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August

August in the News

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

Through August of fiscal year 2022, the total value of coverage is an estimated $3.86 million with an estimated reach of 375.7 million people. Media in markets outside Dayton mentioned the University at least 304 times. Monthly and cumulative figures are based on the Cision media monitoring service data.

Regional, National and International

Congress wants to make going to the airport less miserable
Aug. 2
Vox
Janet Bednarek, history

Biden's free community college plan won't succeed without robust transfer strategies
Aug. 5
Higher Ed Dive
University of Dayton

Why You Should Care About What Happens Within The Ohio Supreme Court
Aug. 5
Ideastream Public Media
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley launches campaign for governor
Aug. 10
Cincinnati Enquirer
Christopher Devine, political science

Environmental leaders say U.N. climate change report can spur prayerful action
Aug. 11
The Catholic Leader (Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia) via Catholic News Service
Sr. Leanne Jablonski, Hanley Sustainability Institute

The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what’s on the web from disappearing and you can help
Aug. 13
The Conversation
Kayla Harris, Christina BeisStephanie Shreffler, libraries

The disturbing history of how conservatorships were used to exploit, swindle Native Americans
Aug. 13
The Conversation
Andrea Seielstad, law

Can Americans pull the plug on petrol-powered cars?
Aug. 13
BBC News
John Heitmann, history

The Memo: Fall in white population could add fuel to nativist fire
Aug. 14
The Hill
Paul Becker, sociology

94% of Ohio’s teachers are white. Could that change any time soon?
Aug. 18
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rochonda L. Nenonene, Urban Teacher Academy

Catholics’ views on abortion are deeply scriptural, as well as historical and philosophical
Aug. 20
America
Jana Bennett, religious studies

Marian Library exhibit highlights Catholic tourism
Aug. 22
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio)
Kayla Harris, Marian Library

Customers are still ordering takeout in large numbers
Aug. 22
The Columbus Dispatch
Randy Sparks, marketing

Mistrial in Michael Avenatti's California embezzlement case
Aug. 24
Associated Press
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

Proud Boys, extremists joining anti-vaccine protests being held across Ohio
Aug. 25
The Columbus Dispatch
Paul Becker, sociology

UD starts classes at The Hub in the Dayton Arcade
Aug. 24-25
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio), Dayton Daily News, WDTN, ABC22/Fox45 and WHIO-TV
Vince Lewis, L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Yamilet Perez Aragon, student 

Shedding light on one of the church’s darkest chapters
Aug. 26
Catholic Philly
via Catholic News Service
Shannen Dee Williams, history

The latest in Afghanistan (starts at 1:30:25)
Aug. 26
WLW-AM (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mark Ensalaco, political science

The Machines That Built America: Snack Sized - The Sky's the Limit
Aug. 29
History Channel
Janet Bednarek, history

Autonomous drones could speed up search and rescue after flash floods, hurricanes and other disasters
Aug. 30
The Conversation
Vijayan Asari, Vision Lab in the School of Engineering

Dayton-area Media

For all local coverage in August, click here

Multiple outlets

Flyer Investments Fund now largest student-run fund in country
Aug. 19
Spectrum News, WDTN-TV, WHIO-TV
Bridget Momper, senior manager

UD starts new school year with record enrollment, diversity
Aug. 18
Dayton Daily News
, WDTN, ABC22/Fox45
Cari Wallace, Assistant Vice President for Student Development
Shane McGriff, Flyer Promise Scholar

Dayton Daily News

People looking for work now have the power now in tight labor market
Aug. 1
Jason Eckert, career services

Five things: How to resign from a job
Aug. 2
Jason Eckert, career services

These jobs grew fastest in June
Aug. 4
Jason Eckert, career services

Voices: UD investment in arts center fosters community, campus connection
Aug. 10
Dayton Daily News
Jason Pierce, College of Arts and Sciences
Rick Krysiak, facilities management and planning

Amount of Dayton-area people charged in the U.S. Capitol not surprising, political expert says
Aug. 21
Christopher Devine, political science

WDTN-TV

Are vaccine mandates legal? Local lawyers weigh in
Aug. 4
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

Taliban seize control
Aug. 16
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

ABC22/Fox45

City of Dayton updates its COVID-19 protocols, as lawmakers race to ban such requirements
Aug. 10
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

The legality of vaccination mandates and how it affects healthcare moving forward
Aug. 19
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

Unions file injunction in vaccine mandate negotiations with Dayton
Aug. 24
Tom Hagel, School of Law

Montgomery County trials put on hold
Aug. 30
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

More COVID-19 vaccine requirements, what are your rights?
Aug. 31
Tom Hagel, School of Law

Dayton Business Journal

UD's student-led investment fund now largest in nation
Aug. 21
Dan Kapusta, Davis Center for Portfolio Management
Bridget Momper, finance student and senior manager of the Davis Center
Dick Davis, alumnus and donor to the Davis Center