In a pair of Conversation pieces and stories in Newsweek, USA TODAY and Insider, UD faculty helped explain Lent, transporting hazardous materials, the 2024 presidential campaign and air travel.

Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US
The Conversation
Michael Gorman, business analytics

Lent is here – remind me what it's all about? 5 essential reads
The Conversation
William Johnston, religious studies

Ash Wednesday 2023: What is it? Why Catholics wear ashes to begin Lent
USA TODAY
William Johnston, religious studies

You can't eat meat on Fridays in Lent but fish, eggs, alligator are OK
USA TODAY
William Johnston, religious studies 

Donald Trump's golden opportunity
Newsweek
Christopher Devine, political science 

Trump revels in the reaction to East Palestine trip
Newsweek
Christopher Devine, political science 

Reasons plane travel, airline customer service, airports are so terrible
Insider
Janet Bednarek, history

Biden meets with leaders of the Bucharest Nine nations in Warsaw
CHCH-TV (Canada)
Grant Neeley, political science

Vladimir Putin casts both Russia and Ukraine as victims of Western double-dealing
CHCH-TV (Canada)
Jaro Bilocerkowycz, political science

East Palestine derailment draws attention to bigger worry: chemicals on trucks
The Columbus Dispatch
Michael Gorman, business analytics

Lent at the University of Dayton (starts just before the 50:00 mark)
Sacred Heart Radio
Colleen Brown, campus ministry

Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent
WDTN-TV
University of Dayton

Push to have voters decide on reproductive rights
WHIO-TV
Christopher Devine, political science

One year since Russia invaded Ukraine
WHIO-TV
Jaro Bilocerkowycz, political science