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6.26.2026
Preparing Flyers for an AI-Driven
World
In the School of Engineering, AI is being integrated across the curriculum through specific courses to teach students how engineers can ethically use AI.
6.16.2026
Engineering the Perfect
Pitch
Andrew Hill, a recent mechanical engineering master's graduate, is currently leveraging his technical expertise as an Applied Biomechanics Fellow for the Kansas City Royals for the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.
5.11.2026
Driving Innovation through the Future of Autonomous
Systems
The School of Engineering recently introduced a pilot interdisciplinary robotics course designed to transform how students engage with autonomous systems. By prioritizing hands-on, applied learning, the course provides an accessible entry point into a field that is rapidly reshaping the industrial landscape.
5.7.2026
Finding Purpose in the Classroom and on the Field
Izzy Kemp didn’t come to the University of Dayton to choose between engineering and softball — she came to do both.
5.5.2026
The Strength to Start
Again
Nearly a decade after first arriving at UD, Joseph Hughton-Berko is finally crossing the graduation stage — a milestone that once felt out of reach after his academic dismissal in 2020.
4.23.2026
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Reflects on the Interdisciplinary Approach to an Engineering
Education
Students at the University of Dayton are driven to reach new heights and expand their knowledge through many different avenues. Gavin McHale, a Fall 2025 mechanical engineering graduate, reimagined his curiosity for learning and evolved his passions in new ways to build a versatile foundation for his future career.
3.4.2026
First STEP Cohort Completes International Space Technology
Initiative
The School of Engineering is forging international relationships and providing students with unparalleled experience through the Space Technology Exchange Program (STEP).
2.23.2026
Five students win McGrath Awards for research in Catholic Intellectual
Traditions
The McGrath Award recognizes students whose research in a Common Academic Program course demonstrates engagement with Catholic Intellectual Traditions.
1.6.2026
Re-making the
Makerspace
Engineers don’t make mistakes; they make revisions. For Tyler Sprague, that meant printing gas pedals and steering wheels, refining the designs before committing to costly and irreversible metal parts.
12.2.2025
Engineering Co-Majors Position Students for Multidimensional
Careers
New co-majors were introduced to provide students with broader context and flexibility as they prepare for careers that require both technical expertise and cross-disciplinary problem-solving.