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Ud History Professor Questions Media's Handling Of Jfk Assassination; New Book Studies The Impact Of Unemployment On The Emotional State Of Families Nov 1988

Ud History Professor Questions Media's Handling Of Jfk Assassination; New Book Studies The Impact Of Unemployment On The Emotional State Of Families

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Feature leads for the media: History faculty member Larry Schweikart shares his opinions about the assassination of John F. Kennedy; a new book, "Families and Economic Distress: Coping Strategies and Social Policy," edited by Patricia Voydanoff and Linda Majka of the Center for the Study of Family Development, includes findings from a recent study by Voydanoff and colleague Brenda W. Donnelly on the impact of unemployment on the emotional state of families.


Ud And Dayton Public Schools Develop Management Information System To Monitor Progress Of Dayton's At-Risk Youth; Ud Education Professor Collects Oral Histories From Dayton Teachers About Court-Ordered Desegregation Nov 1988

Ud And Dayton Public Schools Develop Management Information System To Monitor Progress Of Dayton's At-Risk Youth; Ud Education Professor Collects Oral Histories From Dayton Teachers About Court-Ordered Desegregation

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Feature leads for the media: A University of Dayton team led by faculty member Tom Ferratt is designing two computerized information systems to monitor the progress of Dayton Public Schools students as part of the New Futures Initiative funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Teacher education faculty member Joseph Watras is collecting oral histories from Dayton Public Schools teachers about the pressures they felt about court-ordered school desegregation.


Faa To Test Ability Of Foam Beds To Stop Airplanes In Emergencies; Ud Researchers Work To Help Develop The Airplane Of The Future Nov 1988

Faa To Test Ability Of Foam Beds To Stop Airplanes In Emergencies; Ud Researchers Work To Help Develop The Airplane Of The Future

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Feature leads for the media: Based on computer simulations developed by University of Dayton researchers, the Federal Aviation Administration will conduct tests of "foam beds" for their ability to stop airplanes without harming passengers; also, UD's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department is conducting research to develop an aerospace plane designed to fly eight times faster than an existing Air Force plane.


Ud Events For The Week Of Oct. 31 To Nov. 6, 1988 Oct 1988

Ud Events For The Week Of Oct. 31 To Nov. 6, 1988

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Media tip sheet: Trick or treating on campus for the University of Dayton Children's Center; Clean Sweep in the student neighborhood; Non-Public Teacher of the Year awards; and a political debate between Lee Falke and Patrick J. Welsh.


Competitive Manufacturing: Winning Management Strategies Oct 1988

Competitive Manufacturing: Winning Management Strategies

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Media tip sheet: Industrial consultant speaking at opening public forum; University president to kick off conference; governor speaking at luncheon.


Ud Hosts Chinese Delegation Of Business Executives; Ud's Ministry With Handicapped People Helps People With Disabilities Find Jobs Oct 1988

Ud Hosts Chinese Delegation Of Business Executives; Ud's Ministry With Handicapped People Helps People With Disabilities Find Jobs

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Feature leads for the media: School of Business Administration is hosting 17 Chinese business executives; a visually impaired employee and a colleague with spina bifida illustrate one of the purposes of the MORES ministry with handicapped people: helping people with disabilities find employment.


Feature Leads And Media Tips: Presidential Debate, Blood Pressure Testing, Video Premiere, Cia Lecture, Invention Exhibit, Haunted House Oct 1988

Feature Leads And Media Tips: Presidential Debate, Blood Pressure Testing, Video Premiere, Cia Lecture, Invention Exhibit, Haunted House

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Feature leads and news tips for the media


Stability Of Stock Market Tied To Overseas Markets, Not Robust Domestic Economy, Says Ud Economics Professor; Ud Alumni To Return To Campus For Homecoming Activities Oct. 21-23 Oct 1988

Stability Of Stock Market Tied To Overseas Markets, Not Robust Domestic Economy, Says Ud Economics Professor; Ud Alumni To Return To Campus For Homecoming Activities Oct. 21-23

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Feature leads for the media: Economics and finance faculty member Anthony Chan interprets the stock market crash of one year ago; alumni have a full slate of Homecoming activities for Oct. 21-23.


