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Powerhouse Panel Of Finalists Judges For Nickie's Prize, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

A comedian who writes for and appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers. A bestselling novelist and host of the podcast Satellite Sisters. The hilariously popular comedian and Emmy Award-winning co-host of the daytime talk show The Real. And an Emmy Award-winning and original Saturday Night Live writer and author who dedicated his newly published memoir to his late, beloved sister.

It's Not The Heat, It's The Stupidity, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Because I am full of hot air, which could earn me a spot as a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, I have learned not to sweat the small stuff. Instead, I save it for the big stuff, like installing air conditioners, which works me into such a sweat that I need to turn them on immediately so I won’t pop like a helium balloon and go flying out the window.

University Of Dayton Launches New Minors In Neuroscience And Life Science Quality Assurance, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Allison Eastburn of Pittsburgh will blaze a new trail this fall when she enters the University of Dayton as a first-year premedical major. To expand her potential career options beyond becoming a physician, she plans to declare for the College of Arts and Sciences’ new quality assurance in life science industries minor.

Work In Progress: Students' Perception Of Collaborative Online International Learning, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jennifer Nichwitz

Engineering Management and Systems Faculty Publications

Teaching and learning in the digital age harness the opportunities created by internet technologies to distribute and learn various information all over the world. This is commonly referred to as connectivism, and it values the impact of stakeholder information appraisal skills, virtual and personal communication skills [1], and the sense of cultural awareness. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), a type of connectivism, typically involves instructors and students from at least two geographically and culturally distinct areas who collaborate virtually on a common project for four or more weeks.

The objective is to create a culturally diverse virtual environment where students …

Mary In The News: June 22, 2020, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Godspeed, Daria, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

In higher education, we’re used to saying “goodbye” to people we care about.

Lessons Learned, Karen Brilliant Andrews

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

What have I learned through the COVID-19 pandemic? I don’t know about you, but God sat me down and made me be still enough to better grasp a few concepts. I’ve learned a lot about myself and see the world around me with new eyes. I have learned that any preventable death is one too many.

Turning To Mary, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Devotional resources for times of discord and uncertainty.

Ode To Zoom, Ann Green

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

A poem by Ann Green

Ud In The News June 12-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Larry Burnley, and historians Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders and Julius Amin have been at the forefront of the discussion of race in America by writing pieces for The Washington Post, The Conversation, The (Toledo) Blade, Dayton Daily News and Dayton Business Journal. Burnley also did interviews for local TV stations WHIO and WDTN.

2020-06-19 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic 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.

Inspiring Greatness, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Is it any wonder that our students believe they can change the world? They’re walking in the footsteps of those who are doing just that.

Researcher One Of Five Worldwide To Receive Equipment From De Luca Foundation Covid-19 Initiative, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Tim Reissman is one of five researchers worldwide, and the only one in the U.S., to receive equipment from the De Luca Foundation’s COVID-19 Donation Initiative. Reissman will use the Trigno Avanti Research+ System to better understand the walking ability of older adults and to develop hip exoskeletons, robotic devices worn around the hips to improve walking.

Ud Administrators Pledge To Take Anti-Racist Steps, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton's top administrators have pledged to accelerate UD's journey toward becoming a more diverse, inclusive and equitable organization by committing to 11 concrete actions that will mark UD as an anti-racist institution.

Confessions Of A Plantaholic, January Gordon Ornellas

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

It started innocently enough: A Hibiscus here, a Geranium there. Then came the Roses, the Lantanas, the Birds of Paradise. Don’t even get me started on succulents! My family thinks I may have a problem.

Socially Distancing From My Fridge And Other Challenges, Jan Marshall

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

These are difficult times. My to-do list written throughout the years for that time I’d be free for chores and projects is now at the Smithsonian Museum, a historic relic next to Pinocchio’s early promises. For some, the days are leisurely. For me, since my refrigerator knows my name, my step counter stepped out the door from exhaustion. At first this appliance would say, “Hey Jan, come take a look. You don’t have to pick anything, just look.”

Prepare Now For An Unprecedented September Sports Onslaught, Charles Hartley

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

In many ways September marks the beginning of the year. It’s always struck me as the fastest month. Sept. 1 hits, then everything hits — school, football, back-to-school night — and then in a blink it’s Oct. 1. This coming September will be every bit as frenetic but with an unprecedented twist. Sports everywhere will collide, overlap, mash up and intersect — all simultaneously.

A Houseboy Comes Clean, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

When it comes to housework, my wife has it maid. And she is not too proud to say that the maid is her husband.

Researchers Receive Approximately $2 Million To Study How Pilots Perform In Various Flight Conditions, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Three University of Dayton researchers have received approximately $2 million as part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) involving researchers from Harvard University and The Ohio State University, among others, to model and predict how pilots perform in various flight conditions.

The Books Will Be Back', Chris Tangeman

University Libraries Blog Archive

They're a little dusty, but soon they'll be on their way. Until then, enjoy digital content and some blithe commentary from Roesch Library's interlibrary loan desk.

University Of Dayton Anthropologist Awarded Asian Studies Fellowship, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The International Institute for Asian Studies awarded University of Dayton anthropologist Simanti Dasgupta a fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Dasgupta, associate professor of anthropology, plans to complete a book manuscript about the sex workers’ labor movement in Kolkata, India.

The Impact Of Singing Engagement On Food Intake Of Individuals With Alzheimer’S Disease And Related Dementias: A Multi-Site, Repeated Measures Study, James Hiller

Department of Music Faculty Publications

Malnutrition among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) is a serious and long-recognized health concern. Identifying nonpharmacological means for enhancing the volume of nutrition intake is an urgent need. Researchers have explored the use of music and music therapy as nonpharmacological avenues in this regard, but most music-based studies related to food intake focus on receptive interventions wherein participants are exposed to recorded music during meal times. The purpose of the present research is to investigate whether residents with ADRD would significantly increase their volume of food intake during the midday meal immediately following 30 minutes of …

Mary In The News: June 16, 2020, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

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

Study Shows Ohio Freeway Median Cable Barriers Stop Vehicles From Crashing Into Oncoming Traffic, University Of Dayton

News Releases

As America slowly reopens and people resume hitting the open road, travelers through the Buckeye State can rest assured median cable barriers are doing their job. A University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab study of 2,209 highway crashes where a vehicle hit or crossed median cable barriers shows only 1.7 percent of vehicles involved breached the barriers and crashed into oncoming traffic.

Sister Stories, Teri Rizvi

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Through Aug. 1, the Erma Bombeck workshop is accepting original, unpublished funny essays of 1,000 words or less for a new competition, “Nickie’s Prize for Humor Writing.”

Weekly Marian Features: June 15, 2020, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

This week we will celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary and more.

Ud Students Work Remotely To Complete ‘Dayton’S Darkest Summer’, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Filmmaking is a collaborative process, but when the University of Dayton campus closed in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen media production students needed to find a way to work together remotely from across the nation to complete their year-long documentary project.

University Of Dayton School Of Law, Air Force Research Laboratory Create Online Intellectual Property Training Program, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton School of Law and the Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, have created an online training program for government employees working in labs to learn how to prevent the loss of intellectual property and data rights that are vital to economic and national security.

Advancing Ai For Medicine, Pam Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

UD research scientist Barath Narayanan ’13 has provided another tool in the fight against COVID-19 by employing artificial intelligence to quickly detect disease in lung scans.

Safe And Sterile: Flyers At Battelle Decontaminate Ppe, Jeaneen Parsons

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

When PPE was in short supply, three Flyers at Battelle designed and deployed a system to allow safe reuse of N95 masks.