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Ohio Gov. John Kasich reappointed John Leland, University of Dayton vice president for research, to the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee for a two-year term.

New Works Honor Ohio Aviation Pioneers, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

In three paintings on display in Roesch Library, a biology faculty member documents the aviation milestones of four Ohio men who helped usher the world into air and space.

Musings, Mandy Gennaro

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

As an actress, mother, wife, friend, colleague (very part time-professor who teaches half a course), new blogger/writer and retired physician, I am an amazing multi-tasker - as are all the women and many of the men I know.

Rotc To Host Centennial Dinner, Jessica Barga

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Alumni of the University of Dayton Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps are invited to help celebrate the program's 100th anniversary at a formal dress dinner and reception at 5:30 p.m. April 8 at the Dayton Marriott.

I'Ll Remember The Women's March Forever Because The Sharpie Is Still On Me, Laura Becker

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

I may truly remember the women's march forever because my Sharpie-markered emergency contact info…is still on my forearm!

Domum Novam, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Once again the landscape of campus changes, this time along Frericks Way, as a component section of a new house is fitted into place. The new house is just east of the Caldwell Apartments and south of P-Lot.

Weekly Features: Jan. 23, 2017, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

We continue to celebrate our Marianist heritage in this week's features. Also featured are resources such as Our Lady of the Iceberg and the meaning of "betrothal" in the Gospel of Luke.

Evolutionary Adaptations Of Biofilms Infecting Cystic Fibrosis Lungs Promote Mechanical Toughness By Adjusting Polysaccharide Production, Kristin Kovach, Megan Davis-Fields, Yasuhiko Irie, Kanishk Jain, Shashvat Doorwar, Katherine Vuong, Numa Dhamani, Kishore Mohanty, Ahmed Touhami, Vernita D. Gordon

Biology Faculty Publications

Biofilms are communities of microbes embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances, largely polysaccharides. Multiple types of extracellular polymeric substances can be produced by a single bacterial strain. The distinct polymer components of biofilms are known to provide chemical protection, but little is known about how distinct extracellular polysaccharides may also protect biofilms against mechanical stresses such as shear or phagocytic engulfment. Decades-long infections of Pseudomonas. aeruginosa biofilms in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients are natural models for studies of biofilm fitness under pressure from antibiotics and the immune system. In cystic fibrosis infections, production of the extracellular …

Pearls Of Rain, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Rain drips from the wrought iron rails.

Torch Event Sparks Discussion On Social Injustice, Julia Hall

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Samuel Dorf, assistant professor of musicology, was guest speaker at the Jan. 18 Raising the T.O.R.C.H. in Honor of Dr. King event on campus.

The Faithful Flyer, 01-22-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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Scenes From A Boomer Marriage, Chapter 3, Roxanne Jones

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

There's an old saying that familiarity breeds contempt. I disagree. Having been married for nearly 20 years, there's an ease to the way Hubs and I relate to each other that I think is one of the ultimate perks of a long-term relationship. It's comfortable. It's accepting. It's affirming. It's without artifice. And it's blog fodder.

In The Fitness Room, Jass Richards

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

"In the Fitness Room" is excerpted from The Blasphemy Tour. Dylan and Rev have checked into their room at the Curada Hotel. They've also finished their special cheesecake. All of it.

Copy Editor, Where Art Thou?, Claudette Sandecki

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Two common headline errors drive me crazy. The first involves misplacing the word "only." The second announces something being done where it wasn't - and couldn't - have been done.

In The News: Jan. 21, 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.

Bach To The Future, Eileen Carr

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

More than 300 years after his birth, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach is still well known. Despite frequent claims that classical music is dead, most Americans recognize Bach's name. Like the best things in life, Bach's music continues to appeal.