Cia Lecture Series At Ud Continues With Philip Agee Address Oct 1988

Cia Lecture Series At Ud Continues With Philip Agee Address

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News release announces that Philip Agee, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and author of a book about the agency's covert operations, will speak at the University of Dayton as a part of the CIA lecture series.


Body Language During Presidential Debates Gives Non-Verbal Hints To Voters; University Of Dayton Students Plan Campus Debate Oct 1988

Body Language During Presidential Debates Gives Non-Verbal Hints To Voters; University Of Dayton Students Plan Campus Debate

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Feature leads for the media: Psychology professor shares his read on non-verbals in the first presidential debate; the College Democrats and the College Republicans will hold their own debate.


Ud Starts Mobile Escort Service As Campus Security Measure; Ud's Learning Assistance Center Takes Untraditional Approach To Lower Attrition Rate In Economics Courses Oct 1988

Ud Starts Mobile Escort Service As Campus Security Measure; Ud's Learning Assistance Center Takes Untraditional Approach To Lower Attrition Rate In Economics Courses

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Feature leads for the media: To increase security on campus, the University of Dayton has installed emergency phones and started a student escort program to provide safe rides at night to campus buildings, parking lots, residence halls and off-campus housing. Also, the Learning Assistance Center is paying top microeconomics students to take the course again and lead study groups to help others succeed in the high-attrition course.


Eileen Stevens, Alcohol Awareness Advocate, Coming To Ud; Cia Lecture Series At Ud Continues With Saul Landau Address Oct 1988

Eileen Stevens, Alcohol Awareness Advocate, Coming To Ud; Cia Lecture Series At Ud Continues With Saul Landau Address

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Feature leads for the media: Alcohol awareness activist Eileen Stevens will promote her anti-hazing message during Alcohol Awareness Week; Saul Landau, a senior fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, will be the second of several speakers leading dialogue on CIA recruitment.


In The Wright Tradition, Dayton Brothers Build Airplane; Ud Physical Education Students Evaluate Fitness Of Beavercreek Elementary School Students Oct 1988

In The Wright Tradition, Dayton Brothers Build Airplane; Ud Physical Education Students Evaluate Fitness Of Beavercreek Elementary School Students

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Feature leads for the media: UD research engineer John Graham and his brother Paul are building an all-metal single-seat mini coupe airplane; physical education students are evaluating the fitness of Beavercreek students to see how they compare nationally to other children their age.


Successful Space Shuttle Launch Will Boost Entire Aerospace Industry; Presidential Debates Reinforce Public Opinions, May Shift Undecided Voters Sep 1988

Successful Space Shuttle Launch Will Boost Entire Aerospace Industry; Presidential Debates Reinforce Public Opinions, May Shift Undecided Voters

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Tip sheet provides a feature angles on space and politics: A successful launch of hte Space Shuttle Disovery, the first since the Challenger explosion, "will dictate the level of enthusiasm and morale in the aerospace community," according to James N. Scott, a former NASA researcher who is now a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and a nationally recognized expert in computational fluid dynamics. Associate professor of political science Norman J. Fogel says it's not the televised debates that are shaping voter perceptions, but the "reaction and analysis of the debates by the media."


Secretary Of State Will Launch Ud Voter Registration Drive, Ud Students Examine Presidential Character During Scholars Seminar Sep 1988

Secretary Of State Will Launch Ud Voter Registration Drive, Ud Students Examine Presidential Character During Scholars Seminar

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Tip sheet provides feature leads: Secretary of State Sherrod Brown will visit the University of Dayton to launch a voter registration drive; political science associate professor David W. Ahern and his students are examining the personalities and characters of American presidents throughout history.


