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When he was just 8 years old, Joseph Boateng left his home in Ghana to live with his parents in Ohio. It was a journey undertaken with the hope to reunite with his family and prepare for a bright future. It would also, with a little help from fate, lead him to the University of Dayton.
Taking a catchphrase familiar to any of his former students, a group established a scholarship to honor the influence that Dr. Peter Titlebaum has had at UD for nearly 30 years. The first recipient is Abagail Tharpe '23.
The University of Dayton relaunched a nursing program in 2019, and the first cohort of students is preparing to graduate in May. This year's graduating seniors have some advice for future nursing students.
Charles “Chuck” Ritter, a geology professor at the University of Dayton from 1967 to 1994, when he retired at the rank of professor emeritus, recently passed away.
Mary Fisher, University of Dayton professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, was honored with the President's Award at the 2023 Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Winning a UD philanthropy contest helped sport management senior Lucy Wheeland win national recognition and $2,500 for a nonprofit supporting mental health. She hopes it’s just the beginning of her journey to help others by sharing her life’s story.
Conducting research in microbiology has been an academic highlight for Hannah DeRespiris, a senior pre-med major at UD. This hands-on experience tops her personal list of academic achievements, and it might not have been available without the support of UD donors during One Day, One Dayton.
A good education, perseverance, humor and a healthy dose of imagination go a long way in creating your own luck — or the multibillion-dollar medication Claritin. That’s according to Charlie Magatti ’71, co-inventor of the famous allergy treatment.