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Campus and Community September 28, 2022
National Science Foundation grant to help researcher develop low-cost, hand-held device to test, identify diseases, biohazards

A University of Dayton researcher, Swapnajit Chakravarty, associate professor of electro-optics and photonics, will lead a nearly half-million-dollar National Science Foundation project with the goal of developing a low-cost, hand-held device to test for and identify diseases and biohazards.

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Engineering September 28, 2022
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency sees promise in University of Dayton technology
A University of Dayton research project to help U.S. defense agencies tune between radio frequency bands for communication, radar, satellites, and satellite radios earned Phase II funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Engineering September 24, 2022
Better engineer, better person, chemical engineering student grateful for ETHOS experience

When I came to Dayton and toured the School of Engineering as a senior in high school, I left knowing two things: I wanted to be a Dayton Flyer; I wanted to be a participant in The Ethos Center program.

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President September 16, 2022
By the Numbers
"You’re the kind of leaders who don’t just imagine a better world. You go about the business of creating it," University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina told the 2022 Alumni Awards recipients at a dinner on Sept. 17.
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Students September 08, 2022
University of Dayton School of Engineering Vision Awards 2022

The University of Dayton School of Engineering Vision Awards recognize the innovation, creativity, entrepreneurial thinking and outstanding performance of our faculty and staff for their work as it relates to our School's values of community, innovation, excellence, and engagement and service. Four Vision Awards are presented annually: Community, Innovation, Scholarship, and Engagement and Service.

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President August 30, 2022
A Debt of Gratitude
Rick Omlor ’79, retired president and CEO of YSI Inc., lives three doors down from UD students, a vantage point that gives him a bird’s eye view of student life. He likes to chat with students hanging out on their front porches on a beautiful sunny day. Little do they know that they are talking to the chair of the board of trustees.
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Engineering August 25, 2022
Virtual reality lab brings buildings to life for civil engineers

When a building is built, it's too late to change the placement of something. But a new virtual reality lab for civil engineers at the University of Dayton will bring buildings to life before dirt is turned, allowing engineers to see if the way it's intended to be built is the way it should be.

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Sciences August 18, 2022
UD biologist named fellow in national leadership program for STEM women
University of Dayton biologist Yvonne Sun was selected for Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science.
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Engineering August 10, 2022
Stitt Scholars Program helps engineering student translate language of business

To University of Dayton mechanical engineering student, Grace Silverberg, and her classmates, "business" can be a foreign language. But with UD's Stitt Scholars Program, she's able to speak to those in the field who someday will help sell her ideas.

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Engineering August 02, 2022
Engineering students experience sustainable engineering in the rich, vibrant culture of Western Africa through The Ethos Center

University of Dayton School of Engineering seniors, Eric, electrical engineering, and Emma, chemical engineering, participated in a summer ETHOS Immersion in Haatso, Ghana, and worked hand-in-hand with Academic City University College faculty, technicians and students on various sustainability-focused projects.

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