Olympic Research Will Take Ud To Seoul, Excessive Security Measures Shadow South Korea's Moment In The World Spotlight Sep 1988

Olympic Research Will Take Ud To Seoul, Excessive Security Measures Shadow South Korea's Moment In The World Spotlight

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Media tip sheet announces Olympics feature leads: Health and physical science associate professor John Schleppi, who teaches a course on the Olympics, will attend the games in South Korea; meanwhile, Seoul native and University of Dayton history professor T.C. Rhee expresses the opinion that the extensive security buildup in South Korea is scaring away spectators.


Upcoming: Former Cia Chief Stansfield Turner Headlines Ud Speakers Series Sep 1988

Upcoming: Former Cia Chief Stansfield Turner Headlines Ud Speakers Series

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Media tip sheet announces that former CIA director Stansfield Turner will be available to meet with the media after headlining a UD speakers series event; media are also invited to events surrounding the visit of journalist and anti-apartheid activist Donald Woods.


Classic Theatre Renovation Headed Back To The Drawing Board, Ud Sociologist Studies Fear Of Crime In Dayton, Neighborhood Cohesiveness In Five Oaks Sep 1988

Classic Theatre Renovation Headed Back To The Drawing Board, Ud Sociologist Studies Fear Of Crime In Dayton, Neighborhood Cohesiveness In Five Oaks

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Tip sheet provides feature leads: Dean Lovelace of UD's Strategies for Responsible Development says the façade may be the only salvageable part of the Classic Theater, once a mecca of black cultural life in Dayton. Also, sociology professors Patrick G. Donnelly and Theo J. Majka share their findings on urban neighborhood cohesiveness and residents' fear of crime.


Cry Freedom,' Donald Woods To Open Ud Distinguished Speakers Series Sep 1988

Cry Freedom,' Donald Woods To Open Ud Distinguished Speakers Series

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News release announces that South African journalist Donald Woods will open the University of Dayton's 1988-89 Distinguished Speakers Series.


Ud Students Take A Shine To Trash Dumpsters, Peer Mentors Help Pave The Way For Incoming Minority Freshman Sep 1988

Ud Students Take A Shine To Trash Dumpsters, Peer Mentors Help Pave The Way For Incoming Minority Freshman

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Tip sheet offers feature angles: UD students will paint trash dumpsters in the campus area; peer mentors are assisting minority freshmen with social, cultural and academic adjustment to UD.


Ud History Professor's Collection Illuminates Mourning Rituals Of Victorian Middle Class; Ud Music Professor Marches To An Unusual Beat, Collects Antique Sheet Music And Curious Folk Instruments Sep 1988

Ud History Professor's Collection Illuminates Mourning Rituals Of Victorian Middle Class; Ud Music Professor Marches To An Unusual Beat, Collects Antique Sheet Music And Curious Folk Instruments

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Feature leads for the media: Alice Vines, associate professor of history at UD, has possibly the largest collection in the world of Victorian "mourning jewelry." George Zimmerman, a lecturer in UD's music department, collects early American sheet music and curious folk instruments.


Ud Gears Up For New Academic Year, Ud Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Honors Program Aug 1988

Ud Gears Up For New Academic Year, Ud Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Honors Program

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Tip sheet informs media of the new academic year for the University of Dayton and the 10th year of the University's honors program.


Ud Welcomes New Minority Students At Ice Cream Social On Friday, August 26, Ud's Peer Mentor Program Provides Incoming Minority Freshman With Role Models, Study Tips Aug 1988

Ud Welcomes New Minority Students At Ice Cream Social On Friday, August 26, Ud's Peer Mentor Program Provides Incoming Minority Freshman With Role Models, Study Tips

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News release announces that UD's Office of Minority Student Affairs will welcome freshman minority students to campus with an old-fashioned ice cream social and Greek forum; all minority fist-year students are being matched with upperclass mentors to provide social, cultural and academic support.


