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New Year, New Opportunities, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Blog Archive

The Marian Library welcomes students, faculty and staff for another academic year as partners in learning.

Onmain Gets $35 Million From Ohio Innovation Hubs Program For Digital Transformation Center, University Of Dayton

News Releases

onMain Inc., a partnership between University of Dayton and Premier Health, will receive $35 million from Ohio’s Innovation Hubs program, state officials announced Aug. 19 as they named Dayton the site of the state’s second innovation hub.

Ud In The News Aug. 10-16, University Of Dayton

News Releases

NewsNation, Newsweek, Business Insider, WalletHub, the Dayton Daily News and outlets in France and Canada sought faculty expertise. Local media highlighted UD's new trustees, first-year students and a student exhibit.

University Of Dayton Move-In Aug. 16; Classes Begin Aug. 19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton will welcome about 1,700 first-year, first-time undergraduates for the 2024-25 school year with move-in Aug. 16, and the first day of classes Aug. 19.

An Introduction To Category Theory, Joseph Kopp

Electronic Proceedings of Undergraduate Mathematics Day

Category theory is a relatively new field of mathematics that has grown much in popularity in recent years. It is a general theory of mathematical structure that lends itself to making overarching, yet deep, connections between many branches of mathematics. This power to make such wide-reaching statements is what has drawn many to study it. However, category theory has also been criticized for being "abstract nonsense," in that some believe the theory to be too abstract to carry meaning, much less be applied to the real world. The goal of this paper is to introduce the main ideas of category …

Derivation Of The Sliding Catenary Curve Via Calculus Of Variations, Ethan Shade

Electronic Proceedings of Undergraduate Mathematics Day

Using the calculus of variations this paper derives the general equation for the "sliding catenary curve" — a hanging chain with terminal links free to slide along two poles, one tilted and one vertical. By applying physical assumptions along with the Euler-Lagrange equation, the Beltrami identity, the Legendre-Clebsch condition, the transversality condition, Lagrange multipliers, and the isoperimetric constraint, we derive the general equation for the sliding catenary curve through a functional that measures the potential energy of the hanging chain. This general equation is then compared to a real-life construction of a sliding catenary curve. Additionally the paper explores a …

Ud In The News Aug. 3-9, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Fox, CNN, BBC, Newsweek and others talked to Christopher Devine about the Tim Walz pick. Alda Benjamen wrote for The Conversation about her work to preserve Yazidi and Christian heritage in Iraq. Spectrum News 1 Ohio featured Scott Hall in ‘Professor continues to help FBI, community five years after Dayton mass shooting.’ Local media highlighted UD’s new trustees and Flyer Promise program.

The Dormition And The Assumption: Whatever Happened To Mary?, Michele Jennings

Marian Library Blog Archive

With the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary approaching, we explore the Dormition of the Theotokos, a related feast day in Orthodox traditions.

College Appoints New Endowed Chairs In The Natural And Social Sciences, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences appointed three endowed chairs, including a pair of husband-and-wife geneticists.

Exploring Innovation Through My Intel Internship Experience, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

This summer I worked as a process engineering intern for Intel on their Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona.

Inclusive Excellence In Collections, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

Every student will use a book, scholarly journal, newspaper, streaming video or other information resource in their time at University of Dayton. As one of its core services, University Libraries select and purchase materials and make them available.

50 Years Of Leading With Faith, In Community, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Toward the end of Les Misérables, as Jean Valjean is dying, several characters sing therefrain, "To love another person is to see the face of God," reminding us that love istransformative. In Man of La Mancha, Don Quixote performs the soaring "The ImpossibleDream," inspiring us "to reach the unreachable star."

Promotional Flyer: 'Reach High, Reach Back: The Life Of Bing Davis', Katie Jarrell, Kristina Schulz, Ann Zlotnik

Reports and Promotional Materials

Promotional flyer for exhibit of the Bing Davis Archive: Willis Bing Davis serves as a beacon of inspiration, promoting social justice and championing the importance of representation in the arts. His archive represents more than a collection of documents; it’s a platform to communicate the transformative power of art, the importance of cultural exchange and the enduring legacy of one man’s remarkable vision.

Exhibit dates: Aug. 16-Nov. 8, 2024.

Ud In The News July 27-Aug. 2, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Tam Nguyen wrote 'CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake' for The Conversation. Reporters worldwide continue to seek political scientist Christopher Devine's expertise. Students were subjects of WHIO-TV's Making a Difference segment.

A Decade Of Progress In Sustainability Education And Research: 2014-2024 Impact Report, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Documents, Reports and Promotional Materials

• Letter from the Executive Director
• Introduction to the Hanley Sustainability Institute
• Strategic Plan
• Strategic Priorities: Developing Leaders for a Just Future
• Facilitating Impactful Research
• Catalyzing Institutional Transformation
• Engaging Communities Beyond Campus
• Acknowledgments

Community Connections, August 2024, Fitz Center For Leadership In Community, University Of Dayton

Newsletter: Community Connections

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Proceedings Of The 2024 Berry Summer Thesis Institute, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program, Magdelyn Stewart, Noah Clemens, Sarah Theewis, Henry Salisbury, Kevin Johnston, Adin Stoller, Meggie Bailey, Erin T. Flaherty, Adelyn Hughes, Marc Nya

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.

Contents:

Testing the Influence of Lithology and Ice Sheet Dynamics on Waterfall Formation in Hocking Hills State Park // Magdelyn Stewart

Step-Rate Manipulation for Improved Performance: A Review// Noah Clemens

Alfred Rosenberg: An …

Students As Faculty Gender Equity Allies: Mitigating Students’ Gender Biases Through Short-Term Awareness-Intervention And Long-Term Research Literacy Training, Li-Yin Liu, Christopher Brough, Dongfang Gaozhao, Hannah Kling, Isabella Thomeier, Veronica Vasko

Reports from the Gender Equity Research Fellowship

This report investigates four interrelated questions: 1) Do gender biases influence the University of Dayton (UD) undergraduate students’ evaluations of the credibility of gender-related research? 2) If such biases exist, can SSC 200 effectively reduce them? 3) Can awareness raising intervention reduce biases in how students evaluate their professors’ teaching effectiveness? 4) Do professors’ identities, including gender and racial ethnicity, affect students’ course enrollment preferences?

To answer these questions, we conducted three separate, but interrelated, studies. The first study aims to address whether UD students have gender bias when evaluating the credibility of information and if short term and long-term …

On Your Tv, Radio And Computer To Explain: 'Do Running Mates Matter?', University Of Dayton

News Releases

Associate Professor Christopher Devine has been addressing a consequential question: Do running mates matter? But he hasn’t been in a St. Joe’s classroom, nor has his audience been limited to students.

Empowering Future Leaders, University Of Dayton

School of Business Administration Blog

Rising high school juniors and seniors from across the country used their summer vacation to earn three-hours of BIZ 201-Introduction to business college credit through the School of Business Administration (SBA)’s Female Aspiring Business Scholars (FABS) summer camp.

Sex Work, Antitrafficking, And Mobility, Simanti Dasgupta

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications

With the HIV/AIDS epidemic gripping the world in the 1990s and the resurgence of the antitrafficking discourse in the 2000s, the sex work/abolitionist debate took center stage. Proponents of sex work uphold the labor and livelihood paradigm based on consent; the abolitionists, on the other hand, dismiss sex work as work to posit prostitution as the paradigmatic example of patriarchal violence toward women. The latter routinely conflate sex work with trafficking, and the former sharply demarcates them. Above all, this debate poses a stubborn ideological divide among feminists with serious policy implications for both the worker and the victim, nationally …

The Collective Enhances The Collection, Katy Kelly

Marian Library Blog Archive

Thanks to donors, a special work of devotion is on display in the Marian Library and used all over campus.

Echo Offers Mental Health Therapy Over The Summer For Catholic School Children, University Of Dayton. School Of Education And Health Sciences

School of Education and Health Sciences Blog Archive

After realizing the demand for continued mental health services, the ECHO program is offering sessions over the summer.

Ud In The News July 19-26, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Political scientist Christopher Devine made another round of interviews with media worldwide after President Joe Biden's decision to not seek reelection. Faculty also talked to Inside Higher Ed, South Morning China Post and Catholic World Report.

All Things Marian: Norms For Proceeding In The Discernment Of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena, University Of Dayton. International Marian Research Institute, Michele Foley, Gloria Falcão Dodd

Podcast: All Things Marian

Transcript is available using the "Download" button.

Turning Trials Into Triumphs, University Of Dayton. School Of Education And Health Sciences

School of Education and Health Sciences Blog Archive

Aleighia (Lay) Mayle was feeling the pressure from graduate school and clinical internship when she asked for help. The response was exactly what she needed: 'How can we support you?'

Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh Named Inaugural Vice President For Academic Research, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, vice provost for graduate education, research and outreach, and director of online education at Northern Kentucky University, will become vice president for academic research at the University of Dayton Sept. 1.

Nutrition And Dietetics Educators’ Experiences Using Systems Thinking In Teaching, Erin E. Bergquist, Lyndi Buckingham-Schutt, Scott Smalley, Christina G. Campbell, Awoke Dollisso, Shuyang Qu

Journal of Dietetic Education

Objective: Describe educator experiences teaching systems thinking in nutrition and dietetics education. Design: Qualitative, semi-structured, online interviews. Setting: Educators teaching in accredited nutrition and dietetics programs. Participants: Purposive sample of thirteen Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (92% female, 77% with > 6 years teaching experience) from each U.S. census region and accredited program type. Phenomenon of Interest: Educators described experiences teaching systems thinking in accredited programs, including benefits. Analysis: Transcribed interviews were analyzed using qualitative grounded theory iterative coding. Excel was used for data organization and thematic coding analysis. Results: Educators described four themes when teaching systems thinking: (1) a holistic approach to …

Student Exposure To Andhii Improves Confidence With Applying The Nutrition Care Process, Casey Colin, Tad Campbell, Michel Harris, Avalon Mustafa, Lindsay Woodcock

Journal of Dietetic Education

The objective of this study was to explore if using ANDHII improves NCP confidence and documentation quality. This quasi-experimental trial was conducted with n = 43 undergraduate dietetic students. NCP confidence was measured before and after a traditional case study, and after an ANDHII case study. Documentation quality was measured using a validated quality audit tool. Confidence increased from time 1 to time 2 (p = 0.008), and from time 2 to time 3 (p = 0.003). Documentation quality was higher for the ANDHII documentation compared to the non-ANDHII documentation (p < 0.001) but lower when compared to the traditional ADIME (p = 0.03). Familiarizing students with ANDHII improved NCP confidence. Opportunities exist to improve ANDHII functionality and positively impact documentation quality.

Impact Of Covid-19 On Coordinated Programs In Dietetics, Eric West, Tiffany Sterling, Joanna Cupp, Sara Tamsukhin

Journal of Dietetic Education

The purpose of this study was to analyze tactics employed by coordinated programs in dietetics during COVID-19 and share best practices in the event that another crisis disrupts the intended learning plan and curriculum. The study was conducted via a survey that consisted of 14 questions, not including consent, that pertained to their specific program, whether COVID disrupted their supervised practice experiences, and if so, how they overcame the challenge. Participants receiving the survey consisted of dietetic coordinated program directors and the clinical coordinators of the respective program if applicable. The survey was sent to 60 total participants with 21 …