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The Dayton Business Journal wrote about the Industrial Assessment Center's U.S. Department of Energy grant to perform energy assessments for manufacturers. Auto historian John Heitmann lent his expertise to The Wall Street Journal for a story also picked up by Fox Business.

The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center has been selected to receive nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue free energy assessments for small- to mid-sized manufacturers in the region and train the next generation of energy-engineering professionals.

Dayton TV station ABC22/Fox45 featured a student-run business. Rolling Stone magazine, Cincinnati TV station WLWT and The Columbus Dispatch sought UD faculty expertise.

Vince Miller, Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture, wrote a review of a climate crisis sci-fi novel for America. Law360 mentioned how the School of Law's online hybrid J.D. program attracts high-performing students. Faculty shared their expertise with MoneyGeek, Vox and The Washington Times.

The University achieved an estimated $9.64 million of earned media coverage in 2020-21, with an estimated reach of 7.68 billion people in fiscal year 2021. Media in markets outside Dayton mentioned the University at least 3,168 times, for stories on a wide range of topics including Election 2020, airport living and grasshoppers.

Faculty wrote pieces for The Conversation and Fortune while Fox News, Gizmodo and Gaming Today tapped the expertise of three others. Local media reported on the University's efforts to serve lower income students, new trustees and the new executive director for the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

Margie Pinnell, professor and associate dean for faculty and staff development and Bernhard Schmidt Chair in Engineering Leadership, has been appointed to serve as interim dean in the School of Engineering, starting in early August. Her appointment will extend through June 2022, when we expect to appoint the next dean following a competitive national search. 

Biologist Chelse Prather is quoted in an Associated Press story picked up by at least 748 outlets in 49 states. NBCNews.com and The Denver Post also tapped political scientist Christopher Devine for stories.

Faculty contributed expertise to The Conversation, Travel Commons podcast and Dayton TV station ABC22/Fox45 about how heat pumps work, Title IX, business travel and legal issues of the day.

The Conversation, Law.com, National Catholic Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch and WVXU-FM, Cincinnati's NPR affiliate, are among the news outlets sharing University of Dayton expertise, research and accomplishments.