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3.24.2022
Researcher to help U.S. Department of Homeland Security develop 3D fingerprint technology to improve
crime-fighting
A University of Dayton researcher is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to create a better fingerprint to help identify crime suspects thanks to a two-year $300,000 grant from the department's Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis Center.
3.10.2022
CNN International features Abolition Ohio at the University of Dayton Human Rights Center anti-human trafficking
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CNN International highlighted the anti-trafficking work of Abolition Ohio at the University of Dayton in a feature posted March 10 to promote CNN #MyFreedom Day. #MyFreedomDay — this year on March 16 — is a day-long student-driven event to raise awareness of modern slavery, also known as human trafficking. The segment also will air on CNN International.
3.8.2022
LiDAR and Optical Communications Institute technical director wins international award for
book
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and OPTICA, formerly the Optical Society of America, awarded Paul McManamon, technical director of the University of Dayton LiDAR and Optical Communications Institute, with their Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award that recognizes authors of outstanding books in the field of optics and photonics.
3.4.2022
University of Dayton to award honorary doctorate to President Emeritus Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., in recognition of lifelong social justice
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The University of Dayton will award an honorary doctoral degree in humanities to Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., the longest-serving president in University history and a committed community and faith leader who has dedicated his life to educating young people and addressing critical social justice issues.
9.27.2021
Hell hath no fury: New book examines early Christian ideas of
afterlife
Just 20% of people believe in hell. Still, early Christian ideas about the underworld — and who is punished there — echo in society today, religious studies scholar Meghan Henning writes in her new book, Hell Hath No Fury.
2.22.2021
If you have devices connected to the Internet, this book about legal pitfalls of the Internet of Things is for
you
With Wi-Fi seemingly around most every corner; devices in our hands, bodies, cars and homes connected to the Internet; and questions about the reliability and security of this connectivity, it's inevitable the "Internet of Things" will be the subject of legal battles. A new book by University of Dayton law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister will help anyone with legal questions and issues about connected devices.
6.16.2020
Study shows Ohio freeway median cable barriers stop vehicles from crashing into oncoming
traffic
As America slowly reopens and people resume hitting the open road, travelers through the Buckeye State can rest assured median cable barriers are doing their job. A University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab study of 2,209 highway crashes where a vehicle hit or crossed median cable barriers shows only 1.7% of vehicles involved breached the barriers and crashed into oncoming traffic.