Sustainability
Science Funding Tops $3M
September 18, 2017
The National Science Foundation has awarded eight grants totaling more than $2.3 million to University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences faculty during the last 12 months - supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics research for the common good. Combined with two previous, active grants, the College’s current NSF funding total exceeds $3 million.
GEF Program supports Faculty Development, University Partnerships and more.
September 14, 2017
The Global Education Fellow (GEF) program pilots its first cohort, expanding university partnerships and programs.
Engineers with a Vision
September 14, 2017
The School of Engineering Vision Awards celebrate faculty and staff who make significant contributions to advance our values of community, innovation, excellence, and engagement and service.
Garden of Plenty
September 05, 2017
Inspired by environmental biology and sustainability, energy and the environment students, and led by the Hanley Sustainability Institute and facilities management, the University of Dayton Kennedy Union rooftop garden will provide a campus hub for sustainability education, improved aesthetics and a cooler roof that can lower the building's energy costs, and send cleaner water into storm sewers.
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
September 01, 2017
Jesus calls us to solidarity with him. Solidarity with Jesus is achieved through solidarity with one another.
Imaginative Minds
August 28, 2017
The Shroyer Park Center, tucked away unobtrusively in a residential neighborhood, is a world-class research center. That could surprise some of its neighbors, who may not realize its reach extends to the frontiers of space.
Table of Plenty
July 27, 2017
A project involving the University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute is turning heads and stopping traffic.
Catalyzing STEM Research
June 16, 2017
The University of Dayton's new STEM Catalyst grant program is funding eight faculty and student research projects this summer that aspire to help address societal and public health issues - supporting the institution's goal to become "The University for the Common Good."
Our Students Lead
June 07, 2017
Some have asked why I joined a coalition of nearly 200 other university presidents and hundreds of business leaders, mayors and governors in signing a pledge to continue to reduce carbon emissions and make strides toward clean energy.
Cruising Chinese Waterways
April 28, 2017
The University of Dayton and Fuyao Glass America have teamed up on a new course that utilizes sociology, political science and economics to study the effect of China's growth on its waterways, and includes a three-week tour to examine key waterways first-hand.