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.

Who is at the manger? Nativity sets around the world show each culture's take on the Christmas story
The Conversation
Neomi De Anda, religious studies
Kayla Harris, Marian Library

Heart rate variability – what to know about this biometric most fitness trackers measure
The Conversation
Anne Crecelius, health and sport science

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain – and too little
The Conversation
Shuang-ye Wu, geology

Pope Benedict's death will have a major impact on the Catholic church
The Washington Post
Vince Miller, religious studies

Despite Benedict's many investigations into theologians, theology flourished
National Catholic Reporter
Dennis Doyle, religious studies

Holy Mass to honor former Pope Benedict
NewsNation
Dennis Doyle, religious studies

Tears & Ashes: Three ways of looking at recent wildfires in the West
Commonweal editors' picks of 2022
Vince Miller, religious studies

From labs to the law: Air Force-university partnerships run deep
Stars and Stripes and Dayton Daily News
Paul Benson, provost
Andrew Strauss, School of Law
Jason Deibel, physics

UD looking to recruit students to STEM fields with Choose Ohio First grant
WDTN-TV, Dayton Business Journal and ABC22/Fox45
Paul Benson, provost

University of Dayton president Eric Spina touts 2022 highlights, looks ahead
Dayton Business Journal

Local religious leaders react to death of Pope Benedict XVI
Dayton Daily News
Vince Miller, religious studies

Nativities from around the globe and juggling for the Virgin Mary at the University of Dayton
WYSO-FM
Sarah Cahalan, Marian Library

VOICES: If you love Dayton, where should you buy your coffee
Dayton Daily News
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

Joe Deters, Hamilton County prosecutor, appointed to Ohio Supreme Court
Dayton Daily News
Christopher Devine, political science

VOICES: The best-kept secret for lifelong learning in the Miami Valley
Dayton Daily News
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute