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December 21, 2005

Ministering to Hispanic Catholics

The University of Dayton's Institute for Pastoral Initiatives launches online faith formation courses in Spanish.

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December 21, 2005 in Catholic issues | Permalink

Picking winners

Finance students at the University of Dayton consistently beat their benchmark when investing their multimillion dollar portfolio. That's why UD's trustees are entrusting them with another $2 million to invest.

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December 21, 2005 in Business | Permalink

Online faith formation courses in Spanish

UD’s Institute for Pastoral Initiatives has launched a program that has been four years in the making -- online faith formation classes taught in Spanish.

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December 21, 2005 in Catholic issues | Permalink

December 15, 2005

The future of the church

More than 80 University of Dayton students are majoring in religious studies this year, reflecting a growing interest in lay ministry. The number of majors has doubled since 2003.

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December 15, 2005 in Catholic issues | Permalink

December 14, 2005

Riverfront transformation

The city of Dayton receives $2.54 million in Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund money to remediate 11 acres of University of Dayton riverfront land.

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December 14, 2005 in Hot issues | Permalink

December 13, 2005

Opinion: Pledge Allegiance to God

Michael Newdow objects to the Pledge of Allegiance because it violates the First Amendment. Christians ought to object to the Pledge because it violates the First Commandment, according to an opinion piece by M. Therese Lysaught, Ph.D., a UD religious studies professor.

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December 13, 2005 in Catholic issues | Permalink

December 07, 2005

A voice for the poor and the powerless

Sister Dorothy Stang, a Dayton native murdered by hired assassins in Brazil where she had spent most of her life serving the poor and protecting the Amazon rainforest, will be honored posthumously on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the University of Dayton.

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December 7, 2005 in Hot issues, International issues | Permalink

December 06, 2005

Researchers make breakthrough in lens regeneration

Editors' Note: Embargoed until Dec. 7, 2005, 1 p.m. EST

Researchers Grow New Lens From Deficient Iris Tissue For First Time; Published In Leading Scientific Journal

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December 6, 2005 in Research | Permalink

December 01, 2005

1,000 and counting

Political science professor Jefferson Ingram says the death penalty is in the hands of society's evolving standards of decency. Ingram said if the court got the impression that society was overwhelmingly against the death penalty, he thinks it would be overturned quickly.

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December 1, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink