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March

March in the News

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

Through March of fiscal year 2022, the total value of coverage is an estimated $6.6 million with an estimated reach of 2.74 billion people. Media in markets outside Dayton mentioned the University at least 1,564 times. Monthly and cumulative figures are based on the Cision media monitoring service data.

Regional, National and International

UD's Erma Bombeck collection to debut in March
March 1
WVXU-FM (Cincinnati)

Misunderstanding sin leads the Christian witness astray
March 1
U.S. Catholic
Jana Bennett, religious studies

Centuries-old Marian icon offers solace, protection amid horror of war
March 2
Catholic News Service
Sarah Cahalan, Marian Library
Silviu Bunta, religious studies

From in-flight meals on the ground to a luxury flight of fancy, Bali’s four jetliner conversions
March 6
South China Morning Post
Janet Bednarek, history

Russia is blocking Security Council action on the Ukraine war – but the UN is still the only international peace forum
March 7
The Conversation
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

2022 St. Patrick's Day facts
March 8
WalletHub
Jim Farrelly, English

New organization in Dayton helps small businesses achieve success
March 8
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio)
Whitney Barkley, Greater West Dayton Incubator

As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition
March 9
The Conversation
Kayla Harris, Marian Library

War zone experts: 'Unfathomable' could come to Ohio. Ukraine attack is a warning
March 10
The Columbus Dispatch
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

University students work to S.T.O.P. human trafficking
March 10
CNN.com
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio at the University of Dayton
Ahmi' Moore, student
Leticia De Leon, student

Putin puts international justice on trial – betting that the age of impunity will continue
March 15
The Conversation
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

First Four more than just basketball games in Dayton
March 15
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio)
Peter Titlebaum, health and sport science
Scott DeBolt, UD Arena

Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it's too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022
March 18
The Conversation
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science

Drowning man fatally shot by same boater who rescued him
March 18
Newsweek
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

Attorneys help Ukrainian immigrants stay in US, bring family members from war-torn home
March 19
Fox News 
Ericka Curran, School of Law

Cinderella runs like Saint Peter's can impact a university's bottom line, just not as much as you think
March 21
Forbes

Nancy Haskell, economics
Trevor Collier, economics

University students work to S.T.O.P. human trafficking
March 22 and 24
CNN International Europe and CNN International U.S.
Tony Talbott, Abolition Ohio at the University of Dayton
Ahmi' Moore, student
Leticia De Leon, student

Law student protests stifle speakers at Yale, UC Hastings
March 23
Inside Higher Ed
Erica Goldberg, School of Law

Food pantries that give away stuff people can't or won't cook have an 'acorn squash problem'
March 23
The Conversation
Diana Cuy Castellanos, dietetics and nutrition

How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter's?
March 24
The Conversation
Nancy Haskell, economics

Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it's too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022 (37:47 to 44:53)
March 24
Let’s Go There with Shira & Ryan podcast
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science

Russia's allies have been pretty quiet on Ukraine
March 25
The Washington Post
Autumn Lockwood Payton, political science

Some Catholics stress need for dialogue with Black Lives Matter movement
March 29
Florida Catholic (via Catholic News Service)
Shannen Dee Williams, history

How old cooking oil helped power Airbus's biggest plane
March 29
Popular Science
Joshua Heyne, mechanical and aerospace engineering

Ohio campaigns brace for possible primary delay over redistricting dispute
March 30
CBS News
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science

Could Putin be charged with war crimes?
March 31
Morning Wave (Busan, South Korea)
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center and School of Law

I wrote the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S. Here’s what I learned
March 31
America
Shannen Dee Williams, history

Dayton-area Media

For all local coverage in March, click here

Multiple Outlets

UD Celebration of the Arts returns to the Schuster Center
March 1, 4
ABC22/Fox45, WDTN-TV and Dayton Daily News

UD, Entrepreneurs Center celebrate first year at The Hub Powered by PNC
March 4-5, 9-10
Dayton Business Journal, Dayton Daily News,
WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV and ABC22/Fox45
Melissa Oei, student
Vincent Lewis, Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and The Hub Powered by PNC Bank
Kevin Hallinan, School of Engineering
Darden Bradshaw, art and design

CityWide president to join onMain and University of Dayton
March 22-23
Dayton Business Journal and Dayton Daily News
Brian Heitkamp, onMain

University of Dayton researcher helping to develop 3D fingerprint technology
March 25
WDTN-TV and ABC22/Fox45
Partha Banerjee, Holography and Metamaterials Lab and electro-optics and photonics

Handmade Ukrainian Easter eggs on display at UD library
March 29-30
Dayton Daily News and WHIO-TV
Roesch Library

WHIO-TV

President Biden announces ban of Russian oil, natural gas, coal imports to U.S.
March 8
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center

Facing record-high gas prices
March 9-10
Bob Wilkens, chemical and materials engineering

WDTN-TV

Erma Bombeck collection to be showcased at UD
March 1

Following the crisis in Ukraine
March 7
Shelley Inglis, Human Rights Center and School of Law

Reactions to President Zelenskyy’s US address
March 16
Jaro Bilocerkowycz

Controversy on the Supreme Court bench
March 25
Kevin Leske, School of Law

Incident at the Oscar's between Will Smith and Chris Rock
March 28
Jim Farrelly, English

We Care Arts is working to beautify local park
March 30
Grace Catanzaro, student 

ABC22/Fox45

Dayton's mayor calls H.B. 327 dangerous, how it would impact you
March 14
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, School of Law

University of Dayton wins national supplier diversity award
March 30
Sara Harrison, procurement and payable services

Dayton Daily News

UD professor helps Ukrainian nationals secure U.S. haven for themselves and family
March 10
Ericka Curran, School of Law

UD to award honorary doctorate to Fitz
March 10
Bro. Ray Fitz, S.M., Fitz Center for Leadership in Community
Eric F. Spina, president

Area congressman part of lawsuit against CDC over masks on planes
March 16
Christopher Roederer, School of Law

Conferences tackling racial division open to community
March 27
Nancy McHugh, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community
Vince Miller, religious studies
Leslie Picca, sociology
Kelly Johnson, religious studies

VOICES: Former University of Dayton president a catalyst for social justice
March 29
Eric F. Spina, president

Redistricting chaos: What’s happening, why it matters and what it means
March 30
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science

Ohio Supreme Court could hold Ohio Redistricting Commission in contempt of court
March 30
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science 

Dayton Business Journal

University of Dayton names Gül Kremer as dean
March 31

DATV

Understanding voter rights
March 23
Nancy Martorano Miller, political science