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The University of Dayton has received $353,378 from the National Science Foundation to educate the next generation of researchers working on semiconductor materials and electronic and photonic devices.

JoAnna “Gigi” Walker transferred to UD last fall, unsure if there would be a place for her. When she saw a flier with a rainbow on it marketing a new group for LGBTQ+ STEM majors, she followed the rainbow to a pot of gold: a community.

The Conversation, Associated Press, Eos and Sinclair Broadcasting's The National Desk highlighted UD faculty expertise. Ohio cable news outlet Spectrum News 1 featured McIntosh Scholarship winner Gabby Davis.

The University of Dayton Research Institute is advancing additive manufacturing technologies to help the Air Force more affordably sustain its fleet, and it also was the perfect solution to help one physical therapist help people walk more safely.

Four faculty wrote for The Conversation while national media tapped a pair of others to comment on Pope Benedict XVI's legacy. Stars and Stripes picked up a Dayton Daily News story highlighting UD's Air Force partnerships.

In addition to University of Dayton Week on The Academic Minute, The Conversation, Chronicle of Higher Education, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Newsy and Discover featured UD faculty expertise or programs.

Fourteen University of Dayton faculty and staff in six labs will be part of the Intel-funded Ohio-southwest Alliance on Semiconductors and Integrated Scalable Manufacturing to help develop a workforce for Ohio's semiconductor industry needs.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, National Catholic Reporter, American Psychological Association, American Society for Engineering Education and Ohio cable news outlet Spectrum News 1 are among those highlighting UD research and faculty expertise.

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. 

A University of Dayton researcher 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.