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Service December 11, 2023
Fallen UD officer to be included on law enforcement memorial

University of Dayton Public Safety Officer Anthony “Tony” Eugene Cloyd will be among the law enforcement officers recognized next year at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., as an officer who died in the line of duty.

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Students May 12, 2023
Grant to support University of Dayton-led community brain health initiative

The University of Dayton will receive a three-year, $450,000 grant from The Dayton Foundation to fund education, research and community outreach to help improve prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for traumatic brain injuries.

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Campus and Community January 23, 2023
University ROTC Battalion wins top honors in the Midwest; finalist for national award

The University of Dayton Fighting Flyers was selected as the top Army ROTC program in the Midwest earning the 2022-23 MacArthur Award from the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation.

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International December 21, 2022
UD engineering faculty, alumni, students building water system for Malawi schools

UD School of Engineering faculty, staff and alumni are leading by example and showing students how to serve others with their engineering skills by improving access to water for schools in Malawi.

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Athletics June 13, 2022
Of the community, for the community: UD Arena more than just a place for basketball during pandemic

University of Dayton Arena was scheduled to be ready for March Madness on March 15, 2020. But COVID-19 changed that. By that evening, a flurry of text messages to UD Arena Executive Director Scott DeBolt set into motion a transformation of UD Arena unlike any in its history. By March 17, 2020, the day the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament should have tipped in Dayton, the arena became southwest Ohio's first mass public COVID-19 testing site.

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Campus and Community July 06, 2021
University of Dayton names four new trustees, chairperson elect; adds two young professionals as recent alumni trustees

The University of Dayton has added four new members to its board of trustees, including two recent alumni invited to join through a new category designed to attract early career professionals to the board.

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Campus and Community April 06, 2021
First class of Flyer Promise Scholars to graduate; program removes financial barriers, offers support for underserved students

The University of Dayton's first Flyer Promise Scholars will graduate this spring — cementing the success of the program created to remove financial barriers and offer support for underrepresented and underserved students.

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Law July 31, 2020
UD in the news July 25-31

NPR, The Conversation, Forbes and Vox are among the prominent national media outlets seeking UD faculty expertise.

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Research May 01, 2020
UD in the news April 25-May 1

Athletic Business magazine wrote about how UD Arena quickly transformed from an NCAA tournament site to a COVID-19 testing site. Several local media featured efforts to assist students in need and the River Stewards book about Dayton's rivers for quarantined kids, plus faculty experts discussing the financial markets and voting by mail.

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President April 24, 2020
UD in the news April 18-24

The Chronicle of Higher Education featured UD Arena serving as a COVID-19 testing site in a series about what colleges are doing to combat the virus. Several local and regional media highlighted how UD is supporting students with virtual celebrations on what would've been graduation weekend, the student crisis fund and career advice. Others tapped faculty expertise on learning and effects on the economy during the pandemic.

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