Static Human Detection And Scenario Recognition Via Wearable Thermal Sensing System, Qingquan Sun, Ju Shen, Haiyan Qiao, Xinlin Huang, Chen Chen, Fei Hu

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Conventional wearable sensors are mainly used to detect the physiological and activity information of individuals who wear them, but fail to perceive the information of the surrounding environment. This paper presents a wearable thermal sensing system to detect and perceive the information of surrounding human subjects. The proposed system is developed based on a pyroelectric infrared sensor. Such a sensor system aims to provide surrounding information to blind people and people with weak visual capability to help them adapt to the environment and avoid collision. In order to achieve this goal, a low-cost, low-data-throughput binary sampling and analyzing scheme is …

Link Voices Blog: Internment, Immigrant Detention, And The Imagined Imperiled Whiteness Of U.S. Citizenship, Miranda Cady Hallett

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications

The immigration and citizenship laws that prevail in the 21st century United States — as well as the enforcement of them — reflect Eurocentric racial hierarchies and help create and reproduce a white-majority nation.

While schoolchildren hold a basic understanding of how slavery and Jim Crow segregation produced persistent racial divides and inequality in U.S. history, they are far less familiar with the story of how the pervasive legal exclusion, marginalization, and persecution of Asian and Latin American immigrants (and birthright citizens with Asian or Latin American heritage) has played a key role in maintaining white dominance in the United …

Alumni Community Profile: Houston, Gita Balakrishnan

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

“Houston, we have a problem.” Well, not for the over 600 alumni who migrated south after graduation to this fourth-largest and second-fastest growing U.S. city. Not only does Houston attract visitors to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, but it is also where Texas Medical Center — the world’s largest hospital — is located, along with 23 Fortune 500 companies.

Artistic Respiration, Larry Burgess

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

“Breathe,” the exhibit seen here, is a preludial bit of collaborative artwork from faculty, staff and students in White Box Gallery at the Institute of Applied Creativity for Transformation, in ArtStreet. It is part of a larger event called “Revive,” which will be held on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at White Box Gallery. Perhaps too, there is a serendipitous message here for us on this Inauguration Day, regardless of our political leanings: Remember to breathe today.

On A Cart And A Prayer, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

If it weren't for my wife, I would have starved to death long ago. Not only is Sue a great cook (her specialties include everything, which is exactly what I like), but she does all the food shopping. Only illness can prevent her from the swift completion of her appointed eye of rounds.

Stories That Teach, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Less than a week after I heard associate professor Susan Davies speak to educators about traumatic brain injuries in children, teachers from my 1-year-old son’s child care center called me at my office. Kyle had fallen while toddling across the mobile infant playground and hit his head on concrete. He seemed fine, they said, but they were calling as part of their automatic notification process following such injuries.

Passion To Give Back, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Brandon Mayforth won $500 for Dayton Children’s Hospital in a campus competition in memory of Gary Miolo ’79.

The Globalization Of Indifference, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton Human Rights Center's third biennial conference in November will explore challenges to human rights advocacy posed by the resurgence of racism, xenophobia and what Pope Francis has termed "the globalization of indifference."

Ensuring A Welcoming Campus, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has hired Amy Zavadil, a higher educational professional and former law enforcement officer with more than a decade of experience in equity and compliance issues, as its new Title IX/Section 504 coordinator and equity compliance officer. She started Jan. 17.

Getting Back Into The Swing Of Things, Kristin Davis

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Today is only the second day of classes, but it seems students are already adjusting to their new schedules. Here, a group of students leaves Humanities Building during a morning class change.

Arts Events: January 17, 2017, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The Radial Gallery presents a four-person exhibition sharing the language of multiples or repetition in mixed and multiple media. We invite you to enjoy this and many other inspiring arts experiences during the upcoming weeks.

2017年1月中国圣母专题 (Chinese Marian Features For Jan. 2017), University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Special Chinese language content for January 2017.

Why We Honor Dr. King, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

At the annual Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast, President Eric Spina offered personal reflections on why it's important to pause and honor the great civil rights leader.

Weekly Features: Jan. 17, 2017, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

William Joseph Chaminade and Marianist characteristics and education are the main focus of this week's features. Other topics such as Belgian shrines, Ephesus and Mary and Pope Francis' Marian thoughts during December are listed as well.