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 Business, Catholic Telegraph, WDTN-TV, WHIO-TV, Dayton Daily News, Dayton 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