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7.1.2026
Joe Belle Memorial Young Alumni Award: Dr. Christian Jensen
’17
Christian Jensen ’17 credits his time at UD for leading him back to the community that shaped him — and inspiring him to give back to it, one patient at a time.
6.18.2026
UD undergrad's research finds city rooftop gardens double as ant
highways
Research by UD biologists shows green spaces on top of downtown buildings can be a wildlife habitat.
5.14.2026
Biology major takes on research and collegiate boxing in senior
year
Beyond her genetics research in the lab, Ja’Brina Hargrave-Perkins trains and competes with UD’s boxing club.
5.7.2026
Biology major awarded Goldwater Scholarship for STEM research
leaders
Ashley Williams is UD’s seventh Goldwater Scholar and the fourth in biology.
2.2.2026
National Endowment for the Humanities awards $38K for ‘Educating the Whole
Scientist’
The project's goal is to help science majors become better, well-rounded scientists through integrated science and humanities courses.
12.12.2025
Undergraduate research uncovers wildlife adaptations on solar
arrays
Undergraduate students published research about bird nests in solar arrays in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology and Evolution.
12.9.2025
The Biology of
Composting
A Zero Waste team member gets an in-depth lesson about the biology and chemistry of composting.
11.12.2025
Addie Hughes: The Baffling Biology of Blanchard's Cricket
Frog
The University of Dayton Honors Program pushes students to use their knowledge for challenging and dynamic coursework, but also to discover new truths about the world and how it operates through innovative research projects. One Honors Program member, Addie Hughes, is leaning into her passions and expertise with research on Blanchard's Cricket Frog.
10.15.2025
Fellowship program pairs students with science, engineering faculty for summer
research
The SECC fellowships provide students opportunities to work with two faculty, one from the sciences and one from engineering, for an extended summer research experience.