Ud Economics Professor Analyzes Dollars-And-Cents Side Of Drought, "The Last Temptation Of Christ" Draws Mixed Reactions Aug 1988

Ud Economics Professor Analyzes Dollars-And-Cents Side Of Drought, "The Last Temptation Of Christ" Draws Mixed Reactions

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Tip sheet offers feature angles from the University of Dayton: Economics faculty member Anthony Chan comments on farm subsidies and the bailout of farmers from this summer's drought; UD religious scholars comment on the controversial film "The Last Temptation of Christ" in advance of its Dayton release.


Ud Pays Tribute To State, County And City Officials On August 2, Jazz Great Chuck Mangione Visits Ud's Children's Center On August 3. Aug 1988

Ud Pays Tribute To State, County And City Officials On August 2, Jazz Great Chuck Mangione Visits Ud's Children's Center On August 3.

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Tip sheet: The University of Dayton will recognize and thank members of the Ohio General Assembly and the city and county commissions; jazz musician Chuck Mangione will visit the UD's Children's Center for Young Learners.


Ud Biology Professor Helps Victims Of Aids And African Sleeping Sickness With Development Of Fda-Approved Drug, Ud's Strategies For Responsible Development Office Assists Neighborhood Groups With Computerized Accounting Service Aug 1988

Ud Biology Professor Helps Victims Of Aids And African Sleeping Sickness With Development Of Fda-Approved Drug, Ud's Strategies For Responsible Development Office Assists Neighborhood Groups With Computerized Accounting Service

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Tip sheet provides UD feature angles: A biology faculty member, Brother Bruce Griffin, S.M., helped develop a new drug for African Sleeping Sickness that also cures pneumocystis pneumonia, which is usually fatal in AIDS patients. Also, a computerized accounting system developed by Brother Ed Zamierowski, S.M., in UD's Strategies for Responsible Development office will enable volunteer neighborhood groups to generate monthly financial statements and develop cash-flow statements.


Ud Professor Receives Bird's Eye View Of Democracy In The Philippines, "Gender Gap" Doesn't Surprise Ud Professor, Women's Vision Needed In Upcoming National Election Aug 1988

Ud Professor Receives Bird's Eye View Of Democracy In The Philippines, "Gender Gap" Doesn't Surprise Ud Professor, Women's Vision Needed In Upcoming National Election

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Tip sheet provides feature angles for the media: Political science professor Antonio E. Lapitan describes the re-democratization of the Philippines under Corazon Aquino; women's studies program director and philosophy professor Patricia Johnson discusses the gender gap in the upcoming presidential election.


University Of Dayton Researcher Uses Ohio Supercomputer To Help Develop Plane Of The 21st Century, Inventor Of Jet Engine To Speak About History Of Aviation And Future Of Space Flight Jul 1988

University Of Dayton Researcher Uses Ohio Supercomputer To Help Develop Plane Of The 21st Century, Inventor Of Jet Engine To Speak About History Of Aviation And Future Of Space Flight

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Tip sheet shares feature leads with media: University of Dayton researcher James Scott contends that the plane of the future will be able to travel between five and ten times the speed of sound; Hans J.P. von Ohain, the "father of the jet age," will present the lecture "From the Wright Brothers, Future Space Flight" as part of an Elderhostel program in aviation heritage.


Ud Launches 15th Annual Women In Engineering Program July 10-15, Ud To Select Contractor To Rebuild Historic St. Joseph Hall Jul 1988

Ud Launches 15th Annual Women In Engineering Program July 10-15, Ud To Select Contractor To Rebuild Historic St. Joseph Hall

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Tip sheet promotes feature ideas for the media: the 15th annual Women in Engineering Program; upcoming selection of a contractor to rebuild the historic St. Joseph Hall.


Ud Alumnus Named Assistant Secretary Of Commerce Jul 1988

Ud Alumnus Named Assistant Secretary Of Commerce

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News release announces that 1972 University of Dayton political science graduate Gary Philip Hughes has been appointed Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of export information in the United States Department of Commerce.