Blogs

We’re busy building a bigger tent at UD, creating space for every member of our campus community.  

NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative allows universities to build small, 10 centimeter cube satellites that will be sent up to space via a larger NASA mission. Although CubeSats are fairly simple technology, the harsh space environment provides many challenges. As the CubeSats go in and out of the sun’s view, they heat and cool very rapidly and can cause the technology to break quickly. Because of this, many fail and never complete recording data. Thanks to a grant from NASA, UD School of Engineering assistant professor Rydge Mulford is trying to solve this problem.

Emme Gerth worked for the City of Dayton Sustainability Office, taking a leadership role as the Sprouts Environmental Educator.

For Tom Tappel ’18, ’21, the best way to learn, lead and serve within the Dayton community was to look to the future — of energy. Tappel graduated from the University of Dayton in 2018, then spent some time working as an engineer. But it wasn’t until a graduate assistantship with the ETHOS Center a few years later that Tappel dove into learning everything he could about the household energy burdens disproportionately impacting low-income families around America. He found many of those families live in buildings that were not at all energy-efficient.

Roesch Library celebrates UD's support of the LGBTQ+ community with a new historical display.

There are lots of ways to measure success. For Steve Clark ’88, it’s about more than the job title or the amount of money you earn. When he defines success, he includes the ability to give back to the people and places you love.

Focusing on his clients served Curtis Farnsel well when he worked as an accountant. Now an assistant professor of accounting at UD, his focus on clients has turned into a passion for serving his students as they navigate critical career decisions.

"See the beauty and power of God in everything."- John McCambridge

It’s not everyday that a student gets to combine their major and personal interest into a research opportunity.  But for Rachel Crossman, the opportunity came when she least expected it.

On Sept. 16, all five of our 2023 University of Dayton Alumni Association Alumni Awards honorees returned home to the University of Dayton for a ceremony to celebrate everything they’ve done to make an impact.