. This JavaScript inclusion capability is dangerous, since there is no mechanism to determine the origin of the code to control access, and any JavaScript code running in the mobile app can access the device resources through the exposed APIs. Previous solutions are either limited to a particular platform (e.g., Android) or a specific hybrid framework (e.g., Cordova) …