January 22, 2008
Dayton Roots
University of Dayton administrator and graduate Kathleen Henderson will be featured along with 11 well-known African-Americans in February in African American Lives 2, a new PBS television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
January 22, 2008 in Hot issues | Permalink
December 13, 2007
Less is more
University of Dayton student Alex Orlowski wrote a national study that found less time in front of the TV means more time in political and community involvement.
December 13, 2007 | Permalink
November 30, 2007
Christmas off Campus
University of Dayton graduate Brian Lowry learned one of his most important lessons at a college party.
November 30, 2007 in Catholic issues | Permalink
November 21, 2007
UD No. 1 among international students
The University of Dayton ranks number one in international student
satisfaction compared with other universities both in the United States
and overseas, according to the International Student Barometer, the
largest survey of international student satisfaction in the world.
November 21, 2007 in International issues | Permalink
November 09, 2007
Research leads to call for change
Citing the research of a University of Dayton psychology professor, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio has called on eBay and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from recalled toys sold on the Web auction site.
November 9, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
November 06, 2007
Turnabout: students grade UD
University of Dayton students rate the school higher than the national average in areas ranging from the strength of the community to educational and personal growth in the latest National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
November 6, 2007 in Education | Permalink
November 05, 2007
Polar bears at the nativity
Shepherds, angels and wise men are in attendance at most nativity scenes, but Jesus, Mary and Joseph will be joined by crocodiles, polar bears, Mexican revolutionaries and even a 60-piece mariachi band this weekend in Dublin, Ohio.
November 5, 2007 | Permalink
October 31, 2007
Forget the lawyer jokes
The New York Times features an effort by the University of Dayton, Harvard University, Stanford University and other law schools to modify the curriculum to better train lawyers.
October 31, 2007 in Law | Permalink
October 30, 2007
RISE to hear Nasdaq closing bell
The University of Dayton will be the first college campus to host a remote Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell ceremony next spring as part of the 2008 RISE VIII Global Student Investment Forum.
October 30, 2007 in Business | Permalink
October 29, 2007
A perfect skylight optimizes savings
A perfectly sized skylight can save a half a penny to 25 cents, per square foot of floor space, in a year. That’s up to $25,000 in a 100,000-square foot facility.
October 29, 2007 in Engineering, Research | Permalink
October 26, 2007
Money can't reliably buy baseball wins
Researchers found that Major League Baseball teams in large markets that have more resources can't immediately parlay their fortunes into wins.
October 26, 2007 in Business, Hot issues | Permalink
Summer bar passage rate best since 2000
School of Law ranks third in Ohio in percentage of students passing state bar exam.
October 26, 2007 in Law | Permalink
October 22, 2007
Still ineligible
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office rules for the second time that Building 26 appears to be ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
October 22, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
October 19, 2007
Human rights
The University of Dayton will launch one of the first bachelor's degrees in human rights studies in the nation.
October 19, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
October 16, 2007
Getting noticed on a national level
Top education foundation picks School of Law to serve on panel examining legal education.
October 16, 2007 in Law | Permalink
October 04, 2007
On Boeing's list
The strength of the University of Dayton’s engineering research has earned it a spot on the Boeing Co.’s list of preferred universities.
October 4, 2007 in Engineering | Permalink
September 11, 2007
National alumni winners
The University of Dayton National Alumni Association will honor on Friday, Sept. 21, five alumni who not only have found career success but who also have made significant contributions to their local and global communities.
September 11, 2007 | Permalink
September 09, 2007
Keeping Erma's legacy alive
Garrison Keillor, Mike Peters and Connie Schultz will headline the 2008 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton. 
September 9, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
September 06, 2007
Riverfront redevelopment begins
The University of Dayton will extract architectural remnants from Building 26 in preparation for remediating 11 acres of riverfront land and making the site shovel-ready.
September 6, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
Partners in history
UD will donate architectural remnants from Building 26 to Dayton History, whose board has committed to telling the story of Joseph Desch and the Dayton codebreakers at Carillon Historical Park. UD remains committed to a commemoration on the original site.
September 6, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
August 30, 2007
Report cards are out
In an op-ed piece, former Ohio Governor Bob Taft argues that it's time to design a less confusing system of accountability for school districts.
August 30, 2007 in Education | Permalink
August 23, 2007
One of the best
The Princeton Review and Washington Monthly both rank the University of Dayton among the nation's best universities.
August 23, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
August 21, 2007
A stir Down Under
A UD political scientist’s book includes what some perceive to be “activist” comments by some Australian judges. Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s conservative supporters are hoping Jason Pierce’s book gives Howard a boost in the election polls.
August 21, 2007 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink
August 18, 2007
Recalled toys still circulating
With the recent recall of more than 10 million toys, parents may think that danger has passed. But a new study by a University of Dayton researcher found that many recalled children's products are resold on online auction sites – often years after the initial recall – and may end up back in children’s hands.
August 18, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
August 17, 2007
In elite company
Once again, the U.S. News and World Reports lists UD as a top-tier national university and a Top 10 Catholic university.
August 17, 2007 | Permalink
August 07, 2007
Porch ministry
The University of Dayton's new dean of students lives smack in the middle of the student neighborhood. She joins more than two dozen Marianist priests and brothers who lives in houses scattered among student residences in this close-knit neighborhood.
August 7, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
July 27, 2007
Dynamic leadership
University of Dayton President Daniel J. Curran will receive the inaugural Joseph E. Lowery Human Rights Legacy Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at its national convention on Aug. 7.
July 27, 2007 in Hot issues | Permalink
July 23, 2007
Modeling Mary
The University of Dayton will dedicate a new 11-foot bronze statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus, on Aug. 15, the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
July 23, 2007 in Catholic issues | Permalink
July 03, 2007
Second chances with Second Life
UD law students have worn Daisy Duke shorts, clown feet, a mullet and a fox costume to some classes where they are practicing dispute resolution skills in Second Life, the 3-D virtual world.
July 3, 2007 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
July 02, 2007
License to create jobs
A UD technology that already has attracted the attention of two cell phone makers will be the first to be licensed as part of the Institute for Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology. IDCAST is part of Ohio’s Third Frontier initiative to create more technology jobs in Ohio.
July 2, 2007 in Engineering, Research | Permalink
