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Joining Together in Prayer to Mary

A place to pray for the needs of others and share your own special intentions. More

2015-03-05-news

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news, as well as International Marian Research Institute news and updates. More

Wise Wednesday

One of most common recommendations to our customers is to back up your data. Many users do this - either to external hard drives, optical disks, or ev... More

Library Stars

For National Library Week (April 12-18) we are collecting "library stars" - notes written by the UD community about favorite services and spaces of the Libraries. More

Amsterdam!

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Amsterdam on an independent trip with some friends. First of all, if every city in the wo... More

Mac Monday: iBooks Author Publishing

Learn more about iBooks author with resources from Apple.  When ready, find out all you need to know for publishing and distributing your book. &... More

And the winners are...

The winners of the Library Awards have been announced. Join us for the awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 31 at 4 p.m. in the first floor gallery. Congratulations to the winners! More

Weekly Features: Week of March 2, 2015

Featured content for this week and Marian commemoration days for the month of March. More

Jurist in Residence Program with Hon. Frank Geraci '73, '77

Even federal judges have to be careful what they wish for.
by Professor Dennis Turner, Program Facilitator

My Life: Paige

How do you spend your Meat-less Fridays during Lent?

I spend them eating FREE Perogies!

Dayton Life: DAI Exhibits

This evening, Sister Helen Prejean spoke at UD about her activism against the death penalty and her counseling of death row prisoners. This presentati... More

What does "ghetto" mean?

Nichole Rustad writes, "ArtStreet launched the world premiere of GHETTO: A Retail Art Installation in the White Box Gallery on Feb. 24. My 11-year-old daughter, Emma, and I were among the opening night attendees. I challenge each of you to visit before March 31 and ask yourself the same question my daughter asked of me...what does the word 'ghetto' mean?"

Choosing to See Transformation

The disciples got a bit of a shock.

Peter, James, and John went up the mountain expecting to pray, certainly, and perhaps even to hear a lesson or two from their Teacher. They could not have foreseen...

Historic Royal Palace Benefits from UD Intern

by Mendy Fedotowsky

University of Dayton’s Center for Competitive Change

You wouldn't think that pulling up a bunch of poppies would require a team of people and a process engineer.  But when you are talking about pulling up 888,246 ceramic poppies surrounding the Tower of London, it becomes a huge undertaking.  Nigel Randall, is the Head of IS at Historic Royal Palaces and charged with this project.  The display of poppies was a memorial entitled, Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red and they surrounded the Tower of London.  Each poppy represented British and Commonwealth deaths in World War I.  8,000 volunteers would be used to remove the poppies within 24 hours.  Extraction needed to be meticulous to preserve the poppies for purchasing patrons.

In the News: Posted February 27, 2015

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news, as well as International Marian Research Institute news and updates.

From the Archives: University Hall at West Campus

The former Thomas Hospital at Gettysburg and Germantown Pike was acquired by the University of Dayton in Spring of 1960. The former hospital site was turned into dormitory and classroom space in a remodeling project that took over four months. More

Media Monday: Interstellar Graphics

Last night, the movie Interstellar took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The most notable and impressive effects in the film are the ... More

Human Rights Conference Appeal for Papers

If you are a scholar, practitioner, policymaker or advocate working in human rights, we encourage you to submit a proposal to the University of Dayton Human Rights Center’s 2015 conference: the Social Practice of Human Rights. The deadline is Feb. 27, though extensions may be granted. More

A Team Of Women Getting CHAARGed!

CHAARG – changing health, attitudes, + actions to recreate girls! More

Weekly Features: Week of February 23, 2015

Featured content and Marian commemoration days for the month of February. More