Founded in 1850, the University of Dayton is a top-tier Catholic, Marianist research university deeply committed to the common good. Our faith is a beacon that guides us and leads us to act and build community by inviting people with diverse talents, interests and backgrounds to enrich and advance our common mission.
With one billion dollars in sponsored research contracts underway, the University of Dayton is No. 9 nationally for sponsored research among private four-year U.S. universities that do not perform medical research. We are the No. 1 Catholic university for sponsored engineering research and development – and No. 1 in the nation for all sponsored materials research and development.
We have partnered with some of the world’s largest Fortune 500 companies, helping us to become a more remarkably proactive, forward-thinking university. GE Aviation and Emerson built research facilities right on campus so students and faculty work side-by-side with professionals to create solutions to real-world problems.
More than 8,000 full-time undergraduates and 2,800 graduate and law students from across the country and around the world pursue learning through more than 80 undergraduate and 50 graduate and doctoral programs. We are dedicated in the Marianist tradition, to educating the whole person and linking learning and scholarship with leadership and service.
Despite assumptions to the contrary, Tallchief showed that Indigenous people could not just exceed the standards of Western arts but also set new ones, writes a scholar of Indigenous cultures.
Controversy over displays of the Ten Commandments on government property is nothing new, but only one case about schools has reached the Supreme Court.
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Many followers of the New Apostolic Reformation − a Christian religious movement − claim they receive divine guidance in reconstructing modern society based on Christian spiritual beliefs.
Donald Trump claimed at an Oct. 11, 2024, rally that Aurora, Colo., was overrun by Venezuelan gangs.
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A scholar of emerging immigrant destinations says that when anti-immigrant politicians bring their hateful rhetoric to those towns, locals tend to come down on the side of peace and inclusion.
Members of the white militia group Proud Boys march on the Ohio state capitol in Columbus on Jan. 6, 2024.
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The rapidly changing social conditions in Ohio have played a significant role in the growth of extremism as some alienated white men fear that a race war is coming.
Applied mathematicians use math to model real-world situations.
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Applied mathematicians translate real situations into mathematical terms.
The Eastern U.S. started summer 2024 under a record-breaking heat dome, leaving many outdoor workers struggling with the heat.
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As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.
Mujeres yazidíes iraquíes lloran mientras sostienen fotografías de víctimas y familiares desaparecidos durante una ceremonia celebrada en la región iraquí del Kurdistán para conmemorar el 10º aniversario del genocidio yazidí.
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Una experta en Irak describe la pérdida continua tras la violencia genocida del Estado islámico, no sólo de vidas humanas sino también de un rico patrimonio cultural.
Iraqi Yazidi women cry as they hold pictures of victims and missing relatives during a ceremony in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, marking the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide.
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The Supreme Court has twice weighed in on ‘release time’ policies, and many states allow districts to implement them.
Controversy over displays of the Ten Commandments on government property is nothing new, but only one case about schools has reached the Supreme Court.
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In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
A march for climate action in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in June 2015. Pope Francis praised the participants, who included Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus.
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Nobody wants to see an accident involving flammable, corrosive or radioactive material. But understanding the rules put in place to prevent these accidents isn’t easy.
Some colleges and universities have put race-based scholarships on hold.
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Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
Un manifestant contre les mutilations génitales féminines tient une pancarte devant l'Assemblée nationale à Banjul le 18 mars 2024.
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