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April

April in the News

Highlights for April are below, but you can click here to view links to all of the University's media coverage for the month.

In fiscal year 2019, through April, the total value of coverage is an estimated $4.64 million with an estimated reach of 4.52 billion people. Media in markets outside Dayton mentioned the University at least 829 times. Monthly and cumulative figures are based on the Cision media monitoring service data.

Regional, National and International

University of Dayton faculty donate personal protection equipment to healthcare workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 1
Catholic Telegraph

How do American, United and Delta clean their airplanes amid COVID-19
April 2
CNBC
Janet Bednarek, history

Some colleges looking at cost-cutting in falling economy
April 3
WSYX-TV (Columbus, Ohio)
University of Dayton

Could Trump cancel the election because of coronavirus?
April 6
Gizmodo
Dan Birdsong, political science

How to choose a law school if you can't tour campus due to coronavirus
April 6
U.S. News & World Report
Andrew Strauss, School of Law

AI-powered software can detect coronavirus in chest X-rays in SECONDS and with 98 percent accuracy
April 7
Daily Mail Online (UK) (picked up by several other outlets around the world)
Barath Narayanan, UDRI

The power of family dance parties when the world is falling apart
April 8
CNN
Aili Bresnahan, philosophy

26 states, territories plan primary elections amid coronavirus crisis
April 8
UPI.com
Dan Birdsong, political science

Even without students on campus, college ministries thrive
April 9
Our Sunday Visitor
Campus Ministry

Post coronavirus: Legal education will never be the same. Online is here to stay
April 10
the National Jurist
Andrew Strauss, School of Law

Joe Biden likely democrat nominee
April 10
Apostrophe (Ukraine)
Christopher Devine, political science

Op-Ed: Biden's choice of running mate matters, but not for the reasons you may think
April 12
Yahoo! News via the Los Angeles Times (Nearly 100 outlets nationwide picked up the story via the Tribune News Services)
Christopher Devine, political science

What we know about Joe Biden’s possible vice presidential picks
April 14
Vox
Christopher Devine, political science

UD offers discount for summer undergraduate courses
April 14-15
University BusinessCatholic Telegraph, WDTN-TV, WHIO-TV, Dayton Daily NewsDayton Business Journal

Disabilities in hiding: How the pandemic might shape justice for all of us
April 16
Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
Jana Bennett, religious studies

Why prisoners are at higher risk for the coronavirus: 5 questions answered
April 17
The Conversation

Martha Henderson Hurley, criminal justice studies

How Biden's vice presidential pick and move to the left could shape higher education
April 20
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Christopher Devine, political science

College seniors on the job hunt
April 20-21
WSYX-TV and WTTE-TV in Columbus, Ohio, and ABC22/Fox45
Jason Eckert, career services

Turn buildings and parking lots into Covid-19 testing sites
April 21
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Eric F. Spina, president

Biden searches for his own 'Biden' – a running mate with chemistry
April 26
The Guardian (U.K.)
Christopher Devine, political science

Should inmates be released amid COVID-19 concerns? Illinois GOP representatives weigh in
April 27
WQAD.com (Quad Cities, IA/IL)
Martha Henderson Hurley, criminal justice studies

Within hours, Dayton's revamped arena went from 'play-in' central to testing center
April 28
Athletic Business
Scott DeBolt, athletics

Starving grasshoppers? How rising carbon dioxide levels may promote an 'insect apocalypse'
Science
April 29
Chelse Prather, biology

Dayton-area Media

For all local coverage in April, click here

Multiple Outlets

UD faculty donates thousands of PPE items to area health care workers
April 1-2
Dayton Daily News, WDTN-TV and ABC22/Fox45

UD offers virtual tours to prospective students
April 3, 8
WHIO.com and WDTN-TV

University of Dayton Research Institute develops software to diagnose COVID-19
April 6, 16
WDTN-TV, WHIO-TV, Dayton Daily News and Dayton Business Journal (WSYX-TV in Columbus, Ohio, picked up the WDTN-TV story)
Barath Narayanan, UDRI

UD spreads hope using sheet signs
April 6
ABC22/Fox45, WDTN.com and Dayton Daily News
Kelly Adamson, campus ministry

University of Dayton to host virtual celebrations to recognize accomplishments and honor graduation dates of the Class of 2020
April 18-20
Dayton Daily News and WHIO-TV

UD student crisis fund in demand by students
April 22, 25
Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV and WDTN-TV

Dayton Daily News

Stimulus: Who gets money in Dayton region, and spending advice
April 2
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

Coronavirus: Balancing economy and need to keep people healthy
April 3
Kelly Johnson, Fr. Ferree Chair of Social Justice

Coronavirus: Stimulus check donations urged as demand surges
April 6
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

Engage with SEL-related activities
April 7
Rochonda Nenonene, Urban Teacher Academy 

Honda forced to lay off workers in Ohio
April 7
John Heitmann, history

Economic recovery: Dayton businesses, workers need cash
April 12
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

Practicing observation skills with children
April 13
Mary Kay Kelly, teacher education

UD student EMS squad wins national award for community engagement
April 15

UD engineering students help cooperative become net-zero energy
April 18

Breaking bread: Food for thought for English learners, immigrant students
April 20
Novea McIntosh, Urban Teacher Academy

Dayton region's job losses exceed gains since Great Recession
April 20
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

UD to digitally preserve Paul Laurence Dunbar's legacy
April 21
Jennifer Speed, College of Arts and Sciences

Economic recovery: Dayton businesses, workers need cash
April 23
Richard Stock, Business Research Group

College seniors lose traditions, face damaged job market
April 24
Nancy Haskell, economics and finance
Jason Eckert, career services

Five states vote only by mail. Should Ohio do the same to avoid coronavirus?
April 26
Bob Taft, distinguished research associate

Penned by UD students, new book about Dayton's rivers available for quarantined kids
April 30
Rachel Carr, River Stewards

Dayton Business Journal

More Dayton companies, universities step forward to keep hospitals stocked with PPE
April 6
University of Dayton

WDTN-TV

College-bound students navigate challenges of picking schools
April 14
University of Dayton

President set to ban immigration
April 21
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Students, instructors continue to adapt to online learning
April 22
Vince Lewis, L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

WHIO-TV

Coronavirus: University of Dayton officials say options for fall classes remain open
April 21

Watching the curve with the markets
April 30
John Fulkerson, finance