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Five University Of Dayton Students And Alumni Awarded Fulbright Scholarships, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Teaching English in South Korea through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has special meaning for University of Dayton alumnus Will Landers ’19, who is one of five University students and recent alumni to receive 2020-21 Fulbright awards.

Graduating Library Student Staff: Thank You And Congratulations, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

The University Libraries honor, thank and congratulate student staff members who graduate this weekend.

Senior Class Portrait, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The Class of 2020 will always hold an extra special place in my heart because we started our University of Dayton journey together.

Record Number Of Flyers Set To Receive Degrees, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton is poised to send a record-setting number of Flyers into the world ready to learn, lead and serve.

Student Becomes The Teacher: Fast Lesson In Online Learning, Michelle Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

When K-12 schools closed, UD’s student teachers stepped up to keep the education going.

Virtual Innovation, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

niversity canceled in-person instruction in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty across disciplines used creativity and ingenuity to quickly convert courses designed for classroom delivery to an entirely virtual format.

Weekly Marian Features: May 4, 2020, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

It is the first full week of May. Let's look at May Crownings, Mary gardens and more.

Mary In The News: May 4, 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.

Maura Donahue Takes New Position At Ohio Wesleyan University, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

After 22 years at the University of Dayton, Maura Donahue ’90, associate dean for finance and administration in the College of Arts and Sciences, has accepted a new position at Ohio Wesleyan University, effective June 1.

Fun And Games With Mary, Ann Zlotnik

Marian Library Blog Archive

Printable and online activities for people of all ages.

Quarantine Dress, Sherri Kuhn

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Part of our crazy new quarantine world involves sharing on social media the chronicles of our "new normal" lives. Friends admit their hair has reverted to a color they haven't seen since 2011. Botox and upper-lip waxing appointments are cancelled, and pedicures top everyone's list of "5 Things I Will Do When the World Reopens."

Look Who's Walking, Jerry Zezima

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

For years, countless people, many of whom I can't count on, have told me to take a hike. Now that we've been quarantined in a house where social distancing is impossible, unless you stay in the bathroom all day, my wife, Sue, has been telling me to take one, too. So I recently went on what I thought would be a leisurely stroll with her and almost ended up being a dead man walking.

My Fictional Stalkers, Scout Petersen

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

All my life I've been undressing in front of a window. Every undone latch, pinned-back curtain and vein of blind exposing just enough of my ivory walled bedroom that I could believe I was giving a peep show to an audience devised entirely of my own imagination. I've spent enough of my days staring out the same windows to logically know that no one is looking back in, but even that couldn't deter me from my performing. The show must go on!

#Mayday, Jayne Robinson

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Mayday is the international signal of distress, taken from the French word m'aider, meaning "help me!" The day has other meanings, too. Back when the world was quaint, people hung flowers and sweets on neighbors' doors on May 1. Then came the Soviet's parade of military might. In contemporary times, it's the traditional date when students declare where they will go to college (and deposit dollars in good faith). This year, Mayday has taken on yet another meaning: It's now the day when the virus that roared, SARS-COVID 19, has laid waste to all commencement ceremonies, leaving graduating seniors in …

Awakening To Beauty, Volume Vi, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program, Angela Ann Zukowski

Chaminade Scholars: Awakening to Beauty

Images and reflections of the members of the 2021 cohort of Chaminade Scholars. Published in May 2020.

Humor Writer Of The Month: Abe Yospe, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

Abe Yospe is an elementary school principal, father of three, husband of "one gorgeous wife" - and, undeniably, one of the funniest guys on Twitter, where nearly 35,000 fans follow his every hilarious move.

May 2020, Pope Francis

Marian Thoughts of Pope Francis

No abstract provided.

170th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Hybrid Machine Learning Architecture For Automated Detection And Grading Of Retinal Images For Diabetic Retinopathy, Barath Narayanan, Barath Narayanan, Russell C. Hardie, Manawaduge Supun De Silva, Nathaniel K. Kueterman

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness, affecting over 93 million people. An automated clinical retinal screening process would be highly beneficial and provide a valuable second opinion for doctors worldwide. A computer-aided system to detect and grade the retinal images would enhance the workflow of endocrinologists. Approach: For this research, we make use of a publicly available dataset comprised of 3662 images. We present a hybrid machine learning architecture to detect and grade the level of diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity. We also present and compare simple transfer learning-based approaches using established networks such as AlexNet, VGG16, ResNet, …

Ud In The News April 25-May 1, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Athletic Business magazine wrote about how UD Arena quickly transformed from an NCAA tournament site to a COVID-19 testing site. Several local media featured efforts to assist students in need and the River Stewards book about Dayton's rivers for quarantined kids, plus faculty experts discussing the financial markets and voting by mail.

Political Scientist Finds Disconnect In Libertarian Party Platform, Voters, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton political scientist Christopher Devine has written the definitive academic study of the Libertarian Party — America’s third largest political party. He documents a growing disconnect between the party’s radical platform and the more mainstream, “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” policy preferences of its rank-and-file supporters

Minutes, May 2020, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Machine Learning Modeling Of Horizontal Photovoltaics Using Weather And Location Data, Christil Pasion, Torrey Wagner, Clay Koschnick, Steven Schuldt, Jada Williams, Kevin Hallinan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Solar energy is a key renewable energy source; however, its intermittent nature and potential for use in distributed systems make power prediction an important aspect of grid integration. This research analyzed a variety of machine learning techniques to predict power output for horizontal solar panels using 14 months of data collected from 12 northern-hemisphere locations. We performed our data collection and analysis in the absence of irradiation data-an approach not commonly found in prior literature. Using latitude, month, hour, ambient temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, and cloud ceiling as independent variables, a distributed random forest regression algorithm modeled the combined …

Assessing The Influence Of Riparian Invasion By The Shrub Lonicera Maackii On Terrestrial Subsidies To Headwater Streams, Erin C. Rowekamp, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan Mcewan

Biology Faculty Publications

Invasion of Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) into riparian areas of headwater streams creates strong potential for alterations of terrestrial subsidies that may drive bottom-up effects on aquatic biota. In this study, we analyzed effects of L. maackii on terrestrial subsidies in stream sites that represented a gradient of invasion intensity in temperate deciduous forests of southwestern Ohio (USA). Leaf litter biomass, terrestrial and aquatic fine woody debris (0.5–9.9 cm diameter) volume and count, and terrestrial and aquatic coarse woody debris (>9.9 cm diameter) volume were analyzed. Based on previous research, we hypothesized that sites with a higher …

Covid-19 And Gender: Impacts And Resources (May 2020), Lisa Borello

Women's Center Reports, Commentaries and Other Resources

Compiled by the University of Dayton Women's Center, this document aims to provide a timely summary of major research and reports related to coronavirus and gender, with a focus on the impact on women in the workplace, both nationally and within the UD context.

Data collected from the President's Commission on the Status of Women, UD Men for Gender Equity, and the Women's Center/Women's and Gender Studies Internship Program from Spring 2020 are included. Curating recommendations from numerous sources, guidance is offered on cultivating inclusive workplace practices amidst the global pandemic. This guide will be updated as more data becomes …

2020-05-01 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.

Ud Communication Students Plan Independent Film Festival In Dayton, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton students in the Department of Communication’s film marketing and distribution course spent the spring 2020 semester developing the framework to bring a film festival to the Dayton community. Their work will hit the big screen this fall.

Enhancing Global Consciousness On College Campuses And Beyond: Proceedings Of The 2020 Global Voices Symposium, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2020 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

The Global Voices Symposium is designed to educate, inform, and contribute to ongoing conversations to strengthen global consciousness and awareness on the University of Dayton’s campus and the larger Dayton community. It brings together faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to discuss and find ways to enhance global engagement within our community.

These proceedings contain content provided by the participants. Some presenters did not include their presentation materials in the proceedings. Texts have been edited for clarity.

Contributors, listed alphabetically:

• Frances Albanese
• Julius A. Amin
• Amy Anderson
• Philip Appiah-Kubi
• Paul Benson
• Treavor Bogard
• Anne Crecelius
• Sangita Gosalia
• Elizabeth Henninger
• Furaha …

Final Project: Claire Brewer, Claire Brewer

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Data Visualization and Information Design

This poster was the final project in the spring 2020 semester of Graphic Design I (VAD 411), taught by Misty Thomas-Trout, assistant professor of art and design. Following the transition to all-remote learning on March 23, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in the class drew from data, health information, news coverage, personal reflections and other sources to create this work.

Final Project: Megan Farnan, Megan Farnan

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Data Visualization and Information Design

This poster was the final project in the spring 2020 semester of Graphic Design I (VAD 411), taught by Misty Thomas-Trout, assistant professor of art and design. Following the transition to all-remote learning on March 23, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in the class drew from data, health information, news coverage, personal reflections and other sources to create this work.