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Research
10.22.2026
UD researcher among group enlisting AI to detect flawed factory parts
faster
A University of Dayton statistician and an international team of researchers are showing how artificial intelligence can help factories detect flawed parts without the expensive step that keeps the technology out of reach for most manufacturers.
Engineering
10.20.2026
Is AI cybersecurity a game? Local researchers part of NSA grant to show it can
be
Showing Dayton-area middle and high school students that learning about artificial intelligence and cybersecurity can be fun and interactive is the goal of a two-year, $500,000 National Security Agency award led by the University of Dayton.
News
10.16.2026
UD in the News Oct.
10-16
Media statewide featured the University of Dayton's historic announcement of current Provost Darlene Weaver being named UD's 20th president. A podcast airing on NPR affiliates nationwide and The Conversation also shared faculty expertise.
News
10.16.2026
Paul Haught to be interim
provost
Paul Haught, the University's vice provost for faculty, graduate and professional education, will become UD's interim provost, effective Nov. 1, while Darlene Weaver begins her transition to UD president July 1.
News
10.13.2026
University of Dayton Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to host free arts open
house
The University of Dayton Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will host a free arts open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Daniel J. Curran Place (1770 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, Ohio). Light refreshments will be served.
News
10.12.2026
Darlene Weaver named University of Dayton’s 20th
president
The University of Dayton Board of Trustees named Darlene Weaver, UD's provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, as the University's 20th president. She will begin her tenure July 1 as the first woman to serve as president in UD's 176-year history.
News
10.9.2026
UD in the News Oct.
3-9
Newsweek tapped the expertise of communication department chair Chad Painter while others around the world, nation and Ohio continued to seek analysis from UD political scientists about midterm